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chronic86

chronic86

chronic86

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sup fellas

been looking at these cases and cant really decide which 1 to pick! there all in the same price range all i'm after is very good cable management and good cooling which they all seem to have. i really like the interior of the lancool k62 and it has a window to show off my hardware but i'm not to sure what the cooling system is like, the other 3 cases can have a lot more optional fans so i'm not sure what to do.:confused:

Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator
Coolermaster HAF 922
Lian-Li LanCool PC-K62
Fractal define R2
 
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agreed i dont really like the looks of the haf to be honest interior and cooling system was the only reason i was considering it. i've nearly bought the lancool k62 a thousand times over the last week or so! choices choices!! dont want to make the wrong 1 as my poor chocie of case last time (antec 900) has bugged me ever since.
 
i've just ordered it, so hopefully its the right choice it was the main case i was going to buy anyway hope the cooling system is good.
 
Well I have just picked up a Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator from another member here and first impressions are it is awesome. Not slotted anything into it yet but it will be a breeze. Looks the business as well.
 
Don't judge anything by bit tech reviews they are so inconsistent.
An example seems to be their reviews of the silverstone ft01 and ft02 and even the raven claiming high temps when that is simply not true.
I think it's one of those sites that get paid by certain manu's to give rave reviews on their products.

So according to bit tech the cm690 II has bad cooling well of course it does if you bung everything in as they have and not even bothered with things like cable management or even removing the uneeded part of the hdd cage for better airflow so on and so forth.

Out of those choices I'd go with the Coolermaster CM-690 II don't write off the Antec P183 though still a great case in this sort of price range.
 
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How is it nonsense ? they are very inconsistent their own thermal results even have some of the cases they say have bad cooling are at the tops of their own graphs.
Added to this they just review it with stock fans and don't add any of the optional fans how can you get a fair or proper result or opinion.

If you are going to criticize a case for it's thermal performance in a review then at least add more fans to the case how it was designed and meant to do, how hard is it for a reviewer to add the optional fans or remove a hdd section for airflow etc etc.
 
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so if a reviewer adds extra fans to make a case work correctly then someone who buys that case has to get the same fans used, to replicate the results, not all fans are the same!
 
chronic86 said:
dont want to make the wrong 1 as my poor chocie of case last time (antec 900) has bugged me ever since.
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I dont know what the 900 was like, but my 902 is realy good, good cooling, and cable managment, and its pretty quiet most of the time, and the dust filters help with cleaning lol

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so if a reviewer adds extra fans to make a case work correctly then someone who buys that case has to get the same fans used, to replicate the results, not all fans are the same!
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I agree, and if I remmber rightly, Bit-tech is run by Custom PC, which is a pretty good (and honest) mag, they where the first to test PSU's properly... Sorry went abit off topic there
 
To be fair the k62 comes with all the fans that you would ever need, 140 in the front two 140's In The top and a 120 on the back. It has the tooless expansion card holders and a psu strap as standard.

Compared to the coolermaster that comes with the 140 in the front and the 120 rear with the option of adding more.

I have to say from experience the k62 is the better case, it looks better comes with more out of the box and has better cooling out of the box we are not talking about what you can add to it only what you get when you buy it, this is how many reviews work they only review the product unmodified thus not adding additional fans they test based on the ones you get with the item. So saying that they don't test correctly is quite frankly a load of rubbish. It's like saying a ford mondeo is good but if you put nitrous on it it will be better! It's not how the product is delivered to the end user.

Anyway the k62 is a far better case and gets my vote any day of the week!
 
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so if a reviewer adds extra fans to make a case work correctly then someone who buys that case has to get the same fans used, to replicate the results, not all fans are the same!
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No but it's like saying the graphics card cooling was bad when you can simply remove half or some of the hdd cages to solve it or add a fan up top to improve cpu temps.
Any of the above cases would be good just saying you shouldn't just look at what review sites say search up people who own the cases in question and see their issues / opinions rather than think 9/10 must be the case for me.
Reviews often skim over fine details like how the Hdd cage is setup whether part of or all of it is removable and so on.
 
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C64 said:
search up people who own the cases in question and see their issues / opinions
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but then purchase justification comes into the comments, and the fact most owners of cases don't have the test facilities/equipment to give a scientific/unbiased opinion
 
I wouldn't get the k62 over the cm690 II I think the k62 looks cramped and not as versatile as the cooler master it needs more depth if the hdd cage is not versatile.The hdd section on the k62 looks to be only removable all or nothing.

If you want any sort of airflow from the front intake you'll have to bungee mod the hdd's in the 525 bay or put up with sub standard front inflow.
I don't know why sideways hdd cages are all the rage now it just means less airflow.
 
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C64 said:
I wouldn't get the k62 over the cm690 II I think the k62 looks cramped and not as versatile as the cooler master it needs more depth if the hdd cage is not versatile.The hdd section on the k62 looks to be only removable all or nothing.

If you want any sort of airflow from the front intake you'll have to bungee mod the hdd's in the 525 bay or put up with sub standard front inflow.
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he wont have to bungee anything, the case is better, many people in this thread agree, give it a rest.
 
Looks worse to me in every aspect including looks.
In other threads you have criticized other cases because of the front hdd cage being in the way of the front intake and not being more modular.
Just accept that some people can disagree with you and others and stop contradicting yourself.
 
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