CM Stacker 2 (830)

[zeke_mo]

For those of you who are waiting for this case to come out I thought I would enlighten you with its release date.

If you dont know what I am talking about heres a linky http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=RC-830&other_title=%20RC-830

I emailed coolermaster about its release and got this

This case is expected to be released at the end of October or early
November.

oh I cant wait

 

[Petros]

These are nice for staying awake through classes!

 

[VenomXt]

sigh i just coudnt wait oh well i like my stacker 1 hehe

 

[Electronic Punk]

Gah, I want one :s

 

[mlakrid]

Wow Very nice looking...

 

[onimkron]

I'm not too sure about the front-panel, looks a bit too much of a gimmick, but at least it still retains most of the nice features from its predecessor

 

[Sazar]

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81800

My next rig will be in that

 

[zeke_mo]

I'm not too sure about the front-panel, looks a bit too much of a gimmick, but at least it still retains most of the nice features from its predecessor

They made it so the front panel can come off

http://www.coolermaster.com/Cebit2005/exhibition/flash/CM_Stacker_830.zip

Theres a nice little flash on the features

 

[Admiral Michael]

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81800

My next rig will be in that

Nice and smooth looking.

 

[NetRyder]

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81800

My next rig will be in that

Now that's hot!

 

[zeke_mo]

It is good looking, but it only supports ATX, so when btx becomes a standard you would need to upgrade

 

[Son Goku]

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81800

My next rig will be in that

Looks good...

As to BTX, the real question is when we'd be looking at that? For now, I haven't really given it much thought myself...

 

[Electronic Punk]

Fallen in love with that Stacker and have been waiting for it for months.
as you can see here:

http://www.coolermaster.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1987&start=150

 

[wind3D]

what's the big deal about btx? why would you even need to upgrade? the way i am seeing it, it's an aid for cooling intels overheating CPUS. i dont see too much of a difference of what btx can do that ATX cant.

 

[zeke_mo]

what's the big deal about btx? why would you even need to upgrade? the way i am seeing it, it's an aid for cooling intels overheating CPUS. i dont see too much of a difference of what btx can do that ATX cant.

BTX places the GPUS on top keeping the cpu cooler, and not only that but it puts the cpu in a place that it wont heat the GPU(s). It also puts the memory horizontally so it can get air flow to help cool it too. And the last major feature is the fact that the chipset bridge is much closer to the cpu which would decrease latency between the cpu and the chipst. BTX is better over all, it keeps things cool(much cooler) and it helps with performance.

 

[wind3D]

I didn't realise that computers were drastically overheating? I doubt that has anything to do with poor manufacturing and user error, though.

People have used ATX for over 10 years. I don't see why they need to wait months to buy a case that will give them a cooler case - even though they don't need it.

Edit: Seems like more of a want to have kind of thing, than a needed addition to motherboard form factors. Maybe thats the reason Intel is the only one financially backing this.

 

[Sazar]

It is good looking, but it only supports ATX, so when btx becomes a standard you would need to upgrade

BTX == Intel's creation wrt Prescott's and eggs frying or something like that

An average computer does not need a BTX format and AMD procs do not require it either

BTX is standard btw with Dell's mid-range lineup (Dimension 5100 and up) so it is mainstream, just not off the shelf.

 

[Sazar]

Nice and smooth looking.

And quiet

The doors and other components have sound dampening materials built in

My p160 is quiet but I quite like the clean finish.

Perhaps gen2 with window setup might be an idea (defeats purpose of noise-dampening but who cares).

 

[onimkron]

They made it so the front panel can come off

http://www.coolermaster.com/Cebit2005/exhibition/flash/CM_Stacker_830.zip

Theres a nice little flash on the features

Ah, i knew I should've read through the specs in more detail, knew I would've forgot something as obvious as this . Thanks for the heads-up

I really like the look of the P180, looks like it has lots of cooling potential. Plus, it has a pretty nice looking front-panel