Newbie help with a case

[CannedLobster]

Hey guys! I've made some posts here in the past and you guys were super helpful so I'm trying again! 

I'm building a PC for, you guessed it, Cyberpunk 2077. 
My current case is the Corsair 540 Air and I LOVE it. It's my favourite case of all time but I've been out of the "pc building market" for a while so I don't know if there's something new/better which is similar. What I found was for example the Corsair 680x but it has glass in the front of the entire intake which seems, well, very stupid to me. 

I don't care about noise, I just want airflow and I love the double compartment system of the Air 540 as well as the shorter/wider shape. I think it's a super clean case. I don't like this "RGB G4M3R" cases. 

So do you guys have any recommendations? 

BONUS OFF-TOPIC QUESTION: 

I currently have a "Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Phoenix Golden Sample" in my PC and I was hoping that I could upgrade EVERYTHING except for the GPU to save some money. 
What I'm wondering is (I'm not the most tech smart so sorry if it's vague); do you reckon that I, with the new Ryzen 4000 series (if it comes out by then?) SSD, new fast RAM etc. that I could run the game at 60fps 100% of the time at 1440p? 
Sssuming it's "low-mid-high-max" settings what I want is MAX textures. I don't mind taking shadows and lighting to high. I like AO but I can do with it on med/high. I like AA as well and I really like phycis be it clothes, hair, destructible environments. And we don't know what effects the game will game but I also like volumetric fog/lighting I don't need to play at 144 or 240 fps. All I need is 60+ ABSOLUTELY 100% of the time. What do you think?

BONUS BONUS: Any 1440p monitor recommendations? I have the ROG PG278Q and it's on it's last legs. I was looking at the 32" TUF VG32VQ It's more " and cheaper than the 27" TUF?? Is it bad? The only issue I have with my current/old monitor is  that on the bottom right the black just isn't black. It's like there's a huge white light leak that often kind of flickers too. Just brightens up my bottom left part of the monitor.

[Linus Drop TIps]

I would recommend the Lian Li PC-011 or the PC-011 XL just depending on what you need.

[CannedLobster]

1 minute ago, Linus Drop TIps said:

I would recommend the Lian Li PC-011 or the PC-011 XL just depending on what you need.

They both seem to have glass in front of them and not designed for maximum airflow as well as having no double compartment system? Or am I blind?

[Linus Drop TIps]

The airflow comes from the bottom and the top. 

[Linus Drop TIps]

For a double compartment system I would go for the Corsair Crystal Series 680X. It does have RGB fans but im sure that you can change them.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

5 minutes ago, CannedLobster said:

They both seem to have glass in front of them and not designed for maximum airflow as well as having no double compartment system? Or am I blind?

They do have glass in front, but this case was designed by an enthusiast (der8auer) with airflow in mind. The air comes from the front side.

 

It is a bit flashy, though, and intended more for water cooling and sick RGBs dude.

[CannedLobster]

1 minute ago, Linus Drop TIps said:

The airflow comes from the bottom and the top. 

The bottom that's blocked by the table it's standing on? I'll admit I'm not super tech savvy but that seems a lot more form than function. I really liked the Air 540 because it goes in the front goes straight over the GPU and CPU and then out the game. No "turn" in the airflow.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

1 minute ago, CannedLobster said:

The bottom that's blocked by the table it's standing on? I'll admit I'm not super tech savvy but that seems a lot more form than function.

The bottom to top airflow in that case really is quiet good. Very good, in fact. Heat rises after all. But you are right that it was designed with form in mind.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

14 minutes ago, CannedLobster said:

1080 ti... What I'm wondering is (I'm not the most tech smart so sorry if it's vague); do you reckon that I, with the new Ryzen 4000 series (if it comes out by then?) SSD, new fast RAM etc. that I could run the game at 60fps 100% of the time at 1440p?

The 1080 ti will continue to do fine at 1440P. It has plenty of VRAM (11GB), so you'll be able to crank the textures. 60FPS will be no problem at all.

 

One thing to consider. It seems that Cyberpunk 2077 is being designed with real time raytracing support as a central focus. And if the 1080 ti supports the implementation that is used for Cyberpunk, I doubt it will run well (and it probably won't support it). But you state that lighting isn't as important to you, so maybe this isn't a concern. Personally, I think the greatest improvements in the the quality of game graphics over the last 20 years have come from the improvements in lighting.

[CannedLobster]

1 minute ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

The 1080 ti will continue to do fine at 1440P. It has plenty of VRAM (11GB), so you'll be able to crank the textures. 60FPS will be no problem at all.

 

One thing to consider. It seems that Cyberpunk 2077 is being designed with real time raytracing support as a central focus. And if the 1080 ti supports the implementation that is used for Cyberpunk, I doubt it will run well (and it probably won't support it). But you state that lighting isn't as important to you, so maybe this isn't a concern. Personally, I think the greatest improvements in the the quality of game graphics over the last 20 years have come from the improvements in lighting.

I mean of coursel ighting is important to me. But if certain effects are on high instead of max I don't think I will notice much when I'm in the action as opposed to medium textures where it looks like the textures haven't loaded yet.

Lighting is nice but I just haven't really seen any Raytracing videos where I was like "holy shit" Perhaps you could show me one? 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

37 minutes ago, CannedLobster said:

Lighting is nice but I just haven't really seen any Raytracing videos where I was like "holy shit" Perhaps you could show me one? 

Nope. But the good news is that the 1080 ti should serve you well going forward.  

[TVwazhere]

14 hours ago, CannedLobster said:

The bottom that's blocked by the table it's standing on? I'll admit I'm not super tech savvy but that seems a lot more form than function. I really liked the Air 540 because it goes in the front goes straight over the GPU and CPU and then out the game. No "turn" in the airflow.

You don't need front mesh on a case to perform the best. The O11D competes alongside some of the better airflow cases even though the intake is primarily the bottom or side. 

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The O11 Dynamic may target liquid cooling enthusiasts (who should already have their own fans and cooling components), but it’s completely usable as an air-cooled system. Again, not including fans was a good choice in our opinion, since the target audience likely already owns fans and doesn’t want to pay for more. $130 is a good price for those who specifically have their eye on this case and perhaps already have some fans, but everyone else should shop around a little first. The O11 Dynamic is an enthusiast’s case, and it shows.

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3285-lian-li-o11-dynamic-review-benchmark-der8auer-case-design

 

I've used the case in Rainbow 2020 Build log in my signature; both an R9 3900x and an RX5700XT stay under 80ºC under load without full fan RPM. 

[CannedLobster]

On 9/22/2020 at 2:31 PM, TVwazhere said:

You don't need front mesh on a case to perform the best. The O11D competes alongside some of the better airflow cases even though the intake is primarily the bottom or side. 

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3285-lian-li-o11-dynamic-review-benchmark-der8auer-case-design

 

I've used the case in Rainbow 2020 Build log in my signature; both an R9 3900x and an RX5700XT stay under 80ºC under load without full fan RPM. 

Thanks for the extra info. I honestly kind of don't like the way they look. I feel like the aluminium looks kind of kind of cheap/kitsch. I'm losing hope anything will be able to replace my Air 540.

[tkitch]

One of these might suit your fancy, for airflow and double compartments:

 

https://www.thermaltake.com/products/chassis.html?cat=195

 

I can't say how reliable this site is, but they still list the Air 540 as a top contender for cube cases:
https://techguided.com/best-cube-computer-cases/

 

 

[CannedLobster]

2 hours ago, tkitch said:

One of these might suit your fancy, for airflow and double compartments:

 

https://www.thermaltake.com/products/chassis.html?cat=195

 

I can't say how reliable this site is, but they still list the Air 540 as a top contender for cube cases:
https://techguided.com/best-cube-computer-cases/

 

 

On the Techguided I kind of like the Anidees AI Crystal. It seems it's not double compartment or am I blind? 

Well, it looked kind of like there is but it's more of a "divider" like in an office and not a full  split? 

I googled it and found this http://anidees.com/product/ai-crystal-cube-white-v2/ and of course the new version has glass in the front....

[TVwazhere]

4 hours ago, CannedLobster said:

I googled it and found this http://anidees.com/product/ai-crystal-cube-white-v2/ and of course the new version has glass in the front....

The mesh version is still available, they just dont advertise it as much apparently

https://www.amazon.com/Anidees-Crystal-Chamber-Tempered-Gaming/dp/B07NWHFMXP/ref=pd_lpo_147_t_0/147-2294331-0150065?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07NWHFMXP&pd_rd_r=1851cd30-4c2a-48e4-9179-ce9ea6e67fce&pd_rd_w=SbIMx&pd_rd_wg=5DCHf&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=AV677X1NZ5SZH294X518&psc=1&refRID=AV677X1NZ5SZH294X518

 

(Link is US, not sure where you're located)