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IMO, fan grills on the top of cases are ugly. And my define r4's moduvent thing makes it a little better, but then dust starts gathering in the grills. And the define r5 is just uglier than the r4 IMO. Are there any good looking cases with closed off tops? I like minimalistic looks. and I could care less if the inside is painted, if that matters.*

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NZXT H440? it looks clean, is quiet but doesn't have the best airflow.

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NZXT H440? it looks clean, is quiet but doesn't have the best airflow.

I'm running a custom loop, so airflow doesn't matter that much to me. And I never noticed that the h440's top is closed off. I assumed it has grills because of the rad area at the top. I think i'm sold.

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I'm running a custom loop, so airflow doesn't matter that much to me. And I never noticed that the h440's top is closed off. I assumed it has grills because of the rad area at the top. I think i'm sold.

Yeah, the top is covered, and the vents are on the side so you shouldn't see much dust intake, especially if you have a rad up top exhausting air out.

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1866 Mhz

GPU: Asus Strix RX 480

PSU: Corsair RM1000

Storage: 2x Western Digital 2TB Enterprise + 240GB Crucial M500 SSD

Case: Corsair Air 540

Additional: Cablemod C-Series black/red kit, SP120, AF140 and AF140 w/ red LED's all around

Project Frankenstein:

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CPU: AMD FX 6100

Motherboard: MSI 970 SLI Krait Edition

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Memory: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866 Mhz

GPU: MSI R9 280 3G Twin Frozr

PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W

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Case: Fractal Design Define S

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Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600 Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation 

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Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation

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Corsair 760T

Doesn't look that good. And in each price bracket, corsair has one of the flimsiest cases.
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Doesn't look that good. And in each price bracket, corsair has one of the flimsiest cases.

Yeah, I agree.

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n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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