Case For Watercooling

[Zolfe]

Right now I have the phanteks evolv tg but that was before I decided to water cool I was wondering what would be a good case to water cool with I would like to keep it under 200 if can ordering the parts soon.

 

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[Tedster]

7 minutes ago, Zolfe said:

Right now I have the phanteks evolv tg but that was before I decided to water cool I was wondering what would be a good case to water cool with I would like to keep it under 200 if can ordering the parts soon.

 

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Define S!

[creepybob]

deepcool dukase liquid

http://www.gamerstorm.com/product/CASES/2016-12/1288_6346.shtml

[Zolfe]

5 minutes ago, Tedster said:

Define S!

What's the difference between this and the define c I was looking into that one

 

[MorganO]

13 minutes ago, Zolfe said:

Right now I have the phanteks evolv tg but that was before I decided to water cool I was wondering what would be a good case to water cool with I would like to keep it under 200 if can ordering the parts soon.

 

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if you can deal with having a thinner radiator stick with the case you've got, just wish they would make a full tower version ngl

 

[Tedster]

3 minutes ago, Zolfe said:

What's the difference between this and the define c I was looking into that one

 

Good question! I didn't know there was such thing as the Define C...

Immediate impressions are:

1) The C wouldn't support radiators in the bottom because of its PSU shroud

2) The C doesn't seem to support 360mm radiators in the top

Both of which I believe the S can do.

[Zolfe]

9 minutes ago, Tedster said:

Good question! I didn't know there was such thing as the Define C...

Immediate impressions are:

1) The C wouldn't support radiators in the bottom because of its PSU shroud

2) The C doesn't seem to support 360mm radiators in the top

Both of which I believe the S can do.

So this should work?

 

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[Equlizer]

Air 540 or 740.

[Infin8]

17 hours ago, Zolfe said:

Right now I have the phanteks evolv tg but that was before I decided to water cool I was wondering what would be a good case to water cool with I would like to keep it under 200 if can ordering the parts soon.

 

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What do you want in the case? How many / which radiators? Atx mAtx or eatx Mainboard? Do you want a tempered glass side panel? 

[Trik'Stari]

Corsair Air 540

Thermaltake Core X9 (or X5, or X71)

 

There are loads of good cases out there for less than $200

18 hours ago, Tedster said:

Define S!

Anything not by Fractal, as sound dampening = poor airflow = poor thermal performance.

 

Not to mention that you're water cooling so sound will already be at a minimum.... (don't waste your money on that overhyped garbage)

[Zolfe]

3 hours ago, Trik'Stari said:

Corsair Air 540

Thermaltake Core X9 (or X5, or X71)

 

There are loads of good cases out there for less than $200

Anything not by Fractal, as sound dampening = poor airflow = poor thermal performance.

 

Not to mention that you're water cooling so sound will already be at a minimum.... (don't waste your money on that overhyped garbage)

 

4 hours ago, Infin8 said:

What do you want in the case? How many / which radiators? Atx mAtx or eatx Mainboard? Do you want a tempered glass side panel? 

I don't know how many radiators I was going to watch some more videos on it and my part list is in my post and I would like a side panel yes. And if not fractal then what? Should I see what other people did it in?

[Zolfe]

3 hours ago, Trik'Stari said:

Corsair Air 540

Thermaltake Core X9 (or X5, or X71)

 

There are loads of good cases out there for less than $200

Anything not by Fractal, as sound dampening = poor airflow = poor thermal performance.

 

Not to mention that you're water cooling so sound will already be at a minimum.... (don't waste your money on that overhyped garbage)

The x71 looks good would that be a good case to do it in kind of reminds me of a smaller 900d with less length

[Zolfe]

To me the x71 looks much nicer thanks for bringing this to my attention are there any others you would recommend?

[Mick Naughty]

The other new corsair models 460 and the 5xx version.  Owning a 540 I really wanted a 740 but can't bring myself to do it. 

 

Knowing how many rads you need will depend on the hardware so it's best to pick the case after all of that.