What cooling setup for Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX?

[thomasshera]

Hello,

I am planning on buying the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX (it has the best ITX water cooling performance for the money (under $80) and it's the best looking.

I have no experience with water cooling, but I want to set up a loop (not sure whether AIO or custom is best). My wants are:

Good warranty on individual parts / if AIO, leak damage covered ($ given)
Looks good / aggressive (I want to do push / pull)
Has enough heat dissipation for an OC Pentium G3258 and AMD 300 series (or other GPU, not fully decided yet)
Value for the money (I want better performance than air cooling, but I don't want this to be too expensive)

The case has a built-in res mount and radiator mount.

Here is the case official website reviews page: http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-EVOLV-ITX.html

Thanks! First PC build

 

[mcnumpty23]

my choice

swiftech h220x or h240x if available where you are

best quality components in an AIO by a mile

but unlike all the others its expandable

push/pull shouldnt be necessary and may not even be possible in such a small case

leak damage to other components isnt normally covered--but if any company would look at that on an individual basis it would be swiftech i have found their support outstanding

 

[thomasshera]

my choice

swiftech h220x or h240x if available where you are

best quality components in an AIO by a mile

but unlike all the others its expandable

push/pull shouldnt be necessary and may not even be possible in such a small case

leak damage to other components isnt normally covered--but if any company would look at that on an individual basis it would be swiftech i have found their support outstanding

Thanks, from what I have seen push / pull is possible. I'll get out the measuring tape first, though.I think push / pull looks better.

Do you have personal experience with either of those rads? Would you recommend it if I did want to expand to water cool the GPU down the line (maybe after warranty expires)? And what about Swiftech is high quality?

Also, do you know any non-eBay places where you can find it? (For certain reasons I would prefer to not use eBay.)

EDIT: I will be using the NZXT Kraken X61. It looks good, in some ways beats the Swiftech in performance, is slightly louder at times (based on RPM), is variable speed, and has more lighting options. Only downside: no expanding.

 

[mcnumpty23]

yes i have personal experience with swiftech hardware though not those in particular though i would have loved one

but no one in the uk sells them

yes one of the reasons i recommended it is its able to expand to do the gpu

and it has a quality pump unlike corsair etc that is fully capable of handling expansion

and yes the pump and block are high quality--plenty reviews of it on the net--every one will say the quality is superior to all other AIO

where to get it will depend what country you are in