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Long story short, I need a case with enough airflow to comfortably cool an SLI config. As long as it's kind of bland (I'm an S340 owner, I can safely say I like bland non-exotic cases.) I don't really care about a window, as I was thinking a side panel fan might aid in keeping the cards cool. Budget is $75 usd, BUT it won't be happening until likely December, so any up-and-coming cases that fit the requirements are also worth mentioning. Thanks.

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

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What's wrong with the S340 you're currently using?

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Just now, WoodenMarker said:

What's wrong with the S340 you're currently using?

Idk I like it, but with 2x140 intake and 2x120 exhaust being the max fan capacity here, it's already a little light on airflow. Not to mention with my 212 evo pulling air as well, I can tell my GPU doesn't get a whole lot of air. It's all going straight to the CPU area and being exhausted. My 970's temps are 100% fine and within my acceptable range, but if I added a second one sometime in the semi-distant future it would actually get no air at all.

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

Bit of an AMD fan I suppose. I don't bias my replies to anything however, I just prefer AMD and their products. Buy whatever the H*CK you want. 

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Just now, Vegetable said:

Idk I like it, but with 2x140 intake and 2x120 exhaust being the max fan capacity here, it's already a little light on airflow. Not to mention with my 212 evo pulling air as well, I can tell my GPU doesn't get a whole lot of air. It's all going straight to the CPU area and being exhausted. My 970's temps are 100% fine and within my acceptable range, but if I added a second one sometime in the semi-distant future it would actually get no air at all.

Air pulling through the heatsink should serve the overall case airflow and not steal air from the graphics card. As long as you're using fans with good airflow, temps shouldn't be an issue. 

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1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

Air pulling through the heatsink should serve the overall case airflow and not steal air from the graphics card. As long as you're using fans with good airflow, temps shouldn't be an issue. 

I use pretty good fans. The two rear exhaust are the stock NZXT ones, which aren't bad at all, and my intake fans are the 140mm big brother of the stock fans. It just seems like the air would go to the path of least resistance, which would be where the exhaust fans are. 

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

Bit of an AMD fan I suppose. I don't bias my replies to anything however, I just prefer AMD and their products. Buy whatever the H*CK you want. 

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1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Corsair Air 540, 240, Thermaltake Core V21.

No offense, but those were all TERRIBLE suggestions. Not only are both of the corsair ones WAY out of my budget, the Thermaltake one is mAtx only (which I will cut you some slack I didn't specify it had to support ATX boards.)

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

Bit of an AMD fan I suppose. I don't bias my replies to anything however, I just prefer AMD and their products. Buy whatever the H*CK you want. 

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2 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

No offense, but those were all TERRIBLE suggestions. Not only are both of the corsair ones WAY out of my budget, the Thermaltake one is mAtx only (which I will cut you some slack I didn't specify it had to support ATX boards.)

You said high airflow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

I'll try too find some cheaper ATX cases.

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19 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Long story short, I need a case with enough airflow to comfortably cool an SLI config. As long as it's kind of bland (I'm an S340 owner, I can safely say I like bland non-exotic cases.) I don't really care about a window, as I was thinking a side panel fan might aid in keeping the cards cool. Budget is $75 usd, BUT it won't be happening until likely December, so any up-and-coming cases that fit the requirements are also worth mentioning. Thanks.

Maybe a Cooler Master HAF 922? Or 912 depending on whether you can still get them.

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5700X3D | Cooler Noctua NH-D15S | MB Asus ROG Strix B550 A-Gaming | RAM 2 x G.Skill Trident Z Royal silver 16 GB @ 3200 MHz CL14 | GPU Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Vision OC 8G

Case Fractal Design Define C TG | SSD(s) Boot: Samsung 970 EVO 250 GB, Programs: Samsung 990 PRO 4 TB, Data: Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB | PSU Seasonic Focus GX 750W

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4 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

I use pretty good fans. The two rear exhaust are the stock NZXT ones, which aren't bad at all, and my intake fans are the 140mm big brother of the stock fans. It just seems like the air would go to the path of least resistance, which would be where the exhaust fans are. 

FN V2's are very middle of the road. I wouldn't call them good but I wouldn't call them bad either.

2 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

No offense, but those were all TERRIBLE suggestions. Not only are both of the corsair ones WAY out of my budget, the Thermaltake one is mAtx only (which I will cut you some slack I didn't specify it had to support ATX boards.)

The Air 240 and 540 are pretty great for airflow though.

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Just now, intelCore said:

Maybe a Cooler Master HAF 922? Or 912 depending on whether you can still get them.

Those cases are OLD tech asf. Lmao the inside isn't even painted. And DO NONE OF YOU READ THE PART ABOUT MY BUDGET HERE?

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

Bit of an AMD fan I suppose. I don't bias my replies to anything however, I just prefer AMD and their products. Buy whatever the H*CK you want. 

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Just now, Vegetable said:

Those cases are OLD tech asf. Lmao the inside isn't even painted. And DO NONE OF YOU READ THE PART ABOUT MY BUDGET HERE?

You said high air flow and not "needs to be painted inside". It's a case and for airflow it's one of the best. As for the price https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-HAF-922-Computer/dp/B0026FCI2U 5$ more isn't exactly a reason for your capslock to get stuck.

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5700X3D | Cooler Noctua NH-D15S | MB Asus ROG Strix B550 A-Gaming | RAM 2 x G.Skill Trident Z Royal silver 16 GB @ 3200 MHz CL14 | GPU Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Vision OC 8G

Case Fractal Design Define C TG | SSD(s) Boot: Samsung 970 EVO 250 GB, Programs: Samsung 990 PRO 4 TB, Data: Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB | PSU Seasonic Focus GX 750W

Screen(s) Main: ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-mhd, Second: Asus PB277Q, Third: LG Flatron E2240T | Keyboard Ducky One (MX Blues) | Mouse Logitech G Pro Gaming

Sound Card: Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus, System: Edifier R1280DB | Magni/Modi Schiit Stack  | OS Windows 10, 64 Bit

 

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You said high air flow and not "needs to be painted inside". It's a case and for airflow it's one of the best. As for the price https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-HAF-922-Computer/dp/B0026FCI2U 5$ more isn't exactly a reason for your capslock to get stuck.

I mean it's a given that I want a NEW case that doesn't come with molex fans like the fuck kid. 

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

Bit of an AMD fan I suppose. I don't bias my replies to anything however, I just prefer AMD and their products. Buy whatever the H*CK you want. 

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Just now, ItsTheDEMON1997 said:

what about something like this?

 

http://www.newegg.com/global/nl/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018

 

It doesn't really look like a gaming rig, but it's very cheap and it has some extra cooling on the side for your SLI config.

That fits the bill perfectly actually. I will keep it in mind. Thanks bro.

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

Bit of an AMD fan I suppose. I don't bias my replies to anything however, I just prefer AMD and their products. Buy whatever the H*CK you want. 

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28 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Those cases are OLD tech asf. Lmao the inside isn't even painted. And DO NONE OF YOU READ THE PART ABOUT MY BUDGET HERE?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pFV48d/corsair-case-300r

 

Maybe that?

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50 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

I can safely say I like bland non-exotic cases

 

29 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Lmao the inside isn't even painted.

Wtf

 

27 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

I mean it's a given that I want a NEW case that doesn't come with molex fans like the fuck kid. 

The HAF-912 isn't bad, you wanted high airflow, that's what he linked, don't be a hypocrite.

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The Define S is the best airflow mid tower on the market by far.

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