Antec 900, OCZ PSU, and WC

tuxify

tuxify

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Kinda fits everything in this topic.
First off, with the Antec Nine Hundred: I've heard this case is small, but what else do people think of it? I really like the design, the amount of air flow, and the price is slowly dropping on Newegg.com.

Second of all, I'm having trouble with ATX12V vs. ATX12V/EPS12V. Whats EPS12V? I'm looking at both these 600W PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
I would need to power an 8800GTS, would they both do the trick? And would they both support avid gaming?

And back to the Antec 900: would it be able to support water cooling in the future? I know it has great air flow, and I know it's really small, but wouldn't a strategically placed internal kit or just any regular external kit (http://www.xoxide.com/zalman-reserator-1-v2.html) work?
If you don't think it's possible, or that the Zalman Reserator is a terrible choice, should I consider the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133021 for a good WC case? I know it has a version that has WC pre-installed, but I've heard it's not that great of a system for the price (http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-armor-lcs-ve2000bws.html).

Lastly about water cooling. Is building your own kit (each part individually) better than buying an internal kit or an external one?
 
mep916

mep916

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tuxify said:
Kinda fits everything in this topic.
First off, with the Antec Nine Hundred: I've heard this case is small, but what else do people think of it? I really like the design, the amount of air flow, and the price is slowly dropping on Newegg.com.

Second of all, I'm having trouble with ATX12V vs. ATX12V/EPS12V. Whats EPS12V? I'm looking at both these 600W PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
I would need to power an 8800GTS, would they both do the trick? And would they both support avid gaming?

And back to the Antec 900: would it be able to support water cooling in the future? I know it has great air flow, and I know it's really small, but wouldn't a strategically placed internal kit or just any regular external kit (http://www.xoxide.com/zalman-reserator-1-v2.html) work?
If you don't think it's possible, or that the Zalman Reserator is a terrible choice, should I consider the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133021 for a good WC case? I know it has a version that has WC pre-installed, but I've heard it's not that great of a system for the price (http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-armor-lcs-ve2000bws.html).

Lastly about water cooling. Is building your own kit (each part individually) better than buying an internal kit or an external one?
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Generally, I think the 900 is great. I think an external kit would be better for the 900. The holes on the back of the case were intended for an external, not internal kit. Although I've done some research into WC, I couldn't really give any recommendations about the kit(s) you're looking at.

Great idea! I hope it works out for ya! :)
 
tuxify

tuxify

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Antec900WC1.jpg

Here's my idea how the radiator would work.
Just to make sure, the radiator should have fans blowing through it, but it's okay to have it blowing into the case like in my picture?
 
mep916

mep916

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tuxify said:
Antec900WC1.jpg

Here's my idea how the radiator would work.
Just to make sure, the radiator should have fans blowing through it, but it's okay to have it blowing into the case like in my picture?
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If it fits, that's an excellent approach. From top to bottom, how long is that radiator? I can take a measurement on the 900.
 
spanky

spanky

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You should want the radiator at the front because all that air is dissappating the heat back into your case, unless you made the front of the case your exhause and reversed the fan at the back to be an intake fan.
 
tuxify

tuxify

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mep916 said:
If it fits, that's an excellent approach. From top to bottom, how long is that radiator? I can take a measurement on the 900.
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Radiator would probably be 240mm, because the fans in the 900 already are 120mm x2.

theresthatguy said:
You should want the radiator at the front because all that air is dissappating the heat back into your case, unless you made the front of the case your exhause and reversed the fan at the back to be an intake fan.
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Antec900WC2.jpg

Theres how I would want it to be. I would take out the old HD cages so I could fit the radiator/fans in better.
 
tuxify

tuxify

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Plus, if I took out the HDD cages, I would have more room for the other WC parts that take up a lot of room, for example the pump, reservoir, etc.
 
mep916

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tuxify said:
Plus, if I took out the HDD cages, I would have more room for the other WC parts that take up a lot of room, for example the pump, reservoir, etc.
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Find a reservoir that fits into a 5.25" drive bay. And yes, It's possible you would have room for a pump. Good ideas.
 
tuxify

tuxify

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You buy everything and tell me how it works? lol. I'll make some more blue-prints of what I'm thinking.

Do you guys know the answer to my PSU problem? It'd be nice to figure that out before starting a new project.
 
tuxify

tuxify

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This would be the design so far if I used the pump+reservoir 5.25" drive.
Antec900WC3.jpg


This would be the design if I used the reservoir (5.25" drive) and the pump separate.
Antec900WC4.jpg


Ceewi1?
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What do you mean?
 
ThatGuy16

ThatGuy16

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Wow... that looks like it would work, would look good too.

If that would work, it would change my thoughts about the antec 900 :p
 
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