looking for a good liquid cooling case

[tony4704]

Im probably going to go with a koolance radiator/main unit and am looking for a good black case that would have enough room for everything. Also, im kinda new to liquid cooling, so I was wondering do you still need fans in the case or do you just buy a water block for everything that heats up?

 

[HardWarrior]

Yeah, you'll still need fans for general ventilation, but you can run undervolted\low RPM fans without a problem. In theory, yes, you can simply buy a block for any heat source you'd want, but in practice it's better to cool the most problematic sources. CPU's and GPU are usually prime for this. Adding more blocks is okay as long as you remember that you'll need lots of surface area and/or powerful (noisy) fans to handle the extra heat load to your loop.

Since most of the guts of your cooler are going to be external it doesn't seem like anything heroic as far as a case is really needed. Just pick something that's high-quality and that you like. I'm sure at least a few of the knowledeable case folks will have specific suggestions.

Good luck, and welcome to water. :thumbsup:

 

[Deebone]

howdy ive been doin some researcho n this same subject and it seems all in one packages arent the best on price/performance but decent deals for modularity and laziness

KOOLANCE 426 info
prices direct from koolance
looks pretty schpanky ... not particularly expensive.

i was actually researching gettin a full custom setup for myself - top of the line components (or atleast upper end)... jacks the price up substantially-

cases for good space n modability seem to be these
antec p180
lian li v1000
GIGABYTE BLING! <-- hehe one i want

and so far i got this block in my scopes- SILVERPROP EVOLUTION looks to be the WC champ from the limited testing ppl been doing.. seems like the only US retailer who carries it:
HERE

- but wow another for the gpu. that along with a black ice or (honda civic radiator ), a danger den mag pump and viola!

thats merely my personal roadmap towards a decent setup. im sure there are ppl on the boards with a great deal of expereience on this.

 

[tony4704]

cool thanks for the info guys...those two 426 cases, do they have the INX-720 or the exos 2? Which one would be better?

 

[kruull]

Originally posted by: Deebone
howdy ive been doin some researcho n this same subject and it seems all in one packages arent the best on price/performance but decent deals for modularity and laziness

KOOLANCE 426 info
prices direct from koolance
looks pretty schpanky ... not particularly expensive.

i was actually researching gettin a full custom setup for myself - top of the line components (or atleast upper end)... jacks the price up substantially-

cases for good space n modability seem to be these
antec p180
lian li v1000
GIGABYTE BLING! <-- hehe one i want

and so far i got this block in my scopes- SILVERPROP EVOLUTION looks to be the WC champ from the limited testing ppl been doing.. seems like the only US retailer who carries it:
HERE

- but wow another for the gpu. that along with a black ice or (honda civic radiator ), a danger den mag pump and viola!

thats merely my personal roadmap towards a decent setup. im sure there are ppl on the boards with a great deal of expereience on this.

Dont forget TT - Kandalf and Armor for instance - just have a look @ http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/default.php?cPath=27_780 where they sell whole case with WC allready installed

 

[kruull]

Oh yeah just forgot to mention - a friend of mine has a TT Viking + TT BigWater SE and itjust fits in though he would fit a bigger WC as well. Or just buy a good mid case and the Zalman Reservator or something external but fanless/quiet!

 

[tw33ter]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119042

Can't go wrong with the stacker, I've seen lots of poeple using a 3 fan rad on the inside of it.

 

[Ping to the Pong]

actually, the TT armor would be pretty good case for water-cooling. Its very similar to the stacker but i think it looks nicer. Concerning, Koolance, they are decent but i would recommend building your own setup from scratch too. The only problem for the TT armor case in black is that its really heavy. Only the silver version is aluminum.