Case for Gaming?

[Detonate12]

I want to build a new PC on AM5 and I would like to know if this case is good for games. Here I mean to have the best possible cooling in games! I was thinking of buying this case! What do you think?

Core P8 Tempered Glass Full Tower Chassis

The Core P8 TG is a transformable E-ATX Full Tower Chassis that can be either used as a closed or open styled case with Tt LCS Certification.

www.thermaltake.com

 

[Onasi]

Games are not some exotic special workload. Any case that has good thermals will have same good thermals in games. Just look up reviews of cases that interest you, compare the temps and go from there. It also matters quite a lot what your cooling setup would be - air, liquid, mixed? The case you linked is definitely more for a custom loop than anything else.

 

[Detonate12]

I would like to buy these:
MotherBoard: MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI,
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5GHz box,
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32GB DDR5 5600MHz CL30 Dual Channel Kit
Case: Thermaltake Core P8, Tempered Glass
I now have:
Video: Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 3060 ELITE LHR 12GB GDDR6 192-bit
Cooler: ARCTIC AC Liquid Freezer II 240 A-RGB
Power Suply: GIGABYTE G750H, 80+ Gold, 750W
SSD M2 ssd ETC

 

[Marcus L]

You do realise that's an eatx case and not standard atx of course it will take a atx motherboard or even matx though as Onasi pointed out it's more aimed at a custom loop build and there will likely be tons of free space considering the build you are planning. If you are aware of that then cool, I bought a Corsair obsidian 800d years ago not realising it was an eatx case and that thing was absurdly huge for my requirements anyway which was a similar build, so not dual gpu, custom loop, tons of drives etc I returned it for a atx case in the end lol

 

[Detonate12]

I have a madness of my own: I want it to be very cold inside the case when I play.

 

[Marcus L]

You would be better going for a high airflow atx sized case and some decent fans that can push a good amount of air, having too much space won't necessarily make it any cooler and you would need more fans to optimise the airflow imo

 

[Detonate12]

Now I have this case: Lian Li LANCOOL II Mesh RGB Black. What case do you recommend me with high airflow?

 

[Onasi]

I have a madness of my own: I want it to be very cold inside the case when I play.

Get a Fractal Design Torrent or a Lancool 216 or just anything with focus on strong front to back airflow. That’s it, you are done.

 

[Detonate12]

Lian Li LanCool 216 RGB black or Lian Li LANCOOL II Mesh RGB Black (what do i have now) isn't it the same???

 

[Marcus L]

Agreed, 7700x and 3060 aren't monster heat generators and will run fairly cool with proper airflow, no need to overthink it or go over the top with a gazillion fans and a huge empty case

The Best PC Cases for Airflow Will Keep Your Gaming PC Running Cool and Fast - IGN

Looking to keep your gaming PC cool? Check out these PC cases that put airflow and performance first.

www.ign.com

 

[Onasi]

@Detonate12
Roughly. 216 has 160mm in the front, so MOAR flow. If you want absolute airflow I would reiterate the Torrent (the full tower version) - I don’t think there is a better case out there for strictly air cooling. At least not among the ones not costing silly money.

 

[Detonate12]

Which of these 3 are you referring to? Torrent, Torrent Compact or Torrent Nano?

Torrent

Built to maximize cooling potential straight out of the box, the Torrent comes with a brand-new component layout and two custom-made 180 x 38 mm Dynamic PWM / Prisma RGB fans. The Torrent is a perfect fit for anyone serious about high-end cooling – with or without a custom water loop.

www.fractal-design.com

 

[Marcus L]

(the full tower version)

Which of these 3 are you referring to? Torrent, Torrent Compact or Torrent Nano?

Torrent

Built to maximize cooling potential straight out of the box, the Torrent comes with a brand-new component layout and two custom-made 180 x 38 mm Dynamic PWM / Prisma RGB fans. The Torrent is a perfect fit for anyone serious about high-end cooling – with or without a custom water loop.

www.fractal-design.com

 

[Onasi]

That’s the one. If you want to go silly and spend more you can even replace the stock fans with something better-ish. Three 140 in the bottom, three 140 in the front, slap another 140 on the exhaust. Make them the new overpriced and overengineered Noctuas. Better yet, grab their industrials. Crank those suckers up. End up spending more on fans than the case itself. Achieve peak airflow.

But no, holy shit, don’t actually do that. Just grab the case and use the fan hub, then create a comfy fan curve and be done. The insanity above is just my personal plan for a rebuild.

 

[Detonate12]

If I were so smart, I wouldn't ask for an opinion here. I'm more of a novice in this kind of thing and you don't have to get upset like that.

 

[Onasi]

…wait, what? Where did I get upset? I was just bantering and, if anything, was self-deprecating while also giving advice on what NOT to do.

 

[Marcus L]

Tbh your current case is pretty darn good for airflow and unless you just fancy looking at something new (the upgrade itch is real ) I would just stick with that and put the money elsewhere in the build or save it, take the Mrs/kids whatever out for a meal etc lol

 

[Detonate12]

Then I will stay with the case I have and upgrade only the components I still need. Thx for info and help.

 

[Bobaganoosh]

So you have the Lancool II Mesh RGB Black now? that's a decent airflow case. if you want to improve things, you can upgrade the fans, but I wouldn't expect substantially different performance as there's probably already decent airflow in the case (assuming any filters are clean and not blocked with dust). You could also buy additional fans to have at least 3 intakes on the front and two exhausts (one back, one top-back). I would try and make sure there's more power in the front intake fans to keep positive pressure, but that's my general preference.

Some options:
If you don't care about the RGB part:
Arctic P12Max - These have been getting really good reviews and they're cheap
be quiet! Silent Wings 4 High Speed - I'm a huge fan of their fans. The noise profile is pleasant (subjective, but to me their sound is good) and move a lot of air. I have the pro version, but never run them at the highest speed, so these lower speed ones are cheaper and get the job done for a more reasonable price.

If you do want RGB:
be quiet! light wings LX 120 (high speed) - these move more air than your fans (~25% more) and still offer RGB.

There are tons of options out there, so you'd want to pick something that meets your specs/price/aesthetic requirements. Personally, I'm not big on RGB, so I'd buy the P12 Max fans because I'm not aware of anything that even comes close for the price/performance.

 

[kapone32]

There will be many options provided to you keep to 2 basic principals for a Gaming Case.

1. Airflow
2. Ease of Installation

Then there are a couple of QOL features that some cases have like the Phanteks P360

1. A universal front panel header like Front panel audio (Finally)
2. Support for more than 1 360 radiator

If you want RGB Phanteks makes some of the most beautiful looking ARGB fans you can buy that are not too expensive like Corsair or some others.

If you don't want RGB Arctic P12 indeed is a great pick, has been for at least 7 years the best price/performance

This is a personal one for me but Hardware is getting bigger and denser as a result I think the biggest Case you can fit is necessary for today's Games. I was blown away when I got deep into City Skylines 2 and my FPS started tanking making use of 90% of my CPU and I have 12 cores. My case is nice and big (7000D Airflow) so the CPU does not really get hot with the way I have Air exhausting out of my case. The side panel is an exhaust using a 360 rad and the front has 3 high RPM 140mm fans to blow cool air across the components. Then 6 140s exhaust the air from the top. Makes your room warm but the interior of your case nice and cool.

 

[cvaldes]

Now I have this case: Lian Li LANCOOL II Mesh RGB Black. What case do you recommend me with high airflow?

Your current case has more than enough airflow for your build.

I have a nearly identical model (Lancool II Mesh Performance, no RGB); the current build is: Ryzen 5800X3D, Asus ROG Strix B550-E, GeForce RTX 4080 Super Founders Edition. Previously it housed a Ryzen 5900X and Asus TUF Gaming RTX 3080 Ti OC.

This case has plenty of fan mounts. I'm using an Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 (factory fans on AIO) in the front, two 140mm exhaust fans (previous Noctua NF-A14 I think) on top, a 120mm fan (Noctua, probably a NF-S12A) on the back, and two Noctua NF-S12A fans on the PSU shroud pointing up (fresh air drawn through the bottom side mesh vent blowing onto the GPU).

I tossed the Lian Li fans that came with the case.

I've configured the fan curves for the case fans very mildly in the BIOS, I don't think they ever spin more than 50%.

No reason to buy another case unless you want a new look.

 

[Detonate12]

I have 3 fans x 120 in front, from the factory. I have a Be Quiet fan behind: Silent Wings 3 120mm 2200RPM and up I have an ARCTIC AC Liquid Freezer II 240 A-RGB water cooler with 2 fans.
The problem is... where should I put more fans because I don't have anywhere else?

 

[cvaldes]

Well, I'll ask the question for the information that you should have offered in your original post. How is your current fan configuration failing to adequately cool your rig? What is the motherboard temperature at idle? During gameplay?

And you have failed to indicate whether or not you have any fans on the PSU shroud. There is room for two 120mm fans in the Lian Li Lancool II series. This is clearly illustrated in the owner's manual and compatible screws for fan mounting should have been included with the case.

 

[Dr. Dro]

More fans usually isn't the answer. If your case is becoming a hotbox, you should first properly check for the flow of air - remember, hot air is less dense than cold air at the same atmospheric pressure, which means that essentially, due to buoyancy, hot air inside your computer case floats upwards - "hot air goes up" generic statement.

Very bad mspaint drawing, but this should be easy enough to understand. If your temperatures remain out of control, you've either got a problem with your AIO (see if it's installed correctly, and if its pump is working). GPU has issues with paste (rare if your card is less than ~3 years old but can happen)), or you're simply pushing too many watts for the cooling system.

In many cases, if you're starved for cool air inside the case, simply removing the side panel tends to drop temperatures by 40°C+.

 

[Hankieroseman]

I want to build a new PC on AM5 and I would like to know if this case is good for games. Here I mean to have the best possible cooling in games! I was thinking of buying this case! What do you think?

Core P8 Tempered Glass Full Tower Chassis

The Core P8 TG is a transformable E-ATX Full Tower Chassis that can be either used as a closed or open styled case with Tt LCS Certification.

www.thermaltake.com

You can't have one. Sold out. I used something similar in be quiet! Big case, Customizable and heavy when it got loaded.