Maelstrom T900 Case and GPU Space

[MeveM]

So, I'll be ordering my PC when I get my next wage at the end of the month, but after reading some reviews for my case (Maelstrom T900) it said the following pro's and con's.

Pros:
Looks good
Great cooling performance
CPU back-plate access
Price
LED light on/off switch


Cons:
Poor cable management
Difficult installation of HDDs
Rear I/O expansion covers not reusable
Issues with large graphics cards

Issues with large graphics cards...
I mainly wanted the case because of the great airflow and cooling it gives as I'm tired of overheating my PC's, but will it be able to fit my GTX 570, and have room for a new GPU in about 2-4 years time? Doesn't exactly say how much of a GPU space problem the case has. Anyone got a Maelstrom T900 Case that could comment on the space?

This following statement in the review worries me a little bit though, and could it be prevented any way?

"The side panel that houses the fan has a metal mesh design which gives you a limited view into the case. The mesh will allow for good airflow but the holes are quite large which might not prevent dust from getting into the case. This could quickly become a problem as it does not take much time for dust to build up."

Surely you could put something over the mesh that's has finer holes then the mesh itself to prevent dust from getting in, or would that be a bad idea? Would it infact stop/reduce the airflow or is the dust problem infact not that big of a problem? Again, anyone with a Maelstrom T900 case that could comment on the dust?

The PC spec I'm getting is the following;

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating SystemG
enuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,011.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/

 

[Wozza63]

well knock out the Titan Fenrir for a watercooler if you are looking to save space, as they are so big they usually get in the way of the side fan whereas the watercoolers are much much smaller

that should give you a lot more room although i dont know if its enough for gpu

how about talking to customer support online and ask if there is enough room, they are very helpful 5/5
it should be online now...

 

[MeveM]

Think I'm going to skip the Fenrir fan and go with the copper, don't think I'll be going with a full on overclock, and it's only plans for the future to maybe bump it up a little.

As for the case, Concidering the Coolermaster 922 with seems to have some great cooling ability, but the reviews complain about the lack of a side fan, the photos of it here on PCS shows a big side fan, but is not included in the text, and I wouldn't have a clue how to mount one myself :/

The following is said at the bottom when you proceed with your selected build, does this mean they'll add the side fan on the 922 so it's 4 fans? 1 front, 1 top, one rear, and the side? Or is that still not included?

Other Features Included As Standard...
Fans Where necessary your computer will come with extra case fans fitted.

 

[Wozza63]

the triple copper should be fine for small overclocks although only very little perhaps consider filling up the fan slots you have available in an attempt to keep the temps down, if you want to measure CPU temps use Core Temp

 

[sanj]

Just to confirm that the GTX 570 will fit into this case(T900) no problem as i've built quite a few,you only have the single hard drive so we would place that in one of three bay's as far away as possible from the graphic's card as to aid good airflow!

 

[MeveM]

Just to confirm that the GTX 570 will fit into this case(T900) no problem as i've built quite a few,you only have the single hard drive so we would place that in one of three bay's as far away as possible from the graphic's card as to aid good airflow!

Thanks for the clarification.
Now I just need to decide on whether to go with T900 or the Coolermaster 922.
Could you tell me if the 922 includes the side mounted fan as per the pictures? On reviews for the 922 it's not included in other shops but says there's a slot for a big fan, or two small, on PCS case selection info it doesn't mention it included, but it is shown on the picture. This has left me a little confused about the 922. Think it'll convince me which case to go with if I knew if it was included or not.

+rep for the two above posters.

 

[sanj]

Thanks for the clarification.
Now I just need to decide on whether to go with T900 or the Coolermaster 922.
Could you tell me if the 922 includes the side mounted fan as per the pictures? On reviews for the 922 it's not included in other shops but says there's a slot for a big fan, or two small, on PCS case selection info it doesn't mention it included, but it is shown on the picture. This has left me a little confused about the 922. Think it'll convince me which case to go with if I knew if it was included or not.

+rep for the two above posters.

Hello,the 922 we use doe's not come with the side case fan,hope this clear's the confusion,you can state that you want one fitting at time of ordering and i'm sure our sale's team will be happy to add one as a task when it come's to building it.

 

[Wozza63]

does the 932 come with a side fan?

 

[MeveM]

Brilliant, thanks again Sanj, I'll look into asking for it as an addition.

Edit: How exactly do I go about asking for additional hardware that's not included in the building screen? Do I just process my order and then give PCS a ring and they'll add it to my order manually?
Or is there another proceedure I should go through?

 

[sanj]

does the 932 come with a side fan?

Yes the 932 doe's.

 

[sanj]

Brilliant, thanks again Sanj, I'll look into asking for it as an addition.

Edit: How exactly do I go about asking for additional hardware that's not included in the building screen? Do I just process my order and then give PCS a ring and they'll add it to my order manually?
Or is there another proceedure I should go through?

Yes proceed with the order and then ring our call centre and they'll sort it out!

 

[Flatsix]

Dear Sanj,

Is GTX 570 SLI setup viable in this case, if fitting at all ?Thanks

 

[sanj]

Dear Sanj,

Is GTX 570 SLI setup viable in this case, if fitting at all ?Thanks

Hello,the GTX570 in Sli will fit into this case no problem's,i'm sure I fitted a GTX580 into a Maelstrom T900 today and it just squeezes in!

 

[tom_gr7]

@sanji as you work for pcs. What is the best case out of every case pcs sells?

 

[sanj]

@sanji as you work for pcs. What is the best case out of every case pcs sells?

Hello Tom,to be honest my fav's are:-

Small case:-Trident
Medium case:-Haf 922
Large case:-Haf-X

Saying that each and every case has it's positive's and negative's,builder's here at PCS love case's that everything will fit into,lately we have had customer's fitting insane build's into the smallest case's possible(i7-990x into an enigma!)Just built the most expensive PC we have ever had here at PCS at £7000 and that was in a Cosmos 1000!

 

[MadMan]

£7000 :wacko:

 

[Petchi b]

Hello Tom,to be honest my fav's are:-

Small case:-Trident
Medium case:-Haf 922
Large case:-Haf-X

Saying that each and every case has it's positive's and negative's,builder's here at PCS love case's that everything will fit into,lately we have had customer's fitting insane build's into the smallest case's possible(i7-990x into an enigma!)Just built the most expensive PC we have ever had here at PCS at £7000 and that was in a Cosmos 1000!

7k!! I would like to know that spec..

 

[Fear]

It's my new dream machine lol [rollinglaugh]

Case
COOLERMASTER COSMOS 1000 SILVER SILENT CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-990X (3.46GHz) 6.4GTs/12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® RAMPAGE III EXTREME: 3-Way SLI & CrossFireX, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
24GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (6 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE Batman Arkham City with any Nvidia® GeForce GTX560 or above!
2nd Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE Batman Arkham City with any Nvidia® GeForce GTX560 or above!
3rd Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE Batman Arkham City with any Nvidia® GeForce GTX560 or above!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
480GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 530MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
480GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 530MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
3rd Hard Disk
480GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 530MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
4th Hard Disk
480GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 530MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
RAID
RAID 0 (STRIPED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD) (£9)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£79)
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£79)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES™ GOLD AX1200-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR(£208)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II C240 A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£99)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium - Fatal1ty Champion Series (£148)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
NZXT INTERNAL USB HEADER (4 Additional Powered Internal USB Ports) (£18)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£146)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £7,035.00 including VAT and delivery.

If only :tt1:

 

[Flatsix]

Sanj, could you recommend a decent case for GTX 570's in SLI ?It's about 10 to 10.5 inches long reference to brand design.

Thanks

 

[Wozza63]

qhy are you SLiing 570s when you could get a 580 then SLi it in a short while