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I recently purchased a snowblind element (case only) for a pc that I am building. After some research I started to wonder about the airflow of the case because it seems to share some characteristics of the NZXT h500. I purchased a NZXT kraken x62 for the front intake and eventually I'll buy some rear exhaust fans. I'll be running a ryzen 3900x with Nvidia's new 3000 series (when they come out) or the new Navi cards that are supposed to come out sometime in 2020. Will the snowblind provide enough airflow for regular use and/or potential OCing? Or should I go for something like a Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL instead? I know the h500 isn't a terrible case for airflow but with the amount of heat that I will potentially have, I was a bit concerned. (This is my first post).

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56 minutes ago, Samwello said:

it seems to share some characteristics of the NZXT h500.

Thats because it's actually a NZXT S340 Elite, which is the case that came before the H510. 

 

For a 3900x thats going to be OC'd, I'd strongly recommend upgrading the case to one with better cooling potential to help feed the X62. I'd probably get the PC-O11D as opposed to the XL version though, as it's cheaper but will stil fit everything and isnt much larger than the NZXT S340 Elite (Element)

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