PS: Just for your information, I was here in the forum before under a different name.
In 1998 I was 33 years old! As you can see, we are actually old wise men.

 

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What a shit show, TaskRadioForce. Some people were 33 any year. All da best, thx for your input.

 

Aaahhh don't mind us old sods mate. Sometimes i do get a bit over the edge, now that i think about it, i 'm much more mellow than i was some 30 years ago . Again sorry for dominating the thread with debates. You are most welcome.

 

@taskforce and @Radio both of you are a precious resource for the forum, I learned more these 2 days than all my life lol thank you for your info, really.

I'm thinking that maybe I should go more for temperature than for silence, because my room is very hot always, and in summer most of all. Changing case AND cooler is definitely not cheap, so I'll choose wisely what to do. I have so many options to choose from, thanks to your advice.

one last question: I was wondering, to help the cooling system, should I opt for a full tower case rather than a mid tower? will it help?

cheers bros <3

 

You could also use the many different backup / windows to new PC options

 

Generally speaking, mid towers can be the most efficient in airflow. Full towers are more spacious but a bit weaker in cooling because air from the intakes has to travel a longer distance.
But if a user wants to cram stuff like 4 x 2.5" ssds + 4 x 3.5" hdds or similar builds that include many traditional size drives, full tower is the best way to go. The same goes for many GPUs (ie. AI training/machine learning etc). The next solution for many drives, if a person wants still to have a medium size build, is an external NAS machine of some sort, but that's another story.
In real world performance when comparing similarly designed cases like the LianLi 011 Evo and its bigger brother the Evo XL, the difference in case temps is about 2-5 degrees depending whether you opt for air or liquid cooling. Efficient air coolers tend to be very large so they do obstruct a little some airflow, especially in smaller cases. Liquid AIOs are either mounted on top of the case or on the side when the case permits it, so they stay out of the way of how the air moves, therefore they permit a little bit more airflow hence they permit a slightly better ambient temperature inside the case.
So in a nutshell, the mid towers are more efficient in cooling but when you opt for a quality full tower like the LianLi at hand, the difference is not that important. But you don't need such a big tower really. I saw your build, you only have 4 drives there, you can use these in most mid towers as well. Plus the 011 Evo XL costs ~240 euros and comes with no fans!
I find the best value for money full tower atm for your situation, is the relatively new Antec Performance 1 FT. This represents Antec's comeback to form after many years. It costs about 150 euros and it's a full tower that comes with 4 somewhat good fans, but it can only take up to 2x3.5" and 3x2.5" drives. Still, it has great airflow and comes very cheap, although it can get a bit noisier than more expensive cases under full load.
https://www.antec.com/product/case/performance-1-ft
For a mid tower, since you have an m.2 ssd, a 2.5" ssd and two 3.5" hdds, the NZXT H6 Flow is probably the best price to performance case at around 110 euros. And it comes with 3 very good fans included. The case is something between LianLi's O11 dual chamber design and Hyte's Y series look. But it will not take more drives as it is, although i find there is plenty of space in that particular mid tower, so you can always go adding some more drives with a little easy modding without obstructing airflow. Plus it looks so good my wife loves it, and wants her next build in it haha.
https://nzxt.com/product/h6-flow?srsltid=AfmBOopFH8oJJdm6APKWO6FB0xicQTZloxpW4LPcTas-P8jQI2pVjO-9
Cheers
PS: Just keep in mind one thing. The heart of the system is always the power supply. The better the psu, the more your components connected to it will lead an easier life, so to speak. Consider changing to a Corsair RMx series psu, as they offer top in class performance and silence. Not just me, but everyone i know in the pro audio world use RMx psus (or even more expensive ones). And many peeps here too.

 

I second Lian Li as brand.

I have a lancool 215 mesh (very nice BTW).
When one fan started to fail, they sent me another one, for free and fast. Without any question, only buy proof.
And it was a BIG 20cm led fan.

Good brand
https://lian-li.com/fr/product/lancool-215/?cn-reloaded=1

 

thank you! actually I just changed the HDD build yesterday: I removed the HDDs and subbed them with SSDs. So now I have 1 nvme (system) and 3 SSD sata. The noise got much lower so I imagine I didn't need a full tower. I'll go with a mid tower, thank you.

and, sadly I found an error in the build I wrote in the OP: the RAM was the older I had, I swapped it because it was not compatible with the actual CPU. This is my RAM now (since months):



Every other component is exact. Sorry for this