Quiet slimish case

Relentless81 · 9 Mar 2016 at 13:15

Hi,

I have a 540 Air at the moment but I'm looking at alternatives as its too wide, I want a Super Wide monitor and cant fit both the monitor and 540 Air on my desk so the 540 will have to go.

I love the look of the Fractal Define S so interested in that if it caters for the below and if anyone can suggest anything based on the following -

* I want my next build to be as silent as possible so good sound deadening
* Room for 2 x 140MM intake and 1 x 140MM exhaust fans
* Room for a decent sized air CPU cooler
* Prefer no 5.25" bays in this build
* Cut out for motherboard back plate

Thanks

cjbagnall · 9 Mar 2016 at 20:48

I have an NZXT H440 new edition, this ticks all your boxes and is very quiet.

Relentless81 · 10 Mar 2016 at 13:02

Thanks, looks ideal so had a quick read into it, are there issues with gpu cooling?

Anyone have any input on the define s? Love the look of it

Razor Time · 10 Mar 2016 at 13:05

Have a read on http://www.silentpcreview.com/ they review and test pc cases for noise/temps in detail. They rate the Fractal R5 range very highly.

Relentless81 · 10 Mar 2016 at 13:30

Great thanks, didn't know about that site and I'm really looking for a silent build next time so that will help

cjbagnall · 10 Mar 2016 at 15:24

Relentless81 said:
Thanks, looks ideal so had a quick read into it, are there issues with gpu cooling?

Anyone have any input on the define s? Love the look of it

My gtx 970 maxes at 72 c playing gta v.

rene.agac · 13 Mar 2016 at 17:15

I believe I've read somewhere that buying case designed & optimised for noise reduction in a first place is far better than other cases with sound dampening modification.
NZXT and Fractal are obvious choices here but I would also look into Be Quiet ones. But I am biased becaused everything I ever had from Be Quiet never matched but always actually exceeded my expectations. From fans to PSUs..

I have Fractal Define R4 and it does have motherboard cut-out, also 2x 140 intake and 140 out just like you want. It is quiet. I have one of the biggest air coolers fitted and there is still room to spare. Has 2x 5.25 and I use one of the for NZXT HUE the other is for optical drive. even if you dont need 5.25 it's still better to have a spare one than not as you never know what you may need in a future?

Relentless81 · 13 Mar 2016 at 18:11

Thanks, I ordered a Define S last night when I was drunk, Scythe Mugen Max CPU cooler and matching Scythe Glide Stream 140MM intake fans for the case

No 5.25 bays but didnt want any as I'm replacing my Bitfenix Recon with a Phanteks PWM Hub and not used an optical drive in a long time