Worst & Best PC Cases for 2020 So Far: Mesh Trending & CES Round-Up
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Date: 2020-05-06
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Wyvern
I just built in a Thermaltake Level 20 HT. Surprisingly the thermals are pretty good given it's strange design although there is a good sized gap on the front panel, but I suspect it's for passive cooling/ convection based cooling. Downside is the cutouts for the side radiator tubes need to be offset, I made do with bending the metal out of the way. It took over 8 feet of tubing to plumb, but that's the only way to build this case IMHO otherwise it looks empty. like my wallet. Came from a IN-WIN 303, good idea, an absolute nightmare to build in and it suffered the too small of feet to effectively draw in air, coupled with the MB being too close to the fans- effectively blocking most of your MB SATA, usb ports and even your power button headers.
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I just built in a Thermaltake Level 20 HT. Surprisingly the thermals are pretty good given it's strange design although there is a good sized gap on the front panel, but I suspect it's for passive cooling/ convection based cooling. Downside is the cutouts for the side radiator tubes need to be offset, I made do with bending the metal out of the way. It took over 8 feet of tubing to plumb, but that's the only way to build this case IMHO otherwise it looks empty. like my wallet. Came from a IN-WIN 303, good idea, an absolute nightmare to build in and it suffered the too small of feet to effectively draw in air, coupled with the MB being too close to the fans- effectively blocking most of your MB SATA, usb ports and even your power button headers.
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Dilo22
I want to get a new case when I upgrade to zen 3. Mine's from like 2012 and a little busted up, but has phenomenal airflow; mesh on front, top, side, and bottom. But holy hell modern cases are really frustrating. Everything is form over function now. Cooling performance usually takes a backseat to looks. Like you put 3 or 4 case fans on it out of the box, and then cover them with plastic or glass so they suck in less air? It's ridiculous. This stuff matters, a lot, especially if you don't plan on doing watercooling (like me. That said, I'm currently browsing around. Trying to find something with a mesh front and 12V RGB, primarily. Suggestions are appreciated.
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I want to get a new case when I upgrade to zen 3. Mine's from like 2012 and a little busted up, but has phenomenal airflow; mesh on front, top, side, and bottom. But holy hell modern cases are really frustrating. Everything is form over function now. Cooling performance usually takes a backseat to looks. Like you put 3 or 4 case fans on it out of the box, and then cover them with plastic or glass so they suck in less air? It's ridiculous. This stuff matters, a lot, especially if you don't plan on doing watercooling (like me. That said, I'm currently browsing around. Trying to find something with a mesh front and 12V RGB, primarily. Suggestions are appreciated.
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L1K30N3
omg. please help i duno like the corsair 1000d case i got the coolermaster c700p 420x60mm front push/pull 240x30mm top push/pull 140x30mm back push/pull is there a case where i can put like 3x 420(30 or bigger) in? -_- that thing is so loude omg. 9900k 5. 1ghz with aquacomputer vision silver/cooper and fancy display msi z390 godlike with fancy display 4x 16gb corsair dominator 3200 3400 fancy rgb 2080ti +130mhz/+800mhz with ekwb fancy water cooler fancy ekwb rgb pump noob tubing '' i just wanna sell the old case and renew it or what can i do to get lower water temps (expt. clock it down xD) i like 2 modify ' help pls
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omg. please help i duno like the corsair 1000d case i got the coolermaster c700p 420x60mm front push/pull 240x30mm top push/pull 140x30mm back push/pull is there a case where i can put like 3x 420(30 or bigger) in? -_- that thing is so loude omg. 9900k 5. 1ghz with aquacomputer vision silver/cooper and fancy display msi z390 godlike with fancy display 4x 16gb corsair dominator 3200 3400 fancy rgb 2080ti +130mhz/+800mhz with ekwb fancy water cooler fancy ekwb rgb pump noob tubing '' i just wanna sell the old case and renew it or what can i do to get lower water temps (expt. clock it down xD) i like 2 modify ' help pls
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Bảo
2: 13 Asus ROG Z11 8: 19 MSI Series - 9: 00 MSI Sekira 500P - 9: 07 MSI Creator 400M 10: 04 Thermaltake DistroCase 350P 11: 47 Thermaltake AH T600 12: 27 Micro ATX Cases 13: 08 SilverStone CS330 14: 21 Cooler Master MB331L 15: 17 Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini 16: 58 Silverstone SG14 17: 16 ATX Cases 17: 37 Phanteks P300A 18: 17 Phanteks P500A 19: 06 In Win C200/215/216 19: 52 Silverstone Fara Series (Right Two) 20: 05 Silverstone Fara R1 20: 32 be quiet! Pure Base 500DX 21: 22 Cooler Master TD500 Mesh 21: 53 Lian Li Lancool II Mesh 23: 00 Lian Li 315 23: 11 Larger ATX 23: 15 SilverStone Alta F1 23: 56 Phanteks Enthoo Pro II
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2: 13 Asus ROG Z11 8: 19 MSI Series - 9: 00 MSI Sekira 500P - 9: 07 MSI Creator 400M 10: 04 Thermaltake DistroCase 350P 11: 47 Thermaltake AH T600 12: 27 Micro ATX Cases 13: 08 SilverStone CS330 14: 21 Cooler Master MB331L 15: 17 Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini 16: 58 Silverstone SG14 17: 16 ATX Cases 17: 37 Phanteks P300A 18: 17 Phanteks P500A 19: 06 In Win C200/215/216 19: 52 Silverstone Fara Series (Right Two) 20: 05 Silverstone Fara R1 20: 32 be quiet! Pure Base 500DX 21: 22 Cooler Master TD500 Mesh 21: 53 Lian Li Lancool II Mesh 23: 00 Lian Li 315 23: 11 Larger ATX 23: 15 SilverStone Alta F1 23: 56 Phanteks Enthoo Pro II
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JonsReef
Not sure why mesh cases are the thing? I mean mesh was the thing like 10-20 years ago and it was ugly then and its ugly now too. None of these cases looked impressive AT ALL. Infact they all look severly downgraded from prior years. except the thermaltake which looked really nice. If i wanted a bland ugly ass case ill pull out my case from 2004. I'll stick with my Thermaltake view 71 i bought in 2018. No reason to get a new case if you spent 200 on one in the last few years IMO. But seriously whats with this mesh trend? who wants to have nothing but thing cheap looking plastic all over their case
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Not sure why mesh cases are the thing? I mean mesh was the thing like 10-20 years ago and it was ugly then and its ugly now too. None of these cases looked impressive AT ALL. Infact they all look severly downgraded from prior years. except the thermaltake which looked really nice. If i wanted a bland ugly ass case ill pull out my case from 2004. I'll stick with my Thermaltake view 71 i bought in 2018. No reason to get a new case if you spent 200 on one in the last few years IMO. But seriously whats with this mesh trend? who wants to have nothing but thing cheap looking plastic all over their case
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Vincent
Well. Compare to my ANTEC Signature S10 (who have many years) all cases you present in this vid are shitti, i mean realy, this is low cost cases but in high price. Signature s10 is made of full aluminium 5mm for the doors (4 doors) so very silent, got amovible filters everywhere (in rack so not tools, no nothing, just take it and clean without touch your fan, a lot of place inside, separate frontal part for disks, passages for cables. this case got litteraly everything. I search for similare case for years but never find one even at 700 (i pay 175 my S10. If you have suggestions i take it.
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Well. Compare to my ANTEC Signature S10 (who have many years) all cases you present in this vid are shitti, i mean realy, this is low cost cases but in high price. Signature s10 is made of full aluminium 5mm for the doors (4 doors) so very silent, got amovible filters everywhere (in rack so not tools, no nothing, just take it and clean without touch your fan, a lot of place inside, separate frontal part for disks, passages for cables. this case got litteraly everything. I search for similare case for years but never find one even at 700 (i pay 175 my S10. If you have suggestions i take it.
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Homer
Please please please. Tell case manufactures that making cases that can stand both vertical and horizontal increases their functionality greatly. And from what I can tell, sometimes it could be as simple as screwing in some feet. I just built rig. Cooler Master HAF XB EVO. Excellent design for video editing system. Swappable hard drive bays for keeping off site storage of data back ups. Lots of airflow for quieter cooling. Got a massive but slower fan pushing air down on mb and away rather than across side to side. I honestly did not see any cases in this vid that was better than I got.
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Please please please. Tell case manufactures that making cases that can stand both vertical and horizontal increases their functionality greatly. And from what I can tell, sometimes it could be as simple as screwing in some feet. I just built rig. Cooler Master HAF XB EVO. Excellent design for video editing system. Swappable hard drive bays for keeping off site storage of data back ups. Lots of airflow for quieter cooling. Got a massive but slower fan pushing air down on mb and away rather than across side to side. I honestly did not see any cases in this vid that was better than I got.
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Tyler
I havent bought a new case since 2011. Been through thousands of dollars of upgrades but never changed from my trusty NZXT Phantom. I think it's due time for a nice upgrade but I cant say I really like any cases in this video. I like cases that show of the internals but in a subtle way. I dont want a big plain black box but I also dont want a case that screams gamer fortnight boi in my bedroom having a gay pride rave with all the lights. Someone needs to come out with a case for adults with style. Cause tight now it feels like theres no in between
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I havent bought a new case since 2011. Been through thousands of dollars of upgrades but never changed from my trusty NZXT Phantom. I think it's due time for a nice upgrade but I cant say I really like any cases in this video. I like cases that show of the internals but in a subtle way. I dont want a big plain black box but I also dont want a case that screams gamer fortnight boi in my bedroom having a gay pride rave with all the lights. Someone needs to come out with a case for adults with style. Cause tight now it feels like theres no in between
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Mark
I spent 120 on my H500P and replaced the front panel with a 20 mesh front after watching your negative video. They also seemed to have adopted a screw for top panel. I hope to use it for two builds because that was 2X more than I spent on my 2013 case. The openbox NZXT I had chosen for the build was missing a controller and fans, so I had to make a last minute decision so I could build that day after saving up. After getting the front mesh and removing a couple of the metal panels I am happy with the thermals. 5. 0G 8700K on air 35C idle.
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I spent 120 on my H500P and replaced the front panel with a 20 mesh front after watching your negative video. They also seemed to have adopted a screw for top panel. I hope to use it for two builds because that was 2X more than I spent on my 2013 case. The openbox NZXT I had chosen for the build was missing a controller and fans, so I had to make a last minute decision so I could build that day after saving up. After getting the front mesh and removing a couple of the metal panels I am happy with the thermals. 5. 0G 8700K on air 35C idle.
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Likeaglove
Im a HVAC Tech and the number 1 rule for airflow is (Airflow in = Airflow out) Also its easier to think of airflow like a liquid, its going to take a path of least resistance, as well as heat rises. The less that a case and setup creates obstacles the easier / and quieter it will cool. With any case, its best to have any spot for a fan filled with the biggest one thats fits there. Also you cant clean the filters to ofter. They are so thin it doesn't take much to reduce airflow or its pulled from airleaks in unwanted spots.
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Im a HVAC Tech and the number 1 rule for airflow is (Airflow in = Airflow out) Also its easier to think of airflow like a liquid, its going to take a path of least resistance, as well as heat rises. The less that a case and setup creates obstacles the easier / and quieter it will cool. With any case, its best to have any spot for a fan filled with the biggest one thats fits there. Also you cant clean the filters to ofter. They are so thin it doesn't take much to reduce airflow or its pulled from airleaks in unwanted spots.
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