What;s the smallest case that can handle SLI+CPU Watercooling??

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Currently have a prodigy which is watercooled.

Now thinking I may want to go SLI soon.

What's the smallest possible case that could have a CPU + SLI water cooled setup??

thanks!
 
What wattage are the graphics cards and cpu, what temperature do you want them to stay below, and do you want the system to be able to run flat out for days? If it's the thing in your sig then you're going to struggle with anything smaller than a triple.

If the system rarely runs cpu and gpu flat out at the same time, you can get away with fewer radiators. If it wont be running flat out for more than a few hours at a time, the heat capacity of the system will let you get away with less.

If you're looking at 600W heat dump and want it to be able to run under that load for 12 hours or so, you'll need a much bigger case than if you want 300W heat dump for an hour and a half.

edit: I see from your build log that you're currently using a 240 and a 120 - that suggests adding at least another 120 to keep temperatures in the same ball park. I think your question amounts to "what's the smallest case that holds four 120mm radiators in some combination and a m-atx motherboard". Sadly I don't know the answer to that. I have roughly that cooling capacity in an Akasa Eclipse, but there really should be smaller options out there.
 
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Yeah basically.

What's the smallest case that can hold the equivalent of 4*120 rad space. That would be the minimum amount of rad area I would want to go with for CPU +SLI.
 
I'd say the fractal arc midi is the best. It is an extra wide case so you can easily fit a thick rad in the roof as its moved away from the motherboard so won't have any obstruction issues.
 
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