White, Silent, Non-Windowed ATX Case

[mj_brooks]

TLDR - I'm looking for the PC case equivalent of a minimalist Scandinavian fridge.

 

I'm looking for a very aesthetically simple and silent case to replace the relatively loud, glassy case that came with my CyberPowerPC (it was a good deal alright don't judge lol). I'm a recording musician trying to serve a white/wood aesthetic in my room while having a PC that's as quiet as I can possibly get it.

 

The Fractal Define R6 is so close to what I want, but the black front panel seems like a giant tramp-stamp on the aesthetic that I'm going for. If I could have it my way, I would purchase the white, non-windowed Define R5, but this seems very hard to come by aside from the occasional Polish ebay listing.

 

There is a "GameMax" Silent White Gaming Case that fits the bill for me essentially perfectly, but it seems like primarily a European product and I can't really find anywhere in the US who sells it (ideally not trying to pay $100 for shipping). 

 

I feel like I'm stuck and at the will of a new release by a case manufacturer, but I wonder if I'm just not looking in the right places. Any ideas on where to look or what to pursue?

[Cypher-Jackson]

silence is more about the components you choose

[Worstcaster]

Here are a couple which seem to be what you are looking for.

 

Fractal Design R4 - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pWkD4D/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4wh

 

Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RwGkcf/nanoxia-case-nxds2w

 

Thermaltake New Soprano Snow Edition - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/R8fp99/thermaltake-case-vo900m6n2n

 

 

Another option might be just to look for a case you like (not worrying about the color) and then paint it white.  The case modding page has a good posted thread on how to do that.

 

 

[mj_brooks]

13 hours ago, Worstcaster said:

Here are a couple which seem to be what you are looking for.

 

Fractal Design R4 - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pWkD4D/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4wh

 

Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RwGkcf/nanoxia-case-nxds2w

 

Thermaltake New Soprano Snow Edition - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/R8fp99/thermaltake-case-vo900m6n2n

 

 

Another option might be just to look for a case you like (not worrying about the color) and then paint it white.  The case modding page has a good posted thread on how to do that.

 

 

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately for the cases you've mentioned, they fall under the same category as the R5 in which while they do fit what I am looking for, they are not currently in production and are extremely hard to find (or in some cases, just the white variants). I had thought about painting as well but I'm not sure that I have the resources or space to do so. Otherwise I would think about painting the front on the R6 and calling it a day.

[mj_brooks]

13 hours ago, Cypher-Jackson said:

silence is more about the components you choose

I agree, however when diagnosing the culprits with my current PC, it mostly came down to loud system fans, which are connected via odd proprietary connectors on the CyberPowerPC chassis. So I wanted to find something optimized for silence while also replacing system and CPU fans with Noctua products.

[Cypher-Jackson]

21 hours ago, mj_brooks said:

I agree, however when diagnosing the culprits with my current PC, it mostly came down to loud system fans, which are connected via odd proprietary connectors on the CyberPowerPC chassis. So I wanted to find something optimized for silence while also replacing system and CPU fans with Noctua products.

I had the same thing from an iBuypower PC, the case fans were loud as all hell and one of them was pressed so hard against the AIO cooler, the fan was actually bending