Mid Tower Or Full Tower for Watercooling?

[ITR521]

Hello forum. I'm building my first gaming rig and I need some advice on which case to buy. I plan on watercooling my CPU and, from what I have read, full tower is more preferred if you're watercooling. I would love to get a mid tower because it takes up less space. The price difference doesn't matter. Here are the cases I'm looking at:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7750577&CatId=1509

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119245&Tpk=cm%20storm%20trooper

Feel free to suggest new cases.

 

[realchaos]

That depends.
Are you going to make your own custom loop, or are you getting one of those all-in-one closed loop coolers like the H100i?

 

[ITR521]

That depends.
Are you going to make your own custom loop, or are you getting one of those all-in-one closed loop coolers like the H100i?

Thanks for the reply. I'm getting the H80i (forgot to mention that).

 

[realchaos]

A mid-tower would be fine.
Here's my recommendations:

-CM Storm Scout 2 Adv.: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119263
-NZXT Phantom 410: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146085
-Fractal Design Define R4: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352020

Also, don't get the H80i. Single-radiator liquid coolers don't perform very well considering it's price. Grab a high end cpu cooler like the:
-Phanteks: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709011&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= (It can come in different colors).
-Noctua NH-D14: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14
Just make sure your RAM is low-profile so it fits.

 

[ITR521]

Okay, Thanks a lot! I'll check those out.

 

[Rhavi Marques]

honestly, the h80 with a push-pull configuration works just as well if not better then those air coolers, and the h100 would blow them away, for about the same price.

 

[realchaos]

Not really. High-end air coolers like the Noctua NH-D14 can do what the Corsair H100 does (if not better) and the NH-D14 is much more quieter and cheaper.