Suggestions for the best case to air-cool trifire R9 290's

[Fezlakk]

Greetings everyone!

I am looking into a Eyefinity setup (5670 x 1080) and am looking for a case with the best possible airflow to cool three AMD R9 290 reference GPU's.
It must be Eyefinity, as I can acquire three used reference 290's for cheap, due to the general implosion of the mining craze.

I am not interested in water-cooling yet, I realize it will be loud, but noise is not really an issue, as I game with noise cancelling headphones. (Except 4000rpm+ deltas, ect). However, I would need to be able to lower the rpm of the fans when not gaming, so a fan controller will also be used.

I have narrowed my choices down to several options: Though I would love to hear other suggestions.
(These cases must be for sale in Australia)

The fans I have chosen to fit the potential cases that can support them are Coolermaster JetFlo 120's
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103191

Silverstone FT04.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23868

Silverstone FT02.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_1290_608&products_id=17941

HAF XB + three Jetflo 120 fans ( 2 intake + 1 exhaust)
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_31&products_id=22433

Phanteks enthoo primo + nine Jetflo 120 fans ( 2 front intake + 3 bottom intake + 3 top intake + 1 exhaust)
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_1573&products_id=25558

Thanks,
Fezlakk.

 

[cbrunny]

I have this with a crossfire setup with good results http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16811139022

AnandTech did a great review as well http://www.anandtech.com/show/7124/corsair-carbide-air-540-case-review

Don't think you'll be able to get positive case pressure though without plugging a few holes though. If that's a deal-breaker then I'm sure you can - already have - found more suitable cases.

Edit, and somewhat off-topic: I find the positive vs. negative pressure conversation interesting, but confusing. I was always on the assumption that negative pressure creates the best environment for air cooling because convection happens - things may just get a bit dusty if you don't do regular/semi regular maintenance. I found this which sums up benefits of both http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cooling-air-pressure-heatsink,3058-5.html and is kind of interesting. Might not be helpful but I found it to be.

 

[guskline]

Fezlakk: May I ask that you post the rest of your specs (i.e. mb, cpu, hdd psu)?

 

[guskline]

I would be inclined to use the Phanteks Ethoo Primo for this reason. It's big, has room for water cooling (I know you say you don't want to but 2 video cards blazing away might change your mind).

 

[Fezlakk]

Fezlakk: May I ask that you post the rest of your specs (i.e. mb, cpu, hdd psu)?

Sure!

4820k/4930k
ASRock X79 Extreme6
G.Skill Ares F3-1866C10D-16GAB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler
Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD
Seagate Barracuda 4TB
EVGA SuperNOVA 1300W G2 Gold Power Supply

 

[Maximilian]

FT02 hands down. :thumbsup:

 

[DooKey]

FT02. My Raven keeps my trifire 290s nice and cool.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

I say go with the FT02 or anything that supports larger fan sizes. If the case is more amenable to water-cooling than my HAF 922s, that's definitely a plus without limiting yourself to too many smaller fans.

 

[Tequila]

I have this with a crossfire setup with good results http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16811139022

AnandTech did a great review as well http://www.anandtech.com/show/7124/corsair-carbide-air-540-case-review

I love my Borg Cube Corsair Air 540. If you have big hands like me it provides plenty of space to maneuver. I don't think I can go back to a skinny case ever again.