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6/26/2011

Thermaltake Mozart TX VE1000SWA Aluminum Full Cube Tower Home Entertainment Case with Transparent Side Window (Silver) Review

Thermaltake Mozart TX VE1000SWA Aluminum Full Cube Tower Home Entertainment Case with Transparent Side Window
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If you plan on moving your case around, pick something else. If you want the biggest and baddest case out there, look no further. I had to pull the feet off to get this mammoth to fit under my desk (measure before buying)
Pros:
- Air Flow!! I have 10 X 120mm fans @ 79CFM (5 pulling - 5 pushing)- No Overheating
- Work Space - Nothing is cramped - Well thought out design. Easy to assemble.
- Quality Parts - no sharp edges
- Great cable management - cables can easily be hidden.
- Looks very professional.
Cons:
- Don't think this is going to be a quick assembly. It is easy but took me 8 hours to get everything the way I wanted it. Would not make a good first case.
- The cables that it come with are useless. You need 36" everything (SATA II, PATA, and Floppy cables)
- Doors are a little flimsy, but after I finished building, I wont use them much. They are plastic and do not come all the way off, so you have to deal with them while you are building. They have to be snapped shut top and bottom (can't close it like a frigerator door)

In summary this is a VERY expandable case and I would buy again in a heartbeat.

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Product Description:

Main Features
Manufacturer: Thermaltake Technology Co., Ltd
Manufacturer Part Number: VE1000SWA
Manufacturer Website Address: www.thermaltakeusa.com
Product Type: System Cabinet
Case Style: Full-tower
Motherboard Support: ATX, ?ATX, BTX, ?BTX, Nano BTX, Pico BTX, Mini ITX
Fan System: 2 x 4.72" Front , 3 x 4.72" Rear
External Bays: 5 x 5.25" - 1/2H Front Accessible, 1 x 3.5" - 1/3H Front Accessible
Internal Bays: 6 x 3.5" - 1/3H
Total Bays: 6 x External, 6 x Internal
Expansion Slots: 7
Ports: 4 x USB 2.0 USB Front, IEEE 1394 FireWire Front, Audio Front, eSATA Front
Color: Silver
Form Factor: Tower
Dimensions: 28.35" Height x 12.99" Width x 14.17" Depth
Weight: 19.84 lb- Net, 20.94 lb- Gross
Standard Warranty: 3 Year(s)



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6/15/2011

NZXT Nemesis Elite CS-NT-NEM-EL-B Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Black) Review

NZXT Nemesis Elite CS-NT-NEM-EL-B Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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The Nemesis case is a great case, I have four of them (My two and one each for my kids) Although I do not use the top display feature (I have my towers under desk) it is a handy feature to keep an eye on your system.

There is plenty of room for all my stuff and the 'screw-less' design is very simple to use and holds well.

The only CON I have - I drilled out the 'holders' for the side window fan as it is difficult to get clean and replaced with fan screws for easier removal and cleaning.

K9N SLI Platinum ATX, AMD Athlon x2 6000+ with the massive "Blue Orb" cooling fan, 8 gigs (4x2gig) OCZ Platinum 800MHz, 2 - GeForce 9800 GT SLI, 2 - Lite-On DVD/RW drives, 4 - Western Digital SATA Hard drives (250gig, 500gig, 750gig, 1Tb)

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Product Description:
Fronted by what looks like a knight's armor, the NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Computer Case is ready for battle! Designed for high-end gamers, it features a screwless design ready for you to tweak and rebuild it to your heart's content. Made of light 1.0 mm die-cast aluminum, it sports a magnetic closing door and works with ATX, Micro-ATX, and BABY AT motherboards. Cooling is controlled by its LCD fan controller with three 120 mm fans at the front, side, and rear to keep things cool in the hottest action. Blue LED let the inside action be seen through the stylin' side window.

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5/13/2011

Cooler-Master Haf X: Ultimate Full Size Gaming Chassis Review

Cooler-Master Haf X: Ultimate Full Size Gaming Chassis
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I am putting together a machine with the MSI Big Bang XPower MoBo with an i7 930 CPU, and will have a GTX 470 GPU, with 7 HDD's in various raid configs and a Corsair HX850 PSU.This case is so well thought out. So far no negatives except it is very big, which is actually good, as long as you understand this before you buy.

Cable mgmt is excellent, USB 3.0 on the front as well as Esata and 1394 and USB 2.0, covered on/off switch (reset too).

Wheels are included. Air filters on all openings - except for some reason not on the bottom in front of the PSU. All tool-less drive bays, 2 hot swap drive bays in front (amazingly these are not tool-less..wtf were they thinking?).

It includes 3, 200 mm fans (top - out, front - in, side - in, and one 120 mm on the rear out.It also has a place for a second (optional) 200 mm fan on the top.

So far it has been a pleasure to work with.I will update this as the build progresses.

update - the only thing marginal are the hot swap drawers. they require screws to hold the drives in (the included thumbscrews work at least) so it not terrible, but it would have been cool to have a method to yank drives in and out with no real effort at all.still 5 stars

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Product Description:
HAF-X Ultimate Full size gaming chassis (Micro-ATX / ATX / E-ATX / XL-ATX) (green product); SATA Dock for easy installation without the need of removing side panel.USB 3.0 on front I/O panel.Air duct to cool the latest graphic cards.Up to 1 x 230 mm red LED fan and 3 x 200 mm fans.9 slots support triple VGA cards.Adjustable VGA card holder to support heavier GPU cards.Power supply partition to conceal cables.Advanced cable management with rubber grommets.Spacious interior for larger component parts.Rugged black coated interior.GPU air duct with fan for SLI cooling (a 150cfm fan is recommended to be installed by

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2/11/2011

Cooler Master HAF 932 High Air Flow ATX Full Tower Case Black - (RC-932-KKN1-GP) Review

Cooler Master HAF 932 High Air Flow ATX Full Tower Case Black -
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This is best case that I've ever had. I wish it had a pull out motherboard tray but given the size of the case, it wasn't a necessity. The instruction manual has detailed diagrams (would of been nice if there was more wording but the diagrams give you enough insight on what to do).

This is a full tower case. It can handle Micro ATX to extended ATX. It's made of steel which makes this case heavy. There are no handles to grip the case but it's sturdy enough that you can lift it from any part. It's not the prettiest of cases, but it certainly gets the job done.

The case comes with 4 fans already mounted. There is no fan controller but the fans have the sockets that you can add a controller, connect it directly to the power supply unit, or connect it directly to the motherboard (if the motherboard's instructions allow it). I strongly recommend connecting the fans directly to the power supply unit. Above the large fan on your left sight (looking at the picture with the red fan facing you), there is a small clear window. It would of been nice if the window went all the way down. On the top of the case, there are connections for the USB, e-sata, power switch, reset, microphone, and speaker. You also have the option of adding wheels to the bottom of the case. I installed them and, they have a lock on them to prevent your case from moving (if the case is too heavy for the desk lol).

The box that the case came in, was huge! It's the size of a suitcase. The case, seems like the size of a small suitcase. You get the speaker wire, the manual, a lot of screws, the IO panel, plastic ties, and a map that shows where to put the motherboard and all the wires go out of. For instance, if you have a ATX motherboard, the map says to place the motherboard screws in A,B,C,D,F.G,H (just an example). If you put the map on the motherboard tray, you will see what screw is what letter. The wire management system in this case is amazing.

I have the EVGA SLI socket 1366 (i7) motherboard and I must say that there was so much room left in the case. Putting the motherboard in, was a snap. Laying out the wires to connect to the motherboard was easy and if you ever need to change the layout, there is enough room to work in within the case. I changed my wiring a few times until I thought it was good enough. When you turn on your system, it's not as loud as you would expect. In fact, it's quieter than my midtower that has my Core2Duo which I gave to my wife. Even when I'm playing FSX (all options set to Ultra High), it's still very quiet.

I must say, the case keeps my system freezing. I left my cup of tea near my case and within minutes, I had iced tea. The readings on my motherboard and on the BIOS screen show the CPU temperature at 19-21 degrees Celsius. While playing a game for several hours, the temperature stays to 20-21 degrees. Amazing. Feeling the side of the case and it feels like a refrigerator. Great case for an great price. Yes, it could be prettier, but it does it's job!

Concerning how loud this case is (if it is).I would definitely consider it not a loud case at all. With 4 huge fans; it's not an issue where you would have to turn up your speaker volume. The side vents towards the front, do a nice job "emptying" the heat coming from my hard drives, and my video card does a nice job isolating the heat generated from it and pushing it out the back. I would of chosen either this case or the Thermaltake Armor Plus case. After researching for a few weeks, everyone always pointed to this one. Yes, the Armor plus is prettier (the password for today lol) but you cannot go wrong with the CM HAF932. A great investment.

Wish List for this Tower:
- I wish it was aluminum
- Clear window on the whole side panel (it's like a bathroom window presently- If you can see from the picture, the see-through window stops at where the fan begins)
- Pull out moutherboard tray

If you have any qualms or questions, feel free to ask me in the comment section.

My system specs quick summary:
EVGA x58 (A1)
i7 920
GSKILL 1600 ddr3-1600 (6GB kit)
Sapphire ATI 4890 (overclocked)
LG DVD-RW 22x
WD 1TB SATA II 3.0
WD 300GB Velociraptor
Vista SP1 64bit Home Premium
Logitech G15 gaming keyboard and G5 game mouse (the orange one)
Logitech Z5500 digital speakers
Auzentech Forte 7.1 (X-FI) soundcard
Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283 Heatsink
HAF 932 Full tower

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High Air flow full tower chassis, tool free design, removable hdd and cable management

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