best case for 2 internal rads

imitation990 · 18 Jul 2011 at 11:36

Was just wondering if anyone had any ideas about the best/large case for 2 internal rads maybe two 360s at the bottom or two 240s etc and if it is a good idea to put two rads at the bottom of a case with the psu ? any ideas ppl

Jony27 · 18 Jul 2011 at 12:00

CM 690 II Lite/Adv , 1 x 240mm top, 1 x 240mm bottom.

Greboth · 18 Jul 2011 at 12:38

Silverstone tj07 - maximum 480 and 240 in the bottom, with some modding a slim 240/360 in the top too.

Silverstone tj11 - 480 and 240 in the bottom (don't know about any other places to mount rads)

Corsair 800D - Don't know exactly what you can fit but have seen many with 2 rads in.

As for rads near a psu, as long as you check for leaks as you would with any loop and there isn't any there shoudn't be any problems. Also as long as the psu has some air flow too for its fan.

KiiYzOo · 18 Jul 2011 at 12:49

xigmatek elysium

Kainz · 18 Jul 2011 at 13:07

Corsair 800D - 1x Triple rad at the top, 1x Double at the bottom once the spare hard disk enclosure is removed. It is a monster of a case, mainly suited for WC'ing.

jorzeh · 18 Jul 2011 at 13:53

Corsair 800D is wonderful for water cooling, You can go with 360 in the top 240 in the front and a 360 in bottom where the power supply lives with minior mods.

paul_radford · 18 Jul 2011 at 13:56

Although some people seem to hate this case for some reason, I have the thermaltake armour va8003swa and have been mostly happy with it. It was also quite good value at £69.00.

As you can see, its got 11 bays (including drawer and power switch) and they are very configurable. There are 2 hdd cages one front, one back that will take 3 drives each. It comes as standard with 2x 90mm fans (top and upper rear), 2x 120mm blue led fans (front and rear) and a 240mm side fan.

I have my rad placed over the rear 120mm fan, with a uv fan on top (push - pull) - my only gripe being that I had to fit it with the ports at the bottom, as it wont fit the other way. If you wanted a rad at the front and was happy to put all your drives at the top, cooled by the psu's exhause and the 90mm fan, that would be possible. I dont think you could put a rad at the top, unless you used a convertor / modded the case slightly.

My setup is my first wc system and is still very much a work in action, but I get exellent results so far. I still want to cool the gpu and have a couple of cables to tidy though...

My sys:

va8003swa tower
am2/3 motherboard with AMD Athlon II x2 cpu
powercolor hd4850 gfx card - fitted with a zalman powerflower (will upgrade)
1x sata (main), 1x IDE drives
1x sata dvdrw
1x floppy

wc:
Zalman zm-wb3+ waterblock (very effective and easy install on am3)
swiftech120qp rad
phobya dc12-220 & EK-reservoir combo
flow meter

*parts are on order for cooling the gpu and a bat monitor is on its way - can't wait..

GoogalyMoogaly · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:12

How about the XSPC H2 Tower case?
http://www.xs-pc.com/products/cases/h2-tower-case/

Or the XSPC H1 Cube case?
http://www.xs-pc.com/products/cases/h1-cube-case/

I think they both have room for a number of radiators. I think if I was starting a new water-cooled PC I'd use one of them.

Greboth · 19 Jul 2011 at 10:56

KiiYzOo said:
xigmatek elysium

How could I forget that.

Also just remembered case labs do some BIG cases that can fit some serious amount of rads in. Can't remember which ones though and internet at work is being a pita.

JeffyB · 19 Jul 2011 at 15:31

Other than the specialist watercooling cases by denger den and the u2 ufo's, theres the Silverstone TJ07/11, Corsair 800d and my favourite (yes i own one so am biased) lian li V2000, can get 2 quads in the bottom and a tripple in the roof if you want.