Full tower for water?

[Alpha_Geek]

I am looking for a good full tower case to build my new water cooled gaming rig around. Obviously it has to support atx. What do you guys suggest?

 

[dawp]

are you wanting a case that will mount a rad strait out the box or are you going to mod it? Do you need usb3 ports? price range?

this one has cutouts for 3 120 fans on the top panel which can be used for a 360 rad.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112311

 

[CurseTheSky]

Corsair 800D / 700D. Silverstone TJ07 (classic).

 

[Alpha_Geek]

Well as far as price range goes I not looking to spend more than $250 on a case and yes I will mod it if I have to... I work in a shop so I have all the tools. LOL.

 

[Zargon]

t_ski has a big full tower thermaltake at a great price in the FS Forum.

 

[Elganja]

800D, see the link in my sig

 

[artvscommerce]

Anyone have any thoughts on the ABS Canyon 595 for water cooling? I like the Corsairs but I would need 8 expansion slots.

 

[billyb0b]

800d

 

[QuantumPion]

I have a Cosmos S which is quite nice and not as expensive as the 800D (although if money were not a concern I'd prefer the latter).

 

[lsv]

t_ski has a big full tower thermaltake at a great price in the FS Forum.

Looks like it was sold 🙁

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32022451&postcount=5

 

[Zargon]

yes it appears it was sold after I posted the link

thank god too, it was hard to resist

 

[muskie32]

I have seen some nice builds in a 800D. I think I will do one myself when I get some time.

 

[Alpha_Geek]

Do I need to purchase a full tower case to do water cooling or can I get away with a mid-tower case?

 

[Alpha_Geek]

What do you guys think of the Antec Lanboy Air case? I could start off with decent air cooling and then move into water cooling down the road if I so wish and I wouldn't have to change the case.

 

[Chaosblade02]

I got a Lian Li PC-A70F full tower

About $190 on newegg, and it has plenty of room, and even looks sexy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112243

It was very easy to install all my hardware in this case, and this was the first build I ever did. Only problem I had and it was a minor one is installing the GPUs, its got a clamp mount that sorta gets in the way, but I was still able to slip dual 6970s in there. Runs pretty quiet too, and I got all my fans turned on full.

 

[dawp]

Do I need to purchase a full tower case to do water cooling or can I get away with a mid-tower case?

you can use a mid tower.

I know that the CM690 II you can put 2 radiators in it one 2x120 on top and and another on bottom if you remove half the drive cage.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119216

 

[aigomorla]

Well a fractile design case is also good..

Theres a lot of cases which would fit your objective.
However they are spread across the chart on the price tag.

 

[OVerLoRDI]

HAF 932? Lots of room and perfect mounting for a 3x120mm radiator. Oh it also can be had for less than 150.