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CES 2006 Main Show Floor - Part II
Cooler Master
Cooler Master is another very well known case manufacturer, and they've long been one of my personal favorites thanks to the quality products they produce. While their new version of the Stacker, dubbed Stacker 830, was launched prior to CES, we had not yet gotten the chance to see one in person. The design is a big step away from the original, and it's almost a little over the top in my opinion, but overall we all liked the style of it. As we walked around to see the other side of the Stacker we immediately realized just how insane the cooling can get with this case. 4 x 120mm fans can be mounted on a giant fan bracket for side air intake, 1 x 120mm fan exhausts air out the rear, 1 x 120mm fan can optionally exhaust air through the top of the case, 1 x 120mm pulls air in from the from of the case and you can even install 2 additional 120mm fans for a grant total of 9 x 120mm case fans. I can't even imagine the rat's nest of wiring that would surely be caused by such a large number of fans.   One of the interesting things to note about this case is that it is BTX ready. Both side panels are exactly the same, and the motherboard tray is removable and reversible. The BTX form factor isn't mainstream yet, but it's nice to see companies like Antec and Cooler Master ready for the change. On the top of the case there are built-in case handles in the front and the rear, molded out of plastic. On the front panel just above the door are some I/O ports of the usual variety, 1 x Firewire, 2 x USB, Mic In, and Audio Out.  There are 9 x 5.25" drive bays, get this, STACKED on top of one another (har har har), and that about covers it. Cooler Master throws in some adapters so you can install hard drives and external 3.5" devices if needed. This case is super expensive at over $250.00, but hopefully we can still get one of these puppies to review so we can really see what it's made of.         Cooler Master was also showing off their Praetorian 730 case and their LAN-friendly Ammo 533. Brad actually attends, and hosts, LAN parties quite frequently, so we're going to have to get one of those for him to review. They also had a couple case prototypes, including the new WaveMaster. The new WaveMaster doesn't have the same appeal as the original, so hopefully Cooler Master will change a couple of things before its launch. Because it was a prototype, we weren't allowed to take any pictures.     Off to the side they were showing off the CMMedia 260 HTPC case. We didn't spend much time looking at it, but it certainly looks like it would be at home sitting in an entertainment center. Of course, Cooler Master was also showing off some CPU coolers behind a glass case.     
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