HELP, first time w/cooling

Avenged7Fold · 17 Oct 2013 at 23:15

Corsair 540 if you dont mind the width. It is quite a small case overall, with plenty of room inside.

Alz_D · 17 Oct 2013 at 23:21

Switch 810

Just over £130 - tons of room for water cooling and upgrades in the future. Good review on OC3D. And available in black and gunmetal as well.

Andy_1995 · 17 Oct 2013 at 23:23

Avenged7Fold said:
Corsair 540 if you dont mind the width. It is quite a small case overall, with plenty of room inside.

I was thinking of that but i want a bay reservoir, so that case is out of the question unless i go for a pump and separate reservoir.

Avenged7Fold · 17 Oct 2013 at 23:32

Bay reservoir is fine as long as it is no more than a double width reservoir and you have plugs for the fill port.

Hakanese · 18 Oct 2013 at 03:04

Cannot stress enough a t-fitting and some parts for a drain/bleed.

Andy_1995 · 18 Oct 2013 at 20:01

decided, i'm keeping my case and just going to do a bit of modding to it

Avenged7Fold · 18 Oct 2013 at 21:32

Andy_1995 said:
decided, i'm keeping my case and just going to do a bit of modding to it

Cool, i am always interested in cases watercooled for modding. If you get any inspiration to do anything far out, make a project build log!

A general tip in 'light modding' that has helped my many loops: use of 'no more nails' Velcro tape. The stuff is insanely strong and eliminates the need to drill holes or anything to fit radiators/pumps/reservoirs anywhere. If you want to take your loop out, you can unscrew what is screwed down and just Velcro off everything Velcro'd down! It offers a slight bit of padding aswell and will take some vibrations that would normally make the case rattle a bit. This stuff is especially handy if you don't have a easy surface to make mounting holes and such.

Andy_1995 · 18 Oct 2013 at 22:10

Avenged7Fold said:
Cool, i am always interested in cases watercooled for modding. If you get any inspiration to do anything far out, make a project build log!

A general tip in 'light modding' that has helped my many loops: use of 'no more nails' Velcro tape. The stuff is insanely strong and eliminates the need to drill holes or anything to fit radiators/pumps/reservoirs anywhere. If you want to take your loop out, you can unscrew what is screwed down and just Velcro off everything Velcro'd down! It offers a slight bit of padding aswell and will take some vibrations that would normally make the case rattle a bit. This stuff is especially handy if you don't have a easy surface to make mounting holes and such.

Will do

thanks for the tips mate will keep them in mind. I have already planned out a few things to it, just need to get some materials and takeover my dads garage for a few days and I will be sorted

will take many pics and update the thread as I go.