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Cooler Master's Latest High-End Case Reviewed
Hubert writes "Cooler Master, pioneer of the aluminum cases, overhauled one of their most popular models, and released something enthusiasts should consider when shopping for a new case." Cooler Master has also come out with some cases which might meet the often-expressed demand for PC enclosures which would look at home in an A/V rack. Pricey, though.
The linked page has this little gem written on it...
! note: all the specification subject should be changed without prior notice !
They should?
! note: all the specification subject should be changed without prior notice !
it's really a matchbox
An ulimate multinedia PC in intel website
I just can't get by without my daily dose of ulimate multinedia
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>>Taking a cue from home audio equipment, there's a nice gold trim around the 4 feet on the bottom of the case. I do question the colour choice though, as being a silver case, a silver trim would be a better colour match for the rest of the case.
Yeah, one should care about how the case's feet look when they're beneath their desk retreiving a dropped pen, or reseating a network cable.
"Mmm. Where's my pen? It's sure dusty down here, oh there's the potato chip I dropped last week. Whoa! check out the feet on the Cooler Master! Nice. Too bad they're not silver though"
Huh?
It seems their webserver is running cold enough to stop electrons dead in their tracks....
it's sleek, it's sexy, I want one
... just like they did back in the day with the old Crays.
that said, it does make me wonder how far away we are from having to hire plumbers to help install water-cooled towers
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Those AV styled cases are even more expensive due to the fact that you'd have to buy new hardware to fit inside it. My multimedia box next to my TV is ready to go into a new, nicer looking case, except that it uses a full ATX motherboard. I'm willing to spend some coin on a new case, but I'm not willing to change the hardware configuration from a known-good setup just to fit into a new case. If I'm going to do that, I might as well buy a prebuilt or bare-bones setup like those nice little shuttle mini systems.
I ordered a rounded SCSI cable from these guys a few weeks ago. It took about a week and a half to get her, but that's very acceptable considering it was right around the holidays. I think most of that was UPS's fault anyways. These guys are very professional and they answered all my questions promptly and shipped my item the next day. Man I feel like I'm leaving feedback on ebay now.
The aluminum looks all sleek and cool, yeah... but what about when you install a bunch of nasty beige devices into it? Isn't that just going to look super super tacky? Is there an easy (ie. w/o disassembling each component) way to make it all match up?
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I'm glad someone is finally doing nice looking AV rack cases. Yes, they cost more but they look nicer. All of my AV gear is in a normal cabinet and a minitower PC just doesn't fit this setup. For these "media center" PCs to take off they need to fit in with normal AV electronics.
Maybe I'll look at building a media center PC now....
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That said, it really just a variation of the same thing. I bought some nice, tall server towers, in black, for next to nothing at an auction, threw in all new gear, from power supply to extra fans, and everything in between. Total cost (because I installed Linux)- $500 each. I'll bet my rack of black boxes are more impressive than a pimp-puter with lights. Also, I don't give a rats ass what other people think about my setup. I have to admin it, and use it. An extra hole in the side and some lights do not improve my efficiency. Sure, I'd prefer a direct neural interlink, and a secondary interface like Romy (the AI on Andromeda), and a bioprocessor, and and...
C'mon, people, lets see something like the pumkin 'puter, only smarter. I've got a project I'm working on, and no, it doesn't use wood. All these smart minds, and all we get are case mods. I want to see case RADS!
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getting confused by the way the article has been posted.
Please note that there are *two* cases linked to, one of which is a standard tower, and *one* of which is an AV style case.
Please read the article carefully and follow both links if you expect your comments to make sense.
KFG
This appears to be an attempt on slashdot to go directly to "OOO SHINY!" rather than something leading up to it, usually Homer related.
(And a good link as I'm looking for a new case now anyway now that I have a kid to pass it down to)
I'm trying to read the article and all you Slashdoters are making the web-site unresponsive. Could you please wait for me to finish? I was there first after all.
Of course, and I highly suspect it, I may be talking out of my ass. -oqti
Somebody tell CoolerMaster that "charset=big5" is for Japanese kana.
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Why not build a PC into your stereo? That's exactly the route I'm taking. A Mini-ITX motherboard for 100-200$ (Builtin everything), an old stereo to test it on from the Goodwill, a few other pieces and you have an all in one multi-media box.
In fact, Im setting it up with a wireless NIC and will be able to use my IPAQ to control BrowseAMP to change mp3s anywhere in the house.
Add to that an IR controller and the IR stuff for Winamp and it's an all-in-one solution for a lot less then one of these.
Now, granted, it's not going to handle everything you throw at it, it's only an 800 to 933Mhz Via CPU, but it's all I need.
They had a similar case like this on The Screensavers 2 days ago, and the case alone is 200$.
Thats the price for everything in my setup, including the stereo.
It's nothing special, as it's a test to see if ti works, but hell, I got the idea here at slashdot from another poster.
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What I would like to see is a case like that with the 5.25" bay in the back, so I could mount the I/O bay back there and have most the A/V cables coming out the back like a real component solution. Other wise, things will look a little weird having everything running out the front.
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The pics arent the worst part. My main problems are with the methods used to test in most review sites. Remember the scientific method you learned back in school, thats what these people need to learn again. I dont know how much i can trust these numbers without a reliable method. Sure im glad at least i have SOME idea about performance of parts but there are many things to look into.
There are a few things that bugged me the most on this site. For starters the graphs suck. The graphs need a label at the top so you know what they are measuring. You should be able to tell whether or not your looking at the "taped off vents" graph or the "all fans on" graph withoutm trying to guess which paragraph it is above so therefore it is... this one. Also on the graphs the X and Y axis' need to be labled. The X axis isn't so bad as its fairly easy to tell what they mean but for the Y? Come on its a few clicks in an spreadsheet program. When i see the results i see something like "46,45,45"... 45 what? seconds before it overheats? I will assume it means degrees celcius but is it above zero or above ambient room temp?
Also the numbers are taken a bit too seriously. There are many places where errors could have skewed data but none of these are pointed out. The data for the "w/Air Guide" is a little odd. The reviewer goes on about 1 degree differances and tries to guess about why they might be there when im sure if a margin of error was obtained it would explain a little bit of change in data between tests.
Also for numbers to be considered valid in a real controlled experiment you need to have at least 3 trials at minimum so you can get an average. I appreciate that someone out there is willing to spend time on this but if your going to do it at all why not spend a bit mroe tmie and do it right?
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Using a tired cliche like "make no mistake" - that's a paddlin'.
Using a tired cliche like "make no mistake" twice in the same article - it's time to smash the author's keyboard, and maybe cut off his fingers, just to be sure.
I have a 700 MHz celeron and when people look at the case they just shut up and think that this can blow theirs away. Even though their computers may be more powerful than mines.
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I've had an ATC 101 for over a year now. Coolermaster cases are very expensive, but the quality and performance is unbeatable. My ATC 101 runs at 30C with 100% CPU utilization sustained in a 78 degree room. No crazy mod either, just a standard ATC 101 case, with a standard coolermaster heatsink, and 2 superdrive coolers in the front. Here is a screenshot.
a) it looks cooler
b) black is a better thermal emitter so the case will actually be cooler!
Also, I'm wondering whether a really nice case would use perspex instead of aluminum. I mean sure, aluminum is nice and light, but perspex is even lighter, and you can double wall it, and fill it with water from water cooling. The only problem with perspex is that it gives no electromagnetic shielding, but thin aluminum or copper mesh underneath would, done correctly, look cool, be transparent, and provide every bit as good protection. (Hint, ever wondered why they use mesh on the door of a microwave oven?)
Plus you could keep fish in it ;-)
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