Cougar MX200 vs. Raidmax EXO vs Thermaltake Commander G42

Billson

Member
Both have around the same specs (except the Thermaltake has 2 USB ports 3.0 and the side window). Both the Raidmax and the Cougar cost $64, and the Thermaltake costs $114. Is the Thermaltake worth it? Other models arent really an option because there is only so much I can get my hands on here. Thanks in advance.
 

johnb35

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The Thermaltake case is more popular on Newegg and would be my choice of the 3.
 

Billson

Member
I mean the Thermaltake looks awesome and has 2 ports and the window, but costs double.
The actual prices are:
Raidmax EXO: $63.5
Cougar MX200: $63.8
Thermaltake G42: $120.7
 

beers

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Staff member
Yeah I guess you are right. You cant really make that desicion for me. Should I delete the post?
Nah, no worries.

I'd take the one you like the most but only if it doesn't mean you'll be eating ramen noodles for the week.
 

Billson

Member
Hey guys I have t bring this thread back to life, because I need help. The question is, how do I know how many USB 3.0 ports my mobo has? Like can I use 2 or only 1? By the way, my mobo is the GA 970A DS3P.
 

beers

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Staff member
how do I know how many USB 3.0 ports my mobo has?

;)

There's also a header at the bottom of the board which would support the case and two front facing USB ports.

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Billson

Member
Guys, finally put everything toghether. I actually got the Raidmax Narwhal Titanium. Only one question. When I was putting everything together, my CPU fell and broke in half, should I just use it anyways? Nah just kidding. For real now, the cpu cooler cable got a bit far from the pin, and I have to make it go around the cooler, its not stretching or anything, but when I tried to remove the Cooler, it didnt move. Is it the thermal paste? Is it supposed to do that?
 

johnb35

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Yeah, if the heatsink has been on the cpu for some time without removing it, the paste acts as an adhesive and can cause issues when removing the heatsink to get to the cpu. With AMD's you don't want to pull up on it in case you pull the cpu right out of the socket which may damage processor and/or cpu socket. What you wanna do is twist the cooler to make sure it has released from the cpu before pulling up on it.
 
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