News Zalman makes watercooled case, LQ1000

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  1. completemadness

    completemadness What's a Dremel?

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    /drool

    this seems better then the heat pipe case due to the fact that motherboard spacing and component placement are not going to make much of a difference
    Unlike their other range of cases which is only compatible with a very select number of motherboards and graphics cards
     
    completemadness, 11 Jun 2007
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  2. ./^\.Ace./^\.

    ./^\.Ace./^\. What's a Dremel?

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    Well I need 4 for :D
    • My DVD drive
    • My CD-RW drive
    • My fan controler
    • My audio, card reader and extra USB ports
    But I also want to put a 1 bay sized LCD for system info :thumb:
    So that equals 5x 5.25" drive bays :D
    Also I like windows, I am not alone in thinking that they look cool in some PC's :D
     
    ./^\.Ace./^\., 11 Jun 2007
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  3. identikit

    identikit Minimodder

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    Is it me or is the PSUs power connector fubar'd?! Nice design idea, could have carried it out a bit better with regards to the front panel.
     
    identikit, 11 Jun 2007
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  4. DXR_13KE

    DXR_13KE BananaModder

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    very very sexy, but i bet it wont go far, as proven by the last design of passive cooling cases..... to expensive.....
     
    DXR_13KE, 12 Jun 2007
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  5. David_Fitzy

    David_Fitzy I modded a keyboard once....

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    I don't like the look of the way the water pipe goes from the GPU to the case door, looks like a lot of flexing and strain put on the block every time you open/close the side panel.
     
    David_Fitzy, 12 Jun 2007
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  6. sam.g.taylor

    sam.g.taylor Apparently I'm Greg Kinnear

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    Are there other cases like this available for the US market? What prices would I be looking at?

    This is something that really interests me, as I am interested in silent H2O computing but don't have the time to figure out how to do it myself...
     
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  7. The_Beast

    The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ

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    Looks good but I wouldn't want to know the price :sigh:
     
    The_Beast, 12 Jun 2007
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  8. Boon

    Boon What's a Dremel?

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    Not that damn flow indicator again. Zalman has a bad habit of making great products but garnishing them with critical flaws. In the case of their coolers it has to be the poor fan noise at low voltage. With the water cooling systems it comes down to the annoying clicking flow indicator. I thought Zalman may have learnt from the first reserator but things got worse with Reserator 2 as you could no longer remove the flow indicator.

    Anyway rant over. Here's hoping they actually pick up on it this time.
     
    Boon, 12 Jun 2007
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  9. LVMike

    LVMike What's a Dremel?

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    wouldn't surprise me if they were the same round blocks they used on the reserator. good idea but i hope it gets refined more before it comes to market.
     
    LVMike, 13 Jun 2007
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  10. thermalnightmare47

    thermalnightmare47 What's a Dremel?

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    i like it but i do agree with the front i don't like those gauges....digital would of been better for me though but again that is just me but if it had more bays it would totally be mine
     
    thermalnightmare47, 13 Jun 2007
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  11. coniferous

    coniferous What's a Rotary Power Tool?

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    Wow, i kinda hope this comes with a water cooled psu, or perhaps just a silent one.

    Does anyone know when this is coming out? I hope its soon, because I'm thinking of building a new computer and i want to "take the plunge" into water cooling..
     
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  12. Marco André

    Marco André Shipwrecked Lian Li

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    The tubes inside the door, are build of.... :confused:
     
    Marco André, 6 Jul 2007
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  13. Cthippo

    Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag

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    I'm,... intrigued.

    I could see getting into one of these, but for what it costs and the cost of the additional components I would need to purchase yto make it work (2 CPU + 2 GPU) I could actually build the system i want. On the other hand, that is a LOT of rad surface area, so it cvould be a nice start for a comp like mine. Does anyone know if it will take eATX mobos though?
     
    Cthippo, 6 Jul 2007
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