case for watercooling ?

jetjaguar · 07-28-2002, 01:17 AM

well im gonna go watercooling now .. just trying to decide on a case that is "watercooling friendly" ? .. any advice ?

thanks
im looking at

black ice xtreme
maze 3
eheim 1250
dd res

webmedic · 07-28-2002, 01:26 AM

get one of the antec/enermax cases. They are the same case alienware uses. You can also find them under the name chief tech and coolermaster uses the same case with a different front piece on it. They have tons of room and work great.

FRAGN'STIEN · 07-28-2002, 01:35 AM

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Originally posted by webmedic
get one of the antec/enermax cases. They are the same case alienware uses. You can also find them under the name chief tech and coolermaster uses the same case with a different front piece on it. They have tons of room and work great.

I agree and you can get them dirt cheap at http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...ry=1502&DEPA=1 also http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...ry=1502&DEPA=1

Brad · 07-28-2002, 03:31 AM

virtual-hideout has plenty of case reviews, they have done just about all the popular cases out there.

gmat · 07-28-2002, 05:49 AM

Pro/cooling has some case reviews as well

I vote for the YY, but that's a personal preference (it's quite expensive..)

max007007 · 07-28-2002, 08:04 AM

Get lian-li PC70, like me.

Check out my sig.

jetjaguar · 07-28-2002, 09:48 AM

yeah i love the lian li's - but im not so talented at setting up watercooling .. so i need alot of space lol .. and the lian li 's hd cage is always in the way

kibbler · 07-28-2002, 12:49 PM

best advice I can give is imagine the maximum amount of space you'll possibly need, and go slightly bigger than that.

My first rig was done in a super cramped crap-mid tower, so small that the PSU was placed vertically over the CPU. No room for hoses to bend, everything was done in 90deg elbows. Looked ghetto as nothing, and didn't perform that well either...

My current case is a directron hydraulic mid tower, highly recommended, tho a bit smaller than the "alienware" cases. For the sake of popular opinion, i'd say go with the antecs

07-28-2002, 01:17 AM	#1
jetjaguar Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 82	case for watercooling ? well im gonna go watercooling now .. just trying to decide on a case that is "watercooling friendly" ? .. any advice ? thanks im looking at black ice xtreme maze 3 eheim 1250 dd res

07-28-2002, 01:26 AM	#2
webmedic Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cheney, Wa Posts: 367	get one of the antec/enermax cases. They are the same case alienware uses. You can also find them under the name chief tech and coolermaster uses the same case with a different front piece on it. They have tons of room and work great. __________________ www.water-cool.com

07-28-2002, 03:31 AM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	virtual-hideout has plenty of case reviews, they have done just about all the popular cases out there. __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

07-28-2002, 08:04 AM	#6
max007007 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 61	Get lian-li PC70, like me. Check out my sig. __________________ My Specs http://homex.coolconnect.com/member3...ages/Specs.jpg

07-28-2002, 05:49 AM	#5
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	Pro/cooling has some case reviews as well I vote for the YY, but that's a personal preference (it's quite expensive..)

07-28-2002, 09:48 AM	#7
jetjaguar Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 82	yeah i love the lian li's - but im not so talented at setting up watercooling .. so i need alot of space lol .. and the lian li 's hd cage is always in the way

07-28-2002, 12:49 PM	#8
kibbler Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	best advice I can give is imagine the maximum amount of space you'll possibly need, and go slightly bigger than that. My first rig was done in a super cramped crap-mid tower, so small that the PSU was placed vertically over the CPU. No room for hoses to bend, everything was done in 90deg elbows. Looked ghetto as nothing, and didn't perform that well either... My current case is a directron hydraulic mid tower, highly recommended, tho a bit smaller than the "alienware" cases. For the sake of popular opinion, i'd say go with the antecs

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