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    Hey all I just baught this new case! http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase...mi/bwa/bwa.htm

    What do ya think?!!

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    Surely that depends on what you paid for it .....

    I will be looking for something similar for my next case, no more 80mm fans, I like being able to hear myself think!


    But, yes, I do like the case!
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    hmmm reminds me of a coolermaster wavemaster imo...nice paint job not keen on the window personally tho, but nice case

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    I like the 120mm fan hloders, and it looks quite nice. Dust filters are a bonus, my cheiftech doesnt have any and its a bit of a pain.
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    I think its a good looking case there - much nice than the tt xasers. Cant help thinking of fridges when i look at it though...

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    hehe i have the sliver verison of that it rocks tho i do ahve some problems with my fan adjusting things cuz the front has the curve thing i need to push my adjusters down abit more towards the psu so it looks werid when you opening it lol but case rocks anyway!

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    Just got this case and very disappointed with it. Most of the reviews I've read said it was near silent, and its replaced my Zorro case, which had 3 80mm fans in, and its much much louder. Even with them all connected to the controller and turned right down, its still only slightly quieter than my old case, which was very loud. My only other complaints are that the front where the slots are cut in the door is very rough, and you have to open the door to access the power buttons. And the front USB ports are instead on the top, so totally wasted really.

    On the plus side, the cooling performance seems a bit more reasonable. It has a dust filter on the front (but only a metal grill on the side). Its also lockable in case you feel like stealing your bits in your sleep, or you carry (?) it places- huge I know but it comes with a strap too. With the window the side feels a bit flimsy but it looks very good, and has "Thermaltake Cool all your life" etched into the side too

    Overall I'm fairly happy, apart from the main reason I bought it (120mm fans) as its much louder than my £30 old case.

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    replace the 120mm fans with quieter ones then

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    • scottxxx's system
      • Motherboard:
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      • CPU:
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      • Memory:
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      • 64GB Crucial RealSSD C300, 500GB Samsung SpinPoint, 1TB Samsung SpinPoint
      • Graphics card(s):
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      • PSU:
      • Meridian XClio 480W
      • Case:
      • Thermaltake Tsunami Dream
      • Monitor(s):
      • LG 22" L226WTQ-SF & LG W2243
      • Internet:
      • Sky 0.2MB "Up to 8 MB" Broadband
    Would have hoped for some high-end fans with a high end case...Now if only I had some pennies spare to replace them after spending my money on this

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    • scottxxx's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte 965P-S3
      • CPU:
      • 6320 @ 3.0GHz
      • Memory:
      • 4x1GB DDR2 PC6400
      • Storage:
      • 64GB Crucial RealSSD C300, 500GB Samsung SpinPoint, 1TB Samsung SpinPoint
      • Graphics card(s):
      • MSI 512mb x1950 Pro
      • PSU:
      • Meridian XClio 480W
      • Case:
      • Thermaltake Tsunami Dream
      • Monitor(s):
      • LG 22" L226WTQ-SF & LG W2243
      • Internet:
      • Sky 0.2MB "Up to 8 MB" Broadband
    Cheapest I've seen is TekHeads. http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=603574 for £75.74, gone up about £6 since I ordered mine from there about 2 weeks ago.

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