Cases Acrylic Case for watercooling?

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  1. chap

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  2. reggie50

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    Not without serious modding. It only has 3 80mm fan mounts, all on separate panels. I'd say it's not suitable for any modern system.
     
  3. noizdaemon666

    noizdaemon666 I'm Od, Therefore I Pwn

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    OH NO! Is this gonna be another thread where we asks you lots of questions chap? And you give us really obscure answers so we turn it into a spiderman thread?

    Do I dare ask (again!) what you are trying to water cool?

    And +1 to what reggie 50 said.
     
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    Acrylic cases are horrible. They break really easily and look horribly cheap and nasty (IMO). I'd avoid as muvh as possible, double so if your watercooling as thats a lot of weight your adding to a very weak case...
     
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    I'll just leave this here...
     
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    Doesn't show any of the main watercooling bits though...
     
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    It shows that it is possible to build a very nice water-cooled PC around an acrylic case.
     
  8. chap

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    Please say what is the standard template for case that needs watercooling installation?
     
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    Probably sempron or athlon, they might be overclocked.
     
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    Could it be toughened? This ebay seller is selling a watercooled system with an acrylic case choice http://tinyurl.com/ebay108 for 1199.99 pounds.

    The benefit is seeing the dust is not accumulating and components are functioning normally.
     
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    Athlon 64? Athlon II? Single, dual, triple or quad core? If it's a single core Sempron/Ahtlon then it's a bit like watercooling a squirrel. You can do it, but it's a pointless venture and won't give you anything other than a saturated sweatband.

    And the standard template for a watercooling case is the Xigmatek Elysium, or a Corsair 800D, or Silverstone TJ07.
     
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  12. chap

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    Sunbeam build acrylic cases. Not easy to get in Britain though.
     
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    LOLs the first picture there is the one Nexxo posted!!! I didn't think is was for a customer, so that seems dodgy...
     
  14. chap

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    Probably double core if athlon.

    Does standard template have the 'full tower' description?
     
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    By 'standard template' he meant the cases most people use :)
     
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    There is not much choice, thus is 'full tower' alternative better for modding the case?
     
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    what do you mean?
     
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    It doesn't but by standard, I thought you meant what most people use. i.e. the actual definition of standard.
     
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  19. chap

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    Could 'full tower' cases not built for watercooling be modded easier than 'midi cases'?
     
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    You want to fit hardware into a case that sometimes doesn't fit in very large cases. How would a midi case be easier for watercooling? How? Just think about what you're saying.
     
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