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Sport Driver

So I'm more or less set on the fact I want type-C support also so I narrowed it down to following cases(local prices for reference):
 

Nzxt H510 (93€)

FRACTAL DESIGN Meshify S2(160€)

PHANTEKS Eclipse P500A(115 €)

Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic(138€)

 

First choice was H510 but I hear people are not the biggest fans of it because of lack of airflow. Fractal design Meshify should be awesome for airflow and I love the looks but that price...  P500A kinda looks a bit cheap but apparently good airflow and it has Type-C so it is here. Lian Li looks cool but it doesn't look like airflow would be the best. Any opinions?

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I'd go with the first one. It's cheap and decent

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07SGWLD2C

 

It is true that the airflow isn't too great but people just parrot what Steve says in his videos. Your PC is still going to work fine. Runnng hotter isn't the end of the world. Back in the day PCs had no air flow at all. If money is a factor  just go with the first one and don't worry about it.

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45 minutes ago, Sport Driver said:

So I'm more or less set on the fact I want type-C support also so I narrowed it down to following cases(local prices for reference):

Either the s2 or the p500a between these. 

You could also check the 500DX which is good and has a type c port. 

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Are those the only case available in your region?

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Ryzen 7 2700X | Powercolor Red Devil RX 580 8 GB | Gigabyte AB350M Gaming 3 | 16 GB TeamGroup Elite 2400MHz | Samsung 750 EVO 240 GB | HGST 7200 RPM 1 TB | Seasonic M12II EVO | CoolerMaster Q300L | Dell U2518D | Dell P2217H | 

 

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I would suggest the Cooler Master NR600, it has great airflow but very affordable. Furthermore, it has that clean and cubic NZXT aesthetic to it. But if you really need the type-C support or if it's not available in your region then I'd take the Meshify S2.

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Ryzen 7 2700X | Powercolor Red Devil RX 580 8 GB | Gigabyte AB350M Gaming 3 | 16 GB TeamGroup Elite 2400MHz | Samsung 750 EVO 240 GB | HGST 7200 RPM 1 TB | Seasonic M12II EVO | CoolerMaster Q300L | Dell U2518D | Dell P2217H | 

 

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32 minutes ago, Gamer Schnitzel said:

It is true that the airflow isn't too great but people just parrot what Steve says in his videos. Your PC is still going to work fine. Runnng hotter isn't the end of the world. Back in the day PCs had no air flow at all. If money is a factor  just go with the first one and don't worry about it.

Yeah, the current one is like that 😅 But thanks yeah, I like the design because all my room is pretty minimalistic. Nothing too extreme is planned anyway, R5 3600 successor and RTX3060/3070.

 

26 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

Either the s2 or the p500a between these. 

You could also check the 500DX which is good and has a type c port. 

500DX is available in theory but not in stock so I will see when I will be buying, doesn't look that bad indeed. Thanks.

27 minutes ago, Fatih19 said:

Are those the only case available in your region?

No, I did some research before hand and ended with those 4. Corsair 275R also look nice but no type-C.

PC: R7 5800X, AMD RX480 4GB, 32 GB RAM, 1TB 970 EVO, 500 GB 860 EVO, 500 GB HDD, RM 750 PSU

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 510s 14":  i5 7200U, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB 860 EVO

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6 hours ago, Gamer Schnitzel said:

Back in the day PCs had no air flow at all

 

Back in the day they didn't run that hot either. ;)

 

CPUs and GPUs had passive heatsinks (very small) if they had any at all.

 

The only fan in the PC was the PSU fan, if that even had one, some didn't back then.

 

CPU fans didn't become normal until the  P200 MHz and then the P2's.

 

Then a little later once the real gaming GPUs started coming out they also needed Fans.

 

Then case fans also started to become more normal around the same time. Usually one intake and one exhaust. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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