The haf 922 seems to perform better than the NZXT tempest and is 30 dollars more. But will adding a fan to the tempest outperform the haf 922 though? I'm just asking. Thanks.
The NZXT Tempest is more effectively cooled than the HAF 922 from the outset. The fans in the Tempest are all provided from stock, as are pretty much all of the fans in the 922 - coolermaster's fans are very weak.
How so? bear in mind I own the larger HAF 932, and another NZXT case (not a Tempest) and I would consider the NZXT to be more solidly built than the Coolermaster.
Because i've assembled a computer inside a Tempest a while back and i managed to break one of those fancy "No tools required" DVD-drive fasteners almost instantly. Also the case makes noise when in use suggesting there is something a bit loose in the body. Overall it feels a bit cheap and weak. I think it's just too expensive for its qualities.
Resonations often occur with tool-less drive brackets, especially with vibration-prone HDDs like Maxtors, Seagates and Samsungs. The tool-less drive rails of any case are always flimsy, the ones with NZXT cases aren't great but they're better than the ones that coolermaster use, and much better than the ones thermaltake use. They're so easy to snap it's absurd. The only well made drive attachment method is good old fashioned screws or thumbscrews.
Antec have in the past, however, made the Nine Hundred (original) which has the worst designed HDD cage I've ever seen in my life working on PCs.
I dont like Antec's Gamer Cases (except for 300), I like Performance One series. They're quiet, meaningful and they don't have leds
The P182 is a nice case, I will certainly say that much. However, for cooling a high-performance PC, it's far from the ideal tool for the job. I don't mind LEDs on the whole, but I like being able to turn them off. Having a continuous coloured glow gets annoying after a while. I'm also bored of blue LEDs, I usually go for red or white.
This is suitable for high performance pc too at least when you do modifications like this http://oma.afterdawn.com/kokki99/show_image.cfm/22848. Thats an old picture, now i have added some stockings for dust filtration
Doesn't really make much difference. The main problem is centre chamber cooling for high end graphics cards. You just can't do without a decent side fan.
I've been thinking to change my case to P193. But it's just so damn expensive for a case, 177€ on Jimm's PC-Store. Btw i have a Noctua fan in the center chamber too, giving air to the 4870.
Yes, but for decent cooling, you really need a side fan. I actually had to ditch a case with a 120mm front, side and rear fan to run my quad crossfire system as that wasn't sufficient. Special case I know, but the point stands, a standard case isn't what most people look at for a gaming PC. The P182 remains one of my preferred server cases, along with the NZXT Whisper. Also, if you think the P193 price is bad, you should have seen the P190!
Yeah i saw the price of P190, at least in Finland it costed around 350€ but thankfully P193 doesn't include that dual PSU system.
