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Comment by scns

18 hours ago

Even though it's off-topic, my favourite case in a build by the same guy. Nowadays it would work with just a Ryzen 9700X:

https://fabiensanglard.net/the_beautiful_machine/index.html

[Edit] Maybe not completly off-topic since it would be my dream PC.

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wdfx  18 hours ago

I bought this case a couple of years ago after this article was linked here.

I love it. It's beautifully engineered. Top quality. It sits at the corner of my desk proudly silent.

I'm likely about to upgrade the pc within but the case will remain a strong feature of my desk.

  • rkomorn  18 hours ago

    Do you use it as a gaming PC (or for other high GPU load activities)? And if so, what's your take on noise under load?

    Edit: I guess this is a senseless question if the case really only uses passive cooling. I was assuming there would still be fans somewhere.

    I despise my current PC's fan noise and I'm always on the lookout for a quieter solution.

    • wdfx  18 hours ago

      It's a dev workstation for me.

      Currently inside is an i7-9600 which I limit to 3.6ghz and a cheap 1050ti.

      The CPU is technically over the TDP limit of the case but with the frequency limit in place I never exceed about 70degC and due to my workloads I'm rarely maxing the CPU anyway.

      There is zero noise under any load. There is no moving parts inside the case at all, no spinning HDD, no PSU fan, no CPU fan, no GPU fan.

    • scns  17 hours ago

      > I guess this is a senseless question if the case really only uses passive cooling.

      Are there senseless questions?

      It can be used for gaming if your demands are met by a Nvidia 1650.

      MonsterLabo built passive cases that could cool hotter components, seems defunct though, sadly.