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Should i go custom loop with my current case? I plan to add another 290x and have it water cooled (i might change my CPU and mobo wafter skylake comes out)

But this is more of a distant dream, Should i or should i not?

 

I plan to put rads on the red circle area (bottom intake cant be used as my PSU is too big) Should i add another 120mm rad in the front? (bottom front cant be used either due to hard drive cage)

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if you are going to overclock your computer then yes but if not then dont wast your money on fancy water cooled pc 

Of course im going to OC the crap outta it xD

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

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Of course im going to OC the crap outta it xD

 

unless your plans are locating the radiator on the roof, you'll need more than

your planned 240 and 120 for a OC the crap outta it and 2x 290x GPUs.

 

not to bash your case choice, but it'll take a lot to make that functional to

support anything meaningful in a custom loop.

 

this wasn't meant to "custom" anything, just as a starter/gamer case.

based on the 200r chassis, the front could hold a 360x 60, but to further

your cause with another 290x and voltage overclocking, you'll run out

of interior real estate for needed items. 

 

save your cash up for a larger chassis or re-evaluate what you are really

going to do. custom water cooling was not meant for that case.

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unless your plans are locating the radiator on the roof, you'll need more than

your planned 240 and 120 for a OC the crap outta it and 2x 290x GPUs.

 

not to bash your case choice, but it'll take a lot to make that functional to

support anything meaningful in a custom loop.

 

this wasn't meant to "custom" anything, just as a starter/gamer case.

based on the 200r chassis, the front could hold a 360x 60, but to further

your cause with another 290x and voltage overclocking, you'll run out

of interior real estate for needed items. 

 

save your cash up for a larger chassis or re-evaluate what you are really

going to do. custom water cooling was not meant for that case.

Hmmm airflow is an issue?

I'll probably get a new chasis with my loop parts :) 

Thanks for your input! :D 

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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