Best case for watercooling ......

[RichardA]

If you could choose any case you wanted to start your water cooled system which one would you choose ?

[jdmcnudgent]

i just put my water into a cheiftec server case, its black and i paid $80 for it shipped with a decent 400w psu.:D i have cut a mammoth window in the side, and cut a 120mm sucking hole for the fan in the front of the case, and i am getting awesome temps. cheiftec is all the bang for the buck, and it has plenty of room for watercooling. i would post some pics of it, but i had my camera stolen.:(

[SkiFletch]

Lian Li PC 70 hands down

[pby5cat]

i would do it in this one http://directron.com/9804.html

[SnowFlake]

this one http://directron.com/ma01w.html
looks nice and very spacy :)

[masitti]

The Chieftecs are surprisingly easy to work with for watercooling. They have a perfect spot for heatercores, and it is a generally good case to work with being a mid-tower.

[nikhsub1]

NONE of the cases have provisions for 3, yes THREE 120mm fans like the Lite-On FS-020. This is by far THE BEST case look at the pics here: www.netbetty.com/H20

http://www.netbetty.com/H20/fullinside.jpg

[jdmcnudgent]

Originally posted by SkiFletch
Lian Li PC 70 hands down they are nice, but who wants to spend $200 w/no psu when you can get the job done for $80 with a psu?:D

[jdmcnudgent]

Originally posted by nikhsub1
NONE of the cases have provisions for 3, yes THREE 120mm fans like the Lite-On FS-020. This is by far THE BEST case look at the pics here: www.netbetty.com/H20

http://www.netbetty.com/H20/fullinside.jpg that is a beautiful case bud.;)

[Iron Hawk]

Im gunna do it an a Chieftech Dragon case for my next computer.

[RichardA]

Wow some great answers ..... Most of them choices I was considering. Ive was thinking first about the cheiftech but thought it felt and looked a little flimsy in the alluminum version. The lite-on is a great looking case for interior space and quality of build. I remember lusting after it when it first came out after I already had a couple nice steel addtronics cases. I would probably have to paint it and cut a window into it for the water cooling rig i have in mind. I was also looking at the PC 70 because I have never had a alluminum case and it seemed spacious. I was trying to figure out if a nice size heater core would fit in the lower front area of the case where the hard drives usually go. Maybe the lian-li PC76 server case would be a good choice, its really big inside .... Any other ideas ?

[{PMS}fishy]

Sill like the cheiftec. I have 2 of them and they are my favorite cases. You can really force fit water cooling into anything. I just matters how much room to move in there you want.

[BrianH2O]

Might want to look at the cube cases. I built one using a Chenbro Netserver case. Look here fir pic with my cooling system inside
http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4046 . Here is a link to the manufactor's site
http://www.chenbro.com.tw/product/product.jsp?p=2&s=203

It has plenty of room to work in and is quite short to fit under you desk

[Lusankya]

I was thinking this may make a nice case fro a 1st time w/c setup.. you guys think there would be enough room for the setup necessary for the system in my sig?

*edit* forgot the frelling link :eek:

http://www.codegenr.com/codegenr/k-atx-9011.htm

[TheGhengisKhan]

Originally posted by Lusankya
*edit* forgot the frelling link :eek:


HAHAHA.... I love it, another FarScape freak!!!!

[Lusankya]

for a long time after I lost cable.. having only heard the term a few times.. I thought it was Frelking... finally got a good listen and learned it was actually frelling