Best ATX air/fan cases...

EXCellR8

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I have one of those, fantastic case. Not sure if it's the "best" but certainly one of my favorites. It's a clean cube-ish design with plenty of expandability. Works great with AIO coolers too.

I can send you a few pics of it to aid your decision.
 

Fallen Kell

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Not as familiar with that case, but looks like it will work. Might be a little loud. For the parts in your signature you could get a much quieter case (but they use doors).
 

Anomaly1964

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Not as familiar with that case, but looks like it will work. Might be a little loud. For the parts in your signature you could get a much quieter case (but they use doors).


Can you recommend one the might be more quiet? Thanks!
 

Anomaly1964

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I have one of those, fantastic case. Not sure if it's the "best" but certainly one of my favorites. It's a clean cube-ish design with plenty of expandability. Works great with AIO coolers too.

I can send you a few pics of it to aid your decision.

Pics would be great...thanks!
 

EXCellR8

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Sure, I'll snap a few tonight.

As per the noise, there are definitely quieter cases, and the side panels are a bit on the flimsy side, but they are designed very well and are a breeze to remove and reinstall.
 

aigomorla

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Can you recommend one the might be more quiet? Thanks!

what is your budget?

I would avoid getting cases which have that many open holes as they will not absorb any sounds from fans.

A Fractal Define R5 or R6 is a great case, with good air flow, and is quiet.
 

nitromullet

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Agreed with aigo. If I was getting a new case right now I'd probably go with the Define R6. I have nothing but good stuff to say about the Fractal Design Define S I used to have, and I actually liked it better than the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe I have now.

I wish I could recommend the Luxe, but it's had a few issues that prevent me from doing so. Overall, it's a very well designed chassis, but the build quality and fit and finish are lacking. A number of the threads are poorly tapped making them either too tight or completely unusable, the bottom rear side panel thumb screws came bent (as if the case had been dropped), and now it has developed a front panel rattle that drives me nuts (I have to give the front a swift whack every now-then to make it shut up). I have applied automotive sound dampening to the solid side panel and inside the front, and it still has not stopped.

As far as the Corsair Air 540, it was on my short list of cases a few years back, but after checking one out at my local Fry's I came away unimpressed. Well thought out case, but the only word I can use to describe the build quality is "flimsy". Everything about it just felt cheap, and all the plastic drive cages had been destroyed on the display model. Sure, you'll be more careful with your own case, but we have the technology to make virtually indestructible plastic point-of-sale packaging, why would Corsair use brittle plastic on the drive cage/sleds?

Other cases to consider:

BeQuiet Dark Base 900 or 700
NZXT H700i
Fractal Design Meshify C or Define S (I added two extra 140mm fans up front for airflow on my Define S)
Lian Li Alpha 330, 550, or PC-011 Air (pay attention to the ≤155mm cpu cooler clearance on the PC-011Air)
Cooler Master H500M

HardwareCanucks, Paul's Hardware, Bitwit, and GamersNexus have youtube video reviews of most of these cases.

..but, yeah.. for a good, quiet case that won't break the bank, the Define R6 is probably the way to go.
 

Fallen Kell

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Sorry just noticed that you asked me to recommend a quiet case with good air cooling. Fractal Design R6 is my current recommendation that doesn't break the bank and is extremely good at what it does.
 
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