Osiris[405]

Hey all. I'm trying to find the best case for the money to have a WC setup with an internal Rad. Personally, I hate the rad packs. I don't think I could stand the rad hanging off the back of my case, It bugs me.


Anybody know of any cases that are good for having internal rads in the loop? I'll only be running a CPU block in the loop as an FYI.

swiftshinobi

If you are willing to mod, most full tower cases would work just fine (I.E. Rocketfish). If not, the Coolermaster Cosmos S is great too. You can fit a triple radiator on top (won't fit a Thermochill without modding though). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119150

Penicilyn

+1 for the rocketfish

They go for pretty cheap in Best Buy, usually less then $70

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Osiris[405]

I was looking at the Apevia Telstar. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144184

My real problem, is that i don't know where i would mount the Rad with the fans.

Penicilyn

I don't think you could mount a rad internally there.

Well maybe a small one up where that top exhaust fan is but it would be brutally tight with your PSU there and an optical drive.

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Osiris[405]

Yeah, I searched around for the Rocketfish and found this.

http://www.overclock.net/case-mod-wo...rk-desire.html

Seems like a good idea mounting the Rad on top with the Radgrillz. How exactly does the Radgrillz hook up?

hout17

You get a template with your radgrill and then you use the template supplied and cut out the fanholes. Then you mount the radgrill and then finally the rad.

I riveted in my radgrill.. see attachment

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lilsquirtle

u can always get a thermaltake armor and shove the radiator in the front... suspended inbetween a block of foam like me.

Osiris[405]

That's a great idea. So it looks like i'll be getting the Rocketfish and mount a 3x120 rad in the top with the Radgrill. From there i'll finish the loop to the CPU and so on.

Thanks for the help.

hout17

Yeah, I got a swiftech mcr220 rad mounted in the front of my thermaltake armor on my intel rig but I used L brackets and mounting tape. Armor is definitely a great chassis for watercooling and there is not that much modding involved.

Edit: I like my rocketfish better though it has more room... Here is a pic of the armor with the rad inside.

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