Open vs Closed PC Cases 

I find the idea of mixing open an closed into a build really interesting regardless of it working well or not in many instances

love it when you release videos where you educate us as you always make a really good job of it and you always seem very sincere in what you say

great video, calm and clear as water... as always, video quality its crysp bro! thanks !!

I love the industrial aesthetic of an open case. Looking jacked bro! 💪🥰

Built an open air with the Thermaltake Core P3 a couple years ago and haven't gone back to a closed case since!

First time watching this channel. Well done and a great job laying out the difference in the two. I like Open air system even not having one. I would like to have a Open Air system but I find my house my be to dusty for one.

I switched to open air the other month and don’t ever see going back. Unless someone has cats or reckless children, I’d recommend open air vs closed. I’m using a Noctua U12A on a 14900k for my open air build and I stay within 5°C of my closed build (same main components) that had 7 120mm case fans (including radiator fans for 360mm rad) and 2 140mm fans. GPU is about 5°C cooler in open air as opposed to the closed build mentioned. Open air, you don’t have to populate with a million case fans which could save you a ton of money if you would’ve populated a case with a bunch of high end fans such as noctua. Open air is much easier to clean. I’ve got a German shepherd that sheds a ton and fur made its way into the closed case when the pc was asleep. With open air, sure it gets more fur, but I can just use my electronic esd air duster for 10 seconds every few days and it’s good as new. Open builds *can* also be significantly smaller and often allow more customization or mounting/orientation options. Open air is typically not affected whatsoever by size limitations. Want the largest card? Go at it! Lastly, for travel, I think open air is easier and much safer (depending on how you travel).

Great video man. The general vibe with open cases always seems to be about dust. TBH after building a few, and having two young men who game hard, the open case is SO much easier to clean. Can't afford a Sinister case just yet... but I'm trying!

I actually was JUST looking into this, I live in a really hot and humid climate avg above 30 degrees celsius daily, my windows are always open so lots of dust accumulation and as a result and I run a lot of editing software and games. I routinely have problems with overheating on every laptop I have had. So in your opinion would this be be a case for more direct airflow to components and therefore a closed case?

I really love to do an open air case, but I have a cat and she love to stick her hand into stuff so I avoid it for now.

Closed case is good, I recently bought an open case - Thermaltake Core P3 TG and gonna put my custom loop pc in there. This will be my first open case

If you guys ever run into the conversation with someone regarding open vs closed cases, just link them this video. :)

2:44 So true, but question....which open air case is that?

planning to switch to open air case, what are the design criteria to look for a good open air case?

I have an air purifier so dust accumulation is pretty low. I would love to do an open air build but don't know what case to get. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

It really all depends on the environment that you're in.

But which performs better, a case with fans/AIO or an open air with fans/AIO? And by how much? Would be nice to see some comparative testing of performance and cost.

Dear Haurjie I would like to ask, is it possible for close cases to cool the CPU & GPU without case fans? i.e just using CPU cooler & GPU Fans. if yes, can this be done with: - GPU 4090, CPU 7800X3D? or - GPU 4090, CPU 14900K? - GPU 4090, CPU 13900K? - GPU 7900XTX, 7800X3D?

What is the name and brand of this open case? Thank you

Is that a Pc case or is that just a display piece? Is it custom made by you? I looooooooove the way it looks

I'm designing the build for my render farm and decided open air was the way to go since it's the only way I can fit 6-12 gpus on a chassis without buying a server chassis/motherboard and still have the gpus air cooled. This will allow me to save money since I wont have to buy waterblocks for 6-12 gpus

What is the name of the open air case showed in this video?

What is the name off the open air case? And where can i buy it.

I find it completely the opposite, all my open builds, i have 3 right now accumulate less dust than my closed case builds simply because there's no fans blowing over the components forcing a layer of dust to settle onto them. I can look at the dust ontop of my open frame and the dust where the fan has been blowing over a component and its significantly more.

Whats the name of your open pc case ?

I don't consider open air stuff an actual case. It is like calling your deck a house.

My man getting more swole 😂

Open air cases. Also jesus that arm is huge

Dude, you pump up your arms before doing uploads? Dumbell curls and some skullcrushers? You look ready for a pose down!

Thank you. I found this video very informative as I am in the process of deciding on my next build. I am going with the Granzon G20 Open Frame Chassis Distro Plate Water Cooling Computer Case.