Small liquid cooled pc

[jaslion]

I managed to get a liquid cooled vega 56 for really cheap (like best I could get otherwise was a rx570) from someone that was redoing their system and going full costum loop.

 

It's a gigabyte reference vega 56 with an alphacool eiswolf cooler on it.

 

My problem is I put my desktop in an old case I still had from ages ago (a zalman z9 plus) and that thing does not support a 240mm rad. I've looked around for some cheap cases and I think the cooler master q300l will do the trick. However I'm still looking if there is something better for not too expensive as I want to keep this at around 70€ max.

 

System specs:

Cooler master mwe gold 550w

Ryzen 2700x

Scythe ninja 5 cooler (it's really big)

16gb ddr4

Asrock b450 steel legend micro atx board

1 nvme drive

1 2tb hdd

 

If you know of any case for under 70€ that could be better let me know. I just want to keep it as small as possible.

I also have been looking at a couple riotoro cases but not sure about that yet. I don't care about rgb and the like all I want is silence and not something extremely flashy.

[Fasauceome]

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/4ykwrH/thermaltake-case-ca1d400s1wn00

 

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/vPp323/fractal-design-focus-g-mini-black-microatx-mini-tower-case-fd-ca-focus-mini-bk-w

 

A couple more stylish options

[jaslion]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/4ykwrH/thermaltake-case-ca1d400s1wn00

 

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/vPp323/fractal-design-focus-g-mini-black-microatx-mini-tower-case-fd-ca-focus-mini-bk-w

 

A couple more stylish options

I had the versa h15 come through a couple times and not a fan of its looks reminds me a lot of 2010 systems. Fractal seems nice but is like the size of smaller atx cases.

I personally like my computer to just be a box that is tucked away somewhere sorry if I wasn't clear about that.

[Applefreak]

@jaslion Doesn't the Z9 have that big mesh sidepanel? Shouldn't be a problem screwing in a radiator diagonally.

[jaslion]

45 minutes ago, Applefreak said:

@jaslion Doesn't the Z9 have that big mesh sidepanel? Shouldn't be a problem screwing in a radiator diagonally.

It does but the holes don't line up and the rad will get in the way of the cooler on the cpu then as it's a 155mm tall one.

[Applefreak]

@jaslion I understand. So this may not be the best solution but you could just mount or place the radiator on the bottom of the case in a vertical position so that the fans will blow back. I have done this with 120 mm AIOs in tiny ITX and HTPCs that had no mounting position either. Did work pretty well actually. Sure not the the cleanest solution but if it works. But make sure none of the cables touch the blades of the fans.

[jaslion]

41 minutes ago, Applefreak said:

@jaslion I understand. So this may not be the best solution but you could just mount or place the radiator on the bottom of the case in a vertical position so that the fans will blow back. I have done this with 120 mm AIOs in tiny ITX and HTPCs that had no mounting position either. Did work pretty well actually. Sure not the the cleanest solution but if it works. But make sure none of the cables touch the blades of the fans.

I could try that as a temporary solution but not permanent as this computer goes on a trip with me about once a month when doing a live demo of a project where my laptop doesn't cut it :p.

[Hilltrot]

Nzxt H510 will have a much higher build quality for the same price.