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<blockquote data-quote="Jason Freeland" data-source="post: 3824350" data-attributes="member: 45827">It&#039;s a good thought, but I had some specific requirements in mind, mainly USB C front panel support and large slow fans to keep it quiet and cool.&nbsp; The case I bought came with two 180mm front fans and I added a Noctua 120mm in the back.&nbsp; The only thing that would have made it better is if I could have controlled them off a header on the graphics card, instead of the motherboard.&nbsp; Only cards I have seen that on are some really high end Asus (ie expensive) graphics cards.Edit:&nbsp; I almost bought a new power supply too, as I need 5 PCIE power lines but only have four.&nbsp; Two for the CPU, Two for the graphics card and one for the sound blaster AE-9 sound card I run.&nbsp; I was able to reach the SB card with one of the secondary power outputs off one of the graphics card lines.&nbsp; I run the SB card since I am constantly switching between headphones and speakers and it has a switch to do so.&nbsp; I wore out a front panel headphone out port, unplugging and replugging the headphones in all the time.&nbsp; I will eventually have to bump the PSU up from 750 watts anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jason Freeland, post: 3824350, member: 45827"] It's a good thought, but I had some specific requirements in mind, mainly USB C front panel support and large slow fans to keep it quiet and cool. The case I bought came with two 180mm front fans and I added a Noctua 120mm in the back. The only thing that would have made it better is if I could have controlled them off a header on the graphics card, instead of the motherboard. Only cards I have seen that on are some really high end Asus (ie expensive) graphics cards. Edit: I almost bought a new power supply too, as I need 5 PCIE power lines but only have four. Two for the CPU, Two for the graphics card and one for the sound blaster AE-9 sound card I run. I was able to reach the SB card with one of the secondary power outputs off one of the graphics card lines. I run the SB card since I am constantly switching between headphones and speakers and it has a switch to do so. I wore out a front panel headphone out port, unplugging and replugging the headphones in all the time. I will eventually have to bump the PSU up from 750 watts anyway. [/QUOTE]

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