Posted September 4, 2016 I posted a similar post yesterday regarding the Corsair 750D or 450D but after doing further research I've changed my mind for the Fractal Design Define S or the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX. Now obviously the Enthoo Evolv ATX is a lot more expensive due to it being an aluminium construction and including more features and aesthetics as well as better build quality. However for me the important thing is the cooling capability of either case, especially since I'm strictly air cooling. Now on one hand the Define S has room for 3X 140/120mm front intake fans, where as the Enthoo Evolv has room 3X 120mm front intake or 2X 140mm. With this in mind would it be better to have 3X 140mm or 3X 120mm for the front intake. Another thing I'm concerned with is that since both of these cases have a solid front panel meaning that the intake fans may be starved of air? I'm not sure it just appears like that based on the pictures I've seen. Thanks, GR412. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 4, 2016 1 hour ago, GR412 said: I posted a similar post yesterday regarding the Corsair 750D or 450D but after doing further research I've changed my mind for the Fractal Design Define S or the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX. Now obviously the Enthoo Evolv ATX is a lot more expensive due to it being an aluminium construction and including more features and aesthetics as well as better build quality. However for me the important thing is the cooling capability of either case, especially since I'm strictly air cooling. Now on one hand the Define S has room for 3X 140/120mm front intake fans, where as the Enthoo Evolv has room 3X 120mm front intake or 2X 140mm. With this in mind would it be better to have 3X 140mm or 3X 120mm for the front intake. Another thing I'm concerned with is that since both of these cases have a solid front panel meaning that the intake fans may be starved of air? I'm not sure it just appears like that based on the pictures I've seen. Thanks, GR412. go with a define s if you water cool Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ATX Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB Samsung 250GB 2.5" SSD MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Fractal Design Define S Corsair CXM 750W http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xwvw6X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 4, 2016 Define S is the king of cooling and both of them pull in air from the side Rigs I've Built The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 || MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4 The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 || 8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 4, 2016 Author 20 minutes ago, 007agentHP said: Define S is the king of cooling and both of them pull in air from the side Does that mean king of cooling as in the lowest temperatures? And do you mean little side intakes on the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 4, 2016 Intake fans won't be starved of air. The Define S is better for airflow. It's less restrictive and has more fan mounting options. If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 5, 2016 Its kind of the king of Watercooling case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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