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Opinion on CM Wavemaster

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Lee Enfield

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I've seen mixed reviews on it. Some say it cools good others say the little holes in the front don't give enough air flow. I plan to OC my CPU and GPU. Will replacing the top portion that houses the USB ports and other goodies with a 80mm fan on top make that big of a difference?
 
the front allows a very small amunt of airflow. the fan on top will do almost nothing. if i were to do anything i would put a powerful 120mm fan up top which would help temps quite a bit. if you are looking for a case with lots of airflow look at the cm stacker. big but allows lots of airflow
 
Will a 120mm fit up there? I don't want the CM Stacker. It looks so ugly. I want something with class, which was why I was eyeing the wavemaster.
 
my friend has a wavemaster and i put a 120mm fan up top. the prewatercooled cases at frozencpu including the wavemaster comewith a 120mm rad and fan ontop on the case
 
the wavemaster is a great case. However, it's not a good choice if you have a soundcard with a front drive plate -- namely the SoundBlaster "Platinum" cards. The door will not close with the audio controls mounted flush -- you must counter-sink it about 1/2" which looks bad.
 
Yeah I don't plan to get a soundcard like that. Thx for the info. Anymore opinions on the case?
 
My friend has this case. He always complains about the bad airflow.
 
Yes but I already have mod ideas ready to go. I plan to put a mesh casing my extra bottom drive so airflow can come in better and then I plan to put a 120mm fan in side. I saw the do it yourself guide with pics on another forum and it reduced temps by 8-10C. I also plan to put a 80mm or 120mm fan on top. With these 3 mods: Adding 2 additional fans and a mesh caseing on my free 5.25 bay my temps should decrease dramaticly.
 
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