We'll have to see about airflow, yes. If it's only 3-4 degrees hotter than a good airflow case, then I would rate it a success as it's clearly a silence oriented case. It has some things going for it, like the vents on the sides being plentiful and larger-sized than a dust filter mesh (these vents aren't for catching dust), the bottom gap/cut-out (possible because the case does have a front dust filter inside), and the fan placement is behind the side vents, not parallel to them, also they seem to be static pressure fans. Kind of hopeful because of that but aware it could turn out to be the usual story - clean looks = bad airflow.