(sorry, kind of long, but please help me out).
I am about to upgrade the case for my computer as my current one is just too small. Doing a lot of research in to cases, these are the two I narrowed it down to. I can't seem to decide which one to choose because I have no personal experiance with either, but each has sparked an intrest with me...
I like the Stacker 832 because of the 4x120mm fan bracket, the removable motherboard tray, the (mostly) all aluminum body, the Raptor X HDD mount, and all the little things, like the reversable/removable door, the locking wheels, etc.
Things I am concerned about the Stacker 832 is mainly the 4x120mm fan bracket. I heard that it can get in the way of certain large CPU heatsinks. I was thinking of getting the new CM Sphere heatsink, but it looks rather too large, and might be in the way of the fans... also, wouldn't a case have better airflow with the side panels sealed off, using the front as an intake, and rear as exaust, creating sort of a wind tunnel? Also, with all the vents and grills, would a lot of dust build up rather quick?
Now onto the Kandalf. I like it because it seems much more roomy than the Stacker 832, and looks like it has good airflow. The front panel slot covers are grills, like on the Stacker 832, but also have a foam filter to block out dust, which from the pictures, the Stacker 832 seems to lack. Also, I seem to get the impression that Thermaltake parts are higher quality, and well built.
Things I am concerned about in the Kandalf are, the tool-less PCI slot clips. I heard that they don't work too great on certain cards, and also have to be removed all together when installing a dual slot graphics card. I also would really like there to be a removable motherboard tray which makes installation/upgrading so much easyer. Also, the black model (the one I want) is made of steel, which is not as good at dissipating heat, and would be much heavyer (not really a concern though, i wont be moving it too much).
What would you recommend?
Thanks in advance,
Conn007
I am about to upgrade the case for my computer as my current one is just too small. Doing a lot of research in to cases, these are the two I narrowed it down to. I can't seem to decide which one to choose because I have no personal experiance with either, but each has sparked an intrest with me...
I like the Stacker 832 because of the 4x120mm fan bracket, the removable motherboard tray, the (mostly) all aluminum body, the Raptor X HDD mount, and all the little things, like the reversable/removable door, the locking wheels, etc.
Things I am concerned about the Stacker 832 is mainly the 4x120mm fan bracket. I heard that it can get in the way of certain large CPU heatsinks. I was thinking of getting the new CM Sphere heatsink, but it looks rather too large, and might be in the way of the fans... also, wouldn't a case have better airflow with the side panels sealed off, using the front as an intake, and rear as exaust, creating sort of a wind tunnel? Also, with all the vents and grills, would a lot of dust build up rather quick?
Now onto the Kandalf. I like it because it seems much more roomy than the Stacker 832, and looks like it has good airflow. The front panel slot covers are grills, like on the Stacker 832, but also have a foam filter to block out dust, which from the pictures, the Stacker 832 seems to lack. Also, I seem to get the impression that Thermaltake parts are higher quality, and well built.
Things I am concerned about in the Kandalf are, the tool-less PCI slot clips. I heard that they don't work too great on certain cards, and also have to be removed all together when installing a dual slot graphics card. I also would really like there to be a removable motherboard tray which makes installation/upgrading so much easyer. Also, the black model (the one I want) is made of steel, which is not as good at dissipating heat, and would be much heavyer (not really a concern though, i wont be moving it too much).
What would you recommend?
Thanks in advance,
Conn007