Nanoxia Deep Silence 4....for gaming?

[Sulaco]

Howdy guys,

So I'm in the process of building a new PC after 5 years, and am struggling with what case to go with. Budget for it is about $100 (obviously, less is great).

Now, I'm lucky to have a Microcenter about 15 minutes from my house, so I'm able to go down and check out a number of cases in person that they have setup.

Upon browsing their site, I found this:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/434283/DeepSilence_4_ATX_CASE_-_Black

Nanoxia DeepSilence 4 ATX CASE - Black--$79.99

I love the design, but I've honestly never heard of this brand, and even searching here didn't reveal too much.

Also, I'm a bit worried about ventilation. I'm tentatively planning on a R9 290 GPU, and all the focus seems to be on sound deadening, I'm somewhat worried about air flow (No watercooling for me)
Does increasing sound deadening necessarily mean decreasing airflow and cooling?

This is primarily a gaming build and while silence is always nice, I don't want too much of a trade-off for cooling.

Any and all thoughts are greatly appreciated!

 

[Kenmitch]

I've never heard of them either.

1st the case shows as ATX but it's a mATX case with mini-ITX compatibility.

Not sure if your looking for ATX or not.

As far as cooling goes I'm not sure if the case would be the best choice. Looks pretty cramped inside once a rig is built.

Notice the front HDD bays are stripped out. I guess it may work in the configuration but I'd still think the case wouldn't supply enough cool air.

If your looking for a simple looking case that doesn't break the bank then maybe look at the Define R4 which is similar and available with or without a window. Guess the Arc Mini or even Midi would also be another option. Microcenter doesn't have the greatest case selections.

 

[Sulaco]

I've never heard of them either.

1st the case shows as ATX but it's a mATX case with mini-ITX compatibility.

Not sure if your looking for ATX or not.

As far as cooling goes I'm not sure if the case would be the best choice. Looks pretty cramped inside once a rig is built.

Notice the front HDD bays are stripped out. I guess it may work in the configuration but I'd still think the case wouldn't supply enough cool air.

If your looking for a simple looking case that doesn't break the bank then maybe look at the Define R4 which is similar and available with or without a window. Guess the Arc Mini or even Midi would also be another option. Microcenter doesn't have the greatest case selections.

Ah! Great catch, thanks!

Yes, I do NOT want a mATX, and I didn't even notice it was. I just assumed MC had organized it better.

And thank you for the suggestion about the Fractal, that looks great! That's probably my new front runner.

 

[Deders]

I have a Nanoxia Deep silence 1 and I love it, It's similar to the Fractal R4 but more flexible, for instance If you want to move the drive bays to give 1 (and a third) of the front fans clear access into your case, you can re-attach the drive bays on the base between the PSU and the bottom bays, so from back to front along the bottom it's the PSU, re-attached drive bays, fixed drive bays, fans. It's also got more room for watercooling.

It keeps my rig very cool, max GPU temp is about 75c during intensive games. Just been playing Dragon age 2 and it hasn't gone above 67c. CPU also doesn't go above 60c and that's with what most people would call a mid range cooler. Both the CPU and GPU are overclocked substantially. Plus of course it is very quiet.

This is the Anandtech review http://www.anandtech.com/show/6479/nanoxia-deep-silence-1-case-review-you-asked-for-it-you-got-it

 

[lehtv]

I have a Nanoxia Deep silence 1 and I love it, It's similar to the Fractal R4 but more flexible, for instance If you want to move the drive bays to give 1 (and a third) of the front fans clear access into your case, you can re-attach the drive bays on the base between the PSU and the bottom bays, so from back to front along the bottom it's the PSU, re-attached drive bays, fixed drive bays, fans. It's also got more room for watercooling.

The advantage with Define R4 is it supports 140mm fans throughout the case, and it comes with an integrated 3-speed fan controller. Nanoxia has no fan controller and is limited to 120mm fans for the most part.

Nanoxia cases are definitely decent though, but DS1-3 seem more comparable to Define R3 with some added extras rather than direct competitors to Define R4. As a Define R4 owner and a former Define R3 owner, I definitely prefer the 140mm setup.

 

[Deders]

The advantage with Define R4 is it supports 140mm fans throughout the case, and it comes with an integrated 3-speed fan controller. Nanoxia has no fan controller and is limited to 120mm fans for the most part.

Nanoxia cases are definitely decent though, but DS1-3 seem more comparable to Define R3 with some added extras rather than direct competitors to Define R4. As a Define R4 owner and a former Define R3 owner, I definitely prefer the 140mm setup.

The DS1 comes with a rear 140mm fan, plus you can fit two 140mm fans to the roof, and one to the side. You can also fit 120mm if that is what you have.

The DS1 also comes with a variable slider fan controller with dual channels with 4 sockets for fans.

The R4 is a great case but according to the Anandtech review even with just the default fans, the DS1 is a few degrees cooler across the board.

Also I can't seem to find any info as to whether the R4 comes with filters on all it's intakes? One of the things I like about the DS1 is not having to worry about dust building up inside, or anything spilling into the top.

 

[evident]

I have a DS4, it rocks. I think they are related to fractal design. it's extremely silent, and has fan controllers. Build quality is great. i moved my mATX w/ one video card setup from a huge ATX Lian Li tower to this to take up less space. the Lian Li is now for my NAS.

 

[smitbret]

The DS1 comes with a rear 140mm fan, plus you can fit two 140mm fans to the roof, and one to the side. You can also fit 120mm if that is what you have.

The DS1 also comes with a variable slider fan controller with dual channels with 4 sockets for fans.

The R4 is a great case but according to the Anandtech review even with just the default fans, the DS1 is a few degrees cooler across the board.

Also I can't seem to find any info as to whether the R4 comes with filters on all it's intakes? One of the things I like about the DS1 is not having to worry about dust building up inside, or anything spilling into the top.

Nanoxia is a European brand that has just recently become available stateside. They are the closest direct competitor to Fractal Design and their cases share a lot of design similarities. Both brands are of pretty good quality.

If the R4 is anything like my Define Mini (R4's mATX little brother) then, Yes, the intakes all have filters. Both the front fans have swing out doors for the filter covers and the PSU intake on the bottom also has a detachable intake that you can remove without taking the case apart.

I am a Fractal Design fan. They make great cases and the one time I had to use their Customer Service is was A+++.

Nanoxia seems to be getting great reviews as far as the cases themselves, just don't know about the customer service, yet. I haven't seen or heard anything negative up to this point, though.