Any Cooltek W2 Owners Out There?

Random Guy Esq.

Random Guy Esq.

Random Guy Esq.

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I'm seriously considering this case for a new build, but reviews are pretty thin on the ground. So I thought I'd ask for the feedback of any OcUKers who actually own this case?

Basically I'm a fan of the cubed two chamber design, and much prefer the aesthetic of the W2 to the Air 540 (Caselabs are out of my price range). My concerns lie with the cooling potential (rad compatibility, long GPUs etc). So what are your experiences? What hardware are you running successfully, and have you had to compromise your build in any way? How have you found it in general? TIA!!
 
It's a great case IMO. Super easy to build in and the two chamber design keeps it really clean. The space you have behind the motherboard tray for cables is immense. Like yourself I prefer the look to the Air 540.

The cooling is solid... nothing remarkable, but when you look at the design that's to be expected. The only intake is under the front panel at the bottom. That said, my 5820K OC'd sits at mid 30's idle, so all good. As you see, I just put fans in the bottom, and my AIO up front. You could put another rad at the bottom, but it may pose some clearance issues for the motherboard connectors at the bottom of the board there... there is room, you'd just need to make sure they were all connected BEFORE you put the rad on. GPU clearance is fine, I don't think you'd have any problems there either. All in all, it's a great case, no complaints! :)

Here are some pics of mine...

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I honestly can't say as I put my AIO up front and my Parvum F1.0 fans in (x3 120mm) without trying the stock ones. I've read they are perfectly fine though, but if you put an AIO up front like I've done, you wouldn't use the 140's anyway, leaving you with just the single 120mm at the back. It's a quiet case generally speaking, good thickness on the panels and nowhere for the noise to 'escape' really.

You could put AIO on the bottom, leaving the stock 140's up front, but I didn't do this for two reasons... one, as mentioned, I didn't want to create issues getting to my motherboard connectors. And second, I really didn't like the look of it with the AIO tube placement. It came kind of over and around my GPU and ruined the look somewhat, less 'clean'. A different AIO may be fine though. Mine is a Nepton 240M, which has quite thick tubing, not very flexible as some others are.
 
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With 2 rads front and bottom cooling a 290 and 2700k overclocked, the case becomes pretty hot for me.

I just cant exhaust the air quick enough so the heat sort of just builds up so your HDD,RAM,mobo temperatures suffer a little. Hit high 40's on one of my HDD's in the heatwave the other week. Have since merge my 2 500gb HDD's to a single 1TB HDD and that hasn't broken 40 degrees yet.

CPU and GPU are cool enough just the knock on temperatures of having all that hot air dumped into the case.

You should be able to mount a 80mm fan in the rear compartment to blow air onto HDD's but if i do the screws protrude to far and don't allow me to fit the front panel which is a bit of an oversight!

Also with a 290 sized card you wont be able to go over about 40mm Radiator in the front before it wont fit.

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Clearance with a rad on the bottom and an ATX board can be a problem, USB2 headers and the mobo on/off etc connectors are fine but as above should be connected before installing fans. I however cannot use my internal USB 3 header as its along the bottom of by ATX board and the plug would hit my radiator. Also you should fit your SATA cables before installing you GPU as it all gets a little tight in there.
 
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Yeah I don't think this is the best case for a dual rad set-up, and that was never my intention. I can certainly see now that it wouldn't be a good idea. It's not a big case by any means... actually one of the most compact ATX cases I've had, but at the same time easy to build in thanks to the dual chamber design. Ultimately its suitability will come down to exactly what kit you want to put in it.
 
Legend your set up seems perfect for this case, Aio for the CPU and a rear exhausting air cooled GPU suits this case perfectly. Unfortunately thats not really an option for my 290 :P
 
Yes I think you're right... it would not be ideal with a GPU venting into the case. But then ANY case will see higher temps when a card does that vs exhausting out the back, especially a 290. The Air 540 would probably be better in this regard as you could have an AIO up top and then intake fans up front blowing through to the rear exhaust. That's just not an option with the W2 given the solid top.
 
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Also Cooltek aftercare support is excellent. Had to use them once when I had an issue with my Cooltek W2 and they were awesome.
 
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