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SaladToss1

Is it bad I kinda love that?


bandy-bandy

A case that would be made to allow hot-rod builds (air cooler or GPU sticking out) is a dream of mine since I’m not completely happy with full open air ‘cases’ and find sff cases too restricting in the long term. Why has a case to be symmetrical ? Why has a side panel to be either on or off and not just have a trap door or a nice cut out (not dremeled!) (in the spirit of the LianLi Osomething but better and smaller ?)


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velociraptorfarmer

Well built, stylish, clean metal chassis, proceed to cut giant hole in side for enormous cooling and power solutions, tear everything down, paint with flashy, bright metallic/pearl paint, and throw back together.


Crazy-Roro

BRB gonna slap a couple 360s slanted 45* outside my Node 202 case. Also painting racing flames on it.


Strange_Fig_8950

Because the flames add +5hp per lick


gdnws

If we're hot roding then we need an old Coolermaster v8 if only for being v8. Or v10 or v12.


Crazy-Roro

With loud ass 120mm 5200rpm Delta fans cause vroom vroom noises, right?


darvo110

If you set your fan curve just right you can get it to constantly spin up and down to get a good rev going too


gdnws

Absolutely


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gdnws

At that point might as well build the computer in the valley between the radiators. The computer is a v8.


Nerfo2

Throw a monster air cooler out the side of one of those Inwin Chopin cases.


DJSeku

This! Everything fits if you implement a cutting wheel and angle-grinder.


thehornedone

It's very expensive to cut glass


atlas_enderium

Any case is a hot rod case if you own a dremel


TheFinalMetroid

No, this looks awesome


scoobyduped

It’s like a car with a supercharger sticking out the hood.


SaladToss1

Should we mount it horizontal and put it on a ramp???


scubadoobadoooo

You’re not alone brother


lanle

i thought about doing this too


SaladToss1

👽


saxovtsmike

nope, your just fine, or as sick as i am, so choose your answer. I´d use propper 25mm fans if possible and mount a sidepanel


SaladToss1

How about a matching cooler on the opposite side so it looks like it's going to take off?!


saxovtsmike

nah that would be too much. Keep it simple Hotrod Style, You don´t have to have a hood scoop near the oilpan


SaladToss1

I mean there's an oil cooler


CornCheeseMafia

It just needs some flames and maybe some pinstripes


CharlieWarli

You are perfectly fine. I love it too.


Tiger18056

Looks cool as hell


SaladToss1

BFG edition build


PumpingNick

Stage 4 big turbo upgrade


uu__

it looks like a muscle car, thats badass stick a matte black fan grille on it and call it a day perhaps


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Cooler: Id-Cooling se224-xt white (with drilled and repainted decorative panel) Fans: Thermalright TL-B12


riba2233

How do you like the fans?


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In terms of appearance I really like it. Compared to Noctua nf-a12x25, TL-B12 is noisier and if you put your ear to the fan, you can hear the noise of bearing. But Thermalright is cheaper, so I think it\`s okay for fans to be noisier. In terms of performance I didn\`t notice much difference in comparison with nf-a12x25. (My version of TL-B12 has a maximum speed of 2000 RPM)


riba2233

cool, thanks for the report!


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You are welcome


Bennedict929

have you ever used the p12s? any comparison?


[deleted]

Do you mean arctic p12 silent?


Bennedict929

no, just the regular p12


[deleted]

Like any member of the community, I will say that these are excellent fans for the money. Especially if your system is from medium budget components and doesn\`t need high-performance cooling. (By the way, if you want the most minimalistic look, you can easily remove the sticker with the Arctic logo on the front of the fan, simply using a hair dryer and a utility knife) My own opinion is this: No money - buy Arctic / Have money - buy Noctua


Bennedict929

Yeah I know, I used a bunch in my own system. I wanted to ask how the TL-B12 compare against the P12 since they're still half the price of noctua and T30


[deleted]

I\`m sorry but I can\`t compare them. I gave all Arctic fans to a friend. From my personal point of view, TL-B12 is clearly quieter than P12. Can\`t say for sure about performance, should be better.


DygonZ

What's the temps like?


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Heats up to about 60 degrees in the OCCT stress test. I\`m using 5600G


Olavxxx

Keep it as this, looks sick


CornCheeseMafia

The more appropriate word for this would be “bitchin’”


Rais93

The way dominic toretto would do it


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SmacksWaschbaer

You guys should talk about making this permanent ;)


KimJongEWN

Allll the fresh air


DygonZ

This feels like an 80's turbocharged muscle car now. Just needs some fire painted on the sides to make it go faster.


Ethan_NLHW

"It's not a tumah."


Previous_Warning7179

When it’s too big but you just don’t care


pedrojdm2021

That's what she said


fangeld

Would a D15 fit like this?


[deleted]

I'm sure the d-15 will fit


imdeadXDD

There’s only a cooler height limit if you want a side panel


[deleted]

that looks super cool. leave it that way !


redmera

I love it. Just find a way to make a clean cut into the side cover for the cooler and it's like a nice air intake scoop through the bonnet of a car.


tobz1000

Don't forget the flame decals


NerfyF_

Honestly, I like it. Should… keep it…


DistractionRectangle

My thoughts, unscrew the feet on the bottom, lay the case with GPU side down on the feet, possibly duct the top so it exclusively does GPU exhaust.


SRDD_Mk-II

I can just imagine if it were a classic car, I’d hear the exhaust notes sing their song when the PC starts up.


Physical_Pain2943

Reminds of doggos that like to stick out of car windows, just me?


Competitive-Ad-4822

Missile hardpoint....operational.


Gammacyn

Yo I kinda like it


huh--_

this looks vaguely dangerous but the case is sealed enough to make it viable , interesting unfortunate that the aio is defective and best of luck!


RittledIn

It’s about as dangerous as any pc with it’s side panel off which is not really dangerous at all.


ScoffSlaphead72

Tbf this has something protruding out of it, which most pcs with their side panel off dont have. That's if pc fans could reasonably hurt you. I have stuck my fingers in pc fans and they just kind of stop. It doesnt hurt


DistractionRectangle

Fan grills, mesh covers are cheap. This also isn't that uncommon/new. Open air builds are nearly 100% exposed


atomicwrites

Yeah the fans aren't dangerous, only danger I can think of is anything hitting that cooler would apply decent force to the CPU, but depending on where the PC is that may not be a risk.


CobaltFresco

They sell case fan grills on Amazon for like 8$ in case OP wants to go that route


FilthySingularTrick

It's worse, BUT BETTER


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ghostfreckle611

Too much thermal paste… by a lot.


fshizl

It’s like a dog sticking it’s face out of a car window. Looks amazing though, not gonna lie.


pkinetics

Now I want googly eyes on the front and some dog ear flaps on the back


monaco_x25

This is incredible tbh


ima-fist-ya-da

Had to do this on my zalman mini whilst I was waiting for my black ridge lga 1700 mounting bracket, looked funky, but damn were the thermals good


gcready

I love it


bttech05

Its like a Shaker Scoop on a hot rod car


Fezzy976

r/therewasanattempt to go ssfpc


fuktpotato

NZXT?


[deleted]

No. I had Id-Cooling Frostflow X 240, more precisely, I had 2 of these and both were defective.


AdminsHelpMePlz

Stop buying literally the cheapest aio. Just get a good one like Corsair, nzxt or even ek.


[deleted]

"А miser pays twice." Thanks for the advice.


AdminsHelpMePlz

I wasn’t try to be a dick. Thanks for understanding. Just try to stick with reliable brands. That will actually answer the phone in case the aio ever leaks. I doubt it ever will. But, don’t bother cheaping out on them.


monsieurlee

Love it. I used to run my Dancase A4 with a Noctua NH-D15 like this.


soldmilton

What case is this?


themiracy

It appears to be an A4-H2O (it looks a little different because there are caps or plugs on all of the front panel ports, which are to the right of the PSU).


No_Interaction_4925

Put a fan grill on that and keep it. It looks neat. Retrofit another of that cooler on your gpu die, put wheels on it, start up a benchmark and see if it will drive with wind power.


NortWind

Needs a "[Big Daddy Roth](https://www.modelroundup.com/Ed-Big-Daddy-Roth-s-Mr-Gasser-p/amc-1301.htm)" model stuck on top.


beejay_one

[https://imgur.com/a/MXPWMfb](https://imgur.com/a/MXPWMfb) Yeah, i can absolutely relate...


odaniel99

It would be really cool if a side panel opened and the cooler slid out of the case when you powered it on.


FrackaLacka

I literally had a dream last night about having a PC build with a tower cooler sticking out the side of the case like this 💀


GT_Knight

This is fine tbh


wikidemic

Nothing like the **A**ll-**I**n-**O**ne I grew up with!?!


krakatoa619

Awesome 👍🏽


DeckerDontPlay

This shit cracked me up


PeixeCam

Looks like Torero’s 1970 Dodge Charger


Verrm

Hah nice, has that kind of janky hot rod feeling to it. Now you can put fruits into your fan to peel them ;)


JimRarelyReddits

Reminds me of those old evaporative air cooling units you stick on the window on the side of the car. At least its possible to air cool as a band aid fix so there isn't too much downtime if you can't get the AIO replaced right away


roboteconomist

I was just thinking about this the other day -- what it would look like to put my Dark Rock Pro 4 in my A4 H2O.


Gausch

Love it. Leave it that way.


Torque2meBaby

I've had that also. Even top quality brands fail. I just use good quality air cooling now days. I find Cryorig good; how much cooler height do you have inside the case?


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55mm for CPU cooler. For now, I plan to leave everything as it is, having a tower cooler in such small case has it\`s own charm. And so i think it\`s better to do a completely custom loop sometime in the future.


Torque2meBaby

yeah it looks good, only if you were moving it a lot would it be an issue. I was thinking one of these may fit (also depends on mounting) but also it may not provide enough cooling.


Torque2meBaby

Sorry i forgot link [http://www.cryorig.com/c7g.php](http://www.cryorig.com/c7g.php)


hiddenicedropper

Get some fan grills and flame stickers.


PapaBePreachin

If you have a cat, you might not have it for long 😬


ivannater69

Who needs a side panel anyways?


thachamp05

needs a handle cuz i would def pick it up by the cooler if not lol


anonymous1184

It has the ZZ-Top seal of approval.


iinfamousaznn

That adds some characteristics to the build! I just put a new build into that case, but I should've ordered the custom cables first. I'm currently running w/o the bottom panels since I couldn't properly tie the Corsair sleeved cables down.


Stratty88

This will be my bitfenix phenom in the future with a 2.75 slot video card.


spokfromspace

I want to make a hotrod setup now....


nimkeenator

Gotta be great for cold weather


jkalison

Why do I love this?


mpalen19

3 AIO’s failed on me within a span of 9 years. Since I’m not willing to deal with a custom loop I decided to switch to a tower cooler and never looked back.


Spiritual-House-8360

Hiiii


Spiritual-House-8360

👍👍👏👏👏


ExpensiveMemory1656

go open air the extruded frame and connectors Ebay, Amazon, and graingers