0-20k Looking for PC cases with good airflow and no tempered glass.

N3r_0

N3r_0

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I'm planning on getting a full rig sometime this year or next year and I've been scouring around for a mid-tower ATX case with good airflow. I don't particularly care about RGB and I really just want it to be a opaque without glass I have to worry about. Good cooling too since the area I live in gets pretty humid and hot. The Corsair 275R Airflow looked interesting but it has tempered glass. Any similar recommendations minus the glass would be grand.

Budget: Under 7k
 
If you can up your budget to around 7.9k, I would highly recommend the Lancool 216. When it comes to airflow, the thing is like a wind tunnel, even with the stock fans. Built like a tank, oodles of space, and brilliant cable management. I use one, hence the vouch.

 
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I'm planning on getting a full rig sometime this year or next year and I've been scouring around for a mid-tower ATX case with good airflow. I don't particularly care about RGB and I really just want it to be a opaque without glass I have to worry about. Good cooling too since the area I live in gets pretty humid and hot. The Corsair 275R Airflow looked interesting but it has tempered glass. Any similar recommendations minus the glass would be grand.

Budget: Under 7k
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I was also like this when i was looking for case, but then just went with 216 ( bought for around 7.5k). Happy with it.
What i do is always remove glass with case on bed. Never on floor, if floor is ceramic then tempered glass can shatter on it.
I also don't care for rgb, i did not connect the rgb cable to motherboard and by default it doesn't turn on.
rgb one has a fan controller which i think non rgb one doesn't have ( confirm ). In my case when i was buying it was anyway cheaper i think.

If you do buy 216 and your air is dusty - highly recommend additional dust filter. That catches a lot of fine dust which the outer panel doesn't.
Case can last multiple builds, so it makes sense to buy decent option rather than the most value for money - if it makes sense.
 
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I was also like this when i was looking for case, but then just went with 216 ( bought for around 7.5k). Happy with it.
What i do is always remove glass with case on bed. Never on floor, if floor is ceramic then tempered glass can shatter on it.
I also don't care for rgb, i did not connect the rgb cable to motherboard and by default it doesn't turn on.
rgb one has a fan controller which i think non rgb one doesn't have ( confirm ). In my case when i was buying it was anyway cheaper i think.

If you do buy 216 and your air is dusty - highly recommend additional dust filter. That catches a lot of fine dust which the outer panel doesn't.
Case can last multiple builds, so it makes sense to buy decent option rather than the most value for money - if it makes sense.
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Thankfully not particularly dusty here, just...the sun is a deadly laser.

But yeah, that makes sense. I'm more worried about accidentally bumping into the glass and have it break. I'm not that absentminded but accidents happen and I'd like to keep casualties minimal, you know?
 
PunkX 75 said:
If you can up your budget to around 7.9k, I would highly recommend the Lancool 216. When it comes to airflow, the thing is like a wind tunnel, even with the stock fans. Built like a tank, oodles of space, and brilliant cable management. I use one, hence the vouch.

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I'll give it a looksy loo, maybe I'll get lucky and find it on sale lol. Thank you!

Feel free to throw me other suggestions though.
 
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Thankfully not particularly dusty here, just...the sun is a deadly laser.
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If you dont mind, which city ?

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But yeah, that makes sense. I'm more worried about accidentally bumping into the glass and have it break. I'm not that absentminded but accidents happen and I'd like to keep casualties minimal, you know?
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Yeah so i have done that few times without issue. Glass is quite heavy. From what i read, tempered glass is very strong and doesn't break normally.
But if it strikes a surface that is 'stronger' then it shatters. ceramic is one obvious culprit.
Anyway, if you get good option without glass, go for it.
 
Here's an older picture when I was using a D15. Will give you a sense of the space it has. Now, I use an AIO. Also, it's a chonky boy, and very heavy. The side glass panel is very heavy, too. With care you, you'll do fine ( I've had mine for 1.5 years, and no glass -related issues)
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I'm planning on getting a full rig sometime this year or next year and I've been scouring around for a mid-tower ATX case with good airflow. I don't particularly care about RGB and I really just want it to be a opaque without glass I have to worry about. Good cooling too since the area I live in gets pretty humid and hot. The Corsair 275R Airflow looked interesting but it has tempered glass. Any similar recommendations minus the glass would be grand.

Budget: Under 7k
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If you don't mind, what is the purpose of your build ?

Asking cuz I am also planning on bilding my first desktop for AI/ML and my preference for case is exact same as your.
 
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