Corsair Hydro Series H100i case

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Hello tek syndicate members.
Just a couple days ago I have bought corsair hydro H100i for my PC as I always wanted water cooling on my AMD FX 8350.

My current specs are:
CPU : AMD FX8350 8Core 4GHz
CPU Cooling: Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk Edition > changing to Corsair Hydro H100i
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX Rev2
Memory: Kingston Beast DDR3 2x 4GB 2133MHz XMP CL11
Video Card: Gigabyte R280X OC 3GB
Monitor Name: SAMSUNG [SyncMaster 2233]
Storage: Kingston SSD, Samsung HD502HI 500GB Sata
Audio Adapter: ASUS Xonar DS
Mause: Steelseries Diablo III
Headset: Zowe Hammer,modded , cant find exact model name
PSU: LC-POWER 650w LC6650GP3 V2.3,140mm,PCI-E,4x SATA 80+Bronze
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 Midi-Tower - black

As I was buying my new cooling solution I was predicting that my case and my mainboard with ram will not let me mount water cooling.

This is where I come to tek syndicate forum with a help wish in choosing new case.
I have checked/searched the forum already and checked previous posts, and also checked this forum:


Currently I'm slowly checking most of cases listed on that forum, but I would like an beeter opinion from you guys, as more people here would be familiar with good cases.

I'll try to give You what's is important for me, to not make this post a wish concert.

Must have:
- support for Corsair Hydro H100i + rest of my pc parts
- bottom mounting power supply

Important:
- current case is very airflow centered (honey comb mesh front, top, side), but I would appreciate something more silent also.
- black colour, no sciifi cases, I like to keep my pc simple and elegant.
- dust filters

Would appreciate:
- ssd mounting place
- front panel USB3

Budget: to 80$, but I will check other propositions as in Poland prices may differ.

Thank You to everyone who will try to help me.

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Note: Both the thermaltakes are supposedly quite flimsy.

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Thanks, will check them out.
Also side windows is not a necessity for me.
Also from those 3 options I think NZXT is the best one so far, buuuuuuuut it wont let me mount the dvd writer :(

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I am sorry you bought the h100i. i have one and the pump is shoddy quality. It does NOT keep my 4770k in cool temps.

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What do you guys thin about NZXT H230 ? Its silent, but will it be good for me?

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I don't think you can mount a h100i in there, you'd have to mount it in the front which'd mean saying goodbye to the drive cages... and I'm not even sure if the tubing would reach that far.
Personally, I think the NZXT S340 beats it aesthetically too.

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but no dvd bay is a bummer for me, also checked H 230 and its gone from choice list, S340 - like the most but no dvd bay

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Depending upon how it's priced where you are, the bitfenix ghost may be an option, although could be over your budget.

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An alternative could be getting the Corsair Graphite 230T, Some of them are quite 'flashy' but some aren't as bad... The sad thing is that they don't really support the H100i with out modding the case, or a motherboard with no connectors or heat sinks at the top. That said you can put a thick 120mm radiator in the back so something like the Corsair H80i GT or some other 120mm close looped liquid cooler would work fine. But it has USB 3 and optical bays but you would be trading the H100i for it with this case, Just another option.

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For now Bitfenix Ghost is cheaper than getting NZXT S340 + buying an external drive.
Need to look in to more option though.

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I know this is the tek syndicate forum and all, but Linus did an unboxing on the bitfenix ghost. Complete with LinusJokeTips.

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Don't think its as good as

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Tek syndicate also did a review on Ghost.

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Ok, I went with bitfenix Ghost as it is more silent and doesn't need for me to buy a new dvd drive. Tanks for all the help mates.

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Awesome. Enjoy your new case!