Best PC aesthetic in your opinion ?

[Vaud]

Just now I am looking at my next build's case on one screen and looking for its fans for the foreseeable future on the other.

 

I like how my rig looks and all but I haven't upgraded in a while. This time I really want to get it right. 

 

What is your preferred layout/style ? Monochrome ? RGB or no RGB ? A little gold ? or do you make artpieces like twomad and DIY perks

 

Or do you not care at all and pick whatever's fastest ? (with a closed case of course

 

Me? I can't even decide if I want my GPU to be vertically installed.

 

 

[TetraSky]

Whatever is fastest and provides decent cooling. Side windows are completely useless and contribute nothing to the cooling potential of a case, plus no one in their right mind should even be looking in their computers 99% of the time and any sort of LED lights coming from within a computer case is a sin against our eyes.

[XnonXte]

I like more performance, I'd pick performance over aesthetic, But I like my pc to be Stealthy color neutral with less or zero rgb...

Maybe if I wanted to build any pc in the future I'm gonna go with Black and white monochrome build with no RGB, That's it

[IkeaGnome]

Performance and not bright RGB. I personally prefer no RGB. I'm still disappointed with myself that I didn't unplug the "R" header for the Radeon logo. I went out of my way to disable the RGB on the case and this is the only "R" I have in my case. My keyboard has RGB, but it's usually a soft dim purple.

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I will say, it looks like the case you've picked might not do that bad for airflow. If it was me, I'd probably just not use the weird side fans that face the side of the case and then just intake bottom, exhaust top and be happy with it. For best performance fans, look into Noctua. They're great, quiet and give you something to look at

25 minutes ago, Vaud said:

Me? I can't even decide if I want my GPU to be vertically installed.

If you do that, it'll be trying to pull air in through glass....

[Vaud]

3 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

Performance and not bright RGB. I personally prefer no RGB. I'm still disappointed with myself that I didn't unplug the "R" header for the Radeon logo. I went out of my way to disable the RGB on the case and this is the only "R" I have in my case. My keyboard has RGB, but it's usually a soft dim purple.

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I will say, it looks like the case you've picked might not do that bad for airflow. If it was me, I'd probably just not use the weird side fans that face the side of the case and then just intake bottom, exhaust top and be happy with it. For best performance fans, look into Noctua. They're great, quiet and give you something to look at

If you do that, it'll be trying to pull air in through glass....

I was actually looking straight at Noctua fans before posting this. 

 

Yes I picked that case specifically for it's airflow. Good suggestions to not mount the side fans, I might just do that. 

 

That's what I was thinking about, vertical GPU is so tacky in this. 

 

 

This is appealing to the eye though.

[IkeaGnome]

11 minutes ago, Vaud said:

I was actually looking straight at Noctua fans before posting this. 

 

Yes I picked that case specifically for it's airflow. Good suggestions to not mount the side fans, I might just do that. 

 

That's what I was thinking about, vertical GPU is so tacky in this. 

 

 

This is appealing to the eye though.

I vertically mounted my 2070 in a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv. It didn't have any issues, but ran warmer than normal. 

[tdkid]

if you are looking for a case with good airflow, i would NOT go with that case. its a lot like the lian li pc-o11-dynamic which is a notoriously hot running case because of the amount of tempered glass and limited airflow holes. if you are looking for a good airflow case i would suggest looking into the fracal design meshify series of cases, the corsair 4000D airflow and 5000D or even into the new corsair 7000D airflow. 

[Daethz]

Im starting to like smaller formfactors more, big bulky desktops are just.. old.

Had I not gotten a prebuilt (and then put it in a new case with a new psu) I likely would have attempted a substantially smaller build.

[thrasher_565]

1 hour ago, Vaud said:

I was actually looking straight at Noctua fans before posting this. 

 

Yes I picked that case specifically for it's airflow. Good suggestions to not mount the side fans, I might just do that. 

 

That's what I was thinking about, vertical GPU is so tacky in this. 

 

 

This is appealing to the eye though.

ya gpus intake air and out the side so the air has to do an 90 in to the fan. case that dont have fans on the bottom and are vertical mount are even worse as the air has to come from the front fight tight cpu fan then do an 90. temps on the mb will most likely be down thow as the vrm and cpu socket gets air. so its a trad off i guess.+

 

also depends on how much room from the side panel you have ideal is an inch but depends on fan rpm.

Edited July 4, 2021 by thrasher_565

[NorKris]

11 hours ago, tdkid said:

if you are looking for a case with good airflow, i would NOT go with that case. its a lot like the lian li pc-o11-dynamic which is a notoriously hot running case because of the amount of tempered glass and limited airflow holes. if you are looking for a good airflow case i would suggest looking into the fracal design meshify series of cases, the corsair 4000D airflow and 5000D or even into the new corsair 7000D airflow. 

 

Debunking internet miss-information since *insert date later*

[tdkid]

6 minutes ago, NorKris said:

 

Debunking internet miss-information since *insert date later*

Lian Li O11 Dynamic Review - Der8auer Designs a Case - YouTube

 

Best PC Cases of 2021 So Far: $60 to $200 Airflow, Silence, & Budget Cases - YouTube

[NorKris]

6 minutes ago, tdkid said:

Lian Li O11 Dynamic Review - Der8auer Designs a Case - YouTube

thank you for link to the vid that my pic is tanken from that proves ur statment wrong 

 

(this is the 3rd or 4th time you have proven your own statments wrong by linkes/pics you have provided.) 

[tdkid]

12 minutes ago, NorKris said:

thank you for link to the vid that my pic is tanken from that proves ur statment wrong 

 

(this is the 3rd or 4th time you have proven your own statments wrong by linkes/pics you have provided.) 

no, what it shows is my statement is 100% correct. take a look at the graph you posted. lian li dynamic (3side 100%) this means that the fans were running at 100% even though they were not doing anything like playing a game or benchmarking. 

 

not to mention these are above ambient temps not the temps.

[NorKris]

2 minutes ago, tdkid said:

no, what it shows is my statement is 100% correct. take a look at the graph you posted. lian li dynamic (3side 100%) this means that the fans were running at 100% even though they were not doing anything like playing a game or benchmarking. 

 

not to mention these are above ambient temps not the temps.

its cpu benmark temps, and at normal fan speed, the case is over(cooler/better) than 60ish% of the cases tested.

soo: cooler than 60% is "is notoriously hot "

[tdkid]

13 minutes ago, NorKris said:

its cpu benmark temps, and at normal fan speed, the case is over(cooler/better) than 60ish% of the cases tested.

soo: cooler than 60% is "is notoriously hot "

when is says 100% and 40dBA. its not normal fan speed. its full power and to a certain noise level. look at the graph again and you will see "stock" meaning that they didnt do anything at all, just took the case, put their hardware in and ran a benchmark.

 

and do you honestly think this graph is accurate based on that the number 1 case on it is this King of Case Airflow: SilverStone Raven RV02 Revisit - YouTube

[NorKris]

7 minutes ago, tdkid said:

when is says 100% and 40dBA. its not normal fan speed. its full power and to a certain noise level. look at the graph again and you will see "stock" meaning that they didnt do anything at all, just took the case, put their hardware in and ran a benchmark.

 

and do you honestly think this graph is accurate based on that the number 1 case on it is this King of Case Airflow: SilverStone Raven RV02 Revisit - YouTube

40db-ish IS normal noise, therfore speed ppl will run their fans at.'

"you will see "stock" meaning that they didnt do anything at all, just took the case, put their hardware in and ran a benchmark." 

By saying this ur saying that a case top 40%, made it there by "not doing anything at all,  imagine if they did something hey? 

Anyways, we are often arguing about topics / stuff that you got wrong, and I'm not going to entertain ur trolling / lack of knowledge anymore in this thread therefor I'm going to finish this off by quotes from Steve him self: 

"the case can be made to perform reasonably well for the dynamic and that's a pretty strong point for it for something that is showy and liquid cooling focused it can still cool really well from an air flow standpoint"

"...cooling has enough ventilation options that if you work on it you can come out with a really well ventilated system"

 

And since you disagree I would suggest you complain to GN.

[tdkid]

1 minute ago, NorKris said:

40db-ish IS normal noise, therfore speed ppl will run their fans at.'

"you will see "stock" meaning that they didnt do anything at all, just took the case, put their hardware in and ran a benchmark." 

By saying this ur saying that a case top 40%, made it there by "not doing anything at all,  imagine if they did something hey? 

Anyways, we are often arguing about topics / stuff that you got wrong, and I'm not going to entertain ur trolling / lack of knowledge anymore in this thread therefor I'm going to finish this off by quotes from Steve him self: 

"the case can be made to perform reasonably well for the dynamic and that's a pretty strong point for it for something that is showy and liquid cooling focused it can still cool really well from an air flow standpoint"

"...cooling has enough ventilation options that if you work on it you can come out with a really well ventilated system"

 

And since you disagree I would suggest you complain to GN.

you do realize that your "proof" is of cases that are mostly enclosed right? i am not seeing 1 case that is an airflow version of it. so 49 and 54 degrees above ambient temps under load is a very hot running case

[Vaud]

1 hour ago, NorKris said:

 

Debunking internet miss-information since *insert date later*

Y'all didn't have to start some s**** argument but, I;m going to have 8-9 fans so I think I'll be fine. 

 

I did pick the Talius hoping my room could be a little cooler during the summer times. 

If not fans and AC are also a thing lol

[tdkid]

12 minutes ago, Vaud said:

Y'all didn't have to start some s**** argument but, I;m going to have 8-9 fans so I think I'll be fine. 

 

I did pick the Talius hoping my room could be a little cooler during the summer times. 

If not fans and AC are also a thing lol

sorry. about that. it seems to happen a lot to me when i post info. people just love to try and prove me wrong but they dont use complete info or tell the whole story then go "see i am right" 

 

getrting back on subject. the graph posted only shows cases that are mostly enclosed like the lian li dynamic. it doesnt show cases that have good airflow like the factal desigh meshify series of cases.

[Vaud]

3 hours ago, tdkid said:

sorry. about that. it seems to happen a lot to me when i post info. people just love to try and prove me wrong but they dont use complete info or tell the whole story then go "see i am right" 

 

getrting back on subject. the graph posted only shows cases that are mostly enclosed like the lian li dynamic. it doesnt show cases that have good airflow like the factal desigh meshify series of cases.

The score didn't seem so far off for other cases. 

 

Again it was results with 3 case fans not what I'll be running. 

[tdkid]

7 hours ago, Vaud said:

The score didn't seem so far off for other cases. 

 

Again it was results with 3 case fans not what I'll be running. 

yes it was a result with 3 case fans which is what gamers nexus does to make sure each test is as similar to others as it can be. for instance my corsair obsidian 1000D would probably only have a fan in the front, top and back in their test even though it can handle 13 as it comes from the factory. the main thing in that graph is that the cases listed are mostly enclosed cases like the 

 

 MasterCase H500P | Cooler Master

 

H710i | NZXT

 

and the 

 

LIAN LI ALPHA 550W White SECC Mid Chassis Computer Case - Newegg.com

 

what you are also seeing in this graph is the GPU temps NOT the CPU or overall temps. i know this because the video linked below is of the worst case ever designed and it shows in the video the CPU temps which are all over the board (shown around the 21 minute mark) then the GPU temps (shown around the 22:30 minute mark)

 

12 Fans, 0 Airflow: One of the Worst Cases We've Reviewed | Abkoncore Ramesses 780 - YouTube

 

 

[thrasher_565]

1 hour ago, tdkid said:

yes it was a result with 3 case fans which is what gamers nexus does to make sure each test is as similar to others as it can be. for instance my corsair obsidian 1000D would probably only have a fan in the front, top and back in their test even though it can handle 13 as it comes from the factory. the main thing in that graph is that the cases listed are mostly enclosed cases like the 

 

 MasterCase H500P | Cooler Master

 

H710i | NZXT

 

and the 

 

LIAN LI ALPHA 550W White SECC Mid Chassis Computer Case - Newegg.com

 

what you are also seeing in this graph is the GPU temps NOT the CPU or overall temps. i know this because the video linked below is of the worst case ever designed and it shows in the video the CPU temps which are all over the board (shown around the 21 minute mark) then the GPU temps (shown around the 22:30 minute mark)

 

12 Fans, 0 Airflow: One of the Worst Cases We've Reviewed | Abkoncore Ramesses 780 - YouTube

 

 

"For this testing, we’re using two Noctua NF-A14 fans in the front, with one NF-F12 in the rear."

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3477-case-fan-standardization-tests-noise-normalized-thermals

 

he also test the stock fans ehat come with the case as they were installed and some times move em to see if there better place meant and probably picks the best temp.

 

some cases might favor the cpu over the gpu, some might faver the mb vrm, for this he will have a top case list for cpus, a top list for, gpus, and posably vrm temps.

 

he also test to see if the pc case up side down or front down but with even slow moving fans it over comes convention anyway.

 

he test with dust filters and with out and see if removing the side or front panel helps with air flow with non mesh fronts

 

for fan sound he test the fans up to 40 dba is the acceptable range that most people will be happy with. he might do a test at full speed as well if temps are bad but having a loud case with bad air flow is not recommend

 

for some people that use headphones it can be silent at idle and max when gaming and dba wont matter to them so fans 100%

 

he uses the same test rig in every case not changing any overclock or gpu fan speed (think its locked at %55)

 

so with some case more fans/ better fans may give even better temps so take the findings with a gran of salt.

 

 

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by thrasher_565

[tdkid]

31 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

"For this testing, we’re using two Noctua NF-A14 fans in the front, with one NF-F12 in the rear."

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3477-case-fan-standardization-tests-noise-normalized-thermals

 

he also test the stock fans ehat come with the case as they were installed and some times move em to see if there better place meant and probably picks the best temp. some places might favor the cpu over the gpu, some might faver the mb vrm,

 

he also test to see if the pc case up side down or front down but with even slow moving fans it over comes convention anyway.

 

he test with dust filters and with out and see if removing the side or front panel helps with air flow with non mesh fronts

 

 

 

 

Worst & Best PC Cases for 2020 So Far: Mesh Trending & CES Round-Up - YouTube