WC Cases

Takaharu · Dec 16, 2011, 08:16 AM

I've been wondering this for a while now but I hadn't really been bothered enough to ask...

Cases that are deemed water-cooling ready have holes at the back of the case for pipes to go through. As most WC solutions are designed to go inside the case why the need to put holes in the back? Moreover, why would you need more than two holes at the back of the case, which some cases have?

I know that you can get external WC solutions but nowadays I see them very rarely, if at all. Are they really making all of these cases to accommodate such a small audience?

blibbax · Dec 16, 2011, 12:21 PM

As far as I know, yes. All those rubber holes at the back of cases are for external radiators. I guess they all think that the first manufacturer to drop it well get shafted in the press (something I think they're wrong about).

The WC holes do have other uses though. You can pass a USB3 lead through them to the back panel, or fit a fan externally, or things like that.

Dec 16, 2011, 08:16 AM	#1
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Dec 16, 2011, 12:21 PM	#2
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,262 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: WC Cases As far as I know, yes. All those rubber holes at the back of cases are for external radiators. I guess they all think that the first manufacturer to drop it well get shafted in the press (something I think they're wrong about). The WC holes do have other uses though. You can pass a USB3 lead through them to the back panel, or fit a fan externally, or things like that. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!