^That¡s a cool (and rather expensive) way of waste your time, but it's no where practical. Not only are fans smaller, which is the only conclusion he takes, but they also provide with a constant air flow unlike bellows.

Also, his comparison against those 4 fans with the plastic bag seems to be rigged to make the bellow perform better.

I ordered a new case for my PC - DeepCool Matrexx 55 Mesh:

It will replace my current Thermaltake Core V1 Mini that I got 5 years ago, don't know why I liked this ugly case back then haha:

That reminds me, I need to find a new case for my new PC this year. I wonder if there is something new that can top my old NZXT Phantom 820. The case is almost 4 years old and the insides almost 3 years. I hope there have been some advancements in that time.

That's quite an upgrade, m0ney, at least in size. You'll be able to squeeze a lot of hardware in there.

What are you looking for in your next case, viv?

I want a white case without window. Turns out there is literally only a single case on the market that fulfills that requirement and has a decent quality.

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-7/white/

That was quite a short search. It looks nice, has amazing cable management and is sound damped.

Well, that was fast.

The Tuesday news:

SALES & DEALS

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the biggest launch on Steam in 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mount-blade-ii-bannerlord-is-currently-the-biggest-launch-on-steam-in-2020/
Taleworlds Entertainment has announced that Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the biggest launch on Steam in 2020. The game has just hit Steam Early Access and according to the team, it had 145,000 concurrent players yesterday.
Moreover, it took 100 minutes to reach 100,000 concurrent players. Not only that, but the game has over 1250 reviews on Steam, with 88% of them being positive.

We're giving away 250 keys for the Spellbreak closed beta
https://www.pcgamer.com/were-giving-away-250-keys-for-the-spellbreak-closed-beta/
Spellbreak is a supernatural battle royale that trades conventional weapons of war for devastating magical spells. It made a very good impression when we checked it out in early 2019 and it's been expanded and improved considerably since then. It's currently in a second round of closed beta testing, and we're raffling off 250 keys that'll get you into the action.
For a shot at a key, enter your email address in the widget below. You've got until 10 am PT/1 pm ET on April 2 to put your name in the hat, and then the keys will be drawn and sent out to winners. The closed beta keys will not roll over into the full game when it releases, which is currently expected to happen sometime this year, but the beta is set to run indefinitely so you should have lots of time to get in there and mix it up.

Steam has two new deals, and a new round of weeklong deals:

• The new daily deal is the Early Access title Last Epoch, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/899770/Last_Epoch/
• In order to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Metro franchise is on sale, up to 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/metro/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Age of Civilizations II is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/603850/Age_of_Civilizations_II/
  • Unexplored is 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/506870/Unexplored/
  • ABZU is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/384190/ABZU/
  • To the Moon gets a 75% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/To_the_Moon/
  • And the last one is Bastion, 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/107100/Bastion/

Also at Steam we find two free bits:

• The game One Drop Bot is free to keep until April 7: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1060320/One_Drop_Bot/
• And for those that have Dying Light, the DLC Volatile Hunter Bundle is free until the 7th of April: https://store.steampowered.com/app/436082/Dying_Light__Volatile_Hunter_Bundle/

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• There's a Planet Coaster DLC sale (yes, only the DLCs, not the game), up to 50% off for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/planet-coaster-dlc-sale/
• There's a BAFTA sale with up to 75% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/bafta-game-awards-sale/
• And there's a Codemasters Build Your Own Bundle sale with higher discounts the more games you buy. It will run (pun intended) for another 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/codemasters-byob/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• There's a Bethesda Sale with up to 77% discounts for the next 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/bethesda-softworks
• The new Cryptic Mega Bundle 3 features 16 games with a 90% discount for the next 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/cryptic-mega-bundle-3

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Valve changes Steam's auto-update system to help relieve the pressure
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-changes-steams-auto-update-system-to-help-relieve-the-pressure/
The coronavirus outbreak has, understandably, put considerable pressure on the online services we use to keep ourselves amused while we're stuck at home. Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon have all made changes to their services to help keep the data flowing smoothly, and starting this week Valve will adjust Steam's auto-update feature to help better manage its bandwidth usage.
Steam already schedules updates for games that haven't been played recently for local off-peak hours, but those updates will be now spread out over several more days.
"Only games played within the last 3 days will be updated immediately. As always, the game will begin updating immediately if you request to play it, and you can always initiate an update (or pause it indefinitely) through the Download Manager," Valve said. "We’re also looking into additional solutions to help on our side."

MODS/EMULATORS

5.3GB HD Texture Pack available for download for Final Fantasy XIII
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/5-3gb-hd-texture-pack-available-for-download-for-final-fantasy-xiii/
Team NGS has released a new HD Texture Pack for Final Fantasy XIII that weights around 5.3GB in size. According to its description, this mod improves the textures in the game, most notably the environmental textures but also some of the NPC, Eidolons and weapons.
The team noted that this mod pushes the limits of the game engine and its interface with the graphics system. Moreover, the minimum amount of VRAM that this HD Texture Pack needs is 4GB. It’s also worth noting that the team has fixed numerous crashes, so this pack should work properly on a variety of PC systems.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

Here is how you can play Doom Eternal in third-person mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-how-you-can-play-doom-eternal-in-third-person-mode/
A couple of days ago, we shared a guide via which you could enable the classic pistol in Doom Eternal. And today, we are happy to report that there is a way to experience this new Doom game in a third-person mode.
Similarly to the classic pistol “mod“, PC gamers will need CheatEngine in order to enable this third-person perspective. Also note that Doom Eternal was not meant to be played via this mode. As such, there might be various gameplay difficulty spikes when using this unofficial camera.
In order to enable this 3rd person camera for Doom Eternal, you’ll have to download CheatEngine from here. Then, you’ll have to enable the Unrestricted Console Commands/CVars & Bind command. You may also need to enable to the noclip and notarget commands. Afterwards, you’ll simply have to launch the game, open console (with the “~” key) and type “pm_thirdperson 1”. And that’s it.

Scarface The World is Yours Fan Patch fixes graphics glitches, improves performance + Remaster Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/scarface-the-world-is-yours-fan-patch-fixes-graphics-glitches-improves-performance-remaster-mod/
CookiePLMonster has released a brand new patch for Scarface The World is Yours. This unofficial patch fixes major graphical glitches that occurred on modern-day PCs, and improves overall performance. Moreover, we are presenting you a Remaster Project/Mod from modder ‘Killah’.
>> Check the article for the descriptions of both mods plus its download links.

GAMING NEWS

Closed beta phase for Riot’s first-person tactical shooter, Valorant, begins on April 7th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/closed-beta-phase-for-riots-first-person-tactical-shooter-valorant-begins-on-april-7th/
Riot Games has announced that the closed beta phase for Valorant will begin on April 7th. Valorant is a first-person 5v5 character-based tactical shooter, and its closed beta will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

The origin of the BFG 9000 from DOOM
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-origin-of-the-bfg-9000-from-doom/
The BFG 9000 is an iconic part of DOOM’s identity. The BFG 9000 is a large, solid metal gun which fires large balls of green plasma. It’s considered as the most powerful weapon in the game. The initials composing the weapon’s name stand for “Big Fucking Gun”. In the 2005 movie they called it “Bio Force Gun”. Alternatively, is also stands for “Big Friggin’ Gun” or “Big Fancy Gun”.

The creator of the original Prince of Persia talks about his ambitious vision
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-creator-of-the-original-prince-of-persia-talks-about-his-ambitious-vision/
Joran Mechner is the creator of the original Prince of Persia title. He begun developing the game in 1985, the same year he graduated from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. At that time, he had already developed the game Karateka. It was a martial arts action game originally programmed for the Apple II.

Gears 5 Title Update 5 releases today, improves bots, fixes bugs & crashes, brings PC-specific tweaks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gears-5-title-update-5-releases-today-improves-bots-fixes-bugs-crashes-brings-pc-specific-tweaks/
Microsoft and The Coalition announced that a brand new update for Gears 5 will release later today. According to the teams, Title Update 5 will improve multiplayer bots, will fix a number of bugs and crashes, and will feature some PC-specific tweaks.

Resident Evil Resistance Open Beta is now available on Steam, uses the Denuvo anti-tamper tech
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-resistance-open-beta-is-now-available-on-steam-uses-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/
After a small delay, the open beta for Resident Evil Resistance is now available on Steam. The Open Beta build is 9GB in size and PC gamers can download and start playing it right now. Moreover, Resident Evil Resistance Open Beta is using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech.

Tuesday news, part two:

GDC Relief Fund Bundle lets you name your price for 167 games
https://www.pcgamer.com/gdc-relief-fund-bundle-lets-you-name-your-price-for-167-games/
Shortly after GDC was postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, Wings Interactive teamed with a number of other companies to launch a fundraising campaign to support developers impacted by the loss of the show. As part of that effort, Gamedev.world is hosting three days of livestreams on Twitch featuring developers, voice actors, and more, that are underway right now.

Ghost Recon: Breakpoint now has a free trial edition and Friend Pass
https://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-breakpoint-now-has-a-free-trial-edition-and-friend-pass/
Ghost Recon: Breakpoint looked like it was going to really good: It built on Ghost Recon: Wildlands, which is really good, it had Jon Bernthal, and it even had Jon Bernthal's dog. And then it came out, and it really was not. Ubisoft took a stab at fixing it but realized in short order that more drastic measures were required, so in October 2019 it committed to a significant overhaul that it said would deliver a "more radical and immersive version" of the game.

Valve's Artifact reboot will not let players buy or sell cards
https://www.pcgamer.com/valves-artifact-reboot-will-not-let-players-buy-or-sell-cards/
Amidst all the talk about Half-Life: Alyx, Valve boss Gabe Newell dropped a surprising message a couple of weeks ago that Valve is still working on Artifact, its big-flop CCG. Right around the same time, the Artifact Twitter account sprung back to life with its first message in almost a year, declaring that the game is "under construction" and linking to a message promising more information after the launch of Alyx.

Below's forgiving 'Explore mode' is available in beta now
https://www.pcgamer.com/belows-forgiving-explore-mode-is-available-in-beta-now/
Capy Games' punishing roguelike Below is getting a tad easier on April 7, with the introduction of a new Explore mode. While the original 'Survive' mode will remain for those who hate surviving, Explore will eliminate the game's hunger and thirst systems, and there will be no one-hit deaths, among plenty of other changes.

Dead or Alive 6 will get its final DLC next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-or-alive-6-will-get-its-final-dlc-next-month/
After just over a year and three separate season passes, Dead of Alive 6 will get its final DLC in mid-April. The fighter is famous for its endless stream of downloadable cosmetics, most of which can be purchased in bulk via season passes. These often cost more than the base game itself.

Sandbox, the Garry's Mod successor, appears to have resumed development
https://www.pcgamer.com/sandbox-the-garrys-mod-successor-appears-to-have-resumed-development/
Garry Newman—creator of gleefully chaotic indie physics sandbox Garry's Mod—has been getting up to mischief on Twitter by teasing Garry's Mod 2, but it looks like that's not quite what he's working on.

The Elder Scrolls Online and the Greymoor expansion prologue will be free to play for a week
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-and-the-greymoore-expansion-prologue-will-be-free-to-play-for-a-week/
Greymoor—the latest expansion for Elder Scrolls Online—may not be due out for over a month yet, but there's hope on the horizon for anyone who just can't wait that long. Developers ZeniMax Online have announced that the prologue chapter is now available for free to anyone who already owns the ESO base game.

Fractal Design makes great cases, I use Define cause of their sound dampening design, both at home and at work.

I chose Be Quiet! products for that exact reason, and my last PC was very silent with those. I can personally vouch for the Silent Base 600 and 801 models (I prefer the models with window kit to see when it's time to dust out the case, not RGB; they have them also without window kits), very quiet yet also very cool inside.