best really small quiet case?

squarehead94 · 14 May 2013 at 11:48

As title, the best small atx case thats got decent sound dampening, like a fractal design r3 but smaller would be better, that has alright airflow. Going to be getting a corsair watercooler or a semi decent smallish air cooler and clocking my 2500k to 4ghz at best. Recommendations?

DaleTheWhale · 14 May 2013 at 11:57

Grab a small case you like, sound dampen and buy some third party fans which are quiet. That's what I'd do.

squarehead94 · 14 May 2013 at 12:03

Well the rig i bought as good as the spec is it came in a zoostorm pre built case haha. Awful junk. Tbh ill probly get a used r3 as they really are quiet, or a 600t in white as tey are damn sexy.

wp-t31os · 14 May 2013 at 12:12

Rubber fan mounts could also help reduce vibration(not worlds apart, but it helps). R3 and Core 3000 both look like pretty decent budget cases. You could also 5v mod the case fans if they're louder than you want(or connect them to a fan controller).

squarehead94 · 14 May 2013 at 12:29

TBH the case itself is junk, its one of those zoostorm 200 quid complete pc cases, he bought a zoostorm budget rig and then decided to get a 2500k (for a h61 board, bit daft but im happy he did, ill buy a better board and flog the old one, with the case) and he bought a gtx 480, and a 2500k, and a 650w OCZ psu, so he may as well have built one from scratch haha.