Finally decided on what case to watercool (to replace my ATC111)

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I've been round in circles. Looked at V1000's, TJ07's and several others. Considered external watercooling, building my own radbox, etc, etc. I almost got the TJ07 but am a little concerned over the build quality. Then I came to the conclusion the TJ03 was essentially a ATC110 but with improved cooling. I almost got that and modded it. I still may in the future.

But ultimately, with a second baby due on Tuesday meaning a lack of time and money, and looking at my beautiful ATC111 case I finally decided there are few cases around (bar the TJ03) which I like anywhere near as much as my 111. It's too beautiful to put in the junk room. So I'll be adding a Swiftech H20 Apex Ultra+ to it tonight. It probably won't cope with an SLI setup later on but I can look at cases and cooling again if that happens.

I've never watercooled before so this will be an interesting night

On another point, I see the TJ03 is being discounted in a few places. Is it being discontinued? I'm quite tempted to get it for the future in case they run out.

 

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And now it's installed. It took longer than I expected and the chipset cooler wouldn't fit under the gfx card. But I'm now a happy bunny with a relatively quiet PC. To be honest it was quieter air cooled when idling. But to overclock a lot I used to have to step the fans up in speed a lot. Now it's slightly noisier at idle but that noise stays the same when I overclock it And all in my old case

It's all a bit cramped though. No wonder people get larger cases for watercooling!

 

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Haha. Will do when I get a chance. Been in the hospital all day as my wife had a baby boy (already got a 2.5 yr old daughter)