Good Case?

Cyber-Mav · 11 Oct 2006 at 15:58

ok had my case now for over 5 years and its basically a hacked up AT full tower case with couple of blow holes added.

was thinking of replacing it with one of these:

a coolermaster stacker.

but im worried, how long will the atx standard be here for? or will btx take it over? im just worried about futureproofing with a case as expensive as this one is. although for £130 i can;t think of any other case that offers as much as this case does.

Cyber-Mav · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:04

i just read this review up on it:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=2528

looks like the stacker is btx compliant so looks like its the case to go for. gutted that i need to fork out extra for the 9 12cm fans this case can hold.

wonder how loud 9 12cm akasa amber fans would sound? :confused:

Minstadave · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:06

I'll get this bumped over to case cental

Zefan · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:09

Cyber-Mav said:
wonder how loud 9 12cm akasa amber fans would sound?

Decibels don't stack, so as long as they're not rattling around in their mounts too much it should be fine. I had this with all my fans, then got some rubbery thingamys and it shut em up

.

Minstadave · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:10

There is nothing quite like a Stacker, they're huge cases. I'm getting rid of mine now I'm moved to a Shuttle, but I will miss the Stacker, so much space for watercooling

Cyber-Mav · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:15

Minstadave said:
I'll get this bumped over to case cental

what there is a seperate section for cases?? lol how did i miss that one??

Yewen · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:15

BTX is already outdated, will certainly not be taking over ATX.

The newer ATX revisions are the latest, only really affect the PSU choice.

Cyber-Mav · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:15

Minstadave said:
There is nothing quite like a Stacker, they're huge cases. I'm getting rid of mine now I'm moved to a Shuttle, but I will miss the Stacker, so much space for watercooling

was yours the black stacker case? also whats the cooling like in them? from reviews it seems the stacker is probably the best case on the market.

Zefan · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:17

Cyber-Mav said:
what there is a seperate section for cases?? lol how did i miss that one??

Don't joke :eek:

Minstadave · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:17

Cyber-Mav said:
was yours the black stacker case? also whats the cooling like in them? from reviews it seems the stacker is probably the best case on the market.

No its the silver one, the original version. Its not pretty but it does get the job done

benjo · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:18

I've seen this mentioned many times on here. The new 830 Stacker should be avoided.

edit: No SM3.0 support either

Cyber-Mav · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:26

benjo said:
I've seen this mentioned many times on here. The new 830 Stacker should be avoided.

edit: No SM3.0 support either

can;t talk me out of it, iv placed the order along with high speed shipping so it should be here for friday.

ordered the black case too. for £100 all in i just had to buy it :eek:

Cyber-Mav · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:43

i only got around 3 12cm fans at my disposal, 2 akasa ambers and a noiseblocker fan.

if i load out all 9 spaces for fans, which would be the best fan to use?
i know the akasa amber fans i have are very quiet, but not sure how loud it would be with like 9 of them running at once?

only other thing i could wish fore was more desk space to put the case on top of the table. but the way my desk is i have all the machines under the table.

Zefan · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:44

Cyber-Mav said:
if i load out all 9 spaces for fans, which would be the best fan to use? i know the akasa amber fans i have are very quiet, but not sure how loud it would be with like 9 of them running at once?

Zefan said:
Decibels don't stack, so as long as they're not rattling around in their mounts too much it should be fine. I had this with all my fans, then got some rubbery thingamys and it shut em up .

Am I on your ignore list or something?

Cyber-Mav · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:56

Zefan said:
Am I on your ignore list or something?

lol sorry mate i must have missed your post. thats good then if decibels don;t stack.

iv got some pics of my current case and the desk, but my isp is refusing ftp connections for some reason.

edit: hang on a minute, if decibels don;t stack, would 9 delta fans be just as loud as a single delta fan?? :confused:

this sounds like a plan....

Zefan · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:58

Cyber-Mav said:
edit: hang on a minute, if decibels don;t stack, would 9 delta fans be just as loud as a single delta fan??
this sounds like a plan....

I'd expect the vibrations from them would be nigh on impossible to dampen. Your Pc would move itself :eek:

BillytheImpaler · 11 Oct 2006 at 16:59

All I've ever heard about the 830 is that it's total crap. It's way overpriced for what you get. The original stacker or the 810 are far superior.

Cyber-Mav · 11 Oct 2006 at 17:01

Zefan said:
I'd expect the vibrations from them would be nigh on impossible to dampen. Your Pc would move itself

what if i put a cement block at the bottom??

Cyber-Mav · 11 Oct 2006 at 17:05

BillytheImpaler said:
All I've ever heard about the 830 is that it's total crap. It's way overpriced for what you get. The original stacker or the 810 are far superior.

yea iv heard that too, but from all the reviews i have read on it, and it has a damn high number of reviews, no one can fault its performance.
cases are a subjective matter, although the stacker looks almost as bad as a naked margaret thatcher would look, im just basing my purchade decision on its performance.

looks wise the only time i look at my case is to see the hard drive light flash and the use of the power button. (and when overclocking constant use of the reset button).

but if i can get my pics online you will then be able to see what im comming from.

BillytheImpaler · 11 Oct 2006 at 17:13

If you want performance, why not get an Eclipse?

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