Conclusion

So overall, then, it's pretty good stuff from the Cooler Master Stacker 830. Sure there is the big stumbling block of the £175 asking price, and when the silver variant first came out, we're sure many of us baulked at the sky-high price tag.

Nowadays, though, spending a lot of money on a chassis is not so much of an issue, as many of us have come to understand the benefits of such products.

Given the ability to switch to BTX and the fact that Cooler Master ships the Stacker with the accessories to do so, means that the future capability of the Stacker 830 is, at this moment in time, pretty good.

If there is one criticism to make about the Stacker 830 it's not actually about the product itself, but more about how damn long its taken Cooler Master to get the product to market, given that it brings nothing new to the table over the silver variant.

The fact is that the Cooler Master Stacker 830 is a very good chassis that ships with everything you need to see it last years through whatever upgrades and configurations we currently know about.

If you have the money and the space there isn’t currently anything in the chassis market we would recommend more.

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In the U.S. the silver case is currently selling for about US$240.00 – but with free shipping and a US$30.00 rebate from the manufacturer for a total cost of about US$210. If you compare this case against similar full-tower models from Lian-Li and Temjin you'll find it's actually a pretty good deal.

So, i have recently paid for a gaming rig from an online store. The tower is this exact case, except i am buying the metal looking one, simply because the all black is kinda boring to me… Anyways, i chose the Galaxy 1000w PSU as my power supply. Why? Because i can. I am just curious if i will still beable to get a 120mm fan up at the top to blow some hot air outside the case. If not, its not the end of the world, as this case is almost completely open as far as i am concerned. But still, i would like to mount one, even an 80mm silent fan would be nice.

I believe my mobo/CPU/ram will build up some heat… Would be nice to have more air moving through the case then-

Anyways, after i get my setup i will take pictures and post them here. Just to show how much i can cram inside my case >D

I think this looks nicer, it has a kind of “dont mess with me” look to it, where as the silver one was a lot more jolly. Its kind of like its evil twin so to speak.

I will prob wait till it gets to the sub £150 mark before i pick one up though, hopefully before crimbo.