Whats a case with good airflow

[TommyA]

Hello, I've been looking for a case with good airflow. I only have about $90 to spend and I would prefer a white case but, I am open to other options. Thank for your time.

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[ErykYT3]

I don't have anything in my mind right now...

But, I recommend you stay away from most of the good ones in terms of appearance such as the NZXT S340 Elite (In my opinion) as the airflow increases a lot with the front cover taken off rather than on.

[AirSocial]

Nice white Case. Very nice! 

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-CARBIDE-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Tempered/dp/B079JV8ZB9/ref=dp_ob_title_ce?th=1

If you dont like glass you can just get a plastic window for 15 dollars less

[TRITIUMNITR0X]

If you have an income, I suggest you save the $90 and build on it. A list of better all-metal case options with fantastic airflow become more abundant when you have more to spend. What companies tend to do is increase price based on functionality- which means that the more airflow, the higher the price.

 

When you have a second, can you please supply your Motherboard's size, the CPU/GPU cooling methods (AIO W.C. /or Custom W.C.), the number/types of drives, and front IO requirements? I can help you easier with that information.

[TVwazhere]

55 minutes ago, TRITIUMNITR0X said:

What companies tend to do is increase price based on functionality- which means that the more airflow, the higher the price.

This is completely inaccurate. There are many $45-50 cases that have better airflow than many $200+ cases. 

 

Fractal Design Focus G

Deepcool Tesseract

Cougar MX330

Coolermaster HAF 912

Coolermaster Masterbox 5

Corsair Spec-03 and 04

 

And these are just the mid sized atx cases that target airflow specifically, not even getting into different sizes or "decent airflow" cases like the Corsair 100R. Price definitely does not determine good airflow. It can partially determine build quality, features like 3.1 gen 2 Type C ports or Tempered glass or some RGB feature, how many fans it might come with, how much hardware it can support, if it specifically supports a lot of watercooling, etc.

1 hour ago, TommyA said:

Hello, I've been looking for a case with good airflow. I only have about $90 to spend and I would prefer a white case but, I am open to other options. Thank for your time.

We will also need to know your entire planned build to make sure the case selected fits all of the hardware you want inside it. (Please dont go out and buy any of the cases above without providing the entire build, we need to verify everything works)

[aezakmi]

1 hour ago, TRITIUMNITR0X said:

What companies tend to do is increase price based on functionality- which means that the more airflow, the higher the price.

nah they just make cases that look like fridges and ask for $200 *cough* nzxt *cough*

 

airflow cases are cheaper now

[LienusLateTips]

Fractal Meshify C/Thermaltake Core G21.

 

2 hours ago, AirSocial said:

Nice white Case. Very nice! 

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-CARBIDE-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Tempered/dp/B079JV8ZB9/ref=dp_ob_title_ce?th=1

If you dont like glass you can just get a plastic window for 15 dollars less

- good airflow

"hey let's suggest a case with a complete blocked front.

[TVwazhere]

8 minutes ago, LienusLateTips said:

Fractal Meshify C/Thermaltake Core G21.

 

- good airflow

"hey let's suggest a case with a complete blocked front.

To be fair, there are cases with decently good airflow with completely blocked fronts.... The 275R is not one of them IMO, but they exist  

[Speed Weed]

Corsair 750D? 

[AirSocial]

1 hour ago, DaPhuc said:

Corsair 750D? 

The goal was $90. Thats a $170 case

[TRITIUMNITR0X]

4 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

This is completely inaccurate. There are many $45-50 cases that have better airflow than many $200+ cases. 

 

Fractal Design Focus G

Deepcool Tesseract

Cougar MX330

Coolermaster HAF 912

Coolermaster Masterbox 5

Corsair Spec-03 and 04

 

And these are just the mid sized atx cases that target airflow specifically, not even getting into different sizes or "decent airflow" cases like the Corsair 100R. Price definitely does not determine good airflow. It can partially determine build quality, features like 3.1 gen 2 Type C ports or Tempered glass or some RGB feature, how many fans it might come with, how much hardware it can support, if it specifically supports a lot of watercooling, etc.

We will also need to know your entire planned build to make sure the case selected fits all of the hardware you want inside it. (Please dont go out and buy any of the cases above without providing the entire build, we need to verify everything works)

It's not completely inaccurate when front intake is important. Since airflow is his specific interest, a front panel is necessary to take into account. A few of the cases you've listed have front covers blocking half, if not all, of the direct intake; and air currents having to bend just to get into the case is not idea in this situation.

 

Also, I understand the confusion. I wasn't actually stating that airflow solely determine price point - it would be completely idiotic to think that, as there's a ton of factors that companies will take into account.

 

At least we both agree that it's necessary for us to know what his specifications are before a case can actually be determined.

[TVwazhere]

1 hour ago, TRITIUMNITR0X said:

Also, I understand the confusion. I wasn't actually stating that airflow solely determine price point - it would be completely idiotic to think that, as there's a ton of factors that companies will take into account.

Youd be surprised how many peopleare on these forums that think similar to that though! I just didn't want OP to get that impression, and I'm glad it's not yours either

[JoelCrafter43 PCEnthusiast]

On 7/20/2018 at 2:19 PM, TVwazhere said:

This is completely inaccurate. There are many $45-50 cases that have better airflow than many $200+ cases. 

 

Fractal Design Focus G

Deepcool Tesseract

Cougar MX330

Coolermaster HAF 912

Coolermaster Masterbox 5

Corsair Spec-03 and 04

 

And these are just the mid sized atx cases that target airflow specifically, not even getting into different sizes or "decent airflow" cases like the Corsair 100R. Price definitely does not determine good airflow. It can partially determine build quality, features like 3.1 gen 2 Type C ports or Tempered glass or some RGB feature, how many fans it might come with, how much hardware it can support, if it specifically supports a lot of watercooling, etc.

We will also need to know your entire planned build to make sure the case selected fits all of the hardware you want inside it. (Please dont go out and buy any of the cases above without providing the entire build, we need to verify everything works)

I actually just found the Fractal Design Focus G on newegg while searching for windowed cases under $60 that have good airflow for a new pc build I am doing that I have a budget of under $700 for. XD Too bad I didn't find this thread until now!

P.S. I didn't create an account here until now. I decided to because I am as my name says a PC enthusiast and I have watched a lot of LTT videos which were what got me into computer hardware to begin with.

 

Edit: Just noticed how perfectly the PCEnthusiast fits beneath my name on the side.

[JoelCrafter43 PCEnthusiast]

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[JoelCrafter43 PCEnthusiast]

On 7/20/2018 at 2:19 PM, TVwazhere said:

Coolermaster HAF 912

That actually was what my old computers were built in it was such a struggle to find a case around the same price and with similar airflow.