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Brand | Cooler Master |
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Series | Stacker 830 Evolution |
Model | SC-830-KKN3-GP |
Type | ATX Full Tower |
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Color | Black |
Case Material | Aluminum |
With Power Supply | No |
Motherboard Compatibility | E-ATX, ATX, m-ATX |
Side Panel Window | Yes |
External 5.25" Drive Bays | 9 |
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External 3.5" Drive Bays | No |
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays | 4 |
Expansion Slots | 7 |
Front Ports | USB / Audio / IEEE 1394 |
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80mm Fans | No |
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120mm Fans | 1 x 120mm LED front fan 1 x 120mm rear fan |
Side Air duct | No |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 25.2" x 9.8" x 21.1" |
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Features | It's Black 830 SE model with side window and solid front door Power supply may be installed up wards or downwards for better airflow and neat cable manager Supports up to nine 5.25" drives Multi-Positioning for the 4-in-3 Aluminum device modules, providing maximum flexibility in the use of space Tool-free user-friendliness Screw-less slots Exclusive fan frame design provides easy screw-less assembly Side-opening design for remove 5.25" shield easily Superior Airflow Accommodates up to nine 120mm fans High ventilation openings on the top and the sides for excellent thermal Management Innovative Style The match of silver and black colors enrich the whole appearance Solid constructor and streamlined aluminum design 4 (Hidden) from 1 x 4-in-3 Device Module included Includes 900mm fire wire cable Includes Wheels and bottom air inlet Includes Clear Cover HDD for (Western Digital Raptor X hard drive) Support EPS PSU (230mm length) Mouse Pad Thermal M/B Tray Removable Top Cover Bottom Water Cooling |
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Date First Available | June 02, 2008 |
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Pros: Well thought out Chassis for the most part. Has incredible cooling with its 9 available fans to put in there. Looks great, is very lightweight compared to other full ATX cases. Tool free freakin EVERYTHING! Removeable MB trab makes it much easier to work in than most other cases. All fans set at 100% and can still barely hear it, really thought it would have made more noise.
Cons: Kinda pricey, but ir=ts worth it. BUT, has 2 fans that come with it, and not very powerful ones, but they do the job. Could, and should have included at least more fans for the price. None of the USB and mic/headphone ports work. Ive read this problem in other 830 EVO reviews. Says you can put 3 fans in the front, and you can...if you buy the 4 into 3 modules. Should have been a little more for the price, but overall great case.
Overall Review: Be prepare to shell out at least 100+ in good fans. Im using the silent fans and i cant hear a thing. Larger CPU coolers wont fit. But most will. Clear sided is nice, i go for silence, but if you go colors this looks wicked in red. System is q6600 2.66**2x 9800 gtx oc2 SLI, 4 gig ram, Arctic freezer 7 pro cpu cooler. It stays at 32 idle and about 47 under max setting for Crysis, GPU's are a lil hot cause of the factory OC'ing, idel about 50 and on crysis after 4 hours are in the low-mid 60's. Noiser more pwerful fans will bring that down a bit, but its still great performance and its whisper quiet. I hear the Mesh sided one is quite a different story