New Case for Watercooling

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I currently have an Antec 1100 case which i have water cooled a stealth 240 in the front and a 120 in the back but the airflow to the 240 isn't brilliant due to the hard drive bays.
I was wondering what case you could recommend. I have a Phenom 965 clocked to 4.2 and a Radeon R9 290 which i would like to add into the loop. I've been looking at the huge 900D which i love the look of but i think it's probably too big. A case which would hold two 240s or a 480 would be nice.
Budget i suppose would be up to 250 but any less is welcome if it looks nice and has all the features i need.
 
I can highly recommended the Lian Li d600 if a cube style dual compartment case floats your boat, love mine ;)

Or the enthoo as posted above or the switch 810 is a very good option at a great price.
 
Hi, consider just one large rad free standing rad, make's choosing a case a lot easier, for easier to build, maintain and cheaper to build.

Phobya G-Changer V1.2 560mm Quad Radiator 620mm x 145mm x 60mm shop round £80 very good rad using 4x140 Zaward 140mm 900rpm fans £8 each.

Using one my self cooling a CPU 4820K:4.6GHz + SLI 670.

Use Quick Relesae fittings so you can disconnect the Case from the rad to work on the inside or moving.

The loop is a lot easier to bleed, l pre-fill the Rad and as much of the case loop before l start the pump for the first time, system bled in no time at all.

I check my loop once a month check inside water level, leaks, clean case dust filters + rad + fans. Then a good blast of air to get rid of any dust left over quick check again about 15 minutes at most.
 
If you like the look of the 900D you might also want to consider the 750D as it has the same looks but is quite a bit smaller, however it doesn't have space for a quad radiator thought it can take a triple in the roof.
 
whyscotty said:
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1 x Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case £199.99
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This case is a beast, but beware the reservoir bracket. The fittings don't match XSPC brackets (nothing a drill can't fix) and the cut-away for long cards (XFire/SLI) is not enough. If your cards are separated by 3 slots rather than 2 you will need to cut away some of the bracket to get that second card in or just not use it and mount elsewhere.
 
I'd recommend the NZXT Phantom 630, plenty of room for water-cooling with modular drive bays so lots of options. Dual SSD mounts on the back of the motherboard tray too.

Not a bad price at £145 either, theres also an 820 model for £200 with some extra features.

Heres how I have mine setup currently.

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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-121-NX
 
Well I've been seduced by the 750D and a nice DPD driver should be dropping it off for me tomorrow :) and bonus I've now got free delivery :D
 
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