With the constant improvement in the performance of desktop PCs, there’s a factor that we can’t ignore which is keeping your rig cool. Live streaming while playing a new generation Multiplayer online first person shooter, and recording the gameplay at the same time puts too much stress on the components. For that reason we need to make sure that we have a case that will keep our PC running cool and smooth. That is why we’re going to be talking about the best pc cases for water cooling upgrade and ventilation.
Most of the time professional gamers recommend upgrading your case before you upgrade your GPU as it is the most important part of your build also, the part that radiates the most heat inside your case.
Having a PC case that provides a good airflow for all of your exhaust fans and then planning to install both, cold air intake and hot air exhaust fans to keep the required amount of air flowing constantly through the case and then having a water cooling system that matches your specs.
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Here’s a quick list to choose from our recommended cases.
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X Glass
Best water cooling case for custom loops
This is the flagship enclosure that phanteks has finally released for their fans.It also comes with a mini ATX kit and caddies for your separate hard drive disks. The case is truly a marvel design carefully to keep everything in check. Perfect space, orchestrated airflow and durable.
Comes with a Enermax Liqfusion aRGB Liquid cooler for the case, which is the very first of its kind. It comes with a standard 240mm radiator. The gorgeous aRGB ring illumination definitely makes it stand out. The RGB illuminates on both, the fan and the water pump.
Phanteks already known to deliver that competitive price point for their products and you’ll be amazed to see that you can own a case like this without breaking the bank. The Evolv X is one of the most demanded cases around, especially in the gaming industry. It is also one the cases that is literally LOADED WITH EXTRA FEATURES.
Enhanced Cooling | A lot of features and add-ons available |
Fan Support (7x 120mm & 6x 140mm) | Lowest running temperature recorded |
Designed and Manufactured for Water Cooling Systems | Minimal noise & vibration even when fans are on high rpm |
Integrated Fill & Drain Ports for easy Maintenance. | |
Supports both Standard 140mm and 120mm Radiators | |
Unbelievable Space for storage units. | |
One of the few cases that comes with cable management system installed | |
Massive support for RGB aura Sync, Mystic Light, RGB Fusion | |
You can run 2 separate computers with its Dual System Upgrade feature |
Be Quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2
Best full-tower water cooling case
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The Dark Base Pro 900 Rev 2 is available in three aesthetic colors, Black, Orange and Silver.There’s also an older variant of the case still available in the market that comes without the glass panel, no LEDs and no Charger panel. But that also means that the price is significantly lower than the newer model Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2.
One of the latest feature that comes with the pro 900 Rev. 2 is the PSU Shard that complete covers the bottom of the case just like the newer generation cases has which gives your case a clean and aesthetic look when combines with aRGB components.
Some of the most appealing features in Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2 are below.
A rigid Motherboard tray along with Hard Drive Disk slots with enhanced possibilities for individual requirements |
3 Acoustically Silent Wings 3 PWM fans |
Switch Modes between Silence and Performance using the new Stepless dual-rail fan controller |
Radiator support up 420mm |
Comes with a Unique PSU shroud and Hard Disk slot Covers. Neat Interior |
Comes with a tempered glass panel |
Amazing RGB LED modes and illumination |
Your case is safe with 3 years warranty |
A design that fits all different kinds of spaces. |
Thermaltake Tower 900
Best show-off case for custom water-cooling builds
Now comes the super cool full atx Thermaltake Tower 900. A true beast of cases comes with a three side 5mm thick tempered glass view. A really great liquid cool case for people looking to get the best of everything while not spending your entire savings.
The case has sort of a fish tank look making this a truly unique piece of art to have on your desk or room. No wonder it is going to change the whole ambience of the space. On top of that it has this strange futuristic steampunk look (or may be it’s just me, lol) but either way, this is cool.
The case is carefully designed while keeping the best ventilation ports in mind along with the appearance of your rig. Nothing looks bad inside this bad boy. It also comes with plenty of expansion room providing more choices to keep your rig clean.
Some of the most attractive features in Thermaltake Tower 900 are:
Dismantleable design according to your need |
Massiv room for expansion |
Easy access to storage and GPU for maintenance |
Outstanding ability to keep the PC under stable temp. |
Supports upto 560mm Radiators on either side |
Supports both 120mm & 140mm fans |
Designed with collaboration of Watermod France |
Certified from Tt LCS Thermaltake exclusive certification |
Cooler Master MasterBox NR200
Best mini-ITX water cooling case
A compact box of features and great cooling abilities . A very long ago, coolermaster was not doing so well with the cases and there’s been a lot of disappointment. Which made it a little more harder for people to trust this great budget case for your performance PC. But it didn’t take very long when the word of mouth hit the street and fans realize that Cooler Master is back with a bang on case this time.
NR200 and the NR200P are the two most famous variants of the MasterBox series. Just by looking at the case you get this funny feeling that, This Looks Perfect!. The best part about this case is it’s been giving some serious competition to its competitors with its current price tag.
Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 comes loaded with features and below are some of the most known features for it.
Virtually Unrestricted Cooling ability |
Three consecutive slot “Tri-Slot” GPU Support |
Hassle free access to case. “No-Tools Access” |
Case can be accessed full 360° |
Premium Material & Durable |
Multi-Board (Multiple Motherboard Support) |
Customization Add-ons |
Comes with SickleFlow PWM fans |
Corsair Crystal 280X RGB
Best mATX liquid-cooling case
Corsair just launched another aesthetic PC case with water cooling Crystal 280x RGB edition. This is an addition to its micro ATX family but it packs some great features that makes this case stand out. However, for now it has only been launched in Matte Black color which is not at all negative thing for this case. It has gained quite some popularity in the streaming and gaming industry.
It comes with a Three sided tempered glass panels and a clean section on the other side which gives this case an extra clean look and feel. One thing that is funny about this case is the front panel of the case cannot be removed for further modification. The air intake however, is one of the best things about this case.
Crystal 280X is designed for optimum airflow that keeps your PC running in ideally low temps which adds some extra points to the fact that this is definitely a case if you’re looking for something that keeps it under your spending limit.
Massive airflow and cooling features |
Compact and sleek design for smaller spaces |
Supports both 120mm & 140mm fans |
Radiator support upto 280mm |
Stunning RGB synchorination control |
Three-sided tempered Glass View |
Dual-Chamber layout for multi-board setup |
Super flexible room for storage devices |
Filtered Airflow intake from all sides |
Lian Li O-11 Dynamic
Water-cooling case with best design
A true competitor in the race for the title of Best PC Cases for Water Cooling. Lian Li O-11 Dynamic. It has its own variant for every requirement. O11D XL a variant that is even more spacier than O11 Dynamic. O11D Mini, a micro atx and ideal case for compact setup that looks cool on top of your table and then we have O11 Air mini, another micro atx variant that offers double the airflow while still maintaining a bad-ass look.
It’s unique mesh design on the top and rear give this case its own identity. It also comes with the perfect filtration for air that is pushed inside the case to keep the PC at ideal temperature, hence offering more performance.
The unique Pin-Tap design offer easy removal of the panels without the use of any kind of tools. O-11 Dynamic has this unique feature called the “Reverse Mode” where you can assemble your case backwards in just only a few steps.
Multi-Directional Power Button and movable io module |
Supports Radiators upto 360mm x 3 |
It can support upto 10 intake/exhaust fans |
Dual-Chamber layout |
Hooks friendly clean cable management |
Optional add-ons available |
Vertical up-right GPU kit |
Front Mesh Kit and io Kit |
Optimized cooling support with aRGB feature |
Cougar CONQUER ATX
Overall the best water cooling case
Here we have The Cougar: Conquer! A true effective open-air case. This case comes with the feature of Build It Yourself, this might not sound interesting to all of us when building a PC but the PLUS side of having that feature is to have the ability to slightly modify the appearance of the case to give it a unique identity.
The Cougar Conque is definitely not for the faint hearted. It will cost you some more of that hard earned money but hey, the case is all about Premium Gaming with an Attitude. So this is the one for those who just want to look as good as their gaming character while playing the game.
This case is not entirely about the awesome looks that it has, but it also offers a very decent airflow activity. Keeping the GPU and CPU temps low so that your PC can perform even better.The case come switch the Extra-Durable build quality with 5mm tempered glass along with an aluminum frame.
A true aesthetic marvel in PC cases |
Unique Aluminum framing for further heat dissipation |
Superior expansion feature |
Extreme airflow for optimum performance |
Virtually unlimited mods and upgrades |
Supports GPU upto 350mm |
Supports upto 360mm water cooling radiators |
Upto 120mm Fans Supported |
MSI MPG GUNGNIR 110R
Best available budget water cooling case
The premium category of PC Cases. The Gungnir 110R is another competitor in its price category but it also packs a punch The name itself is derived from the greek mythology, that gives its own unique identity. The case has been uniquely designed by integrating it with triangular design elements that makes it stand out from that standard boxy shape.
MPG GUNGNIR 110R is definitely one of the most compact water cooling case that could be a perfect fit for your budget too.The assembly of the case is some-what satisfying while keeping the price tag in mind. It also offers a decent airflow and radiator support and comes with optional add-ons too.
Dedicated variants for Intel & AMD build |
A Perfect combo if you’re planning to have a MSI motherboard. |
Stunning Mystic Light RGB Sync |
Filtered airflow from both vents |
Magnetic Dust filter feature |
Performance Optimized airflow |
Full-Chamber ATX layout |
Supports Radiator upto 360mm |
Fan support upto 140mm |
MSI MPG SEKIRA 500X
perfect mid tower water cooling case for budget buyers
Another Greek mythology based kick-ass case in the category of best pc cases for water cooling systems. The Sekira 500X, indeed the most innovative, sophisticated and customizable gaming chassis inspired by the axe of perun, which is said to be the most powerful and highest God in Pantheon as quoted by MSI.
MSI also won an award for this case which is yet another reason to have this for your first PC build. It won the 2020 IF Design Award. However the airflow is not that great even though it has 4 240mm fans included with the case. The reason for that is having front fans too close to the front glass that leaves almost no room for the fans to breathe. It does have an awesome appearance though.
Customizable Radiator Bracket |
Optimized for water cooling upto 360mm |
4 aRGB fans included |
Stunning RGB Mystic Light Sync |
A tool-less showcase tempered glass |
1-8 aRGB LED Hub included |
Vertical GPU Support |
NZXT H510
compact mid-tower ATX case for water cooling
A well-reputed case in the streaming industry because of its one of a kind minimal look. The inside of the case is pretty nice and clean. The case offers no-tool access to its inside, it also offers a very clean cable management.
The PSU shroud is what gives this case its own identity, the case comes with 2 standard (non-RGB) fans and both of those fans are placed at the back of the case and there are no fan included for the front of the case which takes a few points off of its chart.The airflow however is amazingly good even after having a narrow space between the fans and the glass.
The NZXT H510 is indeed one of the cleanest looking cases with some crazy add-ons available in the market. If you’re looking for a case that you can customize exactly as your theme, this is definitely it!
Budget friendly price tag |
Upto 280mm radiator supported |
Supports fans upto 140mm |
Super compact |
Comes with all the storage space you’ll need |
Built with SGCC Steel and comes with a one-sided tempered glass |