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Good air cooling case?

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A guy at work wants a gaming PC. So i was gonna throw him a parts list. I see my choice of supplier doesnt list the Raven 2 Evo, anymore. Which I have had really good luck with for air cooling. He wants a 680, so it's gonna be warm. What other cases are good for air cooling with quiet noise levels?

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I should add this is gaming only box. So atx or Matx board, cd/DVD drive (no bluray), one ssd, one HDD. So a ton of expansion slots isn't a requirement. He just wants clean looks, doesnt need lights everywhere. He will not be OCing
 
FT02
RV03
Fractal Design Core 1000 / 3000 / Define R4
Corsair 300R / 400R / 500R

Personally I'd go with the RV03 if the looks are ok otherwise I'd pick one of the Fractals or the Corsairs. The FT02 and the RV02/RV03 all have similar innards and cooling capabilities; the difference is, the unibody frame of the FT02 bumps the price up $100.

Let me say that it's hard to get good air cooling with quiet. Even if you fill a case with GT's you're still going to have noise. I gave up a long time ago trying to have good air cooling with quiet because no matter what you're getting at least a humming / low tone.
 
As always I suggest the fractal design define R4 but it is a little chunky. It mainly depends on his preference and where hes going to put it.

Other options:
Corsair 600T
500R
Fractal Design 3000
IN WIN Dragon Slayer
Lian li has some with 20% code on egg
COOLER MASTER HAF 932

zero2dash said:
Let me say that it's hard to get good air cooling with quiet. Even if you fill a case with GT's you're still going to have noise. I gave up a long time ago trying to have good air cooling with quiet because no matter what you're getting at least a humming / low tone.
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In my R4 and 3x corsair 140mm and 2x 120mm on my h100i I barely hear it and its running boinc 24/7. You wont find anything completely silent.
 
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