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Full-tower Cooler Master Storm Sniper Case Reviewed

Started by Nemo, Feb 25 2009 03:54 AM

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#1 Nemo

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 03:54 AM

OCC has reviewed the Sniper case from Cooler Master's Storm series of products - http://www.overclock...views/cm_storm/

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#2 Verran

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 05:30 AM

That looks like a pretty cool case. I might consider this against my old favorite (the Armor) if I ever need another big case. It's a big and open design without looking too gaudy or spacey. I like it! Nice review.

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 10:05 AM

If I didn't have my computer built in the entrails of a Compaq right now, I'd definitely get that case.

That is awesome, great review (nice touch with the V10 too)

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 12:20 PM

thanks guys, it does not take up too much space but gives you quite a bit of room to play around inside. The wire management is a great feature of the case as well

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 04:12 PM

I saw this one at CES and it is pretty slick. They actually designed this for their gaming team.

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Posted 26 February 2009 - 10:57 AM

Very nice, but I'm more for fulltower cases

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Posted 26 February 2009 - 11:01 AM

Very nice, but I'm more for fulltower cases

it is a full tower case, just look at the name of this thread and also HERE

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#8 Verran

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Posted 26 February 2009 - 11:23 AM

it is a full tower case, just look at the name of this thread and also HERE

Well... just because they say it's a full-tower doesn't mean it is one

The term has gotten VERY fuzzy in the last few years. But if you're old-skool enough, you know that this is really just a big mid tower. A nice one, don't get me wrong, but not a full tower by the old standards.

I think a lot of old-skoolers think of something like this when you use the term 'full-tower'.

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Posted 26 February 2009 - 12:50 PM

Well... just because they say it's a full-tower doesn't mean it is one The term has gotten VERY fuzzy in the last few years. But if you're old-skool enough, you know that this is really just a big mid tower. THESE

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My old 901AD was a fricken beast, it was just about those same dimensions and like 35 pounds empty.

I look back at that case though and wonder why I ever got it (a full tower was just the "thing" to have I guess), that was EXTREME overkill for my Athlon rig...
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Posted 26 February 2009 - 03:41 PM

Touché, though I think they need to make stretch towers as opposed to full towers (make them longer) since video cards don't seem to want to get shorter. I hope the next gen cards get smaller again.

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#11 davidst

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Posted 22 March 2009 - 10:09 PM

Yea I think I will be buying one of those when they come down just a bit.
And yea it's a mid tower built at the very top.
I had a In-Win full Tower It was a beast!

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