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If anyone is wondering how to turn their 10 year old case designed for low noise into an airflow case I can tell you it is possible. I mentioned here about getting a fan instead of 3 blanking plates for optical drives.
I got this
Snipped the fan guard out, put a 120mm noctua in and then slapped a magnetic filter over the top for easy cleaning
I realise that I probably my old AIO probably was so noisey as it was working super hard as the only 120mm extractor fan in the case, with two flow limted 120mm intakes (covered by a noise reducing filter). So I have gone down the 'more big slow fans is better than lots of little fast fans route'
3 x 120mm intakes
2 x 120mm on the CPU cooler
and 3x 140mm extractors
= a whole lot of beige and brown
However; its totally worth it as the machine is effectivly inaudable next to me unless I sit and do nothing, typing on my keyboard easily drowns it out.
The CPU now idles at 36c which is great. I could add another 3 x 140mm (1 on the bottom, two on the side pannel) but I dont think that would do that much really)