DH Review: Coolermaster Mystique 632

Zardon · Feb 15, 2007, 09:55 AM

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Erroneus · Feb 15, 2007, 10:52 AM

What the hell were they thinking! This will properly ruin somebody's day, I doubt everybody will notice the small spacing.

Randomletters · Feb 15, 2007, 07:40 PM

It would be nice if the average pricing of PC Cases came down soon. $130US for a case, Esp this one, Is rediculous.

Sonata · Feb 15, 2007, 11:34 PM

If purchased by accident and the Video card doesn't fit, a bit of a hack with a metal cutting implement might tame the beast.

Reminds me of my old Macase where I was often cutting out bits to make way for new hardware, a royal pain in the behind.

ANewPrelusion · Feb 15, 2007, 11:55 PM

I personally own this particular case, so please excuse me if I am being bias. I feel there is a strong misrepresentation in this review. It is to my understanding that the con to this case was it's PCI-E clearance. It was stated that the reviewer was unable to fit a Powercolor X1950 Pro because it needed 13 inches of clearance. I find that hard to believe considering the card is 210mm/8.27in long (Source: google.) It is to be expected that the PCI-E power cable requires some clearance, but hardly 5 extra inches. And the designated clearance is 10.5in, seems well enough for an x1950 pro. In support of this, I personally have an MSI 7900GTX in this case and it measures 205mm/8.07in in length (Source: google)and i have no problems with clearance even with the power cable attached. If my information is incorrect in any way, please ignore my ramblings. If they are indeed correct, please make note of it so that other consumers are not deterred from this product simply because of incorrect information presented to them. Thank You

Dyre Straits · Feb 16, 2007, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ANewPrelusion

I personally own this particular case, so please excuse me if I am being bias. I feel there is a strong misrepresentation in this review. It is to my understanding that the con to this case was it's PCI-E clearance. It was stated that the reviewer was unable to fit a Powercolor X1950 Pro because it needed 13 inches of clearance. I find that hard to believe considering the card is 210mm/8.27in long (Source: google.) It is to be expected that the PCI-E power cable requires some clearance, but hardly 5 extra inches. And the designated clearance is 10.5in, seems well enough for an x1950 pro. In support of this, I personally have an MSI 7900GTX in this case and it measures 205mm/8.07in in length (Source: google)and i have no problems with clearance even with the power cable attached. If my information is incorrect in any way, please ignore my ramblings. If they are indeed correct, please make note of it so that other consumers are not deterred from this product simply because of incorrect information presented to them. Thank You

The information provided in the review is correct. Due to the PCI-E power connector design used by the PSU I'm using, the overall needed clearance is right at the 13 inches stated. I do know how to use and read a measuring tape. Although the PowerColor X1950 Pro can 'fit' in the space, it leaves no room for the PCI-E power connector. I would have to figure out a way to feed it through one of the holes where a HDD would go.

I stand by the review.

Stay tuned...I have a PSU review coming up and have a suggestion for the companies making them just for this reason.

INSTG8R · Feb 16, 2007, 08:10 PM

Take it from me its a damn tight fit( I have the 631, just click my sig to get a good idea of how a "tidy" that case can be......)

Feb 15, 2007, 09:55 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	DH Review: Coolermaster Mystique 632 Read The Review Here __________________________ Founded over a decade ago, CoolerMaster has one main mission: “… providing the industry's best thermal solutions. Since its establishment a decade ago, the company has remained faithful to this mission, emerging as a world leader in products and services for companies dealing with devices where heat issues must be resolved.”

Feb 15, 2007, 10:52 AM	#2
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,418 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	What the hell were they thinking! This will properly ruin somebody's day, I doubt everybody will notice the small spacing. __________________

Feb 15, 2007, 07:40 PM	#3
Randomletters ))<>(( Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 54	It would be nice if the average pricing of PC Cases came down soon. $130US for a case, Esp this one, Is rediculous. __________________ <----------- Sexy Budget Rig stats to the left.

Feb 16, 2007, 08:10 PM	#7
INSTG8R DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canadian lost in Norway Posts: 527 Rep Power: 0	Take it from me its a damn tight fit( I have the 631, just click my sig to get a good idea of how a "tidy" that case can be......) __________________ Sys. Specs. Intel E6600@3.2\|Abit IP35 Pro\|2x1024 Crucial Ballistix PC8500 \|Sapphire HD4870 512\|Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500G SATAII 16MB w/PRT\|SB X-Fi Fatality\|TT Tough Power 1200W\|TT Kandalf L.C.S.\|Samsung 204B 20" 5ms LCD\|Logitech G25\|Logitech G5\|Logitech G15\|Saitek X-52+Pro Rudder Pedals\|TrackIR w/Trackclip Pro 3DMark06

Feb 15, 2007, 11:34 PM	#4
Sonata DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hot as hell in summer Posts: 284 Rep Power: 0	If purchased by accident and the Video card doesn't fit, a bit of a hack with a metal cutting implement might tame the beast. Reminds me of my old Macase where I was often cutting out bits to make way for new hardware, a royal pain in the behind.

Feb 15, 2007, 11:55 PM	#5
ANewPrelusion DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I personally own this particular case, so please excuse me if I am being bias. I feel there is a strong misrepresentation in this review. It is to my understanding that the con to this case was it's PCI-E clearance. It was stated that the reviewer was unable to fit a Powercolor X1950 Pro because it needed 13 inches of clearance. I find that hard to believe considering the card is 210mm/8.27in long (Source: google.) It is to be expected that the PCI-E power cable requires some clearance, but hardly 5 extra inches. And the designated clearance is 10.5in, seems well enough for an x1950 pro. In support of this, I personally have an MSI 7900GTX in this case and it measures 205mm/8.07in in length (Source: google)and i have no problems with clearance even with the power cable attached. If my information is incorrect in any way, please ignore my ramblings. If they are indeed correct, please make note of it so that other consumers are not deterred from this product simply because of incorrect information presented to them. Thank You