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Hugh N.

Hugh N.

Joined on 11/25/20

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Most Favorable Review

Great case, QC could be a little better

Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L Micro ATX Tower w/ Magnetic Design Dust Filter, Transparent Acrylic Side Panel, Adjustable I/O & Fully Ventilated for Airflow, MCB-Q300L-KANN-S00
Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L Micro ATX Tower w/ Magnetic Design Dust Filter, Transparent Acrylic Side Panel, Adjustable I/O & Fully Ventilated for Airflow, MCB-Q300L-KANN-S00

Pros: -Compact yet roomy enough for big GPUs and most standard CPU coolers (Coolermaster Hyper 212 Black LED at 157mm fits just right with a mm or two to spare. -Great cable management -Lots of ventilation/fanconfigurability

Cons: -Could use another CM or so above the MB for a second exhaust fan. With an aftermarket full size cooler it's quite cramped. -Screws and threads are quite cheap and come close to stripping easily -Of all the holes on the front, top, and bottom panel, only one of the sets for 120mm fan mounting aren't big enough for fan screws. There are 3 dedicated mounting locations for fans, on the panels, 2 for 120mm, and one for 140mm. But any of the holes work for fan mounting, except of course for one of the dedicated spots for 120mm fans. I myself moved my front fans to the left more so most of the air wasn't being blocked by the 24pin ATX power, and feeding directly into cpu. 8pin CPU power also prevents top exhaust fan from being centered in case on my mobo (extra cm at the top would help here too!)

Overall Review: -Great case for the money, looks great on my desk, nice and compact, but could be slightly higher quality (but you get what you pay for!)

Most Critical Review

Great looking cooler, but not as impressive as I suspected

Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition CPU Air Cooler, SF120R RGB Fan, 4 CD 2.0 Heatpipes, Anodized Gun-Metal Black, RGB Lighting for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151 LGA 1700 Compatible
Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition CPU Air Cooler, SF120R RGB Fan, 4 CD 2.0 Heatpipes, Anodized Gun-Metal Black, RGB Lighting for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151 LGA 1700 Compatible

Pros: -Looks great -Decent instructions and kit

Cons: -Not getting temps I was hoping for. Ryzen 7 3700x hitting 75-79 deg-C routinely under load, even with an additional pull fan installed -Heard of others with Noctua coolers getting nearly 20 deg lower on OC chips -Instal was a pain, getting it on wasn't hard, but getting it not crooked in the case was trouble.

Overall Review: Not a bad cooler for the money, looks great, but not a noctua.

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Quality fans at low cost

I've watched several videos where these fans were compared both in noise and cooling performance to the infamous Noctua's, but at a much lower cost. Have to make sure to get the right ones as they all look alike and come in DC, PWM, etc. Only have them installed for a few days but the build quality seems high and they are performing as promised. As noted in some reviews, there is a slight motor hum around 1000 RPM, but other than that they operate quite silently when PC isn't under load.

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