Which case has better airflow? Fractal Design Define 7 Mini or Fractal Design Pop Mini silent?

[Bean_CZ]

Hello guys, I am deciding between these 2 cases. I am unsure which case has better airflow. 

I am leaning towards Fractal Design Define 7 Mini, but I am not sure if Fractal Design Pop Mini silent offers better thermals.

 

Components inside PC - R5 7600, sapphire rx 6800xt pulse, 32GB DDR5, 2x M2 ssd, liquid freezer 3, tuf B650 gaming plus MATX, bequiet Pure power 12M 750W. All fans will be replaced with noctua fans for maximum silence.

I don't mind the fans ramping up when gaming, but the PC needs to be dead silent when browsing internet, or just basicly doing stuff when I am not wearing headphones.

What case out of these 2 would you recommend? Or if you have any other MATX cases with insolated panels inside for decent price LMK. And also.. I need usb c on front panel.

[TatamiMatt]

16 hours ago, Bean_CZ said:

Hello guys, I am deciding between these 2 cases. I am unsure which case has better airflow. 

I am leaning towards Fractal Design Define 7 Mini, but I am not sure if Fractal Design Pop Mini silent offers better thermals.

 

Components inside PC - R5 7600, sapphire rx 6800xt pulse, 32GB DDR5, 2x M2 ssd, liquid freezer 3, tuf B650 gaming plus MATX, bequiet Pure power 12M 750W. All fans will be replaced with noctua fans for maximum silence.

I don't mind the fans ramping up when gaming, but the PC needs to be dead silent when browsing internet, or just basicly doing stuff when I am not wearing headphones.

What case out of these 2 would you recommend? Or if you have any other MATX cases with insolated panels inside for decent price LMK. And also.. I need usb c on front panel.

Both these cases arent great for airflow due to the closed front panels but your looking for quiet cases so thats kinda the idea i guess?

 

Id say the define would be better for airflow, also i dont think the pop mini comes with a usb c front IO, you have to buy and install that seperately

 

Also for quiet, get the biggest fans you can realistically get and fit in the case as you can run them slowly and theyll still move a lot of air, i.e try get 140mms instead of 120mms as theyll move more air per dB, scale up as necessary

[filpo]

20 hours ago, Bean_CZ said:

Hello guys, I am deciding between these 2 cases. I am unsure which case has better airflow. 

I am leaning towards Fractal Design Define 7 Mini, but I am not sure if Fractal Design Pop Mini silent offers better thermals.

 

Components inside PC - R5 7600, sapphire rx 6800xt pulse, 32GB DDR5, 2x M2 ssd, liquid freezer 3, tuf B650 gaming plus MATX, bequiet Pure power 12M 750W. All fans will be replaced with noctua fans for maximum silence.

I don't mind the fans ramping up when gaming, but the PC needs to be dead silent when browsing internet, or just basicly doing stuff when I am not wearing headphones.

What case out of these 2 would you recommend? Or if you have any other MATX cases with insolated panels inside for decent price LMK. And also.. I need usb c on front panel.

if you're using quiet fans then I see no reason to just get a small case with mesh

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