Antec Eleven hundred Cooling options?

Dire_54

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I will be looking to finish filling out this case's fan slots and/or looking for some liquid cooling options.
heres the system specs:
Antec Eleven hundred,
I7-2600k,
MSI Z77A-G45,
2X4GB Gskill Ripsaw DDR3 1333,
Nvidia Geforce 660Ti 2gb GDDR5,
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w.
I plan on SLI'ing more 660's down the road, and potentially OC this system. So I would like to keep that in mind when deciding these cooling options.
Case has its stock 200mm top blue LED fan, and 120 mm rear fan(Exhaust).
I have already added 2x120mm T.B Silence blue LED to the window side and a generic 120mm to the MOBO side(all intake).
Im not against changing the generic fan, and would only be willing to change the TB silence if theres a drastic improvement with the replacements.
This leaves the 4x120mm front slots.
Also I will be looking to replace the top 200mm Antec Bigboy, as this fan has been noisy from day one(defective bearing most likely) just didnt want to RMA the complete case ><.
ATM my case temps idle at around 30'C and highest I get is 70'C under heavy gaming(GPU), generally 50ish'C CPU
 
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Best pre-done liquid cooler would be the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme but don't quote me on that. I'm not a custom water cooling guy. Like manofchalk said you should try to get a 212, I have one and it's awesome. As for fans, a good 200mm would be a BitFenix or Cooler Master one. One of these fans are thicker than usual so it might cause mounting problems. As for 120s and 140s I would recommend Noctuas, a bit pricey but you get what you pay for. You can also try Cougar/Corsair, there are a LOT of fans out there. If you want radiator optimized fans (static pressure) then look into a Noctua F12 PWM and the Silverstone AP121.

Dire_54

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I have two exhaust atm, the 120mm rear, and 200mm top fan. I realize my temps are good atm. Im looking to finish filling out my fan slots/get some liquid cooling because Ill be adding some more components to my case and as such want to keep my temps in a decent range :)
No fan suggestions? or liquid cooling suggestions for this case out there? Especially looking for a suggestions for my noisy 200mm Antect big boy LED to either cut down on its random noise or replacement?
 
How do you mean liquid cooling? As in a Corsair H100 type cooler or a proper custom loop?

I would add some intake fans to the Eleven Hundred, dual 120mm fans at the front would be a good way to increase airflow through the case. A good 200mm fan is the Coolermaster Megaflow fans, I'v used a couple in my rig and their pretty good.
Though if you do get decent water-cooling, then chances are you will have a 240mm rad at the top of the case, meaning you cant mount a 200mm up there anyway.

If your running a stock CPU cooler, then even throwing a 212 EVO on it will lead to a big improvement.
 
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Best pre-done liquid cooler would be the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme but don't quote me on that. I'm not a custom water cooling guy. Like manofchalk said you should try to get a 212, I have one and it's awesome. As for fans, a good 200mm would be a BitFenix or Cooler Master one. One of these fans are thicker than usual so it might cause mounting problems. As for 120s and 140s I would recommend Noctuas, a bit pricey but you get what you pay for. You can also try Cougar/Corsair, there are a LOT of fans out there. If you want radiator optimized fans (static pressure) then look into a Noctua F12 PWM and the Silverstone AP121.
 
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