Before I do something stoopid - can I water cool a Asus Sabertooth Z77 in a HAF 922

[Dthind]

Forgive me lack of knowing jack about the subject.

Time to build a new system. Looking for fast, gaming, photoshop stuff, audio conversion, video conversion and playing wow.

Case Cooler Master HAF 922 RC 922M KKN3 G

Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z77 LGA 1155 Z77

Intel Core I5 3570

I would prefer the radiator is inside the case duct taped (kidding) to the top as opposed to outside the case.

Thanks for any help you can provide !

And cool it with something like this Thermaltake CLW0217 or this Corsair Hydro Series H1001

 

[tracerbullet]

At a glance it looks like a pair of 200mm fans can attach to the top, which means a water cooler such as the H100i should also attach.

Just need to be sure there's enough clearance, between it and the motherboard (and any RAM, etc. on it) as you have to account for the fans & radiator both. Maybe someone with the case can verify. Or you can try talking to Cooler Master.

 

[Kenmitch]

I used to have a 922 water cooled. The H100i would mount perfectly using the top fan mounts. Thicker rad is a no go due to clearance issues.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

You don't need a watercooler, tbh

 

[hackerballs]

HAF...............High Air Flow I have this case and have 2 x 200 exhaust fans blowing out the top..........I am Overclocked with Coolermaster 212 x 2 fans...........no heat issues at all, water not needed with this case

agree with T_Yamamoto

 

[aigomorla]

watercooling a haf... lol...

thats like miniaturizing smurfs.. 😛


now if ur bored and want to, yes u can watercool it.
however others have said.. its the wrong case to watercool tho.

 

[adnank77]

Watercooling is not always for lower temp. Sometimes it's for lower noise ..

 

[lehtv]

Watercooling is not always for lower temp. Sometimes it's for lower noise ..

HAF 922 is not a low noise case to begin with

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Watercooling is not always for lower temp. Sometimes it's for lower noise ..

I doubt the HAF will help with the noise issue...

 

[DSF]

I'd recommend posting in the General Hardware section to get advice on your build as a whole. There are probably much better case and motherboard choices we could help you make, especially if we know the full picture of your budget, needs, etc.