Case Design for Liquid Cooling

[Mick64]

Looking real good for WC, which it is designed for. Not sure about the front though, It looks a bit plain with just a 5,25 hole and a big fan, I'm not saying it is ugly, just saying that It could be improved . Other than that, it looks nice.

I love it, my only suggestions for a cleaner look would be to somehow make the front fan stand out less.

And hide the i/o ports somewhat.

Good work though!

i like how the power reset button side is placed
but those usb and sata and firewire just gotta be put differently

i like the big 230 sticking out and get some red leds on that it would look really nice

personal preferance i like the fan the way it is

When I designed this case, I had it mind to keep it as simple as possible. I don't see the need for fancy fascias. Of course, this is still only at the design stage, so the front may change, but I personally wouldn't want it to be too fussy. To be honest, I'm not completely happy with the position of the switches / ports, but I do like the fan as it is. It's not going to be possible to please everybody, but I like this industrial look, so I'm not going to be making any major changes...

sub 300 and it'd be mine

Really can't say how much this would cost if it was to be put into production, but I would expect it to be in the range of a Lian Li or SilverStone.

I am just wondering if the bottom of the case is as nice as the top of the case. So I could take off the feet and use it as HTPC desktop. That is one thing that nobody makes is a decent HTPC case for water coolers and overclockers as I don't care for MM with all the visable screw heads! Nice!

I have designed this case so that the air flow through the rads is going across the case from one side to the other. If you were to lay the case on its side, this would greatly reduce that air flow. I would, therefore, say that this particular design would not be good as a HTPC. However, if this design does make it into production, I might think about designing another; possibly a HTPC case....

seriously i want to know of a system that would need all that radiage! , other than making a waterbox for "SEVERAL" systems there is no need to have that many radiators.

My case has been designed with two loops in mind. The first loop is for the CPU, chipset and VRM's and would be cooled by the 480 rad in the top. The second loop is for the GPU/s and would be cooled by the 360 rad in the bottom. This, I believe, would be the simplest and most efficient set-up. I would configure the rad fans in push pull with shrouds in between on both rads. Of course, that doesn't mean you can't fit more rads or use different configurations. BTW, if you have a look at omaryunus's project I think you'll see why he needs that much 'radiage'

Me likey alot.

Few things I would believe making your idea sell better:

Remove front HDD placement and have HDD holders much like seen in TJ07's at the top and bottom (ie 4 at the top and 2 at the bottom). Easier to market to server / enthusiasts who have much more HDD's (ie me with 10).
Have the front extend down with bays - personally I'd only ever use one for the DVD drive, but others have bay reservoirs, sound card front modules etc.
Ability to have PSU mounted at the top and bottom.

Personally I would love to see a wider one where I can mount the radiators at the top and bottom and still be able to mount a HDD cage infront of the airflow. Kill two birds and still have awesome storage capacity.

Another interesting idea would be if you could make the HDD removable and then add a mechanism to be able to add the cage into the bottom section, most likely on its side. For those that don't have 2 rads, this would allow better airflow into the main compartment and better hidden cable management.

As I've already said, this case has been specifically designed for two watercooling loops. There are many other cases on the market that would be suitable for the purposes you seem to be describing. For those people looking for a case for only one loop or a case to use as a server, this wouldn't be the case for you. My main target consumer would be those computer enthusiasts that would like to liquid cool their PC's, but do not have the time, skills or resources to be able to modify the cases that are available at the moment. Again, I can only say that I'm sorry, but it's imposible to please everyone. I feal that the case is idealy suited for its purpose, and doubt that I will be making any other major changes.

Thanks for all the interest and suggestions though. It is very much appreciated!