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HotGore

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Well I am planning on going to water cooling. I am currently using a P180 which I hear you have to mod quite a bit to get a dual rad config to fit. So I need a new case that is good for water cooling, I would prefer if it was under 250 bucks. Also it has to be able to fit a r600 in it :D
 
silverstone tj 07, or 09 its 400 AUD here is us should fit in your price range if thats us it think.
 
I second the vote the the G70. Great case, light, lots of space. You don't have a removable motherboard tray, but other than that it works just fine. You can use the top bracket for your PSU, and then you have a second PSU bay in the bottom that you can use for watercooling.

I had the P180.. .. .. .. It's in the trash. :D

Here is a link for somebody modding their G70 for watercooling..
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1160452&highlight=G70
 
Yeah, I would second the Temjin tj07 in a heartbeat but it is out of your desired price range. The g70 is definitely a great choice, and a tj09 might fit the bill, but it might be tight for watercooling.

My suggestion: Lian-li A10 which I think has a superior layout compared to the g70. G70 is a little too conventional with the psu up top, and the small HD frame in the front.

On the g70 there is a lot of waster space - eg between HD frame + 3.5" bays, and the cpu duct fan and additional exhaust fan get old (I know, I have a pc201), and make it loud.

IMHO the a10 has a better layout, and more room for expansion like the funky extra HD frame. If I bought a case tomorrow, this is what I would buy.

pc-a10_2.jpg


Go luck in your choice man, picking a case is always fun, but vital to your build's success.

Edit: Also, in the event that you want to add a second psu, you can in the a10. Say you have a 600W, and you in your infinite madness want to get two r600s, you can then add a second psu without having to replace the 600W with some 1 KW beast, and instead run a psu dedicated to the GPUs which is where we seem to be going.
 
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