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the H80/100 does have the great feature of not hitting ram sticks lolz.

Had to adjust the fan height on my Hyper 212 to clear my RAM sticks, there would have been much raging had I not been able to.

HAF 932 / X cases have perfect mounting points for the self enclosed loops too ;)

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Ok so a bit of an update.

Needed to either buy a new CPU cooler or change the RAM. Either was going to cost me at least $100+ and used RAM isn't worth much so it'd have to be CPU cooler which is around $130.

My case didnt have room to mount the H100 internally (radiator). I also needed room for some more HDD's now that one bay is taken up by a SSD which has cut down my storage noticeably... So i spat the dummy and went a bit nuts.

New case: Corsair 800D

Watercooling kit: XSPC Raystorm 750 RX360

Cost: $550

I won't cool the videocard at this stage at it's actually not that noisy and I've no need to overclock it. So in 12 months when I upgrade and then really get solid with some GPU overclocks on a new card and add in another stage.

The result of this should be a much quieter PC overall as my CPU & case fans were reasonably noisy on full song so with a triple core radiator I should be able to overclock the CPU to 5ghz and still keep temps well under control as well as not needing to have my fans going as hard :)

I might also look to watercooling my server actually as the Perc 5/i RAID card I have gets pretty hot so the fan needed to keep it cool is also quite loud. Given I'm looking to put a 2nd Perc 5/i server together as well... It'll be a bit absurd I'm thinking.

Should probably update the title to be $2200 as that's roughly the total cost now haha.

Also if anyone wants a Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler that is brand new in box - $50 + delivery. I can add in some upgraded fans if people want (i have some spares). Will cost whatever else on top - v.cheap :)

f**k me, what an utter kent of a job. The XSPC mounting system for the waterblock is in short, a MASSIVE pain in the arse. It's just not user friendly at all.

Also the pump which is internally mounted to the reservoir - is making some bad noises already but it was meant to be fixed with the product/model revision... Clearly that hasn't occurred so I'm going to have to warranty that part of it :(

Otherwise the 800D is a bloody awesome case in summary.

In detail:

They have thought of everything and i honestly cannot fault it for the money. Triple radiator fits in the top with absolute ease, even with 3 fans mounted. Its a slight bit tight getting the mobo in, but really it's a 5 second issue so it's of no concern.

The hot-swap bays are also very cool and make cabling/connecting the HDD's really really easy.

It's just really fken big is the only comment lol. I'll have to buy a new desk as it doesnt fit in the hole anymore... I needed to anyway so again not a problem as such, i might even build myself one this time so it's exactly how i want it.

The only downside is the same as every other case - the front bays where you put a DVD/fan controller - those shit locking clips just don't hold anything in. They never do on any case I've seen/used unless you go and hard screw them in. So that's a bit disappointing and i'll have to drill some holes on the right side of the case trays to 100% affix stuff so it doesnt move.

Oh and watercooling - fken awesome.

Temps are sitting between 15-18 degrees and it's about 18 degee's in my place at the moment. Can't wait to see overclocking results once i warranty the pump

I meant 7/16" tube on 1/2" barb which is a way to not need clamps. 1/2" barbs are pretty standard and the compression fitting also come in 1/2".

The fittings nearly always G1/4 which is the defacto standard. Some companies have used 3/8 though and even fewer 10mm and so on.

No idea on the hose, just whatever came in the kit and i can't see anywhere that says clearly (with a 30 sec google).

Compression fittings either way, would make life a lot simplier is my point :)

I'd suggest replacing the kit hoses with some PrimoChill/ Flex 1/2" ones, they're softer and easier to remove. Did one of my builds using XSPC's 3/8" kit tubing and even with 3/8" compression fittings removing them was near darn impossible.

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