Looking for a large Case Ultra/Super/tower. Bigger the better.

[fudgecakes99]

I'm going to be upgrading my rig to the new skylake processor and plan on putting in a fairly large open water cooled loop. Would love some suggestions, on a big case something around the size of the 900D. I plan on adding a single quadx120mm rad at first then adding a second one later one for gpu cooling, that said if anyone knows about a good waterblock for the 980 ti. Be sure to include any info on that too.

Regarding the pc case's. I also like the design of the digital storm aventum case. If anyone knows where to buy just the case of a digital storm aventum please leave a link or pm me. My budget for the case is between 300-400 usd. Thanks for the links. Also if anyone knows of an updated version of the 900D or a new one by corsair in the works info would be much appreciated.

 

[Alain Auclair]

for water coiling they are THE SITE : http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l1/g1/Cases.html?id=6JLQPNhw

 

[fudgecakes99]

already know of that site. I'm looking for specific cases that can offer me what i want. Ex. has to have room for two 480mm rads. oval res's. etc. Thanks fo the info.

 

[anti-duck]

There are only really two full tower cases worth mentioning in your price range, the Corsair 900D which you're already looking at and the Phanteks Enthoo Primo.

 

[fudgecakes99]

Yeah i've already seen t he enthoo primo i can't fit two 480mm rads in that. If i were to increase my price range by a few hundred dollars then what can you show me?

 

[anti-duck]

You definitely can fit two 480mm rads in the Phanteks Enthoo Primo -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJDQVonZNMw

There's not much out there that both look good, house large radiators, and warrant the price over a 900D or a Phanteks Enthoo Primo, the only case being the CaseLabs Magnum SMA8 starting at $520, but you can have it customised and it has a lot of add-on parts.

 

[fudgecakes99]

Much obliged but i can't justify spending 529 dollars on a case even if its highly customized. Heck i can barely justify the 900D over the phanteks primoo since its just such a superb case. That said, do you happen to know anything about fan controllers? Or fan hubs that i can use in my case. I'm looking for something clean that'll go with the brushed metal look of the 900D.

 

[anti-duck]

The only fan controllers I know of that are brushed aluminium are the Akaksa Fan Control, FC.SIX, FC.TRIO and the Phobya MaxGuide 6. There's stuff like the NZXT Grid and Grid+ hub's that just hide behind your side panel too.

I'm looking at getting the white windowed version of the Enthoo Primo myself

 

[ssddx]

there are quite a few super tower cases out there such as ones you will find in this list herehttp://www.tweaktown.com/cat/cases_cooling_and_power_supplies/super-tower-cases/index.html or http://elitegamingcomputers.com/the-best-gaming-cases/ although some of the high end cases also have quite a price premium. its not uncommon to see cases bring well over $250 in that size category.

the lampron fc2 fan controller is black brushed aluminum and has a very hefty 45w per channel loading which means it can handle even several delta fans per knob. i had one for awhile and its quite heavy built.

 

[fudgecakes99]

there are quite a few super tower cases out there such as ones you will find in this list herehttp://www.tweaktown.com/cat/cases_cooling_and_power_supplies/super-tower-cases/index.html or http://elitegamingcomputers.com/the-best-gaming-cases/ although some of the high end cases also have quite a price premium. its not uncommon to see cases bring well over $250 in that size category.

the lampron fc2 fan controller is black brushed aluminum and has a very hefty 45w per channel loading which means it can handle even several delta fans per knob. i had one for awhile and its quite heavy built.

That lampron fc2 controlelr does look beautiful that said. So it can handle a load of 45watts per channel. So if i had 4 af120mm fans on one rad could i have them all split to a single knob on the lampron fc2 and controll their speeds all at once? Would it use the full 45 watts per channel or will it use however much power is required to run fans? As it stands i have a 850 watt psu and a 980ti to power.i plan on adding a single variant d5 pump and two 480 mm in the future. I'd rather not have to put a second psu in my case.

 

[fudgecakes99]

The only fan controllers I know of that are brushed aluminium are the Akaksa Fan Control, FC.SIX, FC.TRIO and the Phobya MaxGuide 6. There's stuff like the NZXT Grid and Grid+ hub's that just hide behind your side panel too.

I'm looking at getting the white windowed version of the Enthoo Primo myself

With that grid by nzxt could i have 4 fans plugged in and just have the grid plugged into one control knob? or that wouldn't work?

 

[ssddx]

http://www.lamptron.com/product/controllers/fc2/

normal fans are only about 3-4w per fan so i'm guessing about 12-16w give or take for your fans. you should be more than fine. the power drawn is only the amount used by the fans so you're fine. fans normally have their power requirements on them although you can calculate this if they only list watts by the equation.. volts would be 12v. http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/watt-volt-amp-calculator.htm

the reason i originally went with the fc2 over other models was because i was thinking of getting some high power delta fans. i bought one to play with however never ended up going that route given temps were always fine. example of a mid-level delta fan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BeTVOgVkAA so you can see what i'm talking about. expensive but over 200-250+ cfm and fairly high draw. completely unnecessary of course. i ended up using it for just some lower power fans.

or, you have the option of getting a digital one. less wpc... but they make ones with automatic fan speed adjustment based on temperature probes.

 

[fudgecakes99]

http://www.lamptron.com/product/controllers/fc2/

normal fans are only about 3-4w per fan so i'm guessing about 12-16w give or take for your fans. you should be more than fine. the power drawn is only the amount used by the fans so you're fine. fans normally have their power requirements on them although you can calculate this if they only list watts by the equation.. volts would be 12v. http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/watt-volt-amp-calculator.htm

the reason i originally went with the fc2 over other models was because i was thinking of getting some high power delta fans. i bought one to play with however never ended up going that route given temps were always fine. example of a mid-level delta fan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BeTVOgVkAA so you can see what i'm talking about. expensive but over 200-250+ cfm and fairly high draw. completely unnecessary of course. i ended up using it for just some lower power fans.

or, you have the option of getting a digital one. less wpc... but they make ones with automatic fan speed adjustment based on temperature probes.

Yeah if the sound is any indication that won't work for me. 200+ cfms is nice for air flow but that thing sounds like a helicopter about to take off. I figure i'm gonna put about 4 sp 120's on the bottom rack hook them all up to a single nzxt grid hub or if i can find something cheaper to that. Have that grid hooked up to one knob on the lamptron fc2. That way i can control all 4 fans with a single channel maybe do the same thing for the top rad fans. I'd go with them as a just case fans but i like the little mix and match rings that come with the af 120's and sp 120's. So i'll have to go with those i don't like stupid led's blinding me as i play. But i do look the aesthetics of a simple yet elegant color design seeping through the mesh. I remember seeing another fan controller that was brushed metal it had like levers that go up and down. Do you know what it's called i'll just google it then.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811997046

found it ironically another lamptron. Man they must make some quality fan controllers.