Budget Water cooling case?

Razzaa

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I am just starting to get into water cooling and i realize i need a new case. Currently i have the Antec one case. I would like to get a mid tower case that will allow me to mount my XSPC 750 ex 280 kit. I would also like to have room for more rads and adding to my loop. A side window would be nice as well. I have a budget of 100$ to 150$ I prefer to buy from NCIX as it is down the street from me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
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well the carbide 200r is quite popular and well respected, and since you wanted a mid tower... with a lower price that seems to hit your sweet spot.
well... i think i need more info. what are you trying to cool? that's plenty of rad for a cpu... might be enough for a cpu+gpu depending on what cpu and gpu you have. Furthermore you run into issues with the pump if your loop gets too big and the pump isn't rated for all the water you're running through the loop... I don't know enough about your kit to know if you'll have those issues or not if you add another rad to the loop.

That said, there are plenty of cases out there with room for that kit... that's part of the advantage of drive bay mounted res... of course those res have their own drawbacks... i don't know your kit well enough to know if yours is one of those suffering the common issues those setups have.

What's your budget?

 

Razzaa

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I am juat cooling the cpu and then the gpu eventually. The kit I mentioned will handle both. I just want a good case that will fit a couple rads if need be. Thanks