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Best case for internal WC loop... HELP!

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Pulling the trigger on my setup next week.

I am stomped on what case to get. I had originally planned a MM Ufo-2 case but shipping to australia is $220 and well that is too much.

So now I am looking at alternatives.

I am looking to cool a 2600k and a 6990. (potentially another 6970 or 6990 in the future)

I am looking for a full tower case preferably not by a US only based custom maker but by something available anywhere .. like Corsair, Antec or Silverstone.

I dont have access to a workshop or have too many tools, so I cant do any major modding.

I had a quick look at the Corsair 800D and the Raven RV01, however it is quite un-clear to me what kind of rads I can fit in there. (I will be scouring the web for builds and hopefuly find something)

I originally wanted to go with two 360 rads and silent fans. I am open to any suggestions that would fit an internal loop in any full tower case.

Any advice by anyone running something similar or that knows which case can accomodate what rads would be very much apreciated.

I have a 350$ budget for my case.
 
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Silverstone TJ-07 is generally regarded as the best non-custom water cooling case. I think I've seen people stuff a 480 and a 360 in the bottom chamber alone.

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-A...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1304863309&sr=8-1

Other than that, the Corsair 700D/800D would probably be your best bet. You can technically fit a 480 on top and a 360 on the bottom with some modding. The Raven series cases are NOT good for water cooling.
 
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Cruiza said:
Silverstone TJ-07 is generally regarded as the best non-custom water cooling case. I think I've seen people stuff a 480 and a 360 in the bottom chamber alone.

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-A...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1304863309&sr=8-1

Other than that, the Corsair 700D/800D would probably be your best bet. You can technically fit a 480 on top and a 360 on the bottom with some modding. The Raven series cases are NOT good for water cooling.
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The Silverstone does sound good, how did they manage to fit those rads in there? sideways?

Also my PSU is an Antec 1200w HCP, is that going to get in the way (lenght)?
 
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Antec lanboy air is quite modular and you could fit internal 120x2 or even 120x3 rads depending in how much effort you want to put into it. One of my favorite case designs. Too bad its tight in my case of double 2x120 wc loops and raid array
You can do almost any modding you need with a drill and a dremmel btw. You'd be mostly modding for functionality not trying to do some fancy design
 
I've had the HAF932 for years without problem. It already has three 120mm fan mounts on the top for a triplerad. I put a bay res that also holds my DC pump in the housing.
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+1 for 700D/800D. It should work great for internal cooling setups. I think the top cover will fit 3x 120mm rads/fans. Both are seriously massive though, so unless you can find them locally, they might cost a bundle to ship.
 
From what I've read 800D is probably a good choice for you. Heard good things about the TJ-07 but never used it either.
I've got a HAF 932 and it fits a triple RAD at the top easily, but you can't fit another triple on the bottom and have a full length PSU. I mounted my second triple on the back using a radbox mount.
 
I've just recently completed my first watercooling system in pair with the 800D. It was almost too easy to get everything the way I wanted. I only have one triple rad at the top, but I have seen systems with a double on the bottom as well and quite possibly a single or double rad on the back.
 
I have just completed my first WC build in a TJ07. Stunning case. Owned it for around 3 years now. If you're into build quality then this is the case to go for. I love that fact it has no cheap plastic parts, and is mostly made of aluminium. You can fit a quad rad along the bottom with no modding, and if you really want a triple rad along the top. (With a little modding).

Heres my case. http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1607410

But for more stunning cases check this out. TJ07 at its best. :D

http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/systems-2009/murderbox/009/murderbox.htm
 
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