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Hi there and welcome.*Disclaimer, I have not built in this case, but can provide feedback based on my experiences.*Of the 3 options you listed, Option 2. Having more negative pressure will help your GPU thermals, which are more important in gaming applications. Neither side panel, the metal or the acrylic, look great at airflow.... which means your cooler will be pulling hot air from your GPU.My choice: Option 4, intake at the back, exhaust at the top, with a Silver Soul 135 or ID-COOLING SE-207-XT Slim. The 207-XT should perform better, and is only $10 more. If you are that tight on budget, get something other than a 13600KF. GPU is always more important for gaming than CPU. Heck, the 13500 is going for $1 more than the 13400 right now and will make cooling much easier.
Hi there and welcome.
*Disclaimer, I have not built in this case, but can provide feedback based on my experiences.*
Of the 3 options you listed, Option 2. Having more negative pressure will help your GPU thermals, which are more important in gaming applications. Neither side panel, the metal or the acrylic, look great at airflow.... which means your cooler will be pulling hot air from your GPU.
My choice: Option 4, intake at the back, exhaust at the top, with a Silver Soul 135 or ID-COOLING SE-207-XT Slim. The 207-XT should perform better, and is only $10 more. If you are that tight on budget, get something other than a 13600KF. GPU is always more important for gaming than CPU. Heck, the 13500 is going for $1 more than the 13400 right now and will make cooling much easier.
