*WINNER* HAF XB PC case courtesy of Sonic Informed, Cooler Master

Have you used a Cooler Master PC case before?

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"durrrr" has been disqualified from the competition for spamming to reach the 20 post count criteria.
 
I am currently on my second Coolermaster case, a Silencio. I prefer it to the CM 690 I had prior to that.
 
Call me a noob, or whatever, but does the Cooler MAster cases increase performance of your PC or is it just something to look pretty? Cause if its design also increases your performance output - then I definately want one
 
DvGLogan said:
Call me a noob, or whatever, but do the Cooler MAster cases increase performance of your PC or is it just something to look pretty? Cause if its design also increases your performance output - then I definitely want one
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I think it may depend on your setup inside your case.

How many fans you have, and what sort of airflow structure they provide.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but, doesn't greater airflow keep the inside cool - whereby keeping parts cooler - whereby keeping parts more stability when games require a lot of power? Don't know too much about the benefit of cooling your system, other than cooling your system.
 
Juvenile said:
I think it may depend on your setup inside your case.

How many fans you have, and what sort of airflow structure they provide.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but, doesn't greater airflow keep the inside cool - whereby keeping parts cooler - whereby keeping parts more stability when games require a lot of power? Don't know too much about the benefit of cooling your system, other than cooling your system.
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Firstly the case can't increase performance in itself. That's down to the components. However it provides a lot of aspects that will aid to build a proper performance system.

Cheaper cases for instance will have terrible airflow meaning that components overheat quicker, particularly high end graphics cards (that can hit over 90c) and overclocked CPU's. They will have inadequate headroom to add in larger parts like the horizontal room needed for a top GPU. They will have no space for additional cables meaning that the interior is going to be permanently clogged up with PSU cables in the centre. They will be heavier, poorer built and (very importantly) UGLY.

Cheap case:
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HAFX XB:
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jasong said:
Firstly the case can't increase performance in itself. That's down to the components. However it provides a lot of aspects that will aid to build a proper performance system.

Cheaper cases for instance will have terrible airflow meaning that components overheat quicker, particularly high end graphics cards (that can hit over 90c) and overclocked CPU's. They will have inadequate headroom to add in larger parts like the horizontal room needed for a top GPU. They will have no space for additional cables meaning that the interior is going to be permanently clogged up with PSU cables in the centre. They will be heavier, poorer built and (very importantly) UGLY.

Cheap case:
e1f3aa9c_DCP_8541_zps4c9efaa5.jpeg


HAFX XB:
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Thanks for the info.
 
I was just talking to a mate at work about this. I had a Gigabyte Perspex Demo case before I got my CM HAF X, and when I shifted my hardware across my ambient temperature dropped by about 10 degrees.

I didn't realise that running the cables behind the Motherboard and having more space inside would make THAT much of a difference. Plus, this HAF X XB will allow your CPU cooler and VGA card to sit vertically to avoid bending under gravity. Sounds good for my new baby Asus GTX670 :love:
 
Currently using a cm k380, which just has enough room for the hyper 212 evo :P, wouldn't mind a new case though :).
 
My HTPC started given huge trouble on Friday, after trying all sorts of lifesaving measures, we finally had to pull the plug. with tears flowing freely from my family and gritting my teeth I took it into the backyard and shot it... looking into my kids eyes, I knew it would be a difficult task indeed to replace this beloved member of our family.

But this would be a good start
 
JudeC said:
My HTPC started given huge trouble on Friday, after trying all sorts of lifesaving measures, we finally had to pull the plug. with tears flowing freely from my family and gritting my teeth I took it into the backyard and shot it... looking into my kids eyes, I knew it would be a difficult task indeed to replace this beloved member of our family.

But this would be a good start
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Try throwing it off a ten story building next time, fun to watch...
 
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