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    Does anyone know about this case?

    Im thinking of getting a new case and was wondering if this case was any good? It come with its own water cooling kit but not sure of the quality. or would it be better to get the same case without the kit and either buy/build a better kit or do something else like phase change, etc. I will be overclocking my system as much as I possibly can. I usually stick with air cooling, but I tink its time for me to upgrade to something better. Im not sure how much a good water kit costs or performs compared to air cooling, and not sure how much a phase change or similar setup costs.
    http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/produc.../ve2000swa.asp

    I can get this case/kit for $280 or I can just get the case alone for $180. I really dont want to spend this much on a case but I really like it minus the wing doors. I dont really like full doors anymore either as I do a lot of recording and it becomes a pain to leave the door open or to have to open it all the time.

    I also looked at the CM stacker cases which seem to be popular; however I dont think I like the looks as much and I really like the Silver or aluminum cases. other colors are nice as well, but I do not really want a black case.

    any other recommendations are welcome also. I am pretty sure I want as many of the fans to be at least 120mm. My current case is fine, but only has 80 and 90 mm fans and gets annoying sometimes. plus I have had my current case for quite some time now and thought it would be nice to get a new one.

    Any recommendations on cooling would be great too. I plan to use something other than air for both cpu and GPU, even NB/SB if thats even an option, just getting tired of hearing fans on full when things start to get warm.
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    I don't really like Thermaltake cases. I reccomend THIS. Better looking and cheaper.Made for WC.

    DO NOT GET A WC KIT ! Good air cooling will outperform them.

    Good luck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snatch
    I don't really like Thermaltake cases. I reccomend THIS. Better looking and cheaper.Made for WC.

    DO NOT GET A WC KIT ! Good air cooling will outperform them.

    Good luck.
    Im not too sure I like the looks of that case. I also think TT makes good quality cases, Plus I like the designs they have. I appreciate the recommendation though.

    Also I did not know that a good air cooler will out perform water kits. I always thought that a good WC kit will provide better OC's. Maybe I need to look more into something a lot colder. If I go a different route I may be able to keep my current case as well, even though it would be nice to have something new even though it doesnt gain me any kind of performance;just like to update every once in a while.

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    Yes a good water cooling kit will be better then air, That thermaltake kit IS NOT a good water cooling kit.
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    If you're looking for water cooling kit, I highly recommend Swift Tech's products.

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