Great review fah33m
Sweet review Faheem. =D
So its between this, the NZXT Tempest/Evo and the CM Scout/HAF 922. I think quality wise this is definately on top, not sure how much difference those extra fans(and the one on the side panel) make.
wow! awesome review.
Every review I read/watch about this cabinet convinces me a bit more into buying this. I love the huge size. This has to be biggest mid-tower, am I right?
The only thing thats keeping me from ordering this is that it has only 1 intake fan!!
Is the single intake enough for this? How much difference would having another intake make to the airflow in the cabinet. It is due to this one gripe that I decided to instead wait for the CM 690 Advanced II. Problem with CM690 is that it’s bit cramped compared to this.
EDIT: How do you rate this review? I saw an option for rating the review when posting my reply, but forgot to select a value. Now I cannot seem to find it anywhere. Anyways, 5/5 from me :).
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I’m planning to run my ram sticks at 1600 24/7 and it’d be nice if they had some nice cool air blowing in its direction.
There is provision for only one intake fan but if you’re sure that you aren’t going to be using more than the top 2 of the 5.25 bays then you can squeeze in another fan right on top of the hdd cage.There isn’t a provision for screws as such you just need to get a bit innovative with double sided tape I guess.It fits perfectly though as seen from this video
^ yup I had also thought about doing the same thing, if I did go for this :).
They could’ve given some provision to put a side fan atleast. That wouldve made this an instant buy. That is the one thing where CM690 stands tall and above. They give so many provisions. Even though one may not use more than 3-4, it’s still good to have atleast an option for more.
Still, this is an otherwise very good cabinet. Looks like this is going to be the one for me
It’s indeed a great cabinet for the price. Regarding the lack of intake fan,IMO the 3 exhaust fans along with 1 intake perform the job well enough but incase of extreme hardware /OC’ing or GPUs one would want an extra intake fan. In that case as Arun1 mentioned you can easily install a 120mm fan above the HDD cage using some cable ties.
I had done the same with my CM-690 as my modded side panels fan position obstructs the cooler but soon I realised it wasn’t affecting the temps and instead was pulling a lot of dust inside .So i removed it
I agree if they would’ve made provision for fan on side panel then we could call the K62 ,king of airflow and cooling as well. Anyways in most cases you won’t need that extra cooling , so go ahead and get the K62.I am sure , you will love it.
PS : You can rate the review by clicking on the top right hand column which says “Member Rating”.Just next to rate the review - there would be a drop down menu to select your rating.
Damn I thought you can only review audio equipments.
Great review indeed. :thumb:
^ Thanks Sumit ! Actually I am a hardware enthusiast first and than a audio lover . The hardware bug has been there since childhood while the affair with IEMs started just a few years back
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great review buddy… review the p80…
^ Hahahah .. thanks . Ask Sudhir to send me a P80 ,will review it
..wait , don’t you have a P80 as well ?
Sweet review and sweet cabby. I’ve now decided to get a K56 (hopefully still available) from phoenix thanks to you
I tried that, but no matter what, it still doesnt allow me to rate the review. Not a browser problem.. tried both Opera and IE8. I guess, when I posted my first comment, it automatically took the rating. Also, I’m sorry since I think it took the rating as zero :(. So if the overall rating looks a bit low, then I’m sorry its due to me.
Btw, I’m convinced about the cabbie. I will ordering this eventually, but have to get a decent 2.1 speakers first. Will need your help in that :).
^ No issues dude.It’s not because of you,quite a few members have rated the review as 0 on purpose .
Regarding the 2.1 suggestions.The Altec Lansing VS4121 or MX5021 are your best bet.For detailed discussion and suggestions checkout older thread or open a new one.
Congrats Incase you can spend a little more ,get the K62 ..well worth it
No reason to get
Its a pathetic review
^ hehe..
btw what are the differences between k56w and k62 (both have window) - i cant seem to figure out - but anyway im just interested in getting the entry-level cabby.
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The k56/w is slightly smaller I think,its the 58 and 60 which are cut down versions of the 62 but I don’t think they’re available here.
I think K56W comes with only 2 fans. But it still has provisions for 4.
sweet, thanks. i will be making the payment for a k56w tomorrow and hopefully get to set it up next weekend
Great review
Ahh nicely done