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Hi im in search for a new case, Problem is that i cant find any "Sleek/Elegant/Stealthy" Cases that are really watercooling friendly!

I'v looked at the new Phanteks Evolv ATX and the only thing holding me back is the fact that i dont know if i can fit my 3 Rads in there...

Those are 2x280mm EK XTC and 1x120 EK XTC

I have standard sized ram so that wouldn't be a problem.

Thanks in advance 

CrYpT0

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Corsair Air 540?

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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Corsair 750D. A lot of space and radiator support.

Or this. I support both. I love both of these cases a lot

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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Corsair 450D, 750D. A lot of space and radiator support.

These or the Air 540

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3 rads you say?

 

Thermaltake Core X9. It's cheap and has plenty of room.

 

^^^^^^^ This. Just buy it before it comes off the market with a lawsuit.

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Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

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^^^^^^^ This. Just buy it before it comes off the market with a lawsuit.

I knew someone would bring that up.

 

Of all the things they ripped off, the X9 is the least blatant of them, and if I was a judge, I'd allow it. The only similarity between them is the shape and layout. Completely different looks, different materials, etc.

Ketchup is better than mustard.

GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

Dubs are better than subs

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I knew someone would bring that up.

 

Of all the things they ripped off, the X9 is the least blatant of them, and if I was a judge, I'd allow it. The only similarity between them is the shape and layout. Completely different looks, different materials, etc.

 

I want one as it's the only one that can hold dual 480s under $200. 

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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I knew someone would bring that up.

 

Of all the things they ripped off, the X9 is the least blatant of them, and if I was a judge, I'd allow it. The only similarity between them is the shape and layout. Completely different looks, different materials, etc.

I knew it, too.

Btw. haven't seen anyone crying about Asus' new 21:9 34'' monitor which looks almost the same as the new Acer 21:9 34''... OH NOES! HOW TERRIBLE...

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Corsair Air 540?

IMO not verry nice. Too much plastic/$

 

Corsair 450D, 750D. A lot of space and radiator support.

Meh build quality for the price

 

3 rads you say?

 

Thermaltake Core X9. It's cheap and has plenty of room.

Cheap in price, cheaply built.

 

These or the Air 540

 

 

I like the 900D for water cooling systems. But it is a large case.

The 900D is just a poorly made case.

Too big, and not well built at all.

Especially for the price.

 

 

What is your budget OP?

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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IMO not verry nice. Too much plastic/$

 

Meh build quality for the price

 

Cheap in price, cheaply built.

 

 

 

The 900D is just a poorly made case.

Too big, and not well built at all.

Especially for the price.

 

 

What is your budget OP?

really, i don't mind the plastic, as long as the case looks fine without looking tacky, i like it. And i'm pretty sure the 900D has pretty excellent build quality or else for its sheer size you would be able to actually pick it up with no effort.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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IMO not verry nice. Too much plastic/$

 

Meh build quality for the price

 

Cheap in price, cheaply built.

 

 

 

The 900D is just a poorly made case.

Too big, and not well built at all.

Especially for the price.

 

 

What is your budget OP?

>900D

>Poorly made

k

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I like chocolate milk.

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My budget has no limit atm, I need something to work with first before ill wager if its worth it or not.
 

I just want the case to fit everything as snuggly as possible, no extra unused space cause thats why im leaving my Fractal Design XL R2

 

Hence why im looking the the Phanteks Evolv ATX looks sick as fuck too <3

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>900D

>Poorly made

k

Uh yeah.

It is.

The design isn't good, the materials used are low quality, it's huge, there Is wasted space, and it has bad build quality.

All at a 300$ price tag.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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