miggs78 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) Hey guys, I am looking for a case, and upto my needs, looks like the CM Stackers fit my needs. Basically looking for a large case with enough room to accommodate my water cooling and leave a little room (Since my current case is getting way too cramped, I can hardly change or do anything, I have to take out parts to do something), secondly 1 have a RAID of 4 HDD's currently, but I am looking to add another set of 2 or 4 HDD's in RAID. And all have enough bays (if needed will buy 5.25" to 3.5" converter).. So the only thing I can't decide is should I go for CM Stacker 830 or 831 or 832.. So I need some advice from the experts please. Thankyou Edited March 7, 2007 by miggs78 Link to post Share on other sites
brownhornet Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 832 is my preference Link to post Share on other sites
dark Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 im not trying to swap opinions at all, just opening the options a little.... lol how about one of the thermaltake armour or kandalfs? the armor is about the same price, comes standard with 6 drive bays, for the raid options. and you can easily add more with attachments.... and these things are massive! Armor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811133154 kandalf black and very heavy (steel chassis) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811133152 kandalf silver (aluminium chassis) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811133153 plenty of room in there, i just thought i would try and open your options miggsy, instead of the stackers..... im not too keen on the stacker for looks, thus i shelled out a little more to get myself a swish hot as hell kandalf good luck in your choosing tho... lol and i would take the 832 as well if it had to be coolermaster........... Link to post Share on other sites
javey Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I need a new case too one day, mine is already huge...the thing is though, it's like the newer cars lol you need a little japanese midget to work on them. Maybe they should just start selling those instead of new cases Link to post Share on other sites
8210GUY Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Well not sure the armor would suit TBH, great case but it's bays only fit 3 drives at a time, and as your looking at 4 in a simgle cluster it will mean messing around, I dare say you could move the drawer up the case and get a second drive bay to give you 6 drives in alignment down the bottom, and you can fit another 3 drives up by the PSU, but your cables will need to be quite long to reach compared to the rest of them, and from what I can see the Kandalf looks almost identical in build, also if you have the 1kw PSU you would have to mod the case to fit it due to the support bar, not to mention the top fan, I've just got an Antec 900 for that very reason, not my ideal case but only one that appeared to fit my needs I could find in the time I had. The 832 looks nice, the side wall house's 4 fans by the look of it so massive cooling there, and it looksd like the motherboard gets it's own cooler as well, but I'd like to see more of it before I decided but it does look good, but if you go for it bear in mind the side wall of fans incase they encroach into the space you need. Link to post Share on other sites
dark Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 yeah, but with a full front set of hdd cages (x3), you could fit 9 in there. all at the front of the case. admittedly you will need slightly longer cables for the drives at the top, but even with the 1kw psu, you should still have plenty of room for the drives. and if you dont need to mod to get the psu in, you have another room next to the psu for another 3, allowing a good 12 hdd's (if you need that many) worth a look tho. i also like the stackers due to the mobo cooling, but..... im just not a huge fan of the looks of them..... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest badbinary Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 i love stackers...the original crispy one is best, i don't really care for the new cheesy ones. Link to post Share on other sites
caintry_boy Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Here's mine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811119042 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest badbinary Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 no case out there today can get me to replace my p180 Link to post Share on other sites
shogan191 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I've had this case for at least two years, maybe longer. Still my fav. I do like the P 180 though. http://www.silentpcreview.com/article128-page1.html Link to post Share on other sites
8210GUY Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Well I got my PSU yesterday, ordered it last Friday, they processed it on Monday, and I got it Thursday, not bad for an international order Anyway it wont fit the armor case, not without a couple of mods, the top fan would probably need removing, I haven't tried it in there as it is in use but offering it on top it comes over the start of the top fan, and it definitely comes past the support bar, theres a 700w FSP sparkle in there currently and that fits tight on the bar, so no way would the 1kw unit have a chance with that. The 900 case is tight, it fits on the bottom fine, BUT, it's cables are going to give me grief I reckon trying to connect the drives etc, they are very restrictive on the bottom cage, but fortunately the cages come out of the front of the case, if they came out the other way you would be forced to remove the PSU every time, so although it fits I wouldn't recommend it, might have to wait to see more of that 832 unit and change it up again. Link to post Share on other sites
miggs78 Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Thats why I choose the Stacker 832. They have modded it so it can fit a 1KW drive with ease. Link to post Share on other sites
8210GUY Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I didn't think it was out yet ? have you got it ? if so what do you think so far ? Link to post Share on other sites
spookywillow Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Here's mine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811119042 same here, best case i ever owned. Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Downing Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 (edited) I have the original CM stacker. However recently I have been thinkning of getting a new case. I have my eye on this one: The Thermaltake MozartTx It screams USE WATERCOOLING!! Love the idea of both sides opening and my six year old could probably put a swingset in there My stacker : Edited March 18, 2007 by Ed Downing Link to post Share on other sites
da_bears Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Will I be to use water cooling with my case? Dont want to do it now but when I get really involved and learn a little more.. http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16811112122 Just noticed it comes with 2 psu holders.. Y did not see that before.. Link to post Share on other sites
caintry_boy Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Will I be to use water cooling with my case? Dont want to do it now but when I get really involved and learn a little more.. http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16811112122 Just noticed it comes with 2 psu holders.. Y did not see that before.. I see a review there that says it has ports for water cooling..... Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Downing Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 This SILVERSTONE SST-TJ07 is one of the really nice cases that screams water cooling. It has two bays for PSU's as well. Notice the two 120mm fans in the top. This is a PERFECT place for a dual radiator. I've thought about this case as well. So many good choices Link to post Share on other sites
miggs78 Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Will I be to use water cooling with my case? Dont want to do it now but when I get really involved and learn a little more.. http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16811112122 Just noticed it comes with 2 psu holders.. Y did not see that before.. Thanks da_bears. That Lian-Li looks so damn good. I see a review there that says it has ports for water cooling..... And yeah my friend caintry, the lian-li site itself indeed mentions 2 pre-hilled holes for water cooling. Awesome, thanks for the input guys Link to post Share on other sites
tubbytubb Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 correct me if im wrong but isnt the tt armor and the raidmax katana pretty much the same case except different companys and the tt is more expensive. THOMAS Link to post Share on other sites
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