Best mini-ITX case/AIO watercooler combo

EightySix Four

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Anyone have any thoughts on the best Mini-ITX case/watercooler combination? I have an i5 4670k/7950 in a Coolermaster 110 currently and will be upgrading to a reference 290x, which will probably be too loud and hot in my current configuration. I'm considering adding the NZXT X40 and an AIO watercooler for the 290x but am unsure what the best options I have for replacement cases are.

Anyone have a similar configuration they are happy with?
 

dougp

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I did a dual AIO configuration in a 250D and it was workable, but the water tubes tended to put pressure against the side and would cause random reboots. I moved to a Phenom M and one of the tubes wasn't long enough. This convinced me that regular Phenom or Prodigy would be fine for dual AIO coolers.
 

QueBert

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EVGA Hadron Hydro looks pretty nice, I have the regular air version and love it. I'm really considering upgrading to the Hydro.
 

Stuka87

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I can post photos tonight, but I just built a 380T rig with a 4690K @4.5GHz with an H100i cooler, and an OC'ed HD7950 (was from my old machine).

It is not the smallest ITX case by far, but I really like it.
 

Smoblikat

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I recently bought a Lian Li PCQ08 and an H70. If you dont need the front hard drive bays, you can easily mount a 120mm rad on top, and one in the front.