I'm more annoyed by electronic sounds than just fans - especially coildwinding is a nightmare for me. Because of this I want a dampened Case.
I read a lot good things about the Fractal R5 as dampaned case on this board thus I'm having it as my first choice at the moment.
But I got some questin on it. Maybe someone can give me some insight on dampened Cases:
I know Airflow is more important than dampening because otherwise the fans will spin higher and negating the damping.
But afaik the "Stack effect" is used in most Cases to direct the airflow from the front to the back.
The Fractal R5 seems questionable regarding the airflow.
It's total open on the bottom!
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Doenst't this open bottom kill any directed airflow?
Also isn't it quite open for a dampened case?
I'm thinking about buying a Nanoxia Deep Silence 5 or 6 instead because these cases use the Stack Effect and seem to be more dampened. The Be Quiet Dark 900 also looks neat.
I appreciate any help or advice because I'm totally new to the topic.
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