Think it'll work?

Hoedizzy · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:30 pm Post subject: Think it'll work?

Well I've had my eye on the COOLER MASTER Wave Master TAC-T01-E1C Silver Case. And I am wondering what you all think of it, and if it will keep a Pentium D 820 cool. (If needed I will put a side blowhole on it as well.)

Thanks.

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FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:54 pm Post subject:

i have the case but mine is blue you cant go wrong with it, its a much higher quality aluminum than most cases use trust me as soon as you touch the inside you will drool over the quality put into the wavemaster, and im not sure if you know this but the Thermaltak Tsunami was derived from the wavemaster which Tt did admit. Its a great case and keeps my computer running cool, the 2 front fans and the 1 rear fan is good enough cooling but i have amd64 which runs a lot cooler than your processor but im sure it will be fine, my comp runs at about 30C-40C never going above 40C under load.

fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

It's a favorite case of modders.............MaxPC used it a year or so ago, with a minor blowhole mod, and loved it. The CM Praetorian is basically the same case, with better airflow, for a few more bucks.

I would buy a WaveMaster myself, if I didn't need more room.
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[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:31 am Post subject:

it's a good case, but to be honest with you. I would be looking for a case that uses 120mm fans. They move alot of air with very little noise. With the 820 you will want good airflow trust me on this. The ones I would be looking at is the Gigabyte case (like 2o and Josh just got) or an Antec P160 (not the cheesy 180). Even the Tt case that is the rip-off of the wavemaster would be a good choice as it uses 120mm fans as well.
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:17 pm Post subject:

Hoedizzy · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:45 pm Post subject:

Ok now I've also been looking at

http://tweaknews.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=10517265&search=COOLER+MASTER+Praetorian+730+RC-730-SSN1

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811215002

which appear to be the same type of case.

Now my question is, does anyone know if you can remove that cheesey plastic trim around the side panel?

2old2care · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:49 pm Post subject:

Just an FYI....Zipzoomfly now carries the Gigabyte cases.
They are pretty much available now. The only real gripe I have with it, is that if you have a mobo that has a 90 degree connector for IDE or floppy, it is real tight putting the cable in....real tight.

[hijack] sneak preview.....2y's new case...and looks very similar inside to the Gigabyte only has a single 120 in the rear instead of two.
http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/transformer.html [/hijack]
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FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:56 pm Post subject:

well i dont know all the fuss about 80mm is i cant hear anything comming from my case, and like i said i never go above 40C under load and i idle around 30C.

Hoedizzy · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:47 am Post subject:

anyone.....

mojo1340 · UberTweaker Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 1022

It has always been my experience that a 120 mm fan at low speed moves much more air than an 80mm at high speed and is much quieter. Personally, I don't care for the look of the wave-style cases and don't really like cases with doors in general, but get what YOU like. Personally, I'd go with the Antec P-160 as I've had experience with them, but the Gigabyte Aurora looks very tempting as well, though I've not had any experience with it.

2old2care · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:23 am Post subject:

^^^Seconded^^^

I like the P160 alot, but it is one color. The Gigabyte offers the black color if (in my situation) it matches better or is just prefered.
The Gigabyte case has one of the best security (aka decent locks) systems of any tower I've dealt with. If room mates are ever an issue.
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mojo1340 · UberTweaker Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 1022

I think the Gig case is also somewhat water friendly as well. Right?

2old2care · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:15 pm Post subject:

Yes it is....But the 160 is also used alot for top mounted rads because it has a smidge more room on top. Great for a modder.
Both are very good cases.
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:31 pm Post subject:

So does anyone know if ABS and Coolermaster are the same company?

fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

ABS builds computers.......my guess is they buy a ton of cases, label them ABS (for obvious reasons), then sell off the unused ones at a decent price.

No, they're not the same company.
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject:

About halfway up I posted two links. I am comparing two cases, and to me they look the same. I am wondering if the ABS case that newegg has is the same as the Coolermaster that is on newegg as well. The only difference I can find is the front door.

FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:27 pm Post subject:

ABS is a gaming company that sells gaming computers mainly and some regular computers all they do is take the Wavemaster and they personalize it for their use.

fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

Right. The moron got one right.

They're the same cases, Hoedizzy. One was just bought by ABS and labeled for their systems, didn't get used, so it's being sold. Same Coolermaster case, same quality, and brand new.
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject:

Thanks, I am thinking that it's going to be the one to go with, looks like good airflow.