Can someone recommend a case with a water cooler mount?

[ioni]

I'm looking to make a build with a closed loop water cooler so I'll need somewhere to mount the radiator. Newegg has a lot of filters but doesn't have one for water cooler mounting so it's tough to search for one. The case would preferably be less than $90 US.

 

[lehtv]

What size is your closed loop cooler? I mean the size of the radiator- 120mm, 140mm, 240mm or 280mm?

 

[ioni]

I haven't actually picked it out yet. But I'm planning to get one for OCing a 5820k. Maybe a 240mm.

 

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

I'm looking to make a build with a closed loop water cooler so I'll need somewhere to mount the radiator. Newegg has a lot of filters but doesn't have one for water cooler mounting so it's tough to search for one. The case would preferably be less than $90 US.

Your not gonna find a case made for water cooling under a couple hundred, not anything nice.
http://www.mountainmods.com/computer-cases-c-21.html?osCsid=s036rtau93bei74965jaef1h52

 

[MrTeal]

Most cases will work fine with a 240mm radiator. Something like the Fractal Define R4 is a well reviewed case that will work with a 240mm rad, and it's $80 shipped at Newegg.
If you want to stretch the Enthoo Pro is $100 and is supposed to be great.

 

[trungma]

I recommend the Fractal Design Define S. It has lots of mounts for all type of water cooling equipment.

 

[moonbogg]

I recommend the Fractal Design Define S. It has lots of mounts for all type of water cooling equipment.

Your sig says 5830k. I think you meant 5820k. This is a terrible sin and your CPU is weeping 😀

 

[trungma]

Your sig says 5830k. I think you meant 5820k. This is a terrible sin and your CPU is weeping 😀

Haha, I'll correct it right away!

 

[lehtv]

Your not gonna find a case made for water cooling under a couple hundred, not anything nice.
http://www.mountainmods.com/computer-cases-c-21.html?osCsid=s036rtau93bei74965jaef1h52

He's not talking about custom water cooling. Plenty of sub 100 cases support 240mm AIO's.

I recommend the Fractal Design Define S. It has lots of mounts for all type of water cooling equipment.

Agreed.

Define R4 Blackout for $80 supports 240mm in the ceiling.

NZXT S340 also fits the bill, and is windowed too.

For MicroATX setups, Thermaltake Core V21 is pretty nice and customizable. You can switch the panels around the way you want, and you can fit a rad on either side or the top.

 

[doyll49]

Fractal Design are great cases. I suggest also looking at Phanteks cases.

Not to offend, but why are you looking at CLCs? They really are not as good as top air coolers, are almost all significantly noisier, not to mention half again to over twice as expensive, wear out much sooner and have a significantly higher failure rate. Add to all these negatives the fact that if a CLC fails you have no cooling at all and a major expense replacing it. Only thing that can go wrong with air coolers is the fan(s) .. which don't stop them from cooling and any fan can be used while waiting for replacement to arrive. I think it's obvious I'm not a believer in CLC and never have been. From day one I put them down .. and now many who said I was crazy are now born-again air-heads. 😀

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Isn't the Corsair C70 a promising option? I had the impression that it was both compact, well-fitted for airflow and plenty of room for AiO or CLC's as well as custom water parts -- most limited to the size of radiators. It may even be possible to fit the C70 with a 360mm radiator.

I also think it would take very little to fit one of the new EK Predator 240 AiO's to it. At most, one might be able to move the lower drive cage <= 0.5 in. to the rear with new pop-rivets. The radiator on these EK AiO's is about 60+mm thick. Maybe - . . . 68mm, but check the spec.

 

[doyll49]

Pretty sure the IK Predator 240 is using the EK-Coolstream PE 240 which is 280 x 130 x 38mm (L x W x H) with Supremacy MX CPU block, DDC 6w pump and 2x Vardar F4-120ER fans.

I think EK Predator and Swiftech Hxxx-X are the only AIOs worth considering .. and of course they are not CLC either. 😀

 

[MongGrel]

Your sig says 5830k. I think you meant 5820k. This is a terrible sin and your CPU is weeping 😀

*Wave*

Sup dude, not sure have seen ya in awhile.

 

[MongGrel]

You could probably cram a 240 into one of these, but it wouldn't be fancy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

Have never tried a Fractal out, always heard they were good.

But I tend to stick to air anyway.

 

[YBS1]

HAF XB Evo

If you don't mind the horizontal layout (which I love), this works really well and will house a 2x140mm or 2x120mm radiator up front which allows you to pull ambient air in through the rad instead of preheated exhaust air out. That air is then pulled straight out through the practically inaudible 200mm top fan.