Mid-Tower Case, CPU Fans, Size Does Matter?

[Lollies]

I'm really happy to see Corsair bringing high end features into smaller cases. While I like having extra room to work, full tower cases are just obscenely large for my needs...and the needs of most computer enthusiasts. But we go for these cases often because of the extra functionality they provide.

Yeah that pretty much sums me up as well, I really like this case, is there any set release date yet?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139003

On corsair they didn't have any distributors that had it but its on newegg?

 

[Lollies]

I was going to go ahead and order the Corsair Graphite Series 600Tcase off of newegg, is there anything else I should order, such are compound for the cpu to orient it horizontally etc? At this point in time I was just going to order the case and thermal compound and hold off on the only other things i may need, those being a newer graphics card and dual monitor display.

 

[bobtran]

Have you considered water cooling your pc. I have found that it makes a lot of difference and leaves plenty of room for air flow.

 

[Lollies]

Have you considered water cooling your pc. I have found that it makes a lot of difference and leaves plenty of room for air flow.

Originally I was going to go with liquid cooling but I was talked out of it. I was actually looking at it and reconsidering it since I don't like the design of the current cpu fan I have. Unfortunately, I know little to nothing about liquid cooling.

 

[bobtran]

Have you considered water cooling your pc. I have found that it makes a lot of difference and leaves plenty of room for air flow.

Originally I was going to go with liquid cooling but I was talked out of it. I was actually looking at it and reconsidering it since I don't like the design of the current cpu fan I have. Unfortunately, I know little to nothing about liquid cooling.

If you want an all-in-one water cooling solution then I recommend what I use:

Thermaltakeusa*»*Cooler*»*Liquid Cooling*»*Liquid Cooling All-In-One*»*BigWater 760is : BigWater 760is CL-W0121



or you can build your own water cooling system piece by piece.

 

[Lollies]

Have you considered water cooling your pc. I have found that it makes a lot of difference and leaves plenty of room for air flow.

Originally I was going to go with liquid cooling but I was talked out of it. I was actually looking at it and reconsidering it since I don't like the design of the current cpu fan I have. Unfortunately, I know little to nothing about liquid cooling.

If you want an all-in-one water cooling solution then I recommend what I use:

Thermaltakeusa*»*Cooler*»*Liquid Cooling*»*Liquid Cooling All-In-One*»*BigWater 760is : BigWater 760is CL-W0121

or you can build your own water cooling system piece by piece.

Does anyone else have an opinion on this?

 

[xarden]

You'll need to research and read some reviews about every piece of water cooling kit you use.
I'm only starting to get into watercooling myself, I just bought a Corsair H50. It only provides cooling for CPU.
But from my research so far, I'd be happy with anything from Thermaltake or Corsair. Both are reputable companies, who make good products for all ranges.

So it depends on what you want to do, and how hardcore you want to cool your gear.
The link Bobtran posted, looks good. It means you can start off with the CPU cooling block, then later add a GPU cooler. I've read (on TGDaily.com, I think) that Kingsington are doing water cooling blocks for RAM now

If you plan on building a monster machine piece by piece, then it would make sense to go cooling piece by piece.
Get the cooling blocks around the same time you get the components, and install them together.

 

[Lollies]

You'll need to research and read some reviews about every piece of water cooling kit you use.
I'm only starting to get into watercooling myself, I just bought a Corsair H50. It only provides cooling for CPU.
But from my research so far, I'd be happy with anything from Thermaltake or Corsair. Both are reputable companies, who make good products for all ranges.

So it depends on what you want to do, and how hardcore you want to cool your gear.
The link Bobtran posted, looks good. It means you can start off with the CPU cooling block, then later add a GPU cooler. I've read (on TGDaily.com, I think) that Kingsington are doing water cooling blocks for RAM now

If you plan on building a monster machine piece by piece, then it would make sense to go cooling piece by piece.
Get the cooling blocks around the same time you get the components, and install them together.

The one thing I was looking at besides the Corsair 600t was the Corsair H50. I would like a new cpu cooler, since the thermaltake V1 kinda consumes a large amount of space but I have not decided yet. Right now I have a Thermaltake case, CPU cooler, power supply, and intake/output fans. Thermaltake does make very high quality goods as I've seen. For Corsair I have the ram but after looking around for the past few days I've come to like Corsair for a lot more than their ram.

 

[pparks1]

I find that unless you are really overclocking something pretty heavily, water cooling is simply unnecessary. I've never considered a water cooling setup at all. Heck, I even overclock (albeit a very modest amount) with my stock cooler and I don't use any more fans than what came with my case.

 

[Lollies]

I find that unless you are really overclocking something pretty heavily, water cooling is simply unnecessary. I've never considered a water cooling setup at all. Heck, I even overclock (albeit a very modest amount) with my stock cooler and I don't use any more fans than what came with my case.

That is true, plus after reading horror reviews about water cooling leaking and ruining 3-4 components of the computer makes me skeptical. I like the corsair H50 and H70 but even now I'm skeptical about them even though there are a few builds that have one or the other in the "Show Us Your Rig" thread.

I have never overclocked my pc, I have wanted to but never actually have. whether its because I don't know everything about it or my dad simply told me I didn't need to cause I have a super computer. :roflmao:

 

[xarden]

I find that unless you are really overclocking something pretty heavily, water cooling is simply unnecessary. I've never considered a water cooling setup at all. Heck, I even overclock (albeit a very modest amount) with my stock cooler and I don't use any more fans than what came with my case.

Thats also something to consider...
The setup and costs for watercooling far outweighs the benefits if you are only running on stock speeds.

Edit because Lollies bet me to reply:

That is true, plus after reading horror reviews about water cooling leaking and ruining 3-4 components of the computer makes me skeptical. I like the corsair H50 and H70 but even now I'm skeptical about them even though there are a few builds that have one or the other in the "Show Us Your Rig" thread.

Apparently, Corsair will replace damaged components due the 'unlikely' event that their products will fail.

 

[Lollies]

Would the 600T with the H70 CPU cooler be sufficient/fit? I've seen a 50/50 spread of yes and no. I'm pretty sure it will but I just wanna make sure before I order both. Would both be a good replacement to what I already have? If I used the H70 would it be best to use the push/pull method? If so another fan would be required, correct?

 

[Keiichi25]

Actually, you also have to be CAREFUL with watercooling systems. If you mess with it too much, or not careful with it, you can cause damage to your system. I know of one user who sprung a leak in his system and rusted his system internally.

Water cooling systems are generally for the enthusiasts who know what they are doing versus the normal user type stuff.

 

[Lollies]

Actually, you also have to be CAREFUL with watercooling systems. If you mess with it too much, or not careful with it, you can cause damage to your system. I know of one user who sprung a leak in his system and rusted his system internally.

Water cooling systems are generally for the enthusiasts who know what they are doing versus the normal user type stuff.

Water cooling for just the CPU seems like it would be ok, even though I do not know as much about the hardware aspect as much as others. What do you suggest is a better CPU cooler than my current Thermaltake V1?

 

[Lollies]

Before I order anything I just thought of something. My current power supply has the exhaust out the back and the intake on the bottom (It is mounted on the top back of the case) Would I need a power supply with the intake on the top if it is mounted on the bottom? Seems like a silly question but I don't know the answer.

 

[xarden]

The only silly question is the one that doesnt get asked.
You can simply just turn the PSU over, so its 'upside down'. It'l still work.

 

[Lollies]

I might just get a Corsair power supply and leave the one I have with the same case its already in.

How does this sound?
Corsair Graphite Series 600T Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

CORSAIR Hydro H70 CWCH70 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler

CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply


And possibly
Hanns·G HZ251HPB Black 25" 2ms X-Celerate OD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 X-Contrast 15,000:1 DCR (800:1 typical) Built-in Speakers

I'm getting a monitor I just haven't figured out which one out of the 30 I've narrowed it down to.

I'm just making sure I'm not missing anything/it will all go together all right. I don't wanna get everything and see that I missed one little detail or something.

What say you!...guys?

 

[Lollies]

And a chair because mine broke yesterday

 

[Lollies]

I might just get a Corsair power supply and leave the one I have with the same case its already in.

How does this sound?
Corsair Graphite Series 600T Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

CORSAIR Hydro H70 CWCH70 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler

CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply


And possibly
Hanns·G HZ251HPB Black 25" 2ms X-Celerate OD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 X-Contrast 15,000:1 DCR (800:1 typical) Built-in Speakers

I'm getting a monitor I just haven't figured out which one out of the 30 I've narrowed it down to.

I'm just making sure I'm not missing anything/it will all go together all right. I don't wanna get everything and see that I missed one little detail or something.

What say you!...guys?

Anyone have any last minute info or suggestions before I put my order through?

With the 600t case it has its own fan controller but when would a good display for temps and such?

 

[bobtran]

I might just get a Corsair power supply and leave the one I have with the same case its already in.

How does this sound?
Corsair Graphite Series 600T Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

CORSAIR Hydro H70 CWCH70 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler

CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply


And possibly
Hanns·G HZ251HPB Black 25" 2ms X-Celerate OD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 X-Contrast 15,000:1 DCR (800:1 typical) Built-in Speakers

I'm getting a monitor I just haven't figured out which one out of the 30 I've narrowed it down to.

I'm just making sure I'm not missing anything/it will all go together all right. I don't wanna get everything and see that I missed one little detail or something.

What say you!...guys?

Anyone have any last minute info or suggestions before I put my order through?

With the 600t case it has its own fan controller but when would a good display for temps and such?

Looks like you have done your research and designed a system that you will be happy with, which is all that really matters. I would however recommend a test run of the water system before placement in the case just in case you do experience some sort of leak. Let us know how it goes and post pictures.

For Temp monitoring and display I use Coretemp application: http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/