I do this to check for dead components too, but I don't think this is common practice unless you've done a bunch of builds before. It might even be more common to see people put their motherboards on the case first before putting the CPU/cooler/RAM/NVME on.
Stalled DICE CASES - FLOW : expandable SFF case for watercooling enthusiast (built in distroplate)
- Thread starter diceboii13
- Start date
I think its good practice but not common practice, nor is it efficient.
I personally think its a waste of time to pre-test a pc out of the case, I've build quite a bunch of them and only had issues with one so far *knocks on wood* to the point where I had to tear it all down again, so its been a net time gain.
Ofc i'm talking about standard hardware here, if modifications to the actual hardware were made, none of it would come near the case until its confirmed working.
Well I don't have to worry about that. mine's been technically outside for the past couple of months ?
@ductapeme I have 30cm long riser cables. But check out https://www.liheat.com.tw/en/product_992598.html
There you have all the dimensions.
There you have all the dimensions.
Awesome thanks! Now for my case to come in. I think its somewhere in the void called international shipping ?
Got mine Friday, finishing up my hard tubing now Here ?
Just got my case! Quick question though @diceboii13 this hole isn't a problem, right? I just saw it in the distroplate under the flowmeter.
Sorry, but can you point out what hole? For me it seems normal, but maybe you find something ?
Ah sorry about that looking closely to what I thought was a hole just seems to be some debris that was left in. Anyway the case looks amazing!
Oh yeah, I see now. Sorry I try everything to prevent the cases from dust, also I sanatize them, but its hard. I hope you will love the case. Dont forget to test the distro in terms of leaks, because shipping can cause the screws to lose a bit of tightness.
Hey, @diceboii13 is there a place for the PSU plug? I noticed my case isn't like the demo case you were showing off and I don't see an opening for the PSU plug.
In the 3slot ones, there are just a hole for the cable under the IO shield. You can plug together in, or outside the case. That was the only solution, to not block the tubing in dual rad configs.
I want to order my water-cooling parts this weekend. And it will be my first build.
I'll go for soft tubes as my hardware will probably change the upcoming half year (and it seems easier for a first time build). When the hardware is final I might change to hard tubes.
Do you guys go for x-flow rads or normal ones? I was looking at the NexXxos ST30.
What diameter you'll take for the tubing? 11/8? 16/10?
Thx in advance
I'll go for soft tubes as my hardware will probably change the upcoming half year (and it seems easier for a first time build). When the hardware is final I might change to hard tubes.
Do you guys go for x-flow rads or normal ones? I was looking at the NexXxos ST30.
What diameter you'll take for the tubing? 11/8? 16/10?
Thx in advance
Depends how much stuff you’re running in your loop. X-flow rads are great for low restriction when you’re running multiple components on one pump (or if you want to run your pump at a very low idle speed when on a light load). I’m running a single UT60 dual 40mm x-flow rad on the GPU side of the case and it didn’t effect flow rates on my loop almost at all. The ST30 will work great though, just don’t cheap out on fans. As for tubing — in SFF builds I usually try and go with the smallest OD tubing possible. I’m using 12/10 hard tubing for my build.
