Presenting the ThermoChill V2K Pre-Watercooled Case...



This comprises a LianLi v2000 case, with Laing D5 pump, ThermoChill PA160 and DangerDen HPDE Res preinstalled... leaving the customer to select CPU & GPU Blocks if required.



The LianLi's PSU Mounting plate is inverted, leaving plenty of space for placing the pump directly in the base of the case...



The front set of HDD Uprights are removed to make space for the ThermoChill PA160 radiator, and the top HDD Bay of the remaining uprights is removed for the radiator inlet hose.

This places all but the reservoir in the base of the case, thus leaving reservoir as the highest point for simple bleeding... The whole system is pre-piped with 7/16" Masterkleer hose, and requires no hoseclamps.

What space remains??

• 5x 3.5" HDD Bays in lower section
• 2x 80mm exhaust bays in lower section
• 5x 5.25" Bays in upper section
• 1x 3/5" Bay in upper section

This is the perfect accompaniment to the Storm G4 waterblock, or the DangerDen TDX Block (with nozzle #5 iirc installed to bring it's performance closer to that of the Storm).



Pop your components in, mount the blocks and fill... job done! The perfect performance PC Cooling system, in perfect silence!

Note, PSU is installed for illustrative purposes only and isn't supplied with this case

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Awesome

Top work d00d

V2k.2 and V2k.3 will be done within the next few days - ie: with 120.2 or 120.3 prefitted in lower section.

top notch work guys almost as if the V2000 was designed for the PA rad..

times like this i wish i was in the market/have a use for a big tower case.

question reguarding the pump

is the elongated hole in the drive cage, like that from factory? if not, would the anti-vib pump mounts raise the pump enough to make the pipe work go through 1 of the pre-drilled holes. would save your time cutting the case then.
maybe source some longer vib mounts so it would resort to less case cutting? just an idea.

Might be an idea to add a leadtime to these, unless your planning on stocking these

It's already mounted with anti vibration padding Veehex, then screwed down at the back (which you can just make out in your picture.

Nope, we cut that. S'a case of 2x cuts vs drilling 2 holes... the cuts are easier and quicker as the plate is detachable... drilling risks inverting the case and scratching it. Also, raising the pump to use any of the precut holes reults in tube obstructing HDD Bay clip... Pump as above is retained by 2x self-tapping screws (usual ThermoChill ones) with neoprene pad between base of pump and base of case.



In the final case, this elongated hole is edged with blwohole rubber too...

No leadtime - they're sat here ready to ship.

Very tempting, but im waiting for a different case before cracking open my piggybank.

Mighe be worth mentioning if the fan is included (i guess it is, unless it already comes with the case?). What model # etc.

Sorry, I just can't see the logic in not using clamps, is it really worth the risk?

Loving the cases though, great idea.

possibly because it comes with 7/16th hose, and not 1/2" (= 8/16th for those who didnt get an edumacation)
slightly smaller bore hose which will self-seal due to the slightly tighter fit onto the barbs!

well thought of marci/O-CuK

Trust me, that hose ain't coming off that pump without involvement of a blade.

TBH id still want clamps, but thats just me...

may want a disclaimer tho... in case it happens to come off

You can still buy them and fit them if it makes you feel better

tbh guys i never used clips on 1/2 over 1/2 its all down to preference and marc is right you have no hope of taking the tube off without a knife.

so there is no lead time on these, so i presume your gunn akeep a few pre built ones in all teh time correct?

Anyway looking good mate, with a good choice of case too

Phil

I think the inlet of the pump should be connected to the reservoir, instead of the radiator. The pump can be rotated to make the tubing possible.

Also, I presume the fan is pulling air from the radiator. Thus, the supply of air will have to come from the harddisk compartment of the casing.
I believe it is better to orientate the shroud / fan so that it is pulling air from outside the case, through the radiator and blowing on the harddisks. The radiator can be fixed onto the case by the "wings" kit.

the rad should be sucking cool air from the front and it vents through the floor of the case, as for the inlet it is more practical the way it is.

Not necessary really. Reservoir provides a body of water in front of pump. Radiator between the two provides a second body of water, and as the "Myths of Watercooling Exposed" article points out, order of components in loop makes all of 2 deg C difference so may as well pipe up for convenience of tubing path over "old school" must-go-in-this-order approach.



You presume wrong. Air is pulled thru front of case and blown thru radiator.



Yes, I am aware as I invented the wings kit in question, however, if the owner was that bothered he'd build his own kit and fit it in his own case rather than going for a pre-assembled solution. This is designed to be quick and easy, therefore rad is mounted on the cases' already present removeable 120mm fan bracket. The more cutting we have to do and modification to the case, the more it costs for the end-user. The method used keeps all production costs minimal by using existing mounting points wherever possible.

Thanks for the explanation.
I am using this case as a reference for my V2000 / PA160 mod combo, thus my initial comments.