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post #1 of 6
3/5/11 at 1:25pm
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Hey guys, I'm starting a new project and I'm looking for some suggestions for a mid tower case with a decent sized side window which supports water cooling.

I'm gonna be powdercoating the inside and prolly only gonna use a double rad.
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post #2 of 6
3/5/11 at 1:30pm
Corsair 600T
you can fit a 240mm rad up top with no modding (not a real fat one though) and has movable hdd cages so you cound mount another 240mm rad in the bottom front. Has available windowed side door (sold seperately), or you could judt cut in your own window. Already has nice black interior so you can save some $$ by not having to powercoat.

Love that case- tons of great features! I have done 2 builds in it and highly reccomend it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...39003&Tpk=600t
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3/5/11 at 2:57pm
Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower. It doesn't have a window but it's beautiful.
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post #4 of 6
3/5/11 at 2:59pm
I'm partial to the Lian Li K62.
If you have the money to spend and don't need to powdercoat, the 650D would be the very best, and wouldn't cost much more than 600T + window.
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3/6/11 at 6:52am
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Originally Posted by bob808 View Post
Corsair 600T
you can fit a 240mm rad up top with no modding (not a real fat one though) and has movable hdd cages so you cound mount another 240mm rad in the bottom front. Has available windowed side door (sold seperately), or you could judt cut in your own window. Already has nice black interior so you can save some $$ by not having to powercoat.

Love that case- tons of great features! I have done 2 builds in it and highly reccomend it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...39003&Tpk=600t
I am a fan of it myself, I'm actually pcing the inside a metallic or candy blue so the black would have to be stripped first. All in all with the side window panel it's about 170 bucks.

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Originally Posted by HybridCore View Post
Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower. It doesn't have a window but it's beautiful.
Thanks for the suggestion, it is a nice case but the side panel is a must.

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Originally Posted by aaronmonto View Post
I'm partial to the Lian Li K62.
If you have the money to spend and don't need to powdercoat, the 650D would be the very best, and wouldn't cost much more than 600T + window.
I decided on going with the K58. Same design basically but without any chassis paint. Saves me a couple bucks not having to strip anything off. Here's a link:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-238-_-Product

Thanks for the advice though!
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post #6 of 6
3/6/11 at 1:35pm
There's also the NZXT Tempest Evo.
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