Case recommendation for WC project?

slasher0161 · August 1, 2013

Alright well the itch to play with my rig setup has cropped its ugly head up again and i'm looking for some help.

What case would you folks recommend for a custom loop set up, looking for atleast 2x240mm rads (prefer 1x240 + 1x 360) @ >=60mm thickness on the rads. Initially the loop will only have my cpu on it as the gpu will be getting shifted off and replace for my christmas present to myself (only reason it isn't happening at the same time is i'm hanging out to see what amd has to offer and also how that affects the pricing here in aus $800-$870 AUD + $20 postage for a 780 is slightly on the rough side at the moment).

The case budget is really up to $400 AUD excluding postage, however having said that when I start looking at that price point the urge to buy a case is fairly low compared to doing a desk mod job.

The cases that I have looked at are as follows.

NZXT switch 810

Corsair 650D

Corsair 900D (pushing limits @ $399AUD + postage [thinking a desk mod would be more exciting at that price point])

Corsair 350D + mobo change (or potentially offload my entire rig and a fresh build)

That is what I have noticed thus far, I would appreciate some input from people I am happy to hack and mod as well (I have considered running a ghetto rig for a couple of weeks and hacking my source 210 to high hell to make it fit).

CoolBeans · August 1, 2013

650D IMO great case I don't know why everyone stopped suggesting it.

JanusBananus · August 1, 2013

Maybe Fractal design Arc XL when it comes out? It has 360mm rad support in the top and 240mm in the front, it would suit you quite well.

slasher0161 · August 1, 2013

Maybe Fractal design Arc XL when it comes out? It has 360mm rad support in the top and 240mm in the front, it would suit you quite well.

Looks alright but the spacing in the roof will be the sticking point the pictures are bad to gauge by but looks like might be limited to a 40mm thick rad in the roof.

JanusBananus · August 2, 2013

Looks alright but the spacing in the roof will be the sticking point the pictures are bad to gauge by but looks like might be limited to a 40mm thick rad in the roof.

I think you might be right, it says on their website that it only supports thin 360mm rads. But If you want more rads you can mount two extra 120mm in the bottom of the case and the rear exhaust, although I'm not really sure if it will fit when you install a 360 in the top.