Case recommendations?

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Caironic

Active member
Hi all. I have the following ordered at the moment, just waiting for my GPU to come available. I like the look of this case, but from a quick Google for reviews I've seen it say that it can be quite loud and maybe not get enough airflow. Any opinions on this case or recommendations for another would be appreciated!

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
 
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Ash_

Master Poster
We’d need to see the rest of your build.

If you have a standard cooler, it will be louder under heavy load, than say a H100i.

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Caironic

Active member
Ash_ said:
We’d need to see the rest of your build.

If you have a standard cooler, it will be louder under heavy load, than say a H100i.

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Sorry, I thought that would be enough of the build. The full specs are;

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 16 working days

I don't think it's relevant but I have also changed the M.2 from the PCS one to a 1TB Samsung 980 Evo pro
 
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Ash_

Master Poster
Should be fine, cooler master is more than enough to cool the cpu, so the case fans won’t work hard. The cooler master pump can be audible, but not loud (37db or so).
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
@Caironic - I own this case so can speak from experience. It's not too loud, mine is sat next to me on my desk with a H100i RGB Platinum cooling the CPU and I barely notice it.

Some people have reported that the case fans have been going at full pelt when they've initially set it up and it's not immediately obvious how to adjust the fan curve, which is why it seems to have gained the reputation of being quite noisy. If that happens, it can be tweaked from the BIOS or via Fan Xpert from ASUS AI Suite, which actually gives you a bit more custom control.

I've generally left the case fans in a quiet profile and let the cooler do the main body of work, never had any issues with temperatures.

If you have any fan problems upon arrival, let me know :) (y)
 
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Steveyg

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Yeah the LiquidLite 240 is great at keeping temps low but she's fairly loud. I can hear it clearly pumping in the next room when it's quiet, but hey the noise doesn't bother me so much I can't hear it when there's actually sound playing
 
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Ash_

Master Poster
If you’re concerned about the sound, a H100i upgrade is probably the best fix - but 37db isn’t really noticeable in gaming/wearing headphones.
 
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Caironic

Active member
AgentCooper said:
@Caironic - I own this case so can speak from experience. It's not too loud, mine is sat next to me on my desk with a H100i RGB Platinum cooling the CPU and I barely notice it.

Some people have reported that the case fans have been going at full pelt when they've initially set it up and it's not immediately obvious how to adjust the fan curve, which is why it seems to have gained the reputation of being quite noisy. If that happens, it can be tweaked from the BIOS or via Fan Xpert from ASUS AI Suite, which actually gives you a bit more custom control.

I've generally left the case fans in a quiet profile and let the cooler do the main body of work, never had any issues with temperatures.

If you have any fan problems upon arrival, let me know :) (y)
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You have the iCUE 220T or the H100i?
 
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