How viable this is becomes questionable, as you’ll see in our Evolv X review (it’s the same solution), but it’s one of the few differentiating features among cases at this price point. ![]() Additional unique features include the separately-purchased mini-ITX mounting bracket, which technically allows the assembly of two systems inside of one case. The P500A has inherited some Phanteks premium features, like the plastic screw sorting box that they include. If the clearances in the smaller P400A are a problem that the P500A can solve, the extra $30 is worth it, and thermal performance is as good or moderately better than the P400A’s. The biggest (no pun intended) advantage over the other Phanteks cases listed here is size. The Digital version has impressive thermal performance in every category, especially GPU thermals, and it briefly topped the chart for noise-normalized thermals before the addition of the Lancool II Mesh. The $100 P500A non-Digital with two 140mm fans should be a pretty good deal too once it releases, pushing Phanteks into competition with its own P400A. Like with the P400A, we’re again talking about the Digital RGB variant here. The next one is the Phanteks P500A Digital RGB case, which is one of the newest two cases on the list. Budget ($100) Phanteks P500A Digital RGB ($130) We will also link to each case’s retail page, where we may make a small commission if you purchase the product from the retailer (this comes from the retailer, a third-party, not from the manufacturer). If there’s one you like in particular, we’d encourage checking out its accompanying full review. We won’t be talking thermals or build quality as in-depth as we do for individual case reviews, so we’ve linked the relevant reviews for each case below. As always, let us know if there’s another case we should check out in the comments below. We have almost 300 rows of test data multiplied across about 7 sheets, so although we’ll be limiting ourselves to cases we’ve reviewed, that’s still a big list. ![]() Today, we’ll be covering some of our top choices-this isn’t our yearly best-and-worst cases roundup, it’s just a selection of airflow-focused cases with good value. Now the tide has turned again, and in 2020, we have more airflow cases than we know what to do with. As those cases aged and optical drives fell out of favor, front panel designs became increasingly clean and minimalistic, and therefore increasingly closed-off. That generally implies lots of mesh and lots of fans, like the classic Cooler Master HAF cases that adopted “high airflow” as a brand name. Over all the years that we’ve been doing case reviews, we’ve advocated for high airflow designs. Airflow begets higher noise, in nearly all instances.Today is a round-up of the best airflow-focused cases currently out, which can also be tuned to be good acoustic performers by nature of unrestricted intakes. Noise levels are decidedly unimpressive, but not insultingly loud. The case offers no frills, focuses on properly high airflow with its four total fans, and costs $70-$80 for the Pro version of the RL06, which we strongly recommend. ![]() The next closest was the Thermaltake View 71 at 48.7 degrees. GPU temperatures have remained fully chart-topping in our torture tests, too, with a 47.1-degree read-out in the torture. ![]() The SilverStone RL06 Pro only gets beaten when we start adding $20 fans to the Meshify which, of course, would also be outdone if we replaced the RL06’s fans with $20 units. The next closest stock case was the Corsair 570X, so honorable mention there, with its three 1500RPM fans. The Redline 06 maintained a 47.8-degree CPU temperature in our CPU torture test, planting it firmly ahead of everything else. The mid-tower layout keeps everything closer to the fans and exhaust, but the front mesh is where the case pulls ahead: Other mesh panel cases have tried and failed to outmatch the RL06 this year, and that’s largely because the Redline uses a mesh that’s not overly dense in its creation. This performance is a combination of SilverStone’s tri-fan intake, thin metal mesh front panel, and mid-tower layout. The case is being kept around as a standard for our benchmarks, as its thermal performance is second-to-none in its stock state. We reviewed SilverStone’s Redline 06 Pro back in May and, for the past six months, the RL06 has remained fully uncontested in its position atop our charts.
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