COOLER MASTER STF-B01-E1-GP Cross Flow Fan for CM-Stacker

Pros: I added the cross flow fan after I assembled a PD830-P5LD2 system with 10 Hard drives dual opticals and a Floppy. The Motherboard was measuring itselft at around 50 Deg C in an office environment prior to installing the cross flow fan. After installation which was tricky given the system was already assembled, the motherboard measured itself at 38 deg C. I didn't have any of the issues reported

Cons: While the CM Stacker accessories are nice to have, they should be part of the whole chassis when you buy it. $xxx-$xxx is a lot of cash for a chassis without power supply. Look into Antec P180, it if meets your needs it is a better and quieter solution. I have one of each. CM Stacker is the 50 Caliber Chassis for those who intend to fill it

Overall Review: The 4 into 3 drive bay module is a sweet piece of hardware. I am now using 2 of them and have another on order for 12 drives in 9 bays

Pros: It blows air over entire mobo.

Cons: Like everyone else said, the screws are a huge hassle. It takes entirely too long to do something as simple as installing a fan. I threw out the mounting screws that were supplied with the fan. They just didn't fit properly inside the pre-drilled holes. If I'd used them them they would have vibrated loose almost instantly. I used small threaded inserts and machine screws. I'm not sure if it was worth the hassle. $30.00+ after tax and shipping. Then an additional $3.00 for the screws and about 2 hours of my time. Just to drop 2*c? Oh well, 2*c is 2*c.

Overall Review: I give it a poor rating for the mounting hardware. Cooler Master could do better than that.

Pros: I believe that anyone complaining about this fan and its clearance issues has attempted to mount it to the swinging door, instead of on the motherboard tray as it appears to have been originally designed for. I agree that it may cause some problems in this configuration. That being said, if you plan on mounting the fan to the motherboard tray, you should have no problems whatsoever. Personally, I love this fan as it does exactly what I had intended it to do.

Cons: As everyone else has stated, the screws are a pain the rear. After 20 minutes of trying to force them through the holes, I gave up and used my dremel to open them up a bit. Other than that, the only complaint I can make is that the provided controller mounts to the rear of the case, instead of the front. Nothing that a few modifications couldn't fix.

Overall Review: Great fan for a stacker 830 provided it's mounted to the MB tray.

Pros: Speed fan control thru the PCI slots in the back. Perfect Fit into Cooler Master CMStacker 830. amazing airflow, cooled down my GPU about 1-2 degrees (ATI HD 2900XT, every degree counts).

Cons: Screws went in a little croocked, but once they were started they went in easy. Be VERY mindful of where your IDE connector is for your motherboard, if you have full sized ATX motherboard, look for motherboard IDE connect that sticks straight up, not out, becuase you will have to do some tricky cutting to the fan to make it fit.

Overall Review: This is a awesome fan. Despite the fact I had to cut a litte out of the fan casing to make it fit around the IDE connector, it was super easy to install.

Pros: Don't get me wrong, this fan is GREAT for air circulation but the screws and screw-holes are HORRIBLE!

Cons: You wouldn't believe the kind of gymnastics I had to do to get this fan mounted! This fan should have taken about 3 minutes to install but because of the ridiculous holes and screws, it took almost a half hour! I recommend having a friend help you (hold it on the opposite side of the case) while you mount it because you really have to push HARD to get these screws in all the way.

Overall Review: Figure you're going to have to spend an extra 50-100 dollars to make the most of your Stacker. This case should really have come with some of the accessories, especially this fan as it was one of the main selling points!

Pros: works great keeps mb 5-6 degrees cooler

Cons: bone

Overall Review: should have bought it sooner

Comments: If you buy the stacker case then it would be foolish not to take advanage of this fan I put all 4 screws in with no problem and it didn't sound like a vacuum on high. this fan is something I would of made myself but that would be impossible. And newegg!?How do you get it to my house so fact!?

Pros: Moves alot of air across the whole board, especially cooling RAM and extra air flow for the CPU. I'm using one now for an ASUS A8NSLI-Premium board in a Cooler Master Stacker 810 and I have yet to have any heat problems

Cons: Really hard to mount to the motherboard tray. The screw holes have to be started with the screws provided.

Overall Review: Its a shame CM discontinued the Stacker 810 with dual power supply bays. Its a bullet proof case with lots of room, and being completely modular in the front makes for lots of configuration freedom.