CM Storm Trooper Review
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S_I_N
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No 480 rads are not 550 long, most of them are 530mm, but anyway I'm not 100% sure as well.Watach this video, and info about 480 rad (4:32)My link , and on the bottom of the case you can install 60mm rad with push-pull if you remove the bottom HDD cage.
my bad lol my brain saw 545 when I looked it was actually 524 lmao but still were talking real tight fit lol
ThatBattlefieldGuy
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For those who are looking to water cool in this case you should probably take a look at this.
As you can see you cant fit fans up top. You may have to get creative and move the handle support to the rear bracket if you wanna make it fit. These aren't extra wide fans or anything, they are the 120's from the front.
As you can see you cant fit fans up top. You may have to get creative and move the handle support to the rear bracket if you wanna make it fit. These aren't extra wide fans or anything, they are the 120's from the front.
Montysaurus
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Great review TTL, totally agree with the need for window panel with a case like that it should be mandatory. Just one quick question what was the general finish like by that I mean any sharp unfinished edges to scrap your skin off or slice paper cuts?
S_I_N
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ThatBattlefieldGuy
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The finish of the case is pretty perfect. There is not anywhere where i can cut myslelf on my trooper. Every corner is smoothed out so there is little chance you could cut yourself.
Montysaurus
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yourself.
S_I_N
Posted Yesterday, 04:26 AM
Montysaurus, on 30 November 2011 - 04:07 AM, said:
Great review TTL, totally agree with the need for window panel with a case like that it should be mandatory. Just one quick question what was the general finish like by that I mean any sharp unfinished edges to scrap your skin off or slice paper cuts?
its not computer building if ya dont bleed a little
I think over the last 14 years of self building I have bled enough thank you very much
S_I_N
Posted Yesterday, 04:26 AM
Montysaurus, on 30 November 2011 - 04:07 AM, said:
Great review TTL, totally agree with the need for window panel with a case like that it should be mandatory. Just one quick question what was the general finish like by that I mean any sharp unfinished edges to scrap your skin off or slice paper cuts?
its not computer building if ya dont bleed a little
I think over the last 14 years of self building I have bled enough thank you very much
stevenwright6379
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the only "pointed" edges is the design at the back on the top panel and they are perfectly smooth
the paint also has the same finish as the CM Storm scout so is top quality
the paint also has the same finish as the CM Storm scout so is top quality
nex-s
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Hey guys. For those of you that have this case - can you measure what is the max thickness rad it is possible to get in the bottom? Also, what about the top? Whats the max thickness there, so that it doesn't go over your motherboard? And I've also read somewhere, that it might be possible to fit a 280mm rad in the top. What about that?
ThatBattlefieldGuy
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Hello Nex-s,
In the bottom with the tray removed I measured roughly 8.5cm of clearance, you should be able to fit a medium thickness 240mm( less than 55mm thick) rad there no problems with 25mm fans. Although I would go something like a slim rad so the fans aren't choking for air.
The top has around 6cm of clearance. Bear in mind that you cannot mount fans uptop( without getting creative)so that room will have to accomodate the rad and the fans. And yes i've measured the mounting holes and there does seem to be mounts for 2x140 fans, although i havent actually fitted any.
Please note that all of these measurements were taken with a flexi-ruler so these are not entirely accurate, but from those measurements you should be able to envision what things you can put where.
Cheers
In the bottom with the tray removed I measured roughly 8.5cm of clearance, you should be able to fit a medium thickness 240mm( less than 55mm thick) rad there no problems with 25mm fans. Although I would go something like a slim rad so the fans aren't choking for air.
The top has around 6cm of clearance. Bear in mind that you cannot mount fans uptop( without getting creative)so that room will have to accomodate the rad and the fans. And yes i've measured the mounting holes and there does seem to be mounts for 2x140 fans, although i havent actually fitted any.
Please note that all of these measurements were taken with a flexi-ruler so these are not entirely accurate, but from those measurements you should be able to envision what things you can put where.
Cheers
nex-s
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Thanks!
It's just that I'm saving money for a completely new build and was thinking what kind of stuff I can roughly get in there so I can plan how much money I'll have or will be able to spend. I really like the case though, so I'll probably stick with it. I'm thinking of ordering the case, the motherboard, cpu, gpu and a power supply first and then make sure myself how everything fits and what space is left, but still, just planning ahead so that I don't go crazy and just get stuff when I get the money, haha.
I'm thinking of going for a Intel i7 2700k CPU, a Corsair AX850 PSU, and an Asus Matrix GTX 580 GPU. Not sure about the motherboard yet. I'll probably choose Asus too, would love to get the new Rampage, but it's a deffinite overkill for me, although I really like the looks, the black chrome capacitors and everything. I'm thinking of the looks a lot. Will be a black/red theme with a few red and white leds maybe. It would be great if they released a new ROG motherboard for Intel processors with a price around 250 pounds.
I was thinking of watercooling the cpu and the gpu. Probably an EK Coolstream XTC 55mm 280mm rad at the top and the same but 47mm 240mm in the bottom. Probably a EK Nickel waterblock for the cpu and an Alphacool for the GPU. However I've heard a lot of stories about mixing copper with other metals in your system. I know Aluminium and Copper doesn't go together very good, but what about Nickel and Copper? Cause Alphacool GPU block is copper. I think I'll get an Alphacool backplate too. Will probably choose the Alphacool dual bay res transparent and stuff, cause it's cheap and simple and an EK 800L/hr pump.
Any suggestions on the parts? Both on system hardware and watercooling? As I said, it's a rough list of things and the parts may change as I'm new to watercooling. Although, as far as I understand EK and Alphacool are pretty good. I know the xspc rasa cpu block is technically good, but I don't like the looks. Are there any EK kits on the market in UK?
BTW, I'm thinking of making the coolant blood red by adding red and black dyes. But I've raid a lot of suggestions to stick with pure water without adding anything apart from biocide. What's your experience on this guys? Also, can you put in a kill coil and still ad biocide?
It's just that I'm saving money for a completely new build and was thinking what kind of stuff I can roughly get in there so I can plan how much money I'll have or will be able to spend. I really like the case though, so I'll probably stick with it. I'm thinking of ordering the case, the motherboard, cpu, gpu and a power supply first and then make sure myself how everything fits and what space is left, but still, just planning ahead so that I don't go crazy and just get stuff when I get the money, haha.
I'm thinking of going for a Intel i7 2700k CPU, a Corsair AX850 PSU, and an Asus Matrix GTX 580 GPU. Not sure about the motherboard yet. I'll probably choose Asus too, would love to get the new Rampage, but it's a deffinite overkill for me, although I really like the looks, the black chrome capacitors and everything. I'm thinking of the looks a lot. Will be a black/red theme with a few red and white leds maybe. It would be great if they released a new ROG motherboard for Intel processors with a price around 250 pounds.
I was thinking of watercooling the cpu and the gpu. Probably an EK Coolstream XTC 55mm 280mm rad at the top and the same but 47mm 240mm in the bottom. Probably a EK Nickel waterblock for the cpu and an Alphacool for the GPU. However I've heard a lot of stories about mixing copper with other metals in your system. I know Aluminium and Copper doesn't go together very good, but what about Nickel and Copper? Cause Alphacool GPU block is copper. I think I'll get an Alphacool backplate too. Will probably choose the Alphacool dual bay res transparent and stuff, cause it's cheap and simple and an EK 800L/hr pump.
Any suggestions on the parts? Both on system hardware and watercooling? As I said, it's a rough list of things and the parts may change as I'm new to watercooling. Although, as far as I understand EK and Alphacool are pretty good. I know the xspc rasa cpu block is technically good, but I don't like the looks. Are there any EK kits on the market in UK?
BTW, I'm thinking of making the coolant blood red by adding red and black dyes. But I've raid a lot of suggestions to stick with pure water without adding anything apart from biocide. What's your experience on this guys? Also, can you put in a kill coil and still ad biocide?
ThatBattlefieldGuy
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Okay, alot of info to digest here. First off im gonna say that i have no hands on experience with h2o cooling, that being said i do have a rough idea about h2o parts etc.
As for your new build i would honestly wait for ivy bridge. Ive got a low end sandy build and i was contemplating buying a 2600k build after i sell my current cpu/mobo. But, in a few months ivy will be out and the leaked benchmarks look promising, so id best wait for that. And also the rampage is a 2011 socket mobo, the maximus extreme is the one you want.
Onto the gpu cooling, even though i think you can get waterblocks for the matrix,save yourself the trouble and buy a reference 580 or a hydro cu 2 from evga. The measly overclocks on the matris can probably be reached by a stock card anyway. The hydro cu"s come with the waterblock installed and there isnt a risk of breaking the warranty with installing one yourself.
About the kits, through my many days of working the shopping carts i hace found it much cheaper to buy the kit then buy the stuff you want to change eg new res or fittings. You could always sell the unwanted stuff or keep it as a backup. However the xspc ex kits are a fantastic value.
As i said before im not very experienced so i dont know about the mixing of metals or the coolant. There are many other more experienced people here so ask around.
I hoped this has helped somewhat and I apologise for all the typos as im typing on my phone.
Cheers
As for your new build i would honestly wait for ivy bridge. Ive got a low end sandy build and i was contemplating buying a 2600k build after i sell my current cpu/mobo. But, in a few months ivy will be out and the leaked benchmarks look promising, so id best wait for that. And also the rampage is a 2011 socket mobo, the maximus extreme is the one you want.
Onto the gpu cooling, even though i think you can get waterblocks for the matrix,save yourself the trouble and buy a reference 580 or a hydro cu 2 from evga. The measly overclocks on the matris can probably be reached by a stock card anyway. The hydro cu"s come with the waterblock installed and there isnt a risk of breaking the warranty with installing one yourself.
About the kits, through my many days of working the shopping carts i hace found it much cheaper to buy the kit then buy the stuff you want to change eg new res or fittings. You could always sell the unwanted stuff or keep it as a backup. However the xspc ex kits are a fantastic value.
As i said before im not very experienced so i dont know about the mixing of metals or the coolant. There are many other more experienced people here so ask around.
I hoped this has helped somewhat and I apologise for all the typos as im typing on my phone.
Cheers
nex-s
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I know about the Rampage, that's why I said it's an overkill and I want something for ~250 pounds from Asus ROG. Buying a ~330 mobo and an expensive CPU would be too much... Maximus IV Extreme Z looks good, if only it was bigger and had 8 dimm slots, so that I can fit 32Gb Corsair Vengeance in the future to use as RAM Cache and RAM Disk. Although I have to read more about those features and whether they are useful, cause of now I've just heard about them, heh.
Hmm, but Ivy will be available from around April, which is still a long time. + we'll still have to wait for the manufacturers to create motherboards for it... And they'll probably cost a fortune. I also know that the 6th series Nvidia GTX card should come out very soon, but that will deffinately cost so much that it's not even worth thinking about it.
About the GPU. Emm, the thing is that I don't know whether I'll be able to get the watercooling parts straight away together with everything else and I really like Asus products. I know, I know, that the non reference MSI is better, but still. A lot depends on the price. Hopefully a new Asus ROG motherboard comes out by the time I get the money or atleas a month after and I can get a i7 2700k in it together with 16Gb Corsair Vengeance for ~70 pounds. Also, I hope the prices will drop a little bit. Want to get a 27" Asus screen together with the PC. It seems very well priced and quite good. Or maybe any other suggestions?
Big thanks for the advice
Hmm, but Ivy will be available from around April, which is still a long time. + we'll still have to wait for the manufacturers to create motherboards for it... And they'll probably cost a fortune. I also know that the 6th series Nvidia GTX card should come out very soon, but that will deffinately cost so much that it's not even worth thinking about it.
About the GPU. Emm, the thing is that I don't know whether I'll be able to get the watercooling parts straight away together with everything else and I really like Asus products. I know, I know, that the non reference MSI is better, but still. A lot depends on the price. Hopefully a new Asus ROG motherboard comes out by the time I get the money or atleas a month after and I can get a i7 2700k in it together with 16Gb Corsair Vengeance for ~70 pounds. Also, I hope the prices will drop a little bit. Want to get a 27" Asus screen together with the PC. It seems very well priced and quite good. Or maybe any other suggestions?
Big thanks for the advice
RockstarX74
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I'd like to know if the tubing on the H100 all-in-one cooling unit would reach the CPU on my ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 MB with the rad mounted in the bottom of this case? I rather like the idea of having a 200mm fan for exhausting heat out the top of my system and don't relish removing it to mount the H100.
ThatBattlefieldGuy
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I really doubt that it would fit all the way down to the bottom dude.
Hey all, I've a question for Tom or anyone who has time to answer please. I'm definitely getting a CM Storm Trooper however I was wondering which is a better choice between:
1. SGC-5000-KWN1 (Window Panel) [Link]
or
2. SGC-5000-KKN1 (Mesh Panel) [Link]
Basically the same case but either with or without a window panel.
Personally I like the look of the window panel version however I'm wondering - would it be worse in terms of cooling than the non-window (mesh) design one instead? Which I've read can have 2 x 120mm fans attached to the mesh panel.
Any and all advice is much appreciated, thank you all in advance!
1. SGC-5000-KWN1 (Window Panel) [Link]
or
2. SGC-5000-KKN1 (Mesh Panel) [Link]
Basically the same case but either with or without a window panel.
Personally I like the look of the window panel version however I'm wondering - would it be worse in terms of cooling than the non-window (mesh) design one instead? Which I've read can have 2 x 120mm fans attached to the mesh panel.
Any and all advice is much appreciated, thank you all in advance!
