Cases for water cooling, and suggestions for rest of gaming rig build.

[Snebbik]

Alright so I am putting together a new gaming rig and this is what I have so far.

Intel i7 6700k, Swiftech H240x CPU Water cooler, 2 EVGA 980 TI SC ACX2.0+ with backplate self installed(sli), 2 WD Black HDD for storage(pictures/documents/less frequently played games).

Following are a list of the other components I intend on purchase, but would be willing to reconsider with a valid reason behind it. Keep in mind for the rest of the build I only have roughly $1,100 to spend.

EVGA 120-G1-1000-VR 80 plus gold 1000W Fully Moduler PSU - $144 + $20 rebate = $124
G SKill TridentZ DDR4 3200 CAS 14 32GB - $239
MSI Z170 Gaming M5 Motherboard - $179 + $10 Rebate = $169
Mushkin Enhanced ECO2 512GB SSD for OS and non game applications- $119
Mushkin Enhanced ECO2 512GB SSD for frequently played games - $119(May not get this)
LG Black 16X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner WH16NS40 - $58

Total = $828

So that leaves me with roughly $272 to get a case for all of this. I've mainly been looking at two cases, but I've never done water cooling before, or got a case so I could see inside of it. I want to get a case that will have enough space to house all of this with me being able to make it neat inside, and also be able to mount my H240x watercooler on top in a pull configuration. The h240x has two 120mm fans on it that I will need to mount. The two cases I'm looking at are,

Corsair Obsidian 750D Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $159
Cooler Master HAF X - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with Windowed Side Panel and USB 3.0 Ports - $190

Any help in this matter is greatly appreciated.

 

[Steven Jiang]

Dont get a HAF X... It looks bad imo. The Obsidian 750D looks better as it's more sleek and simple.

 

[Snebbik]

Dont get a HAF X... It looks bad imo. The Obsidian 750D looks better as it's more sleek and simple.

Yeah I do like the simple design of the 750D, but I wasn't sure if the side fan on the HAF X would be a major boost for cooling or not. Is this by chance the case you use, or do you know of any other cases that might be a better fit?

 

[Steven Jiang]

Dont get a HAF X... It looks bad imo. The Obsidian 750D looks better as it's more sleek and simple.

Yeah I do like the simple design of the 750D, but I wasn't sure if the side fan on the HAF X would be a major boost for cooling or not. Is this by chance the case you use, or do you know of any other cases that might be a better fit?

I doubt so since the rig is already watercooled.
I like the mastercase pro 5 too.
http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/mastercase5-series/

 

[Snebbik]

Dont get a HAF X... It looks bad imo. The Obsidian 750D looks better as it's more sleek and simple.

Yeah I do like the simple design of the 750D, but I wasn't sure if the side fan on the HAF X would be a major boost for cooling or not. Is this by chance the case you use, or do you know of any other cases that might be a better fit?

I doubt so since the rig is already watercooled.
I like the mastercase pro 5 too.
http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/mastercase5-series/

I'm mainly just concerned about the GPUs since they will not be water cooled, at least not immediately. I might get around to adding them into the loop, but at the moment I just don't have the budget for it.

 

[Steven Jiang]

Dont get a HAF X... It looks bad imo. The Obsidian 750D looks better as it's more sleek and simple.

Yeah I do like the simple design of the 750D, but I wasn't sure if the side fan on the HAF X would be a major boost for cooling or not. Is this by chance the case you use, or do you know of any other cases that might be a better fit?

I doubt so since the rig is already watercooled.
I like the mastercase pro 5 too.
http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/mastercase5-series/

I'm mainly just concerned about the GPUs since they will not be water cooled, at least not immediately. I might get around to adding them into the loop, but at the moment I just don't have the budget for it.

Shouldn't be too much of a problem anyways.

 

[Snebbik]

Dont get a HAF X... It looks bad imo. The Obsidian 750D looks better as it's more sleek and simple.

Yeah I do like the simple design of the 750D, but I wasn't sure if the side fan on the HAF X would be a major boost for cooling or not. Is this by chance the case you use, or do you know of any other cases that might be a better fit?

I doubt so since the rig is already watercooled.
I like the mastercase pro 5 too.
http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/mastercase5-series/

I'm mainly just concerned about the GPUs since they will not be water cooled, at least not immediately. I might get around to adding them into the loop, but at the moment I just don't have the budget for it.

Shouldn't be too much of a problem anyways.

Ah alright, thanks for you help, I actually found out there's a 750D Airflow Edition that is the same price on newegg, and also has a $20 rebate so I've decided to go with that case.

 

[Steven Jiang]

Dont get a HAF X... It looks bad imo. The Obsidian 750D looks better as it's more sleek and simple.

Yeah I do like the simple design of the 750D, but I wasn't sure if the side fan on the HAF X would be a major boost for cooling or not. Is this by chance the case you use, or do you know of any other cases that might be a better fit?

I doubt so since the rig is already watercooled.
I like the mastercase pro 5 too.
http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/mastercase5-series/

I'm mainly just concerned about the GPUs since they will not be water cooled, at least not immediately. I might get around to adding them into the loop, but at the moment I just don't have the budget for it.

Shouldn't be too much of a problem anyways.

Ah alright, thanks for you help, I actually found out there's a 750D Airflow Edition that is the same price on newegg, and also has a $20 rebate so I've decided to go with that case.

Ah that looks good.