Nerwin Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 yes thats what i thought, And i'm maxing out the system ram also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 My 2 cents:A-DATA (V-DATA) makes good RAM and you can OC it with 5-10%, so if you want to OC then get other RAM.You are looking at 2 very different cases:The CoolerMaster case:The good:- Looks, timeless design- Materials, totally build out of Aluminum, AND SURE NOT FLIMSY! 2mm inside, 0.8-1mm outside!!The bad:- Older inner design- just one 8cm fan in the back (it has space for 2 8cm fans in front but it will make the system way more noisy)The Antec case:The good:- Good design, except for the dull looking front- 12cm cooling fan in the back and optional 12cm in front- Comes with a not-to-bad PSU The bad:- Dull looking frontWhat I want to say more:The CoolerMaster is a way different case then the Antec, the CoolerMaster is like 40% more expensive then the Antec so there is no way you really can compare them; mostly because of the materials used. I personally like the CoolerMaster better because of it use of Aluminum, even for the front! On the inside I like the Antec better with it’s 12cm blow holes and a not-to-bad PSU.The questions remain: Do you care about noise? So yes then go for the Antec. Do you like a timeless design and a qualetive better case then go for the CoolerMaster but that one will be 40% more expensive, and yes it’s worth it in my eyes...Thanks for the advice... I dont really care about the noise, I can always fix that anyway But i liked the coolermaster case becasue it was very sleek looking and very simple. and i already have a really nice PSU that would look great in there and there plenty of space in that case. The Antec case was nice looking too, but i read the reviews and they said the front panel was kinda hard to get off and it fragile, unlike the CoolerMaster, don't even have a front panel ( I Think ) But I like the Antec case because it has that system for the side panels its sort of like a door... But as for the CoolerMaster, its a great case for moding because you buy a lot of better stuff for that case off from CoolerMaster's website, like you can get a Side panel with a clear side and some other stuff. but what i dont like is that is uses 80mm fans instead of 120mm fans, buut in the antec case it only has one, but i'm thinking to go with the CoolerMaster case..... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I stand corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 Well I decide and here are the results* Buying the CoolerMaster Case* Buying the A-DATA Ram* Buying 4 Blue LED fans Thanks guys for all your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleko Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Nice move on the coolermaster case, I got the Wave master case, superb for cooling. and not THAT noisey.I got the 2 fans at the front (came supplied) one fan at rear (supplied) and I put a fan at the top (optional) as you can remove the audio connection and put a fan grill their, as we know heat rises, good place for a fan.And the 2 front fan cool the hard drives nicely.see my pics:Pic 1As you can see with this next pic, my Zalman fan lines up perfctly with my exhaust fan.Pic 2Pic 3A friend luckily had a coolermaster side panel they didnt want!Looks very nice as you can see here.Pic 4So yeh, i love this case, and ll my fans are linke dup to fan controllers, which helps wen you dont need the fans on as much, but as i said, isnt really THAT noisey.Note: these pics are a few months old, I now have a Zalman VGA cooler on my graphics card, which helps to push the air up to the cpu and then out the back of the case, as the zalman VGA cooler has some meaty CFM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Maleko,It’s not that noisy but just a bit more then a case with 12cm fans.Did you see that inside it’s the same as the WaveMaster? Way cool cases and still one of my favorites when you look at quality/price. I remember when I had the first one in my hands, back in 2000; still are the same quality as back then. Prices dropped because at that time the cost was "only" €172 or so . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleko Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Maleko,It’s not that noisy but just a bit more then a case with 12cm fans.True, suppose noise doesn't really bother me anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqie Fox Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I know I'm a little late to the party... but I have a third suggestion for the case.http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...31&CatId=32I tried this case first with my athlon x2 I built myself a year ago and I have been nothing but extatically pleased with it. I removed the gaudy "ultra" silver side-of-case fan cover, to find there is honeycomb black steel grille behind it that looks very nice. The case itself has a 120MM fan hole and is built incredibly well and intellegently. It even directs airflow through the HDD area even if you have no fan there. Here, lemme show you.As for it having no PSU, go visit http://www.pcpowercooling.com and get yourself one. I got the silencer 360 for $55 shipped a year ago. their customer support is top shelf and so are their PSUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 On the outside it looks like an Antec or Chieftec, but on the inside it looks a bit renewed. Not to bad for 35 US$ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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