HAF-X or Obsidian 800D

char[] rager · Oct 11, 2010, 02:12 AM

I am selling my Antec 1200, because, I don't think it is that great of a watercooling case.

So, out of the HAF-X or Obsidian 800D, which one is the best for watercooling with a triple fan radiator?

Reventon · Oct 11, 2010, 02:16 AM

800D. Probably one of the best cases ever made. Lots of space on the bottom for WCing.

sneekypeet · Oct 11, 2010, 02:16 AM

800D to me is the better case for day to day in features.

Out of the box, the HAF-X may cool components a bit better than the 800D, but there is very little noise coming from the 800D.

mlee49 · Oct 11, 2010, 02:23 AM

Does the HAF-X have hot-swap bays?

sneekypeet · Oct 11, 2010, 02:24 AM

No

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CDdude55 · Oct 11, 2010, 08:26 PM

Both are amazing cases from what i have seen, but the 800D looks better imho.

DannibusX · Oct 11, 2010, 08:27 PM

If you don't care about hot swap bays or a window, the 700D is pretty friggen awesome.

[Ion] · Oct 11, 2010, 08:36 PM

800D. It looks far better (I hate the looks of the entire HAF line), and it has plenty of room for an easy install of a 120x3 rad in the top. And lots of room, hotswap bays, and amazing cable management

Reventon · Oct 11, 2010, 08:44 PM

Yep. If you're dissatisfied with the 800D, you're doing something wrong.

ebolamonkey3 · Oct 11, 2010, 08:46 PM

For water cooling, 800D easy choice.

char[] rager · Oct 11, 2010, 09:30 PM

So by overwhelming consensus, my next case will be a Corsair Obsidian 800D.

Now, I was looking at the stock air cooling of the case, and I think it is deficient in that area. I understand watercooling the CPU will be fine, but what about the other components, like the GPU, RAM, MB, and HDDs that rely on the air being cool?

[Ion] · Oct 11, 2010, 09:38 PM

I think that with the bottom fan, your GPU(s) will be OK. The HD4870X2 is admittedly a hot card, but I've seen other people with multiple high-end GPUs running on air in the 800D with success

char[] rager · Oct 11, 2010, 09:39 PM

Well alright then. I was planning on getting a 6970 or whatever when they come out.

t77snapshot · Oct 11, 2010, 10:14 PM

This is my kind of thread.....I'm saving up for a new case to go wc'ing and these are my same to choices I am battling out. I like tke look and features of the Haf X, but it's not nearly as large as the 800D. The Haf x has 2 hot swap bays which is perfect for me. 4 hotswaps on thr 800d are a bit over kill, but I love the full window and size. I keep going back and forth on these two cases, but I will most likely go for the 800D.

[Ion] · Oct 11, 2010, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t77snapshot

This is my kind of thread.....I'm saving up for a new case to go wc'ing and these are my same to choices I am battling out. I like tke look and features of the Haf X, but it's not nearly as large as the 800D. The Haf x has 2 hot swap bays which is perfect for me. 4 hotswaps on thr 800d are a bit over kill, but I love the full window and size. I keep going back and forth on these two cases, but I will most likely go for the 800D.

Good choice

It looks soooo much better than any member of the HAF line

And a nice window and amazing cable management!

travva · Oct 19, 2010, 02:56 AM

so is this 800d totally overkill for air? im gonna be upgrading my case soon and retiring my stacker 830. i plan on reusing my psu and using some "extension" type cables to route and have a good c/m, like the nzxt ones for example. you guys think that's a dumb idea? i have the money and i loveeeeee the 800d i just dunno if it's overkill.

DonInKansas · Oct 19, 2010, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by travva

so is this 800d totally overkill for air?

The only thing the 800D is overkill for is awesome.

Kantastic · Oct 19, 2010, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlee49

Does the HAF-X have hot-swap bays?

Actually, looking at the case, I believe it's got 2 hot-swappable drive bays.

sneekypeet · Oct 19, 2010, 03:54 AM

yeah I was mistaken, it does have the two in the middle.

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char[] rager Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computer Science Student Posts: 270 (0.25/day) Thanks: 133 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts System Specs	So by overwhelming consensus, my next case will be a Corsair Obsidian 800D. Now, I was looking at the stock air cooling of the case, and I think it is deficient in that area. I understand watercooling the CPU will be fine, but what about the other components, like the GPU, RAM, MB, and HDDs that rely on the air being cool? __________________ Code: unsigned whatYouAreThinking = getch(); cout << "Did I Help You?" << endl; if(whatYouAreThinking == 'y') cout << "Press Thanks" << endl; else if(whatYouAreThinking == 'n') cout << "Thanks For Reading My Post" << endl; else cout << "Think Again ;)" << endl;

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[Ion] WCG Team Assistant Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Carolina, US Posts: 10,666 (7.92/day) Thanks: 8,249 Thanked 9,328 Times in 4,261 Posts System Specs	I think that with the bottom fan, your GPU(s) will be OK. The HD4870X2 is admittedly a hot card, but I've seen other people with multiple high-end GPUs running on air in the 800D with success __________________ Ion's WCG Essentials Thread Crunching (64 Threads + 896 CUDA Cores + 6272 Shaders): i3-2100@ 3.1 + HD7850 -- Atom D510 @ 1.66 -- C2D-M T9600 @ 2.8 -- i7-3612QM @ 2.8 -- i7-860 @ 2.9 + HD7950 -- i7-2700k @ 4.4 + 2xGTX470 -- PentDC-M T4200 @ 2.0 -- i7-920 @ 3.83 + 3xHD7770 -- DP Xeon E5420 @ 2.5 + HD7930 -- E1600 @ 2.4

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char[] rager Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computer Science Student Posts: 270 (0.25/day) Thanks: 133 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts System Specs	Well alright then. I was planning on getting a 6970 or whatever when they come out. __________________ Code: unsigned whatYouAreThinking = getch(); cout << "Did I Help You?" << endl; if(whatYouAreThinking == 'y') cout << "Press Thanks" << endl; else if(whatYouAreThinking == 'n') cout << "Thanks For Reading My Post" << endl; else cout << "Think Again ;)" << endl;

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