How BeQuiet! sees „gaming“ cases
We’ve got hold of a document that is a sort of list of features that BeQuiet! thinks you should think about when choosing a case for a gaming PC build. To what extent one can agree with it is probably individual (users’ priorities are different and some people have very specific requirements). In any case, these are materials that also give an insight into what a leading case manufacturer considers important and what questions they ask when designing.
Disclaimer: The following text does not come from the editorial keyboard. It was provided by BeQuiet! and is published in its original form as part of a paid collaboration.
Aside from “does it look good” and “do the components fit in there” there are many more questions to answer in order to find the right case.
How far do I want to take it?
- “just throw in components and be done with it” → few features are needed
- Far reaching use of case-options (invertible motherboard-tray (802)/extensive cable management/ …)
Eye candy
- Window/no window
- PSU shroud hides the PSU for a clean interior
- Timeless appearance
General
- Focus on airflow and cooling
- Focus on low noise level
- Focus on versatility
- Dust filter
Usage point-of-view
- What drives do I need? (M.2/SSD/HDD/DVD/Blu-Ray)
- How many of each drive-type do I need?
- I/O slots on the front panel
- Silence
Gaming point-of-view
- Opportunity to “fine-tune” airflow by installing the perfect amount of fans exactly where they should be
- Great airflow, so the GPU-beast actually can be cooled down
- Pre-installed fan controller
- Considering the above-average amount of fans we install, silent fans are preferable
- Easy access to the interior (some of us open the case quite often over the time and tool-less side panels make it easy, e.g. with thumb screws or with push to open feature.
- Gaming begins with the appearance of the case, not only when we go in-game. A timeless and appealing case still makes you happy in 5 or 10 years just when you look at it
- How many fans come with the case and how good are they
- Audio in/out in the front panel for headphones
- Opportunity to mount a water cooler (top and front)
- Weight (want to take it to LANs from time to time?)
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