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So is this case all it's cracked up to be, and is it overkill for a new system build if all I will be doing is running 1 hdd, 2 opticals, card reader, and a pair of 1900xt's eventually.

What about the ability to add so many fans....7 intakes and 2 outtakes...would that not unbalance the airflow a bit. I was thinking 1 front intake (stock), 1 side intake (akasa amber), 1 rear outtake (stock), and 1 top outtake (another akasa amber) would be more balanced.

Would the Akasa Eclipse be a better bet overall, and isn't it strange it's out of stock on OcUK. I wonder are they expecting the new verison in with the aluminium front ?
 
Actually, I should have done a search on the forums. Anyway, just did one, and there is some argument allright about the looks. Not 100% sure myself if I really like it. Would have to see it in the flesh. Anyway I found some discussion on the Coolermaster forums about it, and some people having problems getting motherboards and video cards to fit. Would not be willing to take the chance on such an expensive case like this. I might just buy an Akasa Eclipse. Had one before, and for the project I have in mind it's ideal. Just wondering if Akasa will suddenly spring the new one on us with the all aluminium front ?
 
One other thing - how does the PC7-plus compare to the Eclipse 63 in terms of build quality and thickness of aluminium The Lian-Li case is one of the cheapest aluminium cases I have seen and lots of people seem to have them, but besides no motherboard tray - is it missing anything ? Is the front panel fully alum. for instance ? Is the alum. side panels only 1mm thick ? etc..
 
Comparable in every way.

The plastic is at the top in a strip of 'carbon fiber effect' which looks nothing like carbon fiber, but looks nice, and the buttons are plastic.

That's about it bar the plastic to stop you cutting yourself on a couple of edges.

It is one of the best aluminium cases, basic yes, but thats what you really want deep down, and the price is almost perfect.
 
Just seen this thread.

I thought the 830 was ok when I first got it but now I'm starting to resent it.

It was a complete bugger to set up. Coolermaster's claim of "Tool-free user-friendliness" is a complete lie - I've never had to use a screwdriver so much building a PC.

The side which opens up to provide access to the gubbins inside doesn't fit very well and takes ages to get back on. I've had reason to get into the guts of the thing a few times since I built it (changing RAM etc.) and every time I do, it takes about 10 minutes to get the bloody side back on.

If I ever have cause to go back inside it again, I will be ordering a V1000 like I should have done in the first place.

Stan :)
 
Glad I didn't order the stacker now. Amazingly I have not seen one bad thing mentioned about it, in any of the reviews I have read.

I was also thinking the airflow must be very unbalanced if you load up the side cage and front with fans. 7 intakes, 2 outtakes ??

Glad I ordered the much cheaper Lian-Li.
 
I will mention reviews of cases again.

They are all wrong, every single one of them unless they are comparative reviews, or reviews where they have used the case day in day out for months, not just stuck the system in in 20 mins and read some temps off.

You can not get a feel for a case that quickly, not pick up on all of its quirks at least.

The beauty of the Lian Li designs is they dont actually try to add any features to make the case sell, they just give you the minimum feature list to hold a PC, and anything else they just ignore.

I am surprised by how bad some people are finding the Stacker, looks like Coolermaster's quality control is bad right up the range :(
 
I just realised the mobo I am using does not rely on heatpipes so a V1000B plus would do the job nicely.

In terms of cooling would the v series cool a hot Prescott / Xfire setup better then the PC-7 Plus. Will now be using a Tagan 580w modular psu. And also only using 1 hdd (although a fairly hot running 500gig job), 1 optical, soundcard - so the case is not exactly fully loaded.

I had the v1000 before and found it wasn't the best for an sli setup, so ended up modding it with a top blowhole. This was before they brought out the plus model with the cpu duct and the squirrel cage which sits over the pci slots.

For Xfire with stock heatsinks, I wonder would it be better to run a V1000 plus with the rear cpu fan exhausting air for negative pressure, and no intakes into the case (besides the hdd fan at the bottom). Or would it be better to use the duct to blow air over the cpu, and use the pci squirrel cage fan to blow hot air out the back. Also I hear this squirrel fan is noisy. I suppose it could be 7v modded, or maybe a molex to 3pin connector hooked up to a fan controller would do the job.
 
For a prescott the PC7 will cool the whole system better.

The v1000+ will be easily up to the job, but the PC7 will be a couple of degrees cooler on the graphics cards.

The PC7+ can also fit the blower fan to it, which further increases its cooling potential. Although it is not included.
 
They are ok, only ever use them if you need to though.

Not to bad on the noise, and the same as ever with the molex volt modding and it makes them a little more bearable.

Nothing terribly noisey though.
 
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