What do you think of my "water cooling" case design?

[filthysanchez]

I'm sorry, but I think you missing the point. There's room for a 360 rad in the bottom and a 480 rad in the top! Why would you want to fit a 160 in the centre chamber blowing warm air over the motherboard and VGA card/s?

Isn't the case targeted to people who WC everything anyways?

[The0men]

Isn't the case targeted to people who WC everything anyways?

A 480 and a 360 would be sufficient to watercool everything you could get into the case.

Plus adding another mount for a rad would just add clutter



Mick64 I would also like the modular idea for audio and USB, because I usually remove them anyway, saves on cable managment, and yer, alot of fan controllers have them.

[naokaji]

A 480 and a 360 would be sufficient to watercool everything you could get into the case.

Plus adding another mount for a rad would just add clutter

If you need more rads you can stack 2 480's at the top with some deltas in between, oops, should not have said that.

Anyway, +1 on the modular option for the usb connectors.

[Mick64]

Made the changes to the front panel, as mentioned. What are your thoughts on these renders?

[jtdigital]

To Others,
Manufacturers been copying others for years. EX: look at the Antec 300 and the NZXT Air Flow King, the reviews for the Air Flow King, they said we can see where the inspiration comes from (Antec 300). I don't think he has to worry about copyright infringement.

To Mick64,
I'm not saying your copying. You know I like your design.

[lee143]

your original design was 10x better , it was more sleek and sharp looking at the front

What's so different/unsatisfactory about the new front?

[The0men]

Mick64That bottom render looks superb.

I think that's fantastic.

[vinister]

Ya its looking great with the modular panel. You have some people that want it up top, other people on the bottom, other people don't want it at all. This way you please everybody without any major design changes.

I would be putting 2 stacked swiftec triples at the bottom, and a huge (feser) quad up top. That's some serious cooling power to be fitting it all inside a tower case. Great work!

I have a suggestion to improve the look of the front fan. You should shape the edges of the grille material so that it sits flush with the front face of the case, instead of being recessed. Its hard to explain in words, but, do you know what I mean? It would make it look more OEM and less modded, giving it a much sleeker look.

[Mick64]

I have a suggestion to improve the look of the front fan. You should shape the edges of the grille material so that it sits flush with the front face of the case, instead of being recessed. Its hard to explain in words, but, do you know what I mean? It would make it look more OEM and less modded, giving it a much sleeker look.

This is an interesting idea, and yes I do know what you mean. I may give this a try, and if it looks promising, I'll see if I can do the side panels to match! What do you think?

[Mick64]

I've given the grill idea a go, but I'm not sure that this would be easy to replicate in reality... Let me know what you think....

[lkiller123]

I love the case, but I think meshed front (like the MAC PRO) will look better IMO.

[ILikeCosmosS]

i liked it when the power buttons and front panel connectors were next to the 5.25 bays it looked more clean
i dont really mind the modular design that you added

[fatguy1992]

Wow thats a awesome looking case

[vinister]

Ya! the grille looks great. its not difficult to manufacture it that way, they just 'punch' the shape into the material, by slamming it in a mold. It didn't turn out very noticable in the render, but in person it will be a different story.

[ILikeCosmosS]

people might want two psu bays so if you make the psu you bay vertrical then you can fit two power supplies with only little increese in height

[Mick64]

people might want two psu bays so if you make the psu you bay vertrical then you can fit two power supplies with only little increese in height

This was suggested on the Liquid Cooling Thread. These were my thoughts....

The case is wide enough for two PSU's, but I would have to increase the height of the bottom chamber and, therefore the height of the case, to allow for the width of the PSU's which I don't want to do. Also, IMO, it would be detrimental to the case air flow as well as making the bottom chamber extremely cluttered....

[Mick64]

Here's another render with the side cover on, with the flush grill.....

[DeathTyrant]

This is really good stuff right here. I wish I could have a case designed by you!

[Mick64]

How about a square fan grill? As suggested by Eddie3dfx....

[dingdong555]

A lot better, it goes with the side grills.

I WANT ONE!

[Mick64]

Who likes white?

[Maian]

Ooh... what about a mix...
Black with white mesh or vice versa?
(Or Black with Silver/Chrome and Silver with Black if the white is too much)

Just throwin' it out there, it's an excellent design. Better than anything I could come up with in as much time.

[Delirious.]

Man, I would buy that case in a heart beat. I've been looking all over for a tower that would support two PA 120.3

I will be watching this thread.

[Linchpin]

It looks awesome, all it needs in my opinion is some easily removable fan filters and maybe some wheels because it'd be hell to carry that case around when it's got 2 or 3 water loops in it.

[burthouse]

I definately wouldnt paint it all white, I'd do a black and white if anything as Maian suggested. I personally liked the circular fan grill on the front better than the square one. Great looking case though and well designed.