Cases and AIO support

moonfooy

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After 4 years of having my current pc, im looking to build a new one. I have all my parts picked out,( at least most of them), but i have a few issues/concerns.

One of these concerns being the case, in the build i have went with the corsair crystal 570x rgb (black and red). and the issue that im having with it, is that i wanted to put a 280mm rad, the h115i in this build but the case only supports 280mm rads on the front, and i wanted to keep the 3 fans on the front because of the great airflow that it allows. So what i'm asking is, is there a better AIO cooler that i could get that will fit on the top, or would all i need to do is get smaller fans for it.

Second question kind of contradicts the previous concern, and that is, is this case even worth it. I want a high end case under $350 preferably, with a psu shroud and full tempered glass side panel(mid tower or atx). I've looked at the h700i by nzxt but i'm not a fan of the CAM software that i would need. I also would like the it to fit 280mm rads, on front or top as longa as the front does not have essential cooling as the crystal.

side note- I do plan on overclocking the 8700k to at least 4.7.

Any case suggestions and AIO cooling is greatly appreciated.

My build- https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/moonfooy/saved/CpW4CJ
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($489.99 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($124.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($239.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($183.34 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card ($1019.00 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Thermaltake - View 71 TG ATX Full Tower Case ($189.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Toughpower Grand RGB 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($109.75 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Corsair - HD140 RGB 74.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($34.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Corsair - HD140 RGB 74.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($34.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Corsair - HD140 RGB 74.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($34.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.2 CFM 120mm Fans ($124.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Other: Intel Optane Memory Module 32 GB PCIe M.2 80mm MEMPEK1W032GAXT ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Other: Corsair Fan Controller Commander Pro (CL-9011110-WW) ($78.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Other: CORSAIR RGB LED Lighting PRO Expansion Kit ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $3280.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-24 01:16 EST-0500

Put the 3 pack 120 fans in the front and the h115i rad in the side. Use the HD 140 rgb fans for the rad.
Use the 2 ring 14 fans in the top and the remaining HD 140 fan in the rear. The stock fans can be used for push pull config with the HD fans for max efficiency while running at low speed and noise.
If you want, add another HD 140 to the top as exhaust. But man, this is an overkill ventilation but achieves max controllable rgb.
The mobo/gpu rgb is controllable with gigabyte rgb fusion. Ram is also rgb fusion/corsair link rgb controllable.
It might be worth it to mount the gpu vertically with a riser card.
 
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What do you mean by mounting the 280mm rad on the side. Can you explain .