Corsair 600T watercooled build: "Blue Dragon"

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joxang said:
Yep, should be enough. 120mm rad per component is supposed to be enough to get temps that match/exceed air cooling, and I think the 200mm is a match for most 240mm rads. I'll take some pics of the cuts and email them tomorrow :).
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Wouldn't mind a look at those myself :)

Or just post them here. Whichever. It's a fantastic build.
 

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joxang said:
It's 26mm thick :). This is the Magicool Slim, not the elegant. You can fit a thicker rad if you won't mind cutting your ATX power connector a bit (the plastic bit will need sanding down), and if your motherboard doesn't have any big protruding heatsinks in that area.
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Could perhaps elaborate on the ATX bit? I'm thinking of a 600t build but I have no idea what you mean by that :D And how much of a gap is there (without sanding) Might try and get a EX 240 up there

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Sorry missed this.

j0sh said:
Could perhaps elaborate on the ATX bit? I'm thinking of a 600t build but I have no idea what you mean by that :D And how much of a gap is there (without sanding) Might try and get a EX 240 up there

Thanks,
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I found this as an example: http://vivithemage.com/2011/04/water-cooling-a-corsair-600t-case-i5-2500k-2x6950/
He talks about the problem near the start - 2nd picture :). Not sure how thick that rad is, but I don't imagine it's that thick at all. It'll probably depend on where your mobo ATX Power connector is too.

Will take more photos of the dremelled bits when I get my new camera (just got a great deal on a Fuji x100 :D:D:D).
 

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KiiYzOo said:
been offered a white one of these for £80, do you think I should get it, an arc midi or an nzxt phantom white for a secondary rig that I'm gonna watercool?
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Hullo KiiYzOo!! Depends on how happy you are with a dremel :). 600t is amazing case but needs cutting to hold anything more than a double rad. Cable management is best I've seen.

Arc midi can fit a slim 360 at the top with just the tiniest bit of modding. Not the best quality case though imo, a bit flimsy and plasticky.

NZXT phantom I've never handled but heard some good things!

If it's a secondary build though, the 600t and phantom are both mammoth so maybe you'd want to go easy with a smaller case?
 

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that's what I'm not sure about, 600t may be a bit too much to work on, I love the phantom, but I'd have to get one second hand, I'm starting to really like the look of white cases again :mad: that's making me choose between the arc midi, the bitfenix shinobi white, the white 690 ii and the r3 white, the arc midi seems the best bet just now though
 

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Well, here's an arc mini as an alternative (if you like the style, are looking for small + don't mind uATX). You can put just a single 120 in the front and keep one of the HDD bays too.
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Hey guys! Moving to London so I'm probably going to be selling this, either as a system (if there's interest) or keeping the internals and selling the case + rads installed separately. Look out for it in MM anyways, trust mail me if any questions ;).
 
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