Best airflow case for up to £150-160

Justnotsleeping · 6 Feb 2021 at 09:12

Hi,

Im looking for a new case to replace my Lian Li LanCool 2.

Basically i'm looking for a case with good airflow / thermals that allows me to top mount my Arctic Freezer 240mm.
Currently I dont have the top clearance and have to front mount. i would prefer to top mount and have a case with front intake fans.

I like to have space to work in. RGB is a nice to have but not a deal breaker. Again a quiet case would be preferable but thermals are more important.

Have looked at the:-

Asus TUF Gaming GT501
Phanteks P500
NZXT HS510 Elite
Coolermaster H500

I've looked at so many. i dont seem to be able to decide, so wondered if anyone had recommendations?

Many Thanks

Justnotsleeping · 6 Feb 2021 at 15:05

Spankme said:
What about just putting the mesh front on the lancool 2 to make it the air version.

The lancool 2 air is one of the best airflow cases out there right now

Yes I saw you could get the panel, but I really wanted to top mount the AIO which I dint have room. I think they had made a few other improvements for the revised Lancool 2 Mesh too, as well as the front.

Justnotsleeping · 6 Feb 2021 at 15:06

djkav said:
What about the Corsair 5000D Airflow?

Cheers, just had a look at that. They do it in white as well as black, looks a nice case

Justnotsleeping · 14 Feb 2021 at 10:50

Joxeon said:
It should be compatible with a 240mm up top or is this just down to AF being so thick?

Edit
This not the lancool 2?

I was struggling to get mine to clear the memory modules. Maybe I had not tried to mount it forward enough in the case. I'll take a look at this. How are your gpu temps using a vertical mount. I like the idea of it, but had red and seen stuff saying its not advised? You have the bottom fans set to intake yes?

Justnotsleeping · 14 Feb 2021 at 14:25

Joxeon said:
It should be compatible with a 240mm up top or is this just down to AF being so thick?

Edit
This not the lancool 2?

Ok have managed to fit the AIO in a similar way to yours above, by moving the radiator as far forward as possible. I must have been trying to get too close to back of case, so cheers for that.

Justnotsleeping · 14 Feb 2021 at 14:31

MikeTimbers said:
Nothing wrong with vertical mounts so long as you spring for a decent ribbon cable. Any cable much short of £30 is going to be problematic. In addition, there are no cables yet (AFAIK) that can do PCIE gen 4.

I bought a Phanteks one and it's been fine

Thanks, might try one of those. I don't need a gen 4 PCIE as only got a 2080 so its only a gen 3 card