What case for most silent system. More air flow or insulated case?
I'm looking into buying a new desktop case, new CPU fan and additional case fans because my current components run a little hot, and the fans are very loud, consequently. I also want to get a new PSU with full modularity because my current non-modular PSU clutters the case a lot.
What I'm unsure about is which case to get.
I'm wondering what would be best for getting the sound of my system down: should I increase the air flow (and select a very open case, currently looking at the Lian Li O11 Air mini) or instead insulate the case (for example with a be quiet! Pure Base 500)?
what case will generally give me the most silent system?
If it matters to anyone, I'm currently using the following:
- MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Super Ventus GP OC, default voltages and clock speed
- Ryzen 5 3600 with stock cooler
- CoolerMaster N300 case with stock fans and 2 additional CoolerMaster Masterfan 120L
- Cooler Master GM G750M Power Supply
Posted Jul 2, 2022, 6:45 PM UTC
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I can't stress enough on how that foam is a life changer for those who are sensitive to noise. It won't eliminate noise, but it does something to the frequencies that makes noise much more tolerable.
I see, so, you'd pick that Be Quiet! case over the Lian Li? the former already comes with foam.
I'm not very familiar with the market when it comes to cases. I didn't know some come with foam already lol. If that's the case, then it's the case. Ironically, I have a LianLi (Lancool Mesh 2 or somethings).
I see, thanks for your feedback :)
Okay I checked the BeQuiet Pure Base 500 and.. I'm not sure. Looks to restrictive to me. I'm not convinced. Plus, it's noise-cancelling matts. The foam you buy for $20 is enough to cover two cases.
restrictive in which way? That the case is cramped and doesn't have bottom fans?
Good question. In two ways:
In my experience, when fans struggle to push air, you get that whispering/whistling effect which I personally find annoying as hell. I also believe bottom fans help with preventing heat from building up around the GPU over extended gaming sessions.
This is all subjective, though.