Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
have worked with?

Thanks

Kyle wrote:
> Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
> Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
> have worked with?
>
> Thanks
>
>

I have both.
Are you talking about the case or power supply or ???

The Coolmaster case is absolutely great!
Fantastic airflow.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068

The Antec PS runs fine and quiet.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371002



GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield @ 2997 MHz
Zalman 9700 CPU cooler
2GB G.SKILL PC2 6400
Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA
Seagate Barracuda 80GB SATA
Seagate Barracuda 80GB SATA
EVGA GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB
*COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 case*
*Antec True Power Trio TP3-550w ps*
XP Pro

SHRED wrote:

>Kyle wrote:
>> Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
>> Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
>> have worked with?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
>I have both.
>Are you talking about the case or power supply or ???

I'm trying to get some advise about cases -
Looking at the Antec P182 or P190 versus
Coolermaster's Cosmos 1000, Stacker 832 or even the
CM690 ATX Mid-tower

Currently have a Wavemaster and the design is outdated with
only three 80mm fans. Case looks nice but is dysfunctional and
would not think of putting a Core2 Duo or Quad in it.

Thanks for the reply -

>
>The Coolmaster case is absolutely great!
>Fantastic airflow.
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068
>
>The Antec PS runs fine and quiet.
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371002
>
>
>
>GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
>Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield @ 2997 MHz
>Zalman 9700 CPU cooler
>2GB G.SKILL PC2 6400
>Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA
>Seagate Barracuda 80GB SATA
>Seagate Barracuda 80GB SATA
>EVGA GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB
>*COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 case*
>*Antec True Power Trio TP3-550w ps*
>XP Pro

On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:31:39 -1000, Kyle <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

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>Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
>Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
>have worked with?
>
>Thanks
>

I have not had any problem with Antec cases, power supplies, or fans.
I have a NeoPower 480wP/S--nice but a little pricey. All I know about
Coolermaster is that it is popular.

"Kyle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
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> Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
> Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
> have worked with?
>
> Thanks
>
>


Though Antec has a good reputation...the last two powersupplies that died on
me were Antec's.

One was still under warranty, so they replaced it.

Next time I buy a supply I'm going to try another brand...maybe
Coolermaster???

Kyle wrote:
> Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
> Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
> have worked with?
>
> Thanks

I've always used Antec cases. I'm on my 5th system and it uses the
Antec Sonata II case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155

It's nice because of the 120 mm fan mounted with silicone and it is
really quiet. Has a 3 speed switch on it; I run it at 2 and it's very
quiet. Great hard drive mounts with rubber grommets where the drive
mounts. I threw out the air duct thing. Better airflow without it.
There's a mount for another 120 mm fan on the drive bay, which really
helps keep the drives cool, as well as adding to overall cooling (the
fan is not supplied. I added it and mounted it with the silicone mounts
that are provided)

It also has a 450 watt Antec PSU that runs a P5B-Plus with a E6600
running at 3 GHz, with 4 sticks of Corsair 1GB memory, 3 hard drives and
a DVD burner. My UPS shows that the system draws about 250 watts max
with full load on the CPU.

There are many other Antec cases available; check out the list at
Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...516&name=Antec

philo wrote:
> "Kyle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
>> Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
>> have worked with?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
>
> Though Antec has a good reputation...the last two powersupplies that
> died on me were Antec's.
>
> One was still under warranty, so they replaced it.
>
> Next time I buy a supply I'm going to try another brand...maybe
> Coolermaster???

A statistician would have a real job with finding out why some people
never have a problem with Brand X, but then others have nothing but
problems with Brand X.

As I mentioned, I've built 5 computers over the last 10 years and all
have Antec cases and power supplies, with no trouble at all with any of
them. All 5 are still working fine (well, the latest one better be
working fine, since it's only 5 months old). ;-)

philo wrote:
> "Kyle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
>> Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
>> have worked with?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
>
> Though Antec has a good reputation...the last two powersupplies that died on
> me were Antec's.
>
> One was still under warranty, so they replaced it.
>
> Next time I buy a supply I'm going to try another brand...maybe
> Coolermaster???
>
>

A good start, would be to stay away from the entries in the "Tier 5"
section, listed here. The gradations into the other Tiers, is a distraction.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=108088

Paul

Kyle wrote:
> Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
> Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
> have worked with?
>
> Thanks
>
>
I have a Antec P-180 and a Sonota III - both very good. The P180 doesn't
come with a power supply, so you'll have your options open there. Make
sure that you get one with long cables, as the power supply in the P180
mounts from the bottom and is isolated from the rest of the case. I went
with the Corsair HX620 and it works very well (3 12V rails @ 18A per,
total rating 50A). Routing the cables takes some time and patience, but
the end result is worth the effort. The fan filters are very effective.
The case cooling is effective. I have no complaints with it at all. I
have no experience with Coolermaster, so can't offer a comparison.

Fitz

--
Your body is a temple boy,
You ought to treat it well
But you trash the place and rent it out
Like it's some cheap motel - The Badlees

Kyle wrote:
> Which is a better brand, Antec or Coolermaster?
> Could someone please recommend a model that they own or
> have worked with?

Using 2 Antec SP series at home:

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