CM 830

Skott

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Okay, the case has been availbe for a couple weeks at least and I havent seen much posted about it from the consumers here. Seemed to be alot more chatter about it before its release than after. I read the professional reviews which mostly praised it. How are the owners of it here finding it? Good/Bad? Any quirks? Some pics would be sweet. I'd really like to hear if anyone got all 9 fans running in one or not or at least added 4 fans on the side.
 

Zepper

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Actually the Stackers don't really appeal to that large of an audience. Even here it is mainly an ePeePee... Very few are bought because someone really NEEDS that large of a case. Talking things up and then sitting back to see how many take the bait seems to be a fun pastime around the ATF.

.bh.

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philw007

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I got an 830. Love it. But, I have no comparisons as this is my first time pc build.

What I don't like about it is its a little tricky to get the side doors back on....but not that bad...just takes a few tries.

I love all the space, the screwless technology, the ability to hold up to 9 x 120mm fans, the mb tray. Looks are not bad...construction is clean. Not too many internal jaggies, but still some sharp edges.

Again, its my first build, so can't compare it....overall, I'm happy as it was not hard to install everything.

Put a a8n32 mb, seasonic s12 ps, 2 x dvd-r/w drives, floppy drive, ati 850xt, 2x1gb corsair ddr ram, amd opteron 165 cpu.

Everything fit with tons of room and easy install.
 

GalvanizedYankee

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Originally posted by: Zepper
Talking things up and then sitting back to see how many take the bait seems to be a fun pastime around the ATF.

.bh.

Sneaking up on 10k!

Quoted for Truth

Sneaking?up on 3k

 

ericeash

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i bought the 830, and think it is an amazing case. it sucks that the prices have gone up, as it was pricey to begin with. what i like most is the room inside the case. granted, you gotta have room in your house to put this case as it is bigger than it looks, but everything is so easy to install, nothing is too big to fit in this case. airflow inside is awesome because of the space even with only a few fans installed. the case comes with one 120mm on the HDD cage and one 120mm in the back. i plan to install the max fans i can in this case. cable management is awesome. i've never been good at keeping the cables in mid tower cases neat and tiddy, but it's easy with this case. every panel on this case is either removable, or swings open with the touch of a button or two. you can take the side panels off in about 3 secs, the front door off in 3 seconds, the 4 fan holder off in 3 secs, the motherboard tray out in 3 secs, take off a 5.25" bay cover in 3 secs, install an optical in 3 secs, it's just sweet. i think it looks awesome, and that is in a $15k home theater setup. the case defineately looks sexy. things i don't like about it. only one HDD cage, which can hold 4 HDD. but with 4 HDD installed, the drives are about 1/4 in apart. i like more room between my drives than that so i put 3 in there. i'm not a big fan of LEDs since this case is in my custom HT, so i didn't install the HDD LED or PWR LED as they are really bright. the HDD cage fan is a clear blue LED fan, but the exhaust fan is a non-led black fan. i wish they were both non-led black. the side doors are sort of like a jig saw puzzle to get on and off. if they aren't perfectly lined up, you're gonna get pissed trying to get them on. i also wished they came out with a black version, but oh well. i still give this case 5 stars, and if i can find someplace to anodize it black for not too much money, i'll come back and rate it 5.5 stars.
 

Mixman

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Anybody has a water cooled setup with this case ? How did you mount your rads ?
 

McPudd

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I looked at the new stacker but will keep to getting the Antec P180 for 2 systems I'm building.
By arranging the fans and the use of Zalman 9500 HSFs, one can get 2 wind tunnels effects
in each case for plenty of air movement as needed (Thermaltake Hardcano13 fan controller).
The P180 is built to be quiet.
The P180 has good dust filtering.
For my priorites 1. Quiet. 2. Good dust-filtered air-flow, the Stacker just doesn't do it.
YMMV.
 

crownjules

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Originally posted by: philw007
I love all the space, the screwless technology, the ability to hold up to 9 x 120mm fans, the mb tray. Looks are not bad...construction is clean. Not too many internal jaggies, but still some sharp edges.

With nine 120mm fans, this thing must sound like a friggin airplane taking off. Heck, my P180 with only 3 of them (plus the GPU and CPU fans) is a little loud for my tastes.
 

Skott

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On one video review the tester showed how quiet the case is with the stock four fans. Its pretty darn quiet IMO from what I heard or couldnt hear in this case. Now granted thats just with 4 fans but I'm betting even loaded to the gills its quieter than my Tt Xaser III v2000A which has 7 90mm fans and I really love the Tt case. Its not that loud IMO. I plan on getting the CM-830 for my next build and trying it out with extra fans. I havent heard of any filter problems yet in any review but thats why I was asking the actual consumers here if they had any problems or quirks with the case.
 

ericeash

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i think if the case was loaded with 120mm fans of the quiet variety, and you have a 120mm PSU fan, 120mm CPU fan, the only fan you will be able to hear will be the NB fan and your vid card. thing is, you will be able to hear those fans because the side panels are wide open as far as sound transmission goes, same thing for the front. i have a 120mm fan in my PSU, and the two that come with the case, an 80mm on my CPU, and the only fans i can hear even 2ft away are my vid card fan and NB fan. i have disconnected my vid card fan and used smart guardian to turn off my chipset fan and the only thing i could hear were my seagate HDDs. when i purchase a 7800gt next month, i plan on putting a zalman 700cu cooler on it, i plan on getting a 120mm fan with my new CPU cooler, and i've been researching new chipset solutions for my lanparty board. i will keep you guys updated as quiet is important to me in my HT.

eric
 

philw007

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I've been researching fan controllers and it doesnt seem like there is any clear winner. I'm leaning toward the digital doc 5+ as it seems to be one of the most versitile for the cost. Anyone have any other opinions of controllers for the 830?
 

Skott

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Originally posted by: ericeash
i think if the case was loaded with 120mm fans of the quiet variety, and you have a 120mm PSU fan, 120mm CPU fan, the only fan you will be able to hear will be the NB fan and your vid card. thing is, you will be able to hear those fans because the side panels are wide open as far as sound transmission goes, same thing for the front. i have a 120mm fan in my PSU, and the two that come with the case, an 80mm on my CPU, and the only fans i can hear even 2ft away are my vid card fan and NB fan. i have disconnected my vid card fan and used smart guardian to turn off my chipset fan and the only thing i could hear were my seagate HDDs. when i purchase a 7800gt next month, i plan on putting a zalman 700cu cooler on it, i plan on getting a 120mm fan with my new CPU cooler, and i've been researching new chipset solutions for my lanparty board. i will keep you guys updated as quiet is important to me in my HT.

eric



Yes, please keep us updated. I'm curious of the results.
 

philw007

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Just picked up 5 asaka 120mm fans....

1 went in blowhole...its basically silent.

The other four are in side door and they are way loud. I'm not sure why... They are daisy chained using the 4 prong connectors and hooked up directly to ps.

The blowhole fan also is hooked up to ps.
 

philw007

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With the 4 12cm asaka's in the side door, there is a loud buzzing noise...like a bunch of bees or bugs in the case. Yes, the fans are tight into the bracket....pushing on fans does not change the noise. What do u think?
 

ericeash

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i don't think it's the fan holder as that thing is really tight fitting. you should start putting some pressure on the side panels and see if that helps. sounds like a vibration issue. my side panels vibrate when my drive spins up. the comp hasn't started dvd player duty yet in my home theater so i'm not too concerned about it now, but i'll be looking into a way to get rid of all vibration. i'm shooting for an extremely low noise floor using this case while still maintaining amazing airflow. as i said i'll keep you posted.
 

philw007

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Ok...figured out the noise. Its the left sided door bracket that holds the 4 fans. When I install the 12cm akasa, its makes a buzzing noise becuase its "squished" a little....warped by how tight the fitting is. If the fan is outside the bracket, its silent. If I install just 1 fan and play around with it, its nearly silent. When I try to add fans to the door bracket, it buzzes...

Help!
 

Murr0w

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Originally posted by: philw007
Ok...figured out the noise. Its the left sided door bracket that holds the 4 fans. When I install the 12cm akasa, its makes a buzzing noise becuase its "squished" a little....warped by how tight the fitting is. If the fan is outside the bracket, its silent. If I install just 1 fan and play around with it, its nearly silent. When I try to add fans to the door bracket, it buzzes...

Help!

Is it the clips that are warping it, or the actual frame itself? You can try flexing it, but not too much otherwise you run the risk of breaking it. Otherwise, get out a utility knife and start shaving off bits from the fan frames.
 
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