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L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 12:55 AM
I'm looking to finish upgrading my computer. Right nw I've got the MOBO I want and stuff. But I want a case that will allow me to have some build in water cooling while showing off my PC. Right now I have my eye on:
http://www.stormcomputers.com.au/catalog/images/eurekasilver.jpg
Does anyone else have any suggestions as to cool looking cases?
Fanatik
05-08-2007, 01:21 AM
I like that case.
You should check out the A380 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103008). It has a nice side window so you can show off the insides of it. It can also fly if you attach wings.
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 01:23 AM
Yea, I seriously considered that case, but this is for watercooling. And those fans kinda ruin the window and the front :(
http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=28_48&products_id=244 is the Watercooling I'm going to buy. I'm going to get a different CPU cooler (The one that arrives on may 22nd)
Man, that A380 is horrible ;x
Fanatik
05-08-2007, 01:25 AM
Man, that A380 is horrible ;x
I've seen a lot of people say similar things about the A380 case. I personally think it's pretty cool.
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 01:27 AM
Who wants to fan cool anything, anymore? If I;m going to Quakecon (big maybe there) I want to have some goodbragging rights rather than just the normal people using their air cooling :P
Anarchy
05-08-2007, 01:35 AM
http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=28_48&products_id=244 is the Watercooling I'm going to buy. I'm going to get a different CPU cooler (The one that arrives on may 22nd)
There may be water inside but for sure no better than a high performance Heatpipe Air HSF but a damn lot more expensive ... if you want a real watercooling setup with good performance anything smaller than a 2*120mm radiator won't be enough.
I've been into Watercooling for years and that thing just isn't worth buying and for sure won't give you any braggin rights, just like a Tt case.
You want cool stuff ? Go looking for Lian-Li or Silverstone and get yourself a selfmade W/C setup.
Fanatik
05-08-2007, 01:35 AM
Who wants to fan cool anything, anymore? If I;m going to Quakecon (big maybe there) I want to have some goodbragging rights rather than just the normal people using their air cooling :P
Yeah, i'm going water with the next rig I build sometime near november. That beast will need some serious cooling. Besides, it looks awesome. :)
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 01:39 AM
There may be water inside but for sure no better than a high performance Heatpipe Air HSF but a damn lot more expensive ... if you want a real watercooling setup with good performance anything smaller than a 2*120mm radiator won't be enough.
I've been into Watercooling for years and that thing just isn't worth buying and for sure won't give you any braggin rights, just like a Tt case.
You want cool stuff ? Go looking for Lian-Li or Silverstone and get yourself a selfmade W/C setup.
Well unfortunatly the setup I wanted: http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=28_48&products_id=214 requires 2 inches between the PSU and the top of the case. I dont like the Lian-Li V-Series nor the Chenming/Chieftec 601 & 602.
JiggaJigga
05-08-2007, 01:44 AM
Here is my case. i don't know if it's ATX though but i think it is. My mobo is an Asus A8N-8 i think that thats an ATX motherboard. Anyways heres what mine looks like:
http://imodpc.com/images/X-Blade/XBlade_Black.JPG
Here are some cases you should check out:
http://gallery.moddingplanet.it/albums/userpics/pc.JPG
http://www.octools.com/articles/cases/neonlight/case_s.jpg
http://bbpcomputers.com/images/casexnav.jpg
http://unicom-pc.com/images/DEMON_W_LIGHT_ANGLE_40.jpg
http://www.recom.nl/images/1340010-hi.jpg
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 01:46 AM
I like the look of your case, but I'm thinking maybe a little less flashy.
Kurayamino
05-08-2007, 01:50 AM
How about a Coolermaster Stacker 830, or 832? http://www.coolermaster.com/activity/830/index.html
Also just incase you wanted to read an accurate review on it http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2006/02/22/CMStacker_830/1.html
I have to say its worth the money, and room for a nice water cooling unit as well!
SniperSteve
05-08-2007, 01:53 AM
The Nvidia case is cool if you like their products.
Lian Li cases are nice if you're willing to pay for them :3
Kurayamino
05-08-2007, 01:57 AM
Lian Li cases are nice if you're willing to pay for them :3
True but this Stacker sat beside me *drools*
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 01:57 AM
Lian Li is simply not cool. They have no doors over their expansion slots.
Anarchy
05-08-2007, 01:58 AM
Well unfortunatly the setup I wanted: http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=28_48&products_id=214 requires 2 inches between the PSU and the top of the case. I dont like the Lian-Li V-Series nor the Chenming/Chieftec 601 & 602.
You won't get bragworthy setup from Koolance ;)
Get yourself some inspiration over here : http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=760053&page=17
Watch out, massive amounts of pics.
Lian Li is simply not cool. They have no doors over their expansion slots.
Wrong, they have at least 3 models with doors ...
The ones without doors come with matching aluminum face-plates to cover the optical drives anyway ;o
Anarchy
05-08-2007, 02:12 AM
The ones without doors come with matching aluminum face-plates to cover the optical drives anyway ;o
Nope, you have to buy those seperately.
My case came with 1 optical and 1 floppy :x
Phobos
05-08-2007, 02:18 AM
im building on this right now, micro atx
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/minicase/lanboxLite/vf6000bws.asp
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 02:42 AM
You won't get bragworthy setup from Koolance ;)
Get yourself some inspiration over here : http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=760053&page=17
Watch out, massive amounts of pics.
Wrong, they have at least 3 models with doors ...
None of the models supported by the watercooling I want has a door model. I need 2 inches of clearance. And Koolance has some great stuff. As far as I have heard they lead with watercooling.
Kurayamino
05-08-2007, 02:49 AM
None of the models supported by the watercooling I want has a door model. I need 2 inches of clearance. And Koolance has some great stuff. As far as I have heard they lead with watercooling.
Didnt like the CM Stacker then?
Just because im nosey what specs you new PC?
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 03:05 AM
Didnt like the CM Stacker then?
Just because im nosey what specs you new PC?
It's not that I didn't like it, it's a tad bit expensive at $300 CDN for the nVidia one and just under $250 for the unbrande done. Plus I need some awesome watercooling.
Right now I'm going to keep my 8800GTX, my 1 300GB IDE HDD and my 1 300GB SATA HDD and my DVD Burner. I have a 720W OCZ Modular powersupply I can use too. I want to get an eVGA 680i Motherboard, an Intel Q6600 quadcore CPU, OCZ Reaper PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz RAM (2GB). Maybe toss in a PhysX card and when the new Creative Vista compatible soundcards come out, one of thoses. Not to mention some awesome UV lights and watercooling. I'm NEVER going to buy a Raptor hard drive because it's a waste of money when 100GB of 10K RPM would get me 500 GB of 7200RPM.
I'm also in the market for some serious watercooling power if anyone can point out something that can cool an overclocked q6600 (I want 3 GHz atleast) and an overclocked 8800GTX.
Moncealyo
05-08-2007, 05:27 AM
That case is ok good luck
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 05:32 AM
I've emailed Thermaltake about it and I've asked them for exact dimentions and references.
fusen
05-08-2007, 06:53 PM
any lian li <3
simple no nonsense and niceeee
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 07:01 PM
Well Koolance says they havn't found any other cases with the 2 inch requirement so I'm waiting on thermaltake to give me an answer.
Hakuryu
05-08-2007, 07:03 PM
Antec 900 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021)
Best case I've ever had. Looks a little strange in the pictures, but extremely well made and very cool. I actually thought there was something wrong with my motherboard at first since the CPU fan turns on and off, sometimes spinning a few times then going off for a minute... the case is so cool that the cpu fan hardly has to work, and my mobo shuts its off when it's not needed.
The case actually lowers the temp in my room by about 5 degree's.
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 07:05 PM
There again are those fans -_-
I'm going with watercooling because I want a silent cooling system.
k0z4k
05-08-2007, 07:13 PM
pff... nothing special....... :P
=VTA=MANFACE
05-08-2007, 07:24 PM
nice case,might get one.
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 09:21 PM
I need one that meets the watercooling needs.
Might want to take a look at the Antec 900...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
L33t Masta
05-08-2007, 11:33 PM
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/11-133-012-11.jpg
Do you guys think there would be 2 inhes of space between the top of the psu and the top of the case?
L33t Masta
05-09-2007, 02:15 AM
thermaltake has yet to send measurements.
[TAW]SpartA
05-09-2007, 02:19 AM
Hmm. Maybe, but be certain first!
I've got one of the original coolermaster stackers with a window which I won in a competition quite a while ago and a smaller iCute black thing which I had to use for for a LAN at the weekend. Since your looking for something big for watercooling purposes, then I really would suggest the stacker since it has has 2 pre-defined spots for PSU's not to mention 11 5'1/2 slots :o) biggest case I've ever come across.
Lian Li is simply not cool. They have no doors over their expansion slots.
There's only one Lian-Li case I've ever really liked, the PC-101 (http://www.lian-li.com/product/product05.php?pr_index=24&cl_index=1&sc_index=1&ss_index=5)
Silver and Black versions.
Brushed Aluminium. \o/
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/xoxide_1944_59005330
Rear View (http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/xoxide/lian-li-pc-101-silver-3.jpg)
Inside View (http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/xoxide/lian-li-pc-101-silver-4.jpg)
Door Opened (http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/xoxide/lian-li-pc-101-silver-2.jpg)
Lian Li PC-101: Aluminum *Can* be Quiet! (http://www.silentpcreview.com/article632-page1.html)
Shows the black version.
L33t Masta
05-09-2007, 02:43 PM
I'm beginning to think thermaltake doesn't want my money...
Mr.Cripples
05-09-2007, 02:55 PM
get a custom one;D
If Im not mistaken most thermaltake cases are designed for watercooling, Id say they are your best bet
L33t Masta
05-09-2007, 03:48 PM
If Im not mistaken most thermaltake cases are designed for watercooling, Id say they are your best bet
You're Right. I'm ordering that case now.
M8DNanite
05-09-2007, 03:58 PM
Going to get this one
Antec P182
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81820
Designed to be silent. PSU and HDDs are on different compartment.
Damn.... ive never seen so many hardware whores in my life.. :rolleyes: LOL
=[ETw]= MARLOS
05-09-2007, 10:16 PM
ECLIPSE-62 CASE
http://www.akasa.co.uk/
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/pimg/CA-005-AK_400.jpg
jammie_d
05-09-2007, 10:26 PM
= MARLOS;10541']ECLIPSE-62 CASE
http://www.akasa.co.uk/
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/pimg/CA-005-AK_400.jpg
Akasa cases rule!!! I have a clear one, and its great! It scratches easy, it emphasises dust and best of all, it flexes when moved. Nothing like a well crafted case ;)
Ed_122586
05-10-2007, 03:05 AM
I am using an Antec 900 and it is great. Nice cooling. And the fans aren't too loud either.
And despite what people said about the recessed holes in the Internal Drive mounts, the case should come with a bag of screws. In it are some particularly long screws that are ideal and very easy to use with the hard drive mounts.