Today’s winner, and the best quiet PC case overall, is Fractal Design’s Define 7 case. At a reasonable price, the case delivers low noise levels thanks to its high-density sound damping. The case comes with several color options, too, allowing you to tailor it to your style.

Looking at another thread, it looks like the following spec will fit the bill, but I'd appreciate comments/advice! (I'd like to bit a bit future-proofed: I might not buy another one for another 10 years, but budget is limited There are so many quiet PC cases on the market these days, and with such a range in price, finding the best quiet PC case can be challenging. But don’t panic, for here at PC guide, we are here to help! Overall the Define 7 is a solid, feature-rich, and capable chassis hindered by its front panel. The Define 7 will serve you well as far as fitment. Just be aware of the cost of the attempt at silence. Shannon's Chassis Test System Specifications

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The top cover and front panel can be changed to deliver either maximum airflow or silent operation. While choosing between the two is not ideal, those craving a quiet operation will still enjoy the case! The case is incredibly versatile, with a removable ODD cage and repositionable HDD slots. This allows you to rearrange the case to your preference. You can also adjust the top cover vent to enhance the cooling and mounting options. Customers praised the amount of room available within the case for a range of fans and other components. Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600KF (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache The 12600K is still an incredible CPU for your uses and saving here allows a more balanced spec elsewhere

Not a fan of the case and would like a better storage set up personally but it's as close as I could get that's still capable of VR and "quiet" I usually have Civilisation on one monitor and either a music app or a movie streaming on a 2nd monitor, both 1080p I think. I'd like to have the option to connect to a TV (42") and play the movie on there. (It does not need to be 4k, my eyes aren't that good). I'm also thinking of getting one of those Oculus 2 Virtual Reality headsets. Most importantly, the PC must be as quiet as possible. You also get three fans included! The dynamic X2 GP-14 fans are preinstalled, and the tower boasts room to expand to nine fans if you need it! Now that is some serious space. There is also space for large motherboards; you can get up to a 285mm E-ATX motherboard here! You’ll be hard-pressed to find other PC cases that can offer that for this price! This is very sizable for a mid-tower chassis, but it also means we likely will not see issues with a top-mounted 120mm based AIO or Radiator for custom liquid cooling. This is a trap many mid-towers we have witnessed recently fall into. The XL version measures in a bit larger at 566mm in height, 604mm deep, and 240mm in width. This enables the XL version to offer more 120mm fitment for even more extensive liquid cooling options for fitment. Not sure what you need from your quiet PC case? Let our buyer’s guide help you there! Cooling PowerPrior to load testing, we collect idle temperature results for ten minutes to determine the unloaded cooling performance of a case's fans and air channels. Thermal benchmarking is conducted for 1400 seconds (23 minutes), a period we've determined sufficient for achieving equilibrium. The over-time data is aggregated and will occasionally be compiled into charts, if interesting or relevant. The equilibrium performance is averaged to create the below charts.

Detachable PSU cable shield and integrated cable guides with Velcro straps simplify cable management behind the board The PSU dust filter will also work to keep your PC dust-free and clean while allowing airflow to access your PC. Some customers found the filter a little restrictive and that the airflow into the PC was compromised. This issue was not widely reported, so it should not affect your PC and its dust-free airflow! thermals are next. These numbers typically closely mirror the GPU torture numbers, as it’s a GPU-heavy load, but they can be impacted by the reduction on CPU focus versus our torture workloads. The 3DMark test loads the system similarly to how a game would, and so this is a stand-in benchmark for game thermals.

SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) We like to opt for a dual drive storage layout for a number of reasons, this 500GB drive would be for Windows and applications Customers praised this PC case’s size, offering plenty of space for a range of components and larger motherboards. What’s great about this case is how compatible it is with a range of motherboards! It can fit ATX, M-ATX, and Mini-ITX motherboards! New chassis design opens up to fully expose the case interior on three sides for totally unhindered installation and cable routing There are 2 usb-c ports on the pc, one on the top of the fractal define 7 case and one at the rear on the ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus motherboard.