PC case with great airflow?

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#1 SkyWard20
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I don't think my current one is doing too well in the airflow department. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Also, are there any case fans that you'd recommend for improving airflow?

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#2 grf7291
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i have the antec 902v3...newegg recently pricedropped it...the airflow in that thing is amazing the fans are already ready to go for ya, plus it just looks good and it can support really long vid cards! (if you leave a couple hard drive slots open)...i have a gtx 580 in it right now and it fit just fine
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#3 Smoke89
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Any of the cooler master HAF cases. As far as I know you can't really get better airflow than in a HAF. I have a HAF 942 and ambient temps are always EXACTLY what my air conditioner is set on.

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#4 Ryuketsu2043
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Ya any of the HAF cases. They are a steal on newegg.com. I just purchased a HAF912 and I'll never get a diff case unless its a HAF.

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#5 10MP
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haf cases are great i saw haf x on sale for $100 once wish i would of bought it

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#6 istuffedsunny
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Your case doesn't matter as much as your cooler and exhaust fans. Get a huge sink and stick some Deltas on that sucker, you'll be good. As far as I'm concerned cases are mostly cosmetic.
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#7 Un_Ordinateur
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The Corsair Obsidian 800D is rediculous. Big enough to fit a small child in, but great airflow and a sleek look. I've had it for a few months and I'm very happy with the airflow in it.

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#8 Azurites
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Whats your current case? Best airflow case is silverstone Raven 2 or fortress 2, Chimney cases just make so much sense.

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#9 istuffedsunny
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I just remembered this neat little idea. Perfect airflow. Got any old chairs about?

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#10 Azurites
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Thats gonna be dusty and open to hazards thought.

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#11 istuffedsunny
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Nah just run the ol' Dyson across it every now and then. Oh yeah and if you got one of these it's on like Donkey Kong

Forget that 360mm radiator in your water cooled setup. How about 400mm of raw-ass air?

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#12 grf7291
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lmao that's good stuff
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#13 BlackDevil99
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well even after overclocking my Thermaltake v9 Blacx Edition case is still cold to the touch, comes with massive fans (including a 12cm one on the top). was $100 when I bought it a few months ago.

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#14 SkyWard20
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This is my case.

My idle temp got down to a usually stable 29-31 degrees Celsius after removing the side of the case. It seems to have gone back up a little though and I assume that's because of dust getting into the parts.

I don't want to spend money on something too expensive, since I just bought some new parts already. The Cooler Master 912 on Newegg would fit the price range ( it's about 60$ there ), only it's 130$ in my region. Something cheaper, maybe?

I'd also like to get some case/exhaust fans, but I'd like to know if I should keep this case first and just buy the fans or not.

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#15 SkyWard20
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So, I've been looking at some other cases:

Which one would you recommend out of these ( in terms of airflow )?

Aerocool Strike-X

vx-9 pro

CM Storm Scout

I might also take a look at the HAF 912 if it comes down to it ( isn't it more closed off though? ). Also, does the HAF 912 come with extra case fans?

Thanks.

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#16 silversix_
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Haf 932, Haf X, SilverStone RV02B-EW Raven 2 Revolution, NCZ Phantom and many others. Here everyone suggested me the Haf X but i bought the RV02B :P
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#17 SkyWard20
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So, any other suggestions? :D