Budget 0-20k Cheapest cabinet for 420mm AIO

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What is the most affordable case available that supports a 420mm Liquid Freezer III AIO?

I am currently using a Corsair 4000D Airflow with NZXT Kraken X63 280mm AIO on a 13700k.
I am willing to upgrade the AIO for better performance.
 
pnutbu22er said:
What is the most affordable case available that supports a 420mm Liquid Freezer III AIO?

I am currently using a Corsair 4000D Airflow with NZXT Kraken X63 280mm AIO on a 13700k.
I am willing to upgrade the AIO for better performance.
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Good quality cases that support a 420mm AIO are hard to find <15k.

I would suggest the Lancool III - https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-iii/

Excellent quality case that will support a 420. You can get one for around 13.9k.
 
pnutbu22er said:
What is the most affordable case available that supports a 420mm Liquid Freezer III AIO?

I am currently using a Corsair 4000D Airflow with NZXT Kraken X63 280mm AIO on a 13700k.
I am willing to upgrade the AIO for better performance.
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What is your bottleneck ? What improvements are you expecting ?
Asking since this the first time I see someone asking for case recommendation based on the CPU cooler.
 
My PA602 supports it.. but its niether cheap or nor does it have very great compatibility.. for eg you cant fit the Arctic 420mm in it wihtout modding it a little.

Lancool 3 is your best best for max compatibility and cheap at the same time.

Edit: you wont get any better performance.
 
ibose said:
What is your bottleneck ? What improvements are you expecting ?
Asking since this the first time I see someone asking for case recommendation based on the CPU cooler.
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Only improvement I'm looking forward to is reduced temps

Edit: while gaming
 
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ibose said:
Current temps ?
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80-85, ultra settings on FHD
enc0dex264 said:
My PA602 supports it.. but its niether cheap or nor does it have very great compatibility.. for eg you cant fit the Arctic 420mm in it wihtout modding it a little.

Lancool 3 is your best best for max compatibility and cheap at the same time.

Edit: you wont get any better performance.
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I thought the same. There's not much improvement going from 280 to 420, but considering the VRM fan and increase in radiator width, it can be worth the price ig

Edit: when cost of the case is not considered
 
I was in your shoes couple months back and I chose HAF700(non EVO) just because the support of number of fans. It will cost somewhere 25K, if you need something cheaper than look for Antec Performance 1 FT, you cannot go wrong with this. Last good option is Lian Li Lancool III or something similar from Thermaltake.
 
abhijeet.xin said:
I was in your shoes couple months back and I chose HAF700(non EVO) just because the support of number of fans. It will cost somewhere 25K, if you need something cheaper than look for Antec Performance 1 FT, you cannot go wrong with this. Last good option is Lian Li Lancool III or something similar from Thermaltake.
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Dropped this idea for now, but will take your suggestions in the future when I'm planning
 
universeunbound said:
Doesn't high temp affect the longevity of components?
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It does. But, usually, these components are obsolete much before they break down. One thing that will definitely break down before the processor is the pump in the liquid cooler and the coolant evaporating.
Other than the debatable cool factor, liquid cooling is much more risky and adds a definite point of failure to the build. I don't think it is worth the effort or cost for most people.
 
codwapeace said:
It does. But, usually, these components are obsolete much before they break down. One thing that will definitely break down before the processor is the pump in the liquid cooler and the coolant evaporating.
Other than the debatable cool factor, liquid cooling is much more risky and adds a definite point of failure to the build. I don't think it is worth the effort or cost for most people.
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Currently I've NZXT x63, comes with 6 yrs of warranty and got NZXT seeing the long term support.
Do I need to worry? :(
 
Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 should be around 15k. Great case. Massive. Comes without fans though.
 
khamosh said:
I've explored overclocking, undervolt not yet

Should I do it?
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Considering how bad the power draw is, yes. You can potentially gain stock 13700K performance at lower power draw.

I don't have a P+E core CPU (mine is i5 12400), not sure if it can be done, but if you are just into gaming, turn off E cores, undervolt & overclock P cores to get a slight boost in performance with lower power draw than stock. Do some research. Usually OC is a waste of power in modern CPUs as those top CPUs are already very good & you barely 5% performance bump, so even stock performance at much lower power draw is a big advantage.
 
OMEGA44-XT said:
Considering how bad the power draw is, yes. You can potentially gain stock 13700K performance at lower power draw.

I don't have a P+E core CPU (mine is i5 12400), not sure if it can be done, but if you are just into gaming, turn off E cores, undervolt & overclock P cores to get a slight boost in performance with lower power draw than stock. Do some research. Usually OC is a waste of power in modern CPUs as those top CPUs are already very good & you barely 5% performance bump, so even stock performance at much lower power draw is a big advantage.
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I don't mind the extra watts it uses. Other than power draw, will it harm my system in the long term?