Water Cooling System Compatibility H100i GTX vs H80i GT

EmberVortex

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I am going to be purchasing one of these two water coolers ( Corsair H100i GTX or Corsair H80i GT). Money is not an issue for any of those two water coolers. I am wondering if the H100i will fit in the top of my case? If not what about in the front? PC Part Picker says there are no problems but I just want to be sure. I have no problem also modding the case ( cutting some of the metal away to make room). My build will be down below.

Thank you

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VWMNHx
 
Not answering your question but befor I bought that I would put the money into a Asus H97 pro gamer board paired with a Intel i5 processor and use the stock cooler if you must for a while.
You get a lot better performance.
Are you sure you will use a blu-ray drive I have 2 in PC's in my house and never used either.
 
Agreed, rather put the $100 into a better, cooler processor. Unless you have a specific need for Windows 8.1 Pro, you can save $40 right there.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($333.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1064.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-23 15:25 EDT-0400
 
From the images I would say the h80i is a guaranteed fit. H100i is a little questionable because of the way they made that grill at the top. You might be able to put the radiator up there, but might have issues with putting the fans on it. I think you would be in the best position to judge that.

Antec's site is not very useful in that regard.