In the hunt for a Quiet case

Ciqala · 19 Nov 2015 at 23:28

As my new build will be in the living room I need a quiet case, I've been looking at the case below because a) will go with the black/red theme I'am going with and b) comes with the fan controller so I can set to low when not playing games

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...tower-case-black-cc-9011063-ww-ca-184-cs.html

I really need a noob proof way to control the fans so if anyone has a suggestion I'am all ears

£150 is the most I'am looking to pay though

P.s white is also an option

Thanks

stulid · 19 Nov 2015 at 23:43

How about a black Bequiet Base800 with window?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18701023

Naturally quiet out of the box.

smilertoo · 20 Nov 2015 at 01:49

Best case ive owned was my Fractal R4. £150 would get you an R5 and some noctua fans.

gailjon · 20 Nov 2015 at 07:59

Another thumbs up for the Fractal cases - not the most exciting looking but they are very, very quiet and build quality is excellent.

Razor Time · 20 Nov 2015 at 12:53

Another vote for an R5.

Have a read of this site for reviews:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/section9.html

Nix · 20 Nov 2015 at 14:39

I've got an R4, it's made from steel though so it's a very heavy case. It's got sound insulation foam as standard. It does a fairly good job at insulating sound, although I can still regularly hear my GPU fan (7970 windforce) at around 45% load or more. It is however, a very very noisy GPU heatsink. If I manually set my GPU to <40% and have my system fans at 5V, the case is effectively silent.

It's a good case, but I'd personally opt for something different next time due to the weight.

Christo · 20 Nov 2015 at 17:02

If you want a 100% silent case go for a Streacom FC8 Evo or if you dont want to use a low profile graphics card the HDFlex H5. The whole case is a headsink and looks great to boot (I ran an FC8 for years).

Ciqala · 20 Nov 2015 at 18:55

Thanks for the replies will take a look at the R4

smilertoo · 20 Nov 2015 at 19:27

I read the weight is part of the reason its so quiet, it reduces vibrations.

Razor Time · 20 Nov 2015 at 23:04

Ciqala said:
Thanks for the replies will take a look at the R4

R5 is the replacement and slightly better.

roman59 · 21 Nov 2015 at 17:13

I will second the R5 upgraded from an R4 a few weeks ago, better space management inside too

Cheers all

stuartharrison · 2 Dec 2015 at 19:49

Does anyone know if a R5 is big enough for an e-ATX mobo?
I know it's only meant to be an ATX case but I've seen a build online with a E-ATX in a R5.
Apart from overhanging the cable routing holes a bit, are there likely to be any other problems with the build?
I was going to put the OCUK X99 bundle in one.

darkblade · 5 Dec 2015 at 11:59

You might want to consider looking at the latest Intel NUC fan-less units. I upgraded my fan-less HTPC system to a NUC unit and I'm very impressed with it - especially considering it has such a small footprint.

olivier renault · 10 Dec 2015 at 21:02

stuartharrison said:
Does anyone know if a R5 is big enough for an e-ATX mobo?
I know it's only meant to be an ATX case but I've seen a build online with a E-ATX in a R5.
Apart from overhanging the cable routing holes a bit, are there likely to be any other problems with the build?
I was going to put the OCUK X99 bundle in one.

It's not compatible with e-atx. I would go for a Enthoo Pro personally. R5 is a great case though

theaterix · 10 Dec 2015 at 21:19

The Be Quiet case looks class, is really quiet and I think its pretty big too!

gailjon · 16 Dec 2015 at 11:21

I've just installed my e-atx X99 Deluxe into my old R4 because the Enthoo Luxe I bought was waaaayyyy too noisy. It all fits great and it is near silent. I am sure than an e-atx motherboard would fit into an R5.
I also front mounted my H110GT and only had to shift the bottom hdd cage abck to allow it to fit. Again, another vote for the R5.