HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price?

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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/19 19:31:56 (permalink)
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http://www.mountainmods.c...umsbm087ic8tbdrlc7un05

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http://www.dangerden.com/...-ldr-black-series.html
 
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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/19 19:35:02 (permalink)
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seth89

http://www.mountainmods.c...umsbm087ic8tbdrlc7un05

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http://www.dangerden.com/...-ldr-black-series.html

king of cases DD

Thats cute.


                        
 
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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/19 19:40:44 (permalink)
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loveha

seth89

http://www.mountainmods.c...umsbm087ic8tbdrlc7un05

king of cases MM

http://www.dangerden.com/...-ldr-black-series.html

king of cases DD

Thats cute.

Couldn't resist.

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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/19 19:46:12 (permalink)
that is a cool case btw.


                        
 
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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/19 19:50:01 (permalink)
seth89

that is a cool case btw.

Yes it is. Has way more room in it that I need and I can still put two more radiators in it on top of the three I have.

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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/19 20:48:07 (permalink)
Just put pantyhose over top of it, seriously, it works better than any filter.
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I'm actually disappointed with my HAF-X. I have the model that has the possible short in the front panel so most of it is taped with lots of electrical tape just to be safe and even then most of it is unplugged.

The air filters on the front and side are very disapointed (compared to some of the previous cases I've owned). I would be hard pressed to call them filters, they trap some dust but definitely nowhere near most of it. Also my original version does not have a dust filter below the PSU :(



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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/20 11:08:57 (permalink)
I love My HAF-X and there is no case that gives more air flow.

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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/20 11:21:12 (permalink)
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I love My HAF-X and there is no case that gives more air flow.

For it's size and price point yes. There are cases that will give you a lot more, but they are a lot bigger such as the one I use. and cost twice to three times as much as a HAF X.

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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/20 11:30:26 (permalink)
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I love My HAF-X and there is no case that gives more air flow.

 
Technically you can get more airflow out of the less costly HAF 932.  Put four 120mm fans on the side and that's way more than the HAF-X's 200mm or 230mm fan outputs.  When it comes to best temps, Silverstone seems to be the best there (with only three fans) but these HAF's aren't much worse.


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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/20 12:07:45 (permalink)
Since you want to get so technical, techically you can also put the side panel of the haf 932 and add as well 4X 120mm fans and out perform any other case.

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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/20 12:28:39 (permalink)
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Since you want to get so technical, techically you can also put the side panel of the haf 932 and add as well 4X 120mm fans and out perform any other case.

 
Yeah they are interchangeable.  I would like to see proof of this - HAF 932 or X with 4x 120mm side fans vs Silverstone RV02E/RV03/FT02. The HAF better win with the aftermarket side fans, at the cost of noise (7 fans vs 3).
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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/20 17:43:59 (permalink)
Well buddy, that's why all our Pcs look different.
 
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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/21 11:24:58 (permalink)
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Also, with my i5 2500 k, My idle temps are as low as 19 degrees celcius! WHOOOAAAA!

your house must be freezing cold, thats 66'F (avg room temp being 72) your 6' colder and thats not even account for heat from the chip. so you keep your house like 10'C(50'f)?

I don't think that is all that unusual, in my HAF X case I see idles temps ~ 17c with my i7 980 and I know I don't keep my A/C below 75.

Air cooling by definition is restricted to the base ambient temperature of the room. There simply is no way to go below it unless you're piping in AC straight into the case from the duct. Think about what you're saying for a second. How can an air cooled rig be lower than the room ambient air temp? 17C = 62F. Same goes for water cooling minus chillers. Ambient room temp sets the baseline. Neither air cooling nor water cooling can go sub-ambient by default. Only way around that is to lower the temps below room ambient via direct AC piping or a water chiller.

thinking they may have some bad sensors there, what i was getting at and what brad said are simple facts of thermal dynamics.


I can't speak for VegetaCreeper, but I am pretty sure my sensors are just fine.
 
My temps are reading that low with an H80 while VDROOP and  speedstep are enabled, at idle:

 

 
 
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Re:HAF X still the King of cases, or are there better options for around the same price? 2012/05/21 18:43:07 (permalink)
I really love my hafx. Plenty of room for absolutely anything you need. I have CPU and SLI 680's cooled with 1 massive RX360 rad and my temps are incredible. The fans that come with this case are outstanding, quiet and push tons of air. I could highly recommend this case to anyone out there.

I have had thermaltake armor +, antec 1200 and can say that this case by far exceeds my expectations.

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