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So I just got the Swift tech Ultra water cooling kit, and I went to think about how to install it in my case, which is a Antec P182, beautiful case with lots of good things in it BUT it is just too small. To get the water cooling kit in I would need to remove my extra hard drives and mess with so much stuff it would just be nasty.

SO I am after a new case, with the two main aims:
1) I want build quality and size.

2) Secondly it would be even better if it was designed to be used with water cooling.

Cost not really an option. So opinions people?

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Do you want internal radiators? or external?
How much do you want to mod the case to get it all in?

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Reply to MadHacker

Damo, head over to OC Forums and xtreme forums and spend a few days looking at the thousands of case mods there. You'll find what your looking for plus tons of real WC info.

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Reply to Conumdrum

TT Armor? An oldie but a goodie.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811133154

Reply to rodney_ws

Minimal Modding, outside is fine with me. I really like my P182 but size is just too small.
P190 is an alternative but I dont want or need another power supply.

Reply to DamoVOTF

My SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum Crown Series CW02B-MXR ATX Media Center has two rubberized holes for sticking watercooling tubes into the case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811163084

Very nice & solid HTPC case if you are willing to pay the $400 price tag.

I don't have watercooling, I simply use aircooling.

CoolerMaster Stacker 810 - Extremely large case with some variations able to house a PSU at the top or bottom. Offers flexibility for other additions and customizations.

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Reply to phreejak

Here is what I used for my watercooled case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811112159

Plenty of room for expansion.

You can get it in red as well for a mear $230 more.

Reply to stoner133

Whats the Lian Li like if I wanted to install the radiator on the outside? i.e. do I need to drill a hole in the case to get the tubes going in. Seems a tad pointless to buy a nice case like that then start drilling holes all through it.

Reply to DamoVOTF

if you look at the pic of the lian li there are a couple of holes in the back for WC
another option is the antec 900 (g2 ) i have this case and im happy with it but it is 1 or 2 inches to short for my cable managment

also there is a MASSIVE thermatake case that has built in water cooling not cheap but its all ready to go in one box

Reply to nexor

why not mountain mods ?

Reply to matsta31

Personally I am looking at the Zalman Z-Machine LQ1000.

It will come avalable on the market in about a month, but I have to admit that is is really expensive (€500 or something along those lines).

It is basically a Z-Machine GT1000 with a Resonator XT build in.

Message edited by Security on 06-01-2008 at 03:57:24 AM

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Zalman Z-Machine LQ1000.
for a case like that you'd need a hell of a lot of good kit in side, thats one nice looking case

Reply to nexor

You could always take a look at the Danger Den Water Box Plus:
http://www.dangerden.com/store/pro [...] age=1#tabs

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Reply to ouch1

Gigabyte Aurora; I use it, works well. Has those nice grommeted holes for tubing, made of aluminum and light, 2x120mm fans and room for external 2x120mm radiator on the outside.

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Reply to rubix_1011

Cooler Master cosmos either the S or the 1000. Personally I like the 1000. you can fit a dual 120mm radiator up top. I believe the S will take a tripple 120mm radiator. both cases large and built solid.

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