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is 2x140mm or 3x120mm intake enough? (Fractal POP Air XL or other case options)

Supersonicwolfe
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I'm considering getting a new case after moving, not bringing my current case CoolerMaster MasterCase 500P with me

 

Hardware: 5800X3D, 3080 Aorus Master v3, 2x 2.5inch drive 3x3.5 inch drive

*Regarding the HDD, 2 of these are my back up drive, so realistically I only need to keep one installed, while the other two currently are controlled using a SATA power switch, turned off when not needed/syncing, if there is optical drive, I can take out one drive when not in use.

 

Cooler I'm considering DeepCool AK620 or something like that, or a 24/280mm AIO, should be more than enough for 5800X3D

 

I want something more modern, minimum requirement is the case need to able to house 3 x 3.5 inch drive. Ideally with USB-C and optical drive bay (for just quick swap back up drives)

Fractal POP or Fractal POP XL immediately came into my mind ,

 

But seems only POP XL supports 3x120mm, while both support 2x140mm. From the reviews seems 2x120mm from the Pop Air is not enough, at least not great for GPU temperature.

 

So should I go with XL? or regular POP Air is sufficient?

Fractal POP Air + USB-C + 1 Drive cage = 101 USD (Actually, I don't need to spend 11 extra USD for the additional drive cage, use one of the optical bay to install a HDD hot swap bay which I believe I do have)

Fractal POP Air XL + USB-C = 119 USD

 

Other cases I'm considering

LianLi Lancool III  137 USD (It's my original first choice, even support 3x140mm but no stock for black ones...)

Fractal Meshify 170 USD (too expensive...)

Coller Master MC Pro 5 81 USD (Basically the same case as what I have now... with no more USB 2.0 ports... and no USB-C)

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Pop air is sufficient and 2x140 is just fine.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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47 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Pop air is sufficient and 2x140 is just fine.

I actually found a deal for LianLi Lancool 3 at 116 USD which is quite enticing, not sure to go with that or Fractal Pop XL.

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32 minutes ago, Supersonicwolfe said:

I actually found a deal for LianLi Lancool 3 at 116 USD which is quite enticing, not sure to go with that or Fractal Pop XL.

I have the lancool II and don't really like it.  Fractal cases are better made.   Usually more expensive but worth it IMO.

 

If I was building now, I'd build in the Fractal North.  

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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10 hours ago, Dedayog said:

I have the lancool II and don't really like it.  Fractal cases are better made.   Usually more expensive but worth it IMO.

 

If I was building now, I'd build in the Fractal North.  

Well that thing is sold out every where...

 

I actually helped my BF build his, in a Lancool II Mesh and it's pretty good aside from the hole on the bottom of the front panel... plugged it with a sponge.

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12 hours ago, Supersonicwolfe said:

I actually found a deal for LianLi Lancool 3 at 116 USD which is quite enticing, not sure to go with that or Fractal Pop XL.

Where?

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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5 hours ago, RevGAM said:

Where?

China.

Namely JD.com, and it's from LianLi's "official store" there.

They are doing their annual 11.11 sale, aka China's Black Friday.

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2 hours ago, Supersonicwolfe said:

China.

Namely JD.cn, and it's from LianLi's official store there.

They are doing their annual 11.11 sale, aka China's Black Friday.

Hmm...I can't open it on my phone. 

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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16 hours ago, Supersonicwolfe said:

https://item.jd.com/10056207710066.html

Don't think they ship to other places but a very nice deal. (Funny in China Lancool 3 is called “鬼斧2”)

Interesting. 

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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