Need a case big enough for a full watercooling loop

Starky · 31 May 2009 at 12:29

Hey folks - I'm pretty new to this whole lark but I'm finalising my build just now for the first computer that I'm going to build - can posts specs if you want but they're not really important to this thread.

Since this is my first time I want to do things bit by bit - in this order of buying parts:

1. Build a PC and do all the cable management for good airflow
2. Achieve a stable overclock on my processor
3. Buy and build a CPU watercooling loop
4. Expand this to a GPU/Chipset loop
5. ???
6. Profit

(Sorry for the last part - seemed essential!)

Anyway can you recommend me a case that will get me through all this - was going to go for the Antec 902 but it looks too small to get extra loops in!

LukeTW · 31 May 2009 at 12:31

Antec 1200

Silverstone Fortress

Whats your price limit?

Starky · 31 May 2009 at 12:32

Say £200 if it's justified

LukeTW · 31 May 2009 at 12:37

Starky said:
Say £200 if it's justified

Better to work with if you got a budget

Lian Li PC-A71B

Silverstone Temjin TJ10B-W

You have a lot of choices if your spending £200.

mjones1 · 31 May 2009 at 12:41

I would look be looking at a big lian li for that kind of money such as a Lian Li PC-V1000Z Aluminium Mini Tower Case

Strife212 · 31 May 2009 at 13:16

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-108-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

DIABLO · 31 May 2009 at 15:02

Coolermaster HAF 932 is built for what you want. Just comes down to whether you like the looks as it'd very marmite.

LukeTW · 31 May 2009 at 15:04

DIABLO said:
Coolermaster HAF 932 is built for what you want. Just comes down to whether you like the looks as it'd very marmite.

Don't do it ! :eek:

Caracus2k · 1 Jun 2009 at 00:01

The silver TJ07-SW retails for just over £200... although Overclockers dont seem to be selling it at the moment. Cant recommend this case enough

Starky · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:01

LukeTW said:
Don't do it !

What's wrong with the case he suggested?

I really love the look of that Lian Li PC-V1000Z :cool:

waso_dude · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:11

A70B

Got 2 loops in mine, and they have been happy for over a year now

Biffa · 1 Jun 2009 at 17:04

You can watercool just about any case

DIABLO · 1 Jun 2009 at 18:00

Starky said:
What's wrong with the case he suggested?

I really love the look of that Lian Li PC-V1000Z

Nothing is wrong with the case i suggested he just hates the way it looks.

AMG · 1 Jun 2009 at 18:48

nothing wrong with the HAF and it can take a tri rad I think you would call it on the top or 3 120mm fans even would be better

must admit it looks a bit busy I should say