Corsair 800D to Fractal R4?

[ethos]

Looking to downsize my case a little, originally bought the 800D when I was running the stupidly long 5970 and 5870 in SLI and a lot more drives. I'm just running the single 5870 and a couple of drives now.

One of the main reason I'd like to change is to get a case that's quieter, the 800D isn't that noisy but with the 3x120mm gap at the top and the window, I'm sure I could get quieter. Do you think the R4 would make much difference in this department?

Not sure if I'd be wasting my money!

 

[casual_eze]

while i havent heard what a 800D sounds like, i do own an R4 and im extremely pleased and happy with it. Im also pretty damn fussy when it comes to sound and looks. The R4 ticks both boxes.
similarly i run a couple of drives only and have 5 fans (3in, 2 out) and have removed the 5 drive bay unit to enhance air flow and should i need extra drive capacity can add it in very quickly. cable management is easy with the R4 too.

I highly recommend it.

 

[Doomedspeed]

The R4 seems a good case,

Another option is the Corsair 550D: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-064-CS