Help with Watercooling & Case

shadydelboy said:
TBH any fan contoller would be ok, look for one with 4 fan options and you are away. Asaka look nice :)

Currently I have a P160 and W/C loop as in my sig, only cutting was internal (HDD cages, and a few other bits) but I have done a few top mounted rads (internal) and they all looked sweet as a nut, best was on a V2000 black, with silver grilles, 3 x 120mm fans for a HE 120.3 internal, looked schweet :)
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Must admit I'm torn between the V1000 and 2000. I like my rigs on the desk so I can see the thing but a 2000 might be just a tad much.
 
MikeTimbers said:
For a low restriction rad like the PA series, Nexus fans (or Yate Loon but they're like hen's teeth)
For a high restriction rad like a heatercore, a 38mm deep fan like the Panaflo L1A or the M1A on a fan controller.
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Quiet fans are a must have and I dont mind paying a bit more for the quiet. I will checkout the Nexus Fans m8.
 
The Asgard said:
Really appreciate the input. Really is difficult to decide what to do. Am I right in thinking that its the law of diminishing returns? Although I have that amount to spend I dont want to throw the money away, theres always soemthing else to get.

Main concern is mounting the rad with the lian V1000 case. My last watercooled project was a nightmare the rad was slightly too wide and I couldnt fit the side panel.
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As long as you don't mind doing some dremel work (doesn't have to be amazing as you then use rubber edging to make it look neat) then the V1000 will take a PA160 very nicely sat in the bottom. There are some guides, or picture walk throughs available on the net.
 
TonyMontana said:
I bought these yesterday ...no intention to overclock just needed silence :)

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.p...ial=RC-830&other_title=+RC-830+CM Stacker 830
http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=160&code=021

of course I do not recommend the zalman for extreme overclocking ..swiftech seems to cover that area better... but the case... oh the case... the case kicks @55 :D


P4 prescott 3GHz, nvidia 6800..
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Just sold my reserator because it was struggling with the overclocked X2 [email protected] and overclocked X1900XT @ 690/800. But to be fair it was the GPU block that wasn't man enough for the job. Good kit though
 
The Asgard said:
Thats the one I was initally going to buy but was put off by the good peeps on here. Real dilema I can tell you
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Am still thinking of getting one these and adding a 120mm rad to one the 120mm fans as well..

The only thing thats puts be right off it.is it takes up the top pci slot..So went running sli gfx cards it going leave me very limited...Plus some asus motherboards need that top slot for sli cards..Plus other motherboards may follow the same asus lay out later.

If not..I may get the longer v1200 case.and mount my own daul 120mm rad & fans under the top plate..It be cheaper that way.(v1200 case is only £10 more then the v1000 and a lot longer.so the rad and psu will fit much better).

Lian Li V1000
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Lian Li V1200 (Bet you could fit a triple 120mm rad to top of this one or even two daul 120mm rads. :D :D )
The only problem is.It don't look right..It looks to long.
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chaparral said:
Am still thinking of getting one these and adding a 120mm rad to one the 120mm fans as well..

The only thing thats puts be right off it.is it takes up the top pci slot..So went running sli gfx cards it going leave me very limited...Plus some asus motherboards need that top slot for sli cards..Plus other motherboards may follow the same asus lay out later.

If not..I may get the longer v1200 case.and mount my own daul 120mm rad & fans under the top plate..It be cheaper that way.(v1200 case is only £10 more then the v1000 and a lot longer.so the rad and psu will fit much better).

Lian Li V1000
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Lian Li V1200 (Bet you could fit a triple 120mm rad to top of this one or even two daul 120mm rads. :D :D )
The only problem is.It don't look right..It looks to long.
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Not seen the 1200 before, looks interesting m8. Width I can deal with a bit more than hight. So your going for a 725 and an extra 120.1 ?
 
The Asgard

I can't make my own mind up what to go for..I been reading,thinking and seaching for last 2 to 3 weeks..it's driving me crazy...Which ever case and cooling system i go for.I can bet i wish i got a different one a week or so later.

My favorite one is the black v1000 with the builtin koolance for sure..But it's so much money to loose if i don't like it when i get..

The other problem i don't like is the window on the wrong side on the v1000 cases.
(it's on the other side to normal cases because of the upside down motherboard).
and i have my PC on my right side on my desktop so i would not be able to see the window side..
 
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chaparral said:
The Asgard

I can't make my own mind up what to go for..I been reading,thinking and seaching for last 2 to 3 weeks..it's driving me crazy...Which ever case and cooling system i go for.I can bet i wish i got a different one a week or so later.

My favorite one is the black v1000 with the builtin koolance for sure..But it's so much money to loose if i don't like it when i get..

The other problem i don't like is the window on the wrong side on the v1000 cases.
(it's on the other side to normal cases because of the upside down motherboard).
and i have my PC on my right side on my desktop so i would not be able to see the window side..
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Do you know I have exactly the same problem ! I don't like the panel on the wrong side too. What are we to do?? I thought by asking a few questions here might make the decision plane sailing but like you its now driving me mad.
 
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