Watercooling Case Database

[tool_462]

I personally don't keep up on the less discussed cases like I should, so I would like to pool our knowledge together and keep a small list of cases that are prime for all internal watercooling with no or minimal modding (ie: removing a hard drive cage, not cutting holes in the case too much.)

Post the cases with a manufacturer product page or Newegg-esque link with good pictures and state what radiators it is capable of handling internally.

Think outside the box too, there are a hundred Lian Li cases alone that can be great water cases, don't list the TJ07 three times either since everyone and their mother has a watercooled TJ07

I will put them in these categories:

Single 240mm Rad-

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2810
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2710
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2700
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2870

Dual 240mm Rads-

Single 360mm Rad-

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2810
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2700
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2870

Single 360 + Single 240 Rads-

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2870 (modding required)

Dual 360 Rads-

Single 480 Rad or greater-

[sirheck]

Coolermatser 932 HAF, 220 or 320 radiator up top.
HAF 932 - Cooler Master
Coolermaster CM 690, 220 radiator up top.
CM 690 - Cooler Master
Coolermaster Cosmos, 220 or 320 radiator up top.
Cosmos 1000 - Cooler Master
Coolermaster ATCS 840, 220 or 320 radiator up top.
ATCS 840 - Cooler Master

Also a single 120mm radiator can fit most any where in these cases as well as most cases fairly easy.

[ColonelCain]

ATCS 840:

Little to no modding:
3x120 up top, 1x120 in the back, 1x120 on the bottom.

Some modding:
3x120 top, 1x120 back, 2x120 bottom/front, PA160 bottom.

[tool_462]

Well, we've covered CM cases, which I already knew about

More replies please!

[Tactician]

Mountain Mods cases

Most aren't your typical mini tower ... and they have a portable WC case line up among many others

MountainMods.com-Computer Cases-H2gO

[aquariuz]

Tool, U forgot to add the Cosmos S to the list. it fits a single 360mm Rad on top. The bottom can hold either a 120mm with no mod, or a 240mm rad by cutting through the hard drive bay.

Also, the Cosmos 1000 doesn't actually fit a single 240mm rad on top, since the fan holes don't line up/spaced out further than a regular 240mm rad would normally mount too. I had a customer who bought the black edition cosmos n had to modify the case to fit a single 240mm rad. I don't know if it's any different than a regular cosmos, I would not think so. So i guess the cosmos can hold 3 120mm rad, 2 on top, 1 at the bottom. We could fit one more at the back if we use a slim rad, like maybe a swiftech 120mm.

Anywho, for any other cases:

NZXT Tempest 1/Evo:



No mod: 2 120mm rad on top, 1 120mm at the back
mod: 1 240mm rad on top, 1 120mm at the back.

Silverstone TJ 09/10:



No mod necessary imo:

Top: either 2x120mm rad without the provided bracket, or 1x240mm rad with the bracket
Back: 1x120mm
middle: 1x120mm rad or 1x240mm

Lian Li TYR PC-X1000



No Mod:
Front: 1x240mm rad
Back: 1x120mm rad

Mod:
Front: 1x420mm rad (aka Feser Monsta) note: This requires massive modding
Back: 2x120mm rad (removal of the upper section drive bay cage)
Top?: 1x120mm rad (cutting fan holes on the top of the case)

Corsair 800D Obsidian Case

- Titan - Dual Loop Obsidian 800D Watercooled System

No mod:
Top: 1x360mm rad
back: 1x120mm rad if u are not using a mobo with high mosfet/NB heatsinks
bottom: 1x120mm rad

Mod:
Top: 1x480mm rad (cutting an extra hole on top, might not look too nice. Also very tight spacing if the top 5.25" bay is used)
back: 1x120mm
bottom: 2x240mm rad (involves removing the bottom non hot swap bay, n cutting a hole)

dat's it for now

Note: IMO, the only case so far that I have found to fit a Feser Monsta radiator easily is the ATCS 840. The TJ09/10 is too short to fit it, and other cases requires a significant amount of modding to fit it inside the case. Maybe a mountainmod case can take it due to it's immense size.