The perfect case for airflow + dvd player (5.25")

[gasolin]

Birthday, got some money

2 tb ssd is to expensive but a better case with better airflow i could get

It's just so f.. hard to find one that suits me needs

2 or 3 x120/140mm fans in the front (mesh) 1x5.25" for my dvd player i have and use.

240mm aio in the top (i don't need a 360mm aio but im hooked on one, because my cooler master masterliquid 240 lite with 2 arctic p12 fans is doing it so good)

NO WINDOW and rgb (huge problems since 90% + of all cases is with a window, i don't need and want one) i would like a side fan i the side panel, as i do have atm with my fractal design core 2300 case

Lots of fan filters

Support for atx motherboard

Basically a fractal design core 2300 with a front mesh, 1 extra front fan would be nice, rather have 1 extra front fan than a 360mm aio in the top

My ryzen 3600 runs at 4.1 ghz all the time, even when my 2 P12 pwm pst is connected too one fan header and only run 850 rpm (ai suite) max temps are 74c in prime 95 small fft but i should be able to keep it at 70c with the fans running faster

What can i get for under $150 or €137

 

[Regeneration]

Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition

 

[gasolin]

Window which i don't want and too expensive

 

[Blaazen]

This or this (they sell both with and w/o window).

 

[gasolin]

This or this (they sell both with and w/o window).

No front mesh like the first recommended corsair obsidian D750 airflow edition case

 

[SL2]

CoolerMaster NR600 ODD.

SORRY, it does have a window, which I personally hate, but design and price is good. Just in case you change your mind.

MasterBox NR600 with ODD | Cooler Master

www.coolermaster.com

Don't mind the confusing intro, he's bashing a different case first..

 

[Blaazen]

IMO there are aesthetic reasons why manufacturers do not combine front mesh and front dust filter. Dust on the filter would be visible through the mesh.

 

[SL2]

IMO there are aesthetic reasons why manufacturers do not combine front mesh and front dust filter. Dust on the filter would be visible through the mesh.

The NR600 is a good example where you don't need both, the mesh have small enough holes.

Besides, having both can obstruct the air flow too much.

 

[gasolin]

I want to buy a sound dampening kit to use on large thin areas like the side panels, so they get heavier, are less exposed to vibrations

I therfor don't want a side windows, i don't need to see my hardware when i play games and i can't see my case when i play games

Like you do in the trunk of a car for hifi, what the problem with sound dampening cases is, that i can often take the top op for an aio for improved airflow but theres nothing you can do for the front fans, those long side mesh is not as good as a big mesh in front of 2-3 fans

I have tried using my fractal design core 2300 without the front and my front fans wasn't noisy (around 600 rpm)

 

[SL2]

How come you're running the CPU at 4.1 GHz all the time?

Have you tried flipping some of the fans, like having the rear fan as an intake? Kind of makes sense if you're have dual top exhaust.

 

[gasolin]

IMO there are aesthetic reasons why manufacturers do not combine front mesh and front dust filter. Dust on the filter would be visible through the mesh.

On case like this there is front,top,button dust filters MASTERBOX CM694 https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/masterbox-cm694/

 

[SL2]

Side fans are rare these days. I found only a few, mostly older cases.

Aero-500 - AeroCool

MID TOWER CASE • Mesh covering increases air flow and ventilation • Supports liquid cooling in the top of the case • Supports air cooling in the front, top, and rear of the case • Supports high-end graphics cards up to 374mm • Supports CPU coolers up to 155mm • Available in 2 color options...

aerocool.io

(windowless version)


Other models -
120 mm side fan size:

Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 120mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm Preisvergleich Geizhals EU

Preisvergleich und Bewertungen für Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 120mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm

geizhals.eu

140 mm side fan size:

Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 140mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm Preisvergleich Geizhals EU

Preisvergleich und Bewertungen für Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 140mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm

geizhals.eu

200 mm side fan size:

Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 200mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm Preisvergleich Geizhals EU

Preisvergleich und Bewertungen für Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 200mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm

geizhals.eu

 

[gasolin]

How come you're running the CPU at 4.1 GHz all the time?

Have you tried flipping some of the fans, like having the rear fan as an intake? Kind of makes sense if you're have dual top exhaust.

Max speed on all cores, not to much fluctuations in vcore as it does at stock speed, it can go up til 1.5volt at stock speed

I might get it to run at 4.2 ghz if so i need more than 1.35 volt where some say 1.325 volt is max safe 24/7 vcore my cpu runs at 1.341 ish (don't need to run 4.2ghz) https://valid.x86.fr/2bw95d

I don't use any rear intake fan, 1 side fan and 2 front fans, 1 rear fan would only be useful for my aio, how much it would effect it i don't know

Even when my sapphire rx 5600 xt pulse is a cool card i also want better airflow for the gpu not just my cpu, i do plan on getting a 6 or 8 core (depending on prices) ryzen 4000

 

[SL2]

How come you're running the CPU at 4.1 GHz all the time?

I meant, why do you run at max speed all the time?

Have you removed any slot covers under the graphics card?

Maybe go DIY and build a shroud from the side fan to the graphics card fans, idk..

 

[gasolin]

Side fans are rare these days. I found only a few, mostly older cases.

Aero-500 - AeroCool

MID TOWER CASE • Mesh covering increases air flow and ventilation • Supports liquid cooling in the top of the case • Supports air cooling in the front, top, and rear of the case • Supports high-end graphics cards up to 374mm • Supports CPU coolers up to 155mm • Available in 2 color options...

aerocool.io

(windowless version)


Other models -
120 mm side fan size:

Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 120mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm Preisvergleich Geizhals EU

Preisvergleich und Bewertungen für Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 120mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm

geizhals.eu

140 mm side fan size:

Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 140mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm Preisvergleich Geizhals EU

Preisvergleich und Bewertungen für Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 140mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm

geizhals.eu

200 mm side fan size:

Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 200mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm Preisvergleich Geizhals EU

Preisvergleich und Bewertungen für Gehäuse PC-Gehäuse mit Formfaktor Mainboard: ATX, Sichtfenster: ohne, 5.25" extern ab 1x, Lüftergröße seitlich: 200mm, Radiatorengröße potenziell oben: 240mm

geizhals.eu

The inwin and aero-500 looks good but they are out of stock

 

[sepheronx]

I just picked up an inwin C200 and it's got plenty of HDD space and two 5.25 for dvd drive and something else. I paid $110 CAD for it. No gaudy RGB either. It also has front USB C

InWin C200

Studio HQBuild a personal/professional studio with the C200. The case is a mid tower structure, and its versatile interior is designed to suit the needs of any content creator. Cool Your ThoughtsYour creations combined with a ton of hardware will need to cooldown a bit. The C200’s front panel...

www.in-win.com

 

[gasolin]

I meant, why do you run at max speed all the time?

Have you removed any slot covers under the graphics card?

Maybe go DIY and build a shroud from the side fan to the graphics card fans, idk..

I want max performance from my cpu, i get ocd when it goes up and down all the time in ghz with temp going up and down 10c

I want low noise,stable temps not something that fluctuates all the time, i run my fans at a constant speed up to 70 ish

No

My side fans are so close to my gpu they don't need to run at high rpm (140mm) front fans (120mm) run a little faster since the both provide cool air to my gpu an to my cpu cooler (of course a combination of both).

I want to make shure the front fans have better airflow, they are a little restricted,limited by the small,narrow long holes,side mesh, i have made some bigger holes in to improve airflow but it won't be as good as a big front mesh infront of the fans

2 side fans would also be cool too have

I will remove all drive cages (airflow) so i don't care about that, i only need space for my dvd drive and mabye an 5.25" fan controller, nothing else

 

[SL2]

I want to make shure the front fans have better airflow, they are a little restricted,limited by the small,narrow long holes,side mesh, i have made some bigger holes in to improve airflow but it won't be as good as a big front mesh infront of the fans

Have you tried to remove the whole front for a few minutes, just as an experiment, to see what it does to your temps?

 

[gasolin]

inwin C200

I don't like the top is't restricting the airflow it's 2 rund 120mm holes that only covers the fan blades not the entire size of the radiator which is bigger than 2x 120mm

The 2 front fans don't have unrestricted airflow (intake) since the front mesh don't cover all of the 2 fans, only something lige 2/3 or 3/4 of the 2 fans

 

[sepheronx]

It takes air from the side too (front side). As for the top radiator idea, the fans are what will be pushing/pulling the air anyway. But I mean it's up to you anyway. There is a very limited selection as what you are looking for is getting more and more rare. Heck this case was a godsend imo as I was looking for something like this for a long time.

 

[gasolin]

Have you tried to remove the whole front for a few minutes, just as an experiment, to see what it does to your temps?

Yes

It takes air from the side too (front side). As for the top radiator idea, the fans are what will be pushing/pulling the air anyway. But I mean it's up to you anyway. There is a very limited selection as what you are looking for is getting more and more rare. Heck this case was a godsend imo as I was looking for something like this for a long time.

Not much and i haven't even mentioned that there are no possibility for a side fan and availability isn't high (europe)

 

[SL2]

The reason I asked is what if you realize that a new case didn't change much, and you end up getting yet another case and a 360 AIO?

That's why I'd say you should think twice before changing the case. It might not be enough..

At the very least, if you buy a new case, make sure there's room for a 360. Otherwise it's not much of an upgrade.

Right now you're basically prepared to buy a new case just for better front ventilation.

 

[lexluthermiester]

No front mesh like the first recommended corsair obsidian D750 airflow edition case

That's a solid case.

On case like this there is front,top,button dust filters MASTERBOX CM694 https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/masterbox-cm694/


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So is this one.

 

[gasolin]

Better front ventilation could benefit my gpu and aio. There has also been suggested a case where i can use 2 side fans (low rpm) for the gpu.

Would you like to breathe thru the bottom of a door with max 1 inch clearance or through an open window ?

I have just bought my aio 14 day ago so i can't return it and buy a 360 aio. I wrote i thought it was so good with my current case and hardware, i was intrigued by the idea (reading another thread) of having a 360mm, manily becuase i was interested in knowing how much lower temps would be from a 360mm aio, something like a Alphacool Eisbaer LT360 you can have for 105 euros + shipping (good price), im already a bit over vcore for 24/7 use, so i don't think i could run it at 4.2ghz, even if i want to, since i don't want to give it to much vcore over the 24/7 recommended vcore (1.325)

I want a ryzen 4000, if it is more hot do to high ghz or that same (despite higher ghz,oc) because it's a better cpu, we don't know, mabye i don't need a better aio for a ryzen 4000.

That's a solid case.

So is this one.

The MASTERBOX CM694 reminds me a bit of the coolermaster cm 690 II advanced

Hooked on one of these for 105 euros https://www.eteknix.com/alphacool-eisbaer-lt-360-cpu-liquid-cooler-review/all/1

Change fans to arctic P12 ?

Case that can handle 360mm in the top