Best Silent PC Cases

Top Choice: be quiet! Pure Base 500DX BGW37

Our top choice is this all-around great mid-tower from be quiet!. The brand name says it all, really!

The Pure Base 500DX BGW37 from be quiet! includes 3 extremely silent built-in fans. They don’t create any particularly noticeable noise, and they’ll help cool your GPU and CPU so their fans don’t spin up!

It also has fantastic airflow and even has dust filters to keep the insides of your gaming system from building up too much dust. After all, dust causes extra heat, which leads to extra noise!

Additionally, parts of the inside are covered with sound-dampening padding that further keeps the PC quiet.

Those wishing for even more peace and quiet should know that this case is also made to support water-cooling solutions. You can install radiators up to 360mm at the front, or 240mm at the top.

Visually, it’s also quite a nice-looking case! It has a sleek design that’s bolstered by a set of RGB lights and a tempered glass side panel.

The price is also extremely fair, considering the overall quality of the case!

However, the biggest downside is related to maintenance. The frontal mesh panel is great for airflow, but it’s difficult to take off when you need to clean it.

Alternative Choice: Corsair 3000D

If our top pick doesn’t convince you, we have an alternative for you from Corsair! The 3000D is heavily focused on extreme cooling and low noise levels.

The 3000D comes in two different flavors: the basic one and the RGB one. The RGB one has RGB lights, as its name implies, and costs a little bit more. Other than that, they’re the same case.

This case comes with two 120mm fans but its spacious interior can fit up to eight 120mm fans or four 140mm fans. That’s a lot of wind inside your PC!

Alternatively, you can opt for the much quieter water-cooling! It can fit a radiator up to 360mm on the front and 280mm on the top.

Corsair’s custom AirGuide technology for the fans allows them to stay quiet while focusing on cooling down your PC’s GPU.

The frontal panel is also optimized for airflow thanks to its mesh design!

The biggest flaw with this case is that its noise levels with the stock configuration are higher than the others on this list.

It has a lot of potential for quietness, but you’ll need to invest in more fans or water cooling to really make the most out of this case!

Premium Choice: Fractal Design Torrent

If you’re in the market for the best of the best, the Torrent from Fractal Design is for you!

This case is a particularly large mid-tower design and it comes with 5 fans. Compared to the others on this list, the Torrent has the best fan configuration out of the box!

All five fans are PWM, with two of them being 180mm and the other three being 140mm. This fan setup will ensure that your system’s internal components stay cool and quiet.

Of course, the case is huge so you can replace the fans with radiators for water cooling if you prefer. It can fit 360 and 420mm radiators on the front and bottom, plus a 120 or 140mm radiator on the rear.

The front and bottom have open designs that allow for fantastic airflow as well. However, you can also install the optional nylon filters to help keep dust out of your PC at the cost of some airflow.

It’s quite visually appealing too, with a sleek modern design and RGB lights on the fans. It doesn’t just keep your PC cool, it also looks cool! All while keeping things as quiet as possible.

There’s one disappointment, however: the build quality! The front, bottom, and top of the case are all made of plastic.

This would be understandable for a cheaper case, but we expect better from a premium one!

Best Full Tower: be quiet! Dark Base 900 BG010

Are you tired of all these mid-tower cases and want something bigger? This gargantuan full tower case from be quiet! is here for you.

The BG010 is in many ways the bigger sister of the BGW37 we covered previously in this article. As such, you can expect some of the same silence-focused features.

The three included fans are all focused on staying quiet while aiding the internal components of your PC to stay cool. These fans barely make any noise, but they greatly improve airflow!

You can further expand the air cooling by adding up to nine additional 140mm fans if you wish. Your PC will nearly take off flying with that many fans!

Water-cooling is particularly impressive, as well! It has four areas that can fit 420mm radiators: the top, the front, the back, and the base.

Despite its overall greatness, though, this case’s price point is quite steep. It’s a premium-priced case! It must take a lot of funds to make a case this large, it seems.

Best Mini Tower: Fractal Design Focus Mini G

Mid towers are too big, and full towers are straight-up gigantic. You prefer the smaller form factor of mini-tower cases. Does this describe you? Then the Focus Mini G from Fractal Design is for you!

Unlike a lot of mini tower cases out there, the Focus Mini G is sizeable enough to fit water-cooling radiators. As we’ve already established, this is vital for keeping your PC truly quiet!

However, it only supports radiators up to 240mm on the front and top, and up to 120mm on the rear. Having a 240mm radiator at the front will prevent you from using the bottom 5.25” slot as well.

Traditional air cooling is also supported, of course, and this case comes with two Silent Series 120mm fans included on the front. You can also add 2 fans on the top, 1 on the rear, and 1 on the bottom.

As you can see, its smaller form factor necessitates humbler cooling options than what larger cases allow. Sure, it does its best to try to reduce noise with its compact size, but better cooling would further reduce noise.

This also makes it less fitting for some PCs, as its compact nature might make it less than ideal for certain setups. It only has 3 spots for storage, for one, and certain GPUs might be a tight fit.

If these downsides aren’t an issue for you, though, you’ll find that it’s definitely one of the best and most silent mini tower PC cases. The price is more than fair for what you get, too!

To Sum Up

The Pure Base 500DX BGW37 from be quiet! is our top pick for good reason. It’s silent, has great cooling, and is fairly priced. This mid-tower case should be perfect for most users!

Alternatively, Corsair’s 3000D is also a great choice. It has better airflow, but its noise levels are higher out of the box. That said, it allows for great cooling upgrades!

Fractal Design’s Torrent is what we recommend for those who want a premium case. It looks great and it supports extreme cooling solutions, which can greatly help keep your PC’s heat and noise levels in check.

Moving on from the mid-tower cases, we recommend the Dark Base 900 BG010 from be quiet! for those wanting a full tower case. Its huge size allows for a lot of versatility, and it’s quite silent even with just the stock configuration.

Lastly, Fractal Design’s Focus Mini G is what you should get if you want a compact case. This humble mini tower doesn’t have the cooling potential of the larger cases, but it has great cooling and noise levels in a small form factor!

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