![]() The interior layout is your standard Phanteks that we’ve seen forever now, with simple user-friendly assembly, clean cable management, radiator support at the front and top, and you can also mount a mini-ITX system above the ATX system too. You could close it off too for a quieter run, but temperatures do suffer. I love the fabric mesh that looks really different and is very good for airflow. This brings us to this point, 10 years and 50 cases later, my case of the year for 2019, which is also my favorite case, is the Phanteks P600S. Despite it being so awesome, but unfortunately you can’t really find the case anywhere. Unfortunately, the availability was so poor in the last week of December when it launched that it basically disqualified it from being the case of the year. For example, the flexible front fan bracket, rotatable cable bar inside to accommodate larger motherboards, built-in lighting, a drive cage on the rails with optional hot-swap brackets, and good cooling when we tested with our Core i9. The Lancool II by Lian Li was so close to being my case of the year for 2019 because of all the fantastic features and price point. The NZXT H500i came out too, replacing the S340 with a new modern look and tempered glass. The Phanteks Evolv X launched with a few internal and exterior changes to slightly improve airflow and add a mini-ITX spot above the main ATX section. It wasn’t really easy to work in, but I still appreciate them taking a risk. ![]() The Deepcool Quadstellar has one of the coolest frame designs ever. To help you with that, we’ve picked out five of the best airflow cases available, from budget mid-towers to high-end full-towers, that will keep those CPUs and GPUs cool. Corsair took our feedback on fixing the tempered glass mount on the Carbide 275R making it an easy recommendation for its price class. PC cases with good airflow are relatively common now, so picking out the best ones is a bit harder than it was before. ![]() Thermaltake launched something cool too, the View 37 enclosure with a curved acrylic panel for beautiful showcase of your system. Regardless of the angle, it was beautiful, fresh, and the only complaint was not accommodating large CPU tower heat sinks and tall GPU blocks. I love the new take on panel mounting and smart dual chamber design. That model was actually the case of year for 2018. Lian Li launched the Alpha series, which was quite boring and very standard, but I am so thankful they would later redeem themselves by launching the Lian Li O11 Dynamic. This was a micro-ATX case with long GPU support, ATX power supply compatibility, ventilation all over the place, including a massive 180mm Air Penetrator fan up top. ![]() An even more impressive small chassis from 2012 was the Sugo SG09 by SilverStone. Sadly, mini-ITX wasn’t as popular back then as it is now. The interior supported ATX power supplies and long graphics cards. Probably the last popular and somewhat decent BitFenix enclosure is the Prodigy, with that unique small box design and flexible handles. Heres the general rule of thumb I say general, because every case model is. The NZXT Phantom 820 also made a strong impression with properly utilized interior space with modular sections, removable 5.25″ drive cages, elegant built-in lighting, lots of radiator options, and an epic gun metal paint job. Good airflow through a case is as much dark arts as it is science/engineering. Nevertheless, the modding community still loved it. It was really all about the exterior shell and internal drive capacity, as the case wasn’t very water cooling friendly despite its large size. I would probably do it with some durable and moisture resistant tape.In 2012 we got an updated Cooler Master Cosmos II with those epic handles, the mechanical front panel, and heavy AF side doors. I also noticed that it is possible to completely isolate the keyboard assembly from other internals of the computer, which would be useful in case of a spilling accident. Should I decide to do it - would it help the machine run cooler if I milled or drilled some holes on both sides of the bottom case? Where does the Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro intake it's air? I've seen that all of the newer MacBook Pros, big or small, have these milled air intake seams at the right and left hand edges of the bottom case. What I found puzzling was the complete absence of any intake air vents. Finally I removed the DVD drive, since I never use it and I didn't want to lug around the extra weight. I then replaced the spinning drive with a Samsung SSD for speed and cool operation. First thing first, I dismantled the whole thing very thoroughly and washed/dusted every morsel attached to it. I needed a machine that worked great, was very repairable and I didn't care for the visual condition. I've purchased this lovely portable Mac second hand for dirt cheap in good technical condition with some minor dents and scuffs all over the place.
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