Corsair Obsidian 800D Your Thoughts? [Looking for Water Cooling Info]

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I'm sorry if this an appropriate forum or section. I'm building my first computer mostly for gaming and media. I'm a little vain and I need a case that looks good and I really like the Corsair Obsidian 800D. I've read that the 800D isn't the best case for air cooling it's best suited to water cooling.

I'd likely be using my computer 10 to 15 hours a day. Most for games, photoshop and music/movies. I've most of my components I just need to sort out the cooling system. I'm not wanting to spend over £200 could you suggest something please?

I have a Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 I'd like to add a second graphics card (I have a Nvidia GTX 570) and maybe a sound card and TV tuner if possible will I have space on my board?
 

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Are you overclocking and really pushing your rig? If not, you won't have any trouble with air cooling in that case. Even moderate overclocks will be fine in that case.
 

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I'm "new" and haven't had any experience with overclocking yet. It would be something I would be interested in doing in the future. My main concern is the amount of time I'll be on the new setup I had a quick look and I like the look of the Corsair H100 from what I understand this is solely for CPU cooling? If I could get something simple like this to give me added cooling for the GPU and HDDs I'd be a less worried.

This is really just my first attempt at building a gaming rig. Over time when I'm more competent I'd consider adding higher end components, even custom cooling. I'm hoping these parts will last me until next year.
 

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I realize you can't buy from here, but you may want to look at the photos and user feedback on the 800D from Newegg and also the Manufacturers page and the FAQ there. As far as the board, I have the same board.. You would have space for 2 Graphics cards and the sound card. You may be able to squeeze a TV tuner card in too, but it would probably be a tight squeeze. But you should be able to get 3 out of the 4 in, at least.
 

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Without a bunch of overclocking, the mere fact that you might spend 12 hours a day on the computer does not warrant a need for liquid cooloing. We have hundreds of small computers in offices, in small cases with very little airflow and they run 24x7 and are used 8+ hours a day for business and they run just fine. I have many gamer friends and none of them are running liquid cooled setups.

There seems to be an obsession among enthusiasts to shoot for extreme cooling and lower temps, but computer components are intended to run under a certain amount of heat and are just fine and within tolerances.

I say, save your money and only invest in more substantially cooling if you have a demonstrated need.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timingsEVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built in July 2009
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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