Planning New build - Case Query

[BRiiTASH]

So im planning my next build which is going to be a Threadripper MATX build.

Heres my plan:

Case: Inwin 8.0.5.5 Cube

CPU: Threadripper 1950X (or its 2nd gen equivilant)

MOBO: Asrock Taichi X399M

PSU: Corsair AX1500I

Custom Loop

EK Dual D5 Revo XTOP Pump

3x360mm rads

Reservoir ????? This is the problem.

I have a aqua computer aqualis XT but it is rather large and the water is prone to evaporating and as it is not a sealed unit (requires assembly) and can leak if too much pressure is applied to it from the mounting bracket. As such i wont be using it for my next build. Im instead looking at getting a sealed unit and i am drawn to the 5.25 bay reservoirs as the 8.0.5.5 cube has lots of 5.25 bays. The problem is that the case doesnt seem to have any of the 5.25 trays that would be neccessary to hold a bay reservoir in place.

Does anyone here have any experience building with this case or is there an inwin rep i can talk to. Is there alternatively any 5.25 bay trays that can be purchased and repurposed to fit this case.

Alternatively i am looking at the HP OMEN X CHASIS if the 8.0.5.5 is not compatible with a bay reservoir.

 

[Streetguru]

21 minutes ago, BRiiTASH said:

Threadripper MATX build.

You should really just get one of the ATX boards at minimum, and double check reviews that specify VRM testing

[BRiiTASH]

13 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You should really just get one of the ATX boards at minimum, and double check reviews that specify VRM testing

X399M has the same has the same VRM as the X399 Taichi's so I dont think that would be an issue. 

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, BRiiTASH said:

X399M has the same has the same VRM as the X399 Taichi's so I dont think that would be an issue. 

Also motherboard makers may finally start putting real heatsinks on their VRMs soon like that EVGA X299 board and this X470 board

don't know when you're building
 

 

[For Science!]

4 hours ago, BRiiTASH said:

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Struggling to understand how a tube reservoir is more likely to leak than a bay reservoir, assembling a tube reservoir is one of the easiest parts of custom cooling. Bay reservoirs are falling out for a couple of reasons - one which has been that they have been leaky for some products, another of course is that 5.25 bays are also falling out of fashion as you are discovering.

 

Having said that, reservoirs are not a functional part of the loop so I suppose you can do whatever you like. Just sharing my opinion that the aqualis is absolutely fine to use.

[BRiiTASH]

On 02/02/2018 at 8:52 AM, For Science! said:

Struggling to understand how a tube reservoir is more likely to leak than a bay reservoir, assembling a tube reservoir is one of the easiest parts of custom cooling. Bay reservoirs are falling out for a couple of reasons - one which has been that they have been leaky for some products, another of course is that 5.25 bays are also falling out of fashion as you are discovering.

 

Having said that, reservoirs are not a functional part of the loop so I suppose you can do whatever you like. Just sharing my opinion that the aqualis is absolutely fine to use.

I have found that when i fitted the 2 retention brackets that you can buy to support the weight of the reservoir, they need to be secured by tightening a screw against the back of the res so that it doesnt wobble in the brackets which are cyclindrical in shape and need to be slid down the res to fit them. It is when tightening these screws that the forward pressure is enough to push the glass ever so slightly forward that it lifts up the back of the base of the glass in the reservoir, enough that it breakes the seal and water can start to seap/ around the base, gradually forming droplets. Its not ideal so i have placed some tissue underneath the res now until i start my next build. Witnessing that was enough to convinve me to stay away from any reservoir that isnt sealed from the factory and requires assembly, which is why i was looking at 5.25 bay reservoirs.

Im looking at getting an XSPC ION reservoir now anyway as that comes sealed from the factory and looks like a very sturdu reservoir with it steel surrounding.