Best case for airflow and dust out

[jonathanmyers]

Looking for a new case for a high end gaming setup . I want something that looks simple , black , very good airflow and keeps dust to a minimum . I notice a lot of cases have vents on the side panels but don't have dust covers . I had an antec 1200 v3 case around a year ago and I loved the case . I have sold that setup now . If overclockers sold the antec 1200 I would go for that but it's not in stock

Cheers

 

[Hotwired]

I've used a mini p180 since 2009

Dust covers on everything except the 20cm roof fan and the 120mm rear fan which is ofc going out anyway.

Muffles sound a fair bit.

Currently got a i5 750 at 4GHz plus a 680 in there.

Both idle at 30's and reach up to 60's when loaded up in games.

Airflow is not great when stock but I don't use it stock

Old pic and that 4890 is now a 680, no those are not all fans, all are single + shroud except on the radiator which is push pull plus shrouds.

Bottom section holds 3 HDDs (with their own fan) and a SSD hides behind the mobo tray.

Open the door, remove dust filters on intake fans every week, brush them off, sorted.

It's a mATX case.

 

[zola25]

I moved from an Antec 1200 (great airflow, but dust magnet due to negative pressure) to a Raven RV02. The Raven's airflow is just as good, the case looks simpler (IMO) and due to positive pressure there's much less of a dust problem. The dust filters are also far easier to remove and clean than the 1200's.

The dimensions are a little odd compared to "regular" ATX tower cases.

Edit: The FT02 is better looking than the RV02, but has the same internal design. It's a fair bit more expensive, however.

 

[Kosmiche]

Hotwired...blimey!

Did you have a lot of spare fans lying around

 

[cyber69]

Silverstone FT02 seems to get everyone's thumbs up.

Here's mine

Once a year I unplug it and take it into the garden and blow it with the garden vac.

 

[Rexxar]

I have a HAF 932 which is great for cool temps, a nightmare for dust though.

Easily solved by adding filters to the intake fans though and if it's in your bedroom, avoid spraying deodorants in the same room as that's where mine was and proved a huge source of dust...