Case conundrum

[paulc]

So, after making the decision to go for water cooling for my next build I thought I'd have a go at modding my currently unused PC70. You now find me after 2 broken drill bits, much frustration and thankfully no injuries. My thoughts are now focused on getting a new case that either a) requires little or no modding to install w/c kit or b) can be modded at source. The current options that come to mind are:

PC70 with 120.3 in roof (modded at source)
G70 with 120.3 in roof (modded at source)
G70 with 120.3 on floor
V2000 with 120.3 on floor (little or no modding?)

What are other peoples thoughts and experiences on this front? I'm leaning towards the V2000 on the looks and ease of installation front.

 

[paulc]

That would be great.

I Layed it all out with masking tap and even selotape to stop the drill bit skipping, but didn't really help. In theory I was going to use the holesaw I have for the fan/rad mounting - didn't get that far as drilling pilot holes for everything wasn't as easy as I'd hoped.

Decided to get a non w/c system up and running in my PC70, then transfer it to a pre-cut G70 with added w/c at a later date. Means I can (hopefully) get new toys for the bank holiday and then go back and have another go at a touch of metalwork at my own pace. Probably more expensive in the long run, but a bit more attainable.

As for the anodising, I'll pass this time round... my bank balance is going to be slightly cratered just with all the bits.

 

[paulc]

Cool, I've had a quick glance and will go back and study it later. Will probably go a for pre-modded case, or maybe a mountain-mods as they will swallow a 120.3 without an effort, and then come back and finish modding the PC70 later. I'd prefer to have my shiny new kit up and running, with as little down time as possible, and if things go bad it might cause problems in that department . Before any of that though, might have to as5 the chipset heatsinks first, my p5w dh is hitting 45-46 as I type this with nothing much else going on...