The Best Full Tower Water Cooling Case.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 22, 2012

What do you think is the best Full Tower Case for water cooling?

VOTE VOTE VOTE

erocker · Nov 22, 2012

I voted for the 800D, but I'm looking forward to the 900D. I just wish they would release it.

Frick · Nov 22, 2012

Voted 800D as well, didn't even know a 900D was coming!

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 22, 2012

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1712900

Its huge, but it is coming.

erocker · Nov 22, 2012

If I wasn't waiting for the 900D, I would get one of these: http://www.caselabs-store.com/magnum-m8-case/

cdawall · Nov 22, 2012

I rather like my full tower lian li case.

HammerON · Nov 22, 2012

I just got my 800D a while back but am still waiting to swith my rig over to it. However I have been playing around with it and it is an awesome case with a lot of room!
That being said, I would take a serious look at the Magnum Caselabs :toast:

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Nov 22, 2012

I too am rather fond of my Cheiftec cloned Koolance Watercooling case.

But for a modern case I would say the 800D.

Law-II · Nov 22, 2012

Hi

This may help - http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165780

nb: I own an 800D and well I find it rather cramped with a dual loop, had to place one rad outside the system, also their choice when placing tubing holes left a lot to be desired. [to close together to fit a Swiftech MCP655 1200 L/ph Pump with Variable Speed Control : MCP655 and return the tube] ended up with a EK DCP 4.0 800lph 12V Compact Pump to get the shortest loop; fitted in the upper chamber.

atb (all the best)

Law-II

Sinzia · Nov 22, 2012

The old CM Stacker gen 1 ST-01 or something like that.

dual psus if you wanted, rad in the front, or bottom w/o modding, or with a little modding in the top.

johnspack · Nov 22, 2012

I have a friend who wants a very silent htpc setup, which I've been building for him piece by piece. I tried to get him to go water cooling, but he's under the assumption the the pumps are loud. I just need a simple closed loop system for him. Are the pumps loud?

cdawall · Nov 22, 2012

Most pumps are not loud. I can here the water rushing over the noise the D4 and D5 I own make. I could not hear the MCP350 at all.

johnspack · Nov 22, 2012

He's really anal about computer noise, so it's a bit of fussiness... but I rather thought using water cooling, and adjusting pump speed ect, it would be quieter than any air cooled system.
Or am I wrong about that??
And I'd go for the Corsair 800D at the drop of the hat.....

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 22, 2012

God the Cosmos II is such a sick case!!! Thats what I wanted for a while, but then I kind of realized its huge, and only has 3 5.25" slots. And its 47 pounds hah! One thing i like about the 800D is the zones with the panel going across the bottom seperating the PSU area to the motherboard/components. I like that look a lot.

cdawall · Nov 22, 2012

johnspack said:
He's really anal about computer noise, so it's a bit of fussiness... but I rather thought using water cooling, and adjusting pump speed ect, it would be quieter than any air cooled system.
Or am I wrong about that??
And I'd go for the Corsair 800D at the drop of the hat.....

Snag one of those DDC1A's up for sale on here. Silent and you can run them off of a motherboard header to adjust it even more.

the54thvoid · Nov 22, 2012

Well, depends how much you modify or what you use internally. I've ditched the DVD drive for a USB external one. No bulky HDD's just 2 SSD's. That creates lots of space for internal water cooling.

I still say the TJ07 is a superb full tower case for water (although the TJ11 is even more huge). I have a 480 rad in the base and a 240 rad in the front bays. I also have two tube reservoirs inside the case (250mm & 150mm).

There are also two Laing D5 vario pumps (at setting 3) in the case - they make no noise at all.

MxPhenom 216 · Dec 11, 2012

Now if i were to get a Switch 810, Black or White?

cdawall said:
Snag one of those DDC1A's up for sale on here. Silent and you can run them off of a motherboard header to adjust it even more.

Mine isnt very silent lol

NHKS · Jan 8, 2013

first look at 900D

check photos here

best water cooling case? probably over spec'd? not sure but very interesting nonetheless.. and enthusiasts might like this very much..

Delta6326 · Jan 8, 2013

Caselabs Merlin SM8 Case. It's my dream case

The 900D looks nice http://www.corsair.com/900d

nleksan · Feb 3, 2013

I have a Switch 810 and for the price its the best H2O case you can get. I also have a CaseLabs TH10 (with Pedestal + 120mm Extended Top + dozens of customizations), and it is so insanely huge that I am seriously considering adding a whole 2nd PC to it!

But having used the 800D, the Switch gives you more radiator room, is half the cost, and requires minimal or no modification. I have an EX420 Push-Pull and UT60 240 Push-Pull without any issues, as well as two reservoirs and an MCP35X2.

Hood · Feb 18, 2013

I noticed the other day that both NewEgg and Amazon were listing the 900D, both out-of-stock. Now it's missing from NewEgg except in de-activated items, but still listed on Amazon, for only $337.26, and can be pre-ordered to be shipped when back in stock (supposedly in April). I foresee a great demand for this case for at least a year. I'm tempted to order mine now.....

PatoRodrigues · Feb 22, 2013

Temjin TJ11B-W... LOL

garyinhere · Feb 23, 2013

NHKS said:
first look at 900D

check photos here

best water cooling case? probably over spec'd? not sure but very interesting nonetheless.. and enthusiasts might like this very much..

is this Sneekypeet?
and the 8 or 900 definitely

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Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
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Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

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Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
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Case	Fractal Design Define R4
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Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

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Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

System Name	All the cores
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	Asrock X399M
Cooling	CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s)	(2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage	2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s)	Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case	Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s)	Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse	Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard	Keychron K8
Software	W10P

System Name	Threadripper
Processor	3960X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix TRX40-XE
Cooling	XSPC Raystorm Neo (sTR4) Water Block
Memory	G. Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB 3600
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 4090
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB + WD Black SN850 1TB
Display(s)	Dell 32" Curved Gaming Monitor (S3220DGF)
Case	Corsair 5000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	On-board
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G5
Mouse	Roccat Kone Pure
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Always changing~

System Name	Selene / Yoda
Processor	Fx 8350 @ 4.4 / Phenom II x6 1090t @ 3.6
Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 r4.0 / Gigabyte 890XA-UD3
Cooling	H100i / Xig Dark Knight
Memory	4x 8gb G.Skill Snipers / 4x 4gb G.Skill Ares
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9 290x / XfX DD & VisionTek HD6850's C'fired
Storage	256gb ssd, 2x 2tb Wd Blacks & 1x 1tb Wd black / 1x 1tb
Display(s)	Dell Ultra Sharp 2408 WFp / Hp w2207
Case	Raidmax Vampire / Chieftec Alum. Dragon Blue
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Hd Audio / Onboard Hd Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX 850 watt / Corsair TX 750 watt
Mouse	Logitech G500s
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe
Software	Win 10 pro / Win Vista Home prem. 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	What are benchmarks anyway?

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Motherboard	MSI X79A-G43 Plus (MS-7760) v3
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Storage	HyperX Fury 120GB & Savage 480GB SSD, Seagate 250GB,250GB 7200rpm Kingston 64GB SSD
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Motherboard	Asus P8Z77 WS
Cooling	Custom CPU loop
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Display(s)	3 Acer S232HLX2 in nvidia surround
Case	Corsair C70 White
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200
Software	Win 7 x64 Pro

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Processor	System2 Threadripper 1920x, System1 2699 v3
Motherboard	System2 Asrock Fatality x399 Professional Gaming, System1 Asus X99-A
Cooling	System2 Noctua NH-U14 TR4-SP3 Dual 140mm fans, System1 AIO
Memory	System2 64GBS DDR4 3000, System1 32gbs DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	System2 GTX 980Ti System1 GTX 970
Storage	System2 4x SSDs + NVme= 2.250TB 2xStorage Drives=8TB System1 3x SSDs=2TB
Display(s)	2x 24" 1080 displays
Case	System2 Some Nzxt case with soundproofing...
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar U7 MKII
Power Supply	System2 EVGA 750 Watt, System1 XFX XTR 750 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum
Keyboard	Ducky
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Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s)	LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software	W10

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Processor	Intel i5 13600k
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z690 EDGE DDR4
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14PE BK 2x T30-120 Fan mod mount
Memory	G.Skill TridentZ 3200 MT/s C15 32GB 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Aorus 1080 Ti 11GB OC: Core 2GHz, Mem 5.7GHz
Storage	WD SN770 250GB / 3x WD SN850X 2TB / Toshiba X300 4TB / 2x RAID1 Toshiba P300 3TB
Display(s)	Samsung 49" Odyssey OLED G95SC 240Hz 5120 x 1440
Case	"THE CUBE" Custom built, pure Red Alder wood
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT 880
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000X
Mouse	Logitech G700
Keyboard	Logitech G910
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Cogito Ergo Switch
Processor	i7 3930K @ 4.8Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Rampage IV Extreme
Cooling	Custom Water (CPU/MB/GPU Blocks, 420+240rads PP)
Memory	16GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z 2133 9-11-10-27 @ 2380 9-10-10-28
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX670 FTW 2GB SLI @ 1344core/7648mem + EVGA 650Ti PhysX
Storage	Samsung 830 256GB SSD (Boot) + 1TB WD10EZEX (Games/Apps) + 1TB WD10EALX (Prog) + 2x 320GB WD/HGST
Display(s)	Dell U2412HM + U2312HM + 2x P2212Hbe + Viewsonic 21.5" 1680x1050
Case	NZXT Switch 810 White - MODDED
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium HD PCI-Express
Power Supply	NZXT HALE90 850W - Custom Sleeved Cables (White, No Heatshrink)
Software	Windows7 Pro x64

System Name	DEVIL'S ABYSS
Processor	i7-4790K@4.6 GHz
Motherboard	Asus Z97-Deluxe
Cooling	Corsair H110 (2 x 140mm)(3 x 140mm case fans)
Memory	16GB Adata XPG V2 2400MHz
Video Card(s)	EVGA 780 Ti Classified
Storage	Intel 750 Series 400GB (AIC), Plextor M6e 256GB (M.2), 13 TB storage
Display(s)	Crossover 27QW (27"@ 2560x1440)
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150
Power Supply	Cooler Master V1000
Mouse	Ttsports Talon Blu
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 version 1803
Benchmark Scores	Passmark CPU score = 13080

System Name	Tiffany
Processor	Intel i7 4770K @ 4.5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H
Cooling	Corsair H100i Push-Pull
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 16GB
Video Card(s)	XFX R9 290 Crossfire @ 925Mhz
Storage	WD 500GB + Seagate 1 TB
Display(s)	BenQ XL2420TX 120hz
Case	Cooler Master CM690II Black & White
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
Software	Windows 7

Processor	W3520 Xeon
Motherboard	Asus Sabertooth X58
Cooling	Cool it Vantage
Memory	6gb Dominators
Video Card(s)	GTX 460
Storage	60Gb Vertex II 500Gb storage
Display(s)	LG 42LH40 42" 1080P
Case	932 HAF
Audio Device(s)	Voices in my head
Power Supply	Raidmax730/
Software	Win7Pro64
Benchmark Scores	Pretty High one's. but it's not a contest/ I just read them for the articles.

The Best Full Tower Water Cooling Case.

The Best water cooling case is.....

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NZXT Phantom 820

Corsair 700/800D

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