Hello all, I am having issues finding a computer case that will fit my criteria and so I figured I would ask the water cooling guys!
I am planning an upgrade for my current PC. I am ditching the mATX to go EATX. Also I plan on watercooling. I have purchased my radiators already, They are both (2) the EK-CoolStream XE 360.
They are 60mm thick and I would like to have both of them in push/pull configuration. On top of that I would like to have at least two 5.25 bays free for an optical drive and a fan controller.
I have not purchased a reservoir yet as I figured I would have to base that on whatever space I am left with inside of the case when finished. Also I would require at least enough space for four 3.5" HDD's and 4 SSD's
Lastly I would prefer to go for premade cases before looking somewhere like caselabs or mountain mods.
I could go tower or cube, either is fine with me.
So to sum things up, I need a case that can accommodate:
- EATX Motherboard
- two 60mm thick 360 rads (preferrably in push/pull)
- two 5.25" optical bays
- at least four 3.5" HDD's
- four 2.5" SSD's
Currently I am looking at the Thermaltake CA-1F8-00M1WN- 02 Core X71 but I have concerns about the front 5.25" optical bays and HDD space after cooling is installed.
I am open to do some light modding but nothing too crazy.
Thanks in advance for any help on finding my dream case.
I am planning an upgrade for my current PC. I am ditching the mATX to go EATX. Also I plan on watercooling. I have purchased my radiators already, They are both (2) the EK-CoolStream XE 360.
They are 60mm thick and I would like to have both of them in push/pull configuration. On top of that I would like to have at least two 5.25 bays free for an optical drive and a fan controller.
I have not purchased a reservoir yet as I figured I would have to base that on whatever space I am left with inside of the case when finished. Also I would require at least enough space for four 3.5" HDD's and 4 SSD's
Lastly I would prefer to go for premade cases before looking somewhere like caselabs or mountain mods.
I could go tower or cube, either is fine with me.
So to sum things up, I need a case that can accommodate:
- EATX Motherboard
- two 60mm thick 360 rads (preferrably in push/pull)
- two 5.25" optical bays
- at least four 3.5" HDD's
- four 2.5" SSD's
Currently I am looking at the Thermaltake CA-1F8-00M1WN- 02 Core X71 but I have concerns about the front 5.25" optical bays and HDD space after cooling is installed.
I am open to do some light modding but nothing too crazy.
Thanks in advance for any help on finding my dream case.