Full tower case advise

[WillyMcFlapper]

Hi

 

I want to watercool my 1080ti using a Kraken G12 and possibly a Kraken X62. 

 

My current case is a Phanteks P400S and I’ve got a front mounted Corsair H115i cooling my delidded 7700k.

 

There is no roof room for the new AIO so I need a case that can accommodate both. 

 

Any recommendations? Cost wise under $200. 

 

Cheers

 

Andy

[Skiiwee29]

can you not put it on the rear fan mount?

[wonderforest]

Not a full tower, but the Fractal Meshify C can mount 280 in front and 280 on top. I have 2* 240 rad in mine it's pretty nice.

[WillyMcFlapper]

8 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

can you not put it on the rear fan mount?

 

I could but it's only 120mm so it would limit cooling possibilities?

[SeanAngelo]

25 minutes ago, WillyMcFlapper said:

Hi

 

I want to watercool my 1080ti using a Kraken G12 and possibly a Kraken X62. 

 

My current case is a Phanteks P400S and I’ve got a front mounted Corsair H115i cooling my delidded 7700k.

 

There is no roof room for the new AIO so I need a case that can accommodate both. 

 

Any recommendations? Cost wise under $200. 

 

Cheers

 

Andy

Get a Fractal Design Define S or C or Meshify C. You don't need a full tower to accommodate both.

22 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

can you not put it on the rear fan mount?

the rear is only for 120mm, not 240mm.

[WillyMcFlapper]

5 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

Get a Fractal Design Define S or C or Meshify C. You don't need a full tower to accommodate both.

the rear is only for 120mm, not 240mm.

I don't need a full tower, but I'd like one . I'll have a look at those, thanks

 

[SeanAngelo]

5 minutes ago, WillyMcFlapper said:

I don't need a full tower, but I'd like one . I'll have a look at those, thanks

 

to be honest with you, full towers are a waste of space imo, there's mid towers out there that can do the job of a full tower

[Skiiwee29]

18 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

Get a Fractal Design Define S or C or Meshify C. You don't need a full tower to accommodate both.

the rear is only for 120mm, not 240mm.

ahh, didnt realize the G12 was a 240 rad.. would have guessed with the name it was 120

[WillyMcFlapper]

Just now, legacy99 said:

ahh, didnt realize the G12 was a 240 rad.. would have guessed with the name it was 120

G12 is just a bracket, you can use lots of different AIOs

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, WillyMcFlapper said:

G12 is just a bracket, you can use lots of different AIOs

oooooo derp, just re-read your post, you want to use a Kraken x62 on it.. got it... 

[WillyMcFlapper]

Just found this, anyone know of it?

 

https://www.nzxt.com/products/h700i-matte-white

 

 

More importantly, it does exactly that I want (I'm sure other cases do as well)

 

 

[Skiiwee29]

4 hours ago, WillyMcFlapper said:

More importantly, it does exactly that I want (I'm sure other cases do as well)

The H700i is a good looking care, but has a restrictive front in take and top exhaust. Thermals may be impacted a little bit as a result. 

[WillyMcFlapper]

Yeah I'd read that now. God it's so hard to choose a case :(. 

[SeanAngelo]

4 hours ago, WillyMcFlapper said:

More importantly, it does exactly that I want (I'm sure other cases do as well)

imho, its terrible. overpriced too. just get a define meshify c for better airflow. the define r6 is better than the h700i also.

[TVwazhere]

On 2/11/2018 at 9:06 AM, legacy99 said:

The H700i is a good looking care, but has a restrictive front in take and top exhaust. Thermals may be impacted a little bit as a result. 

Thermals aernt too bad, it's main issue is that it's just too overpriced, especially with the R6 available. 

 

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG, has more space than a Meshify C for all your watercooling needs  

[WillyMcFlapper]

I think I've decided lol. Phanteks Enthoo Luxe TG. Has all the space I want and more. 

[GloriousPain]

I have a phanteks enthoo pro and a water cooled CPU and GPU... I'd suggest it.

[WillyMcFlapper]

Well she’s built although I have a lot of cable management to do.

 

Managed to squeeze a Kraken X62 at the bottom cooling my 1080ti with a Z12 bracket. Very impressed so far. 

 

Been running heaven benchmark for about 30mins and she hasn’t gone above 42C!

 

Replaced the stock paste for thermal grizzly as well. 

 

 

[Trik'Stari]

Do a custom loop including both the GPU and CPU, and replace the front 240 with a 360, maybe with a single 120 rad inbetween the GPU and CPU in loop order, on the back?

 

I have a similar setup except my big radiator is a 480. My 1080ti FE sits at 2.0GHz and never goes over 40c. Whereas my 7700k is almost always going up to 65C or more (gotta delid this thing)

 

If you don't try to get all fancy with hard tubing, you could do this for probably less than $300, and still have a great looking case.

 

Edit: Didn't see you went with the new case. Congrats on not picking something from Fractal. I WANT PICS