computerguy27 :
hello i am actually deciding the case thinking about a nzxt h440 or one that easy to do watercooling in. But i am a complete beginner in custom watercooling well with a EK performance 360. Would recommend any case? still doing lots of research. do you have to change the liquid in the watercooling?
Yes the liquid requires changing, they say every 6-9 months, but most last longer than that, and to make it easy, you can always add a bleed valve into the system, normally just flush the system through then with distilled water and then replace the liquid.
as for the case, just make sure you do your homework, the nzxt h440 should be fine for you if thats what you like, I can see the radiator will mount at the top fine with the fans pushing air through it and out of the top of the case, the pump can also mount right down the bottom on the large shroud. As I said before, I have a Thermaltake View 31 tempered glass edition which I love, but it is quite a big case, (wider than most) to allow for a lot more water cooling options, theres next to no other ATX cases out there that can house 2 x 360mm radiators, and more if I really wanted it.
One of the main things to remember is once you have built the system and the loop, make sure you leak test it, I usually do this overnight for about 12 hours, unplug the 8 pin power cable from the motherboard, and also unplug the 24 pin power cable too, then use the paperclip test to power molex connectors only, this will allow the pump only to run, essential things like motherboard, ram, cpu wont have any power going to them at all, then I put some paper towels under all joints for the water loop, fill it and let it run, by the morning, you will know if you have any leaks or not, most will show themselves in a couple of hours, it only takes one drop of liquid to kill something.
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