So I’m looking to change my pc case to one with better airflow. I’ve been trying to decide between a lancool 216 or the phanteks g360a and I want some opinions. My specs are a atx mobo, reference rx 5700xt and a Ryzen 2700x. Also I’m using hyper 212 evo led white edition CPU cooler. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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What is your budget and goals?
You mentioned high airflow.
The Lancool 216 has some of the best CPU cooling. You can’t go wrong with it.
Fractal Torrent is pretty much the gold standard for airflow. The lancool 216 beats it in CPU cooling but not in GPU cooling. If you want something smaller, torrent compact. However, it is more expensive.
Fractal North is less expensive, still had good airflow, and looks great. Much better than most modern cases in my opinion. If I was getting an ATX case, I would choose this one just for aesthetics.
In the end, a case is 50% cooling and 50% aesthetics. It is up to you to decide what looks good. With a 5700XT and a 2700X, 90% of cases will be good enough to cool it. You don’t have to go for the “best of the best.” You can look at what you like to look at and then compare thermal reviews after you found what you like. Good reviewers like gamers nexus will also give you a feel for how easy it is to build in the case.
If you have already done that, then I would go with the Lian Li for my preferences. I only think glass side panels are nice for fully themed builds. Otherwise they are worse for thermals, break easier, and can show bad cable management.
I have the Lancool III which I believe is the bigger version of the Lancool 216. It is a solid case with great airflow and spacious cable management behind the motherboard. The removable top mount is really a neat feature if you ever switch to a radiator. No major complaints after a year of ownership.
Had this case for about 5 years now through a few builds and love it still. So easy to work on and do cool to look at. Good stuff
I really like my Fractal Design Define 7 Compact. I had the full size Define R6 before, but it was slightly too large to fit in my under desk mount.
Good case, but absolutely not a high airflow case.
