Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Honestly, this started as a pretty standard case comparison and got away from me. Same hardware in both, everything locked to 40 dBA, and the results made no sense at first. Turns out how much air your case moves matters way less than where it goes.
Timestamps:
0:00 - How the "fishtank" case became a problem
0:40 - Different intake, different results
1:32 - The cooling hardware: NZXT 360 Kraken Elite vs PA140
2:55 - The rules: everything noise-normalized to 40 dBA
3:22 - Blender results: AIO vs AIR on the 9800X3D
3:56 - The CPU voltage tells an interesting story
4:58 - The most interesting thermal test of them all
5:39 - The two-fan mod is better than you think
6:15 - The RTX 5080 tells a whole different story
7:38 - I did NOT expect these results...
8:40 - VRM, SSD, and RAM temps (surprising)
10:43 - A clear winner: FRAME 4000D vs Antec C6 Curve Air
11:41 - Does your choice of case even matter?
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Honestly, this started as a pretty standard case comparison and got away from me. Same hardware in both, everything locked to 40 dBA, and the results made no sense at first. Turns out how much air your case moves matters way less than where it goes.
Timestamps:
0:00 - How the "fishtank" case became a problem
0:40 - Different intake, different results
1:32 - The cooling hardware: NZXT 360 Kraken Elite vs PA140
2:55 - The rules: everything noise-normalized to 40 dBA
3:22 - Blender results: AIO vs AIR on the 9800X3D
3:56 - The CPU voltage tells an interesting story
4:58 - The most interesting thermal test of them all
5:39 - The two-fan mod is better than you think
6:15 - The RTX 5080 tells a whole different story
7:38 - I did NOT expect these results...
8:40 - VRM, SSD, and RAM temps (surprising)
10:43 - A clear winner: FRAME 4000D vs Antec C6 Curve Air
11:41 - Does your choice of case even matter?
Buy items in this video from Amazon at the links below:
SUBSCRIBE ►bit.ly/SubHWC
Review unit provided free of charge by Antec and Corsair. This video is not sponsored. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
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Twitter bit.ly/HWC_Twitter
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