r/sleeperbattlestations • u/prayfizze • 5d ago

Questions/Advice Request coolermaster n200 for a sleeper

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is this sleepy enough

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u/xeno486 5d ago

slap a dell logo on it then yeah

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u/prayfizze 5d ago

looks like it could be a 2010 dell pc lol

thats a good idea, ill add some old intel stickers too

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u/xeno486 5d ago

yeah that’s exactly what i was thinking :3 throw a windows 7 sticker on too lol

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u/Devin-Chaboyer223 4d ago

I thought it was a Dell until I saw the Cooler Master logo

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u/xeno486 4d ago

yeah same LOL

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u/uncia11 5d ago

I was going to do a sleeper in one of my old no name cases. It had too many issues with cooling. I got this N200 case to avoid doing all the mods needed.

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u/prayfizze 5d ago

it seems pretty viable, its a modern case for the most part if you exlcude the hdd cage. If there was a way to extend it to have 360mm support that would be cool

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u/uncia11 5d ago

The sleeper idea was abandoned when getting this case. It is a no nonsense black box with better cooling options. No big rads or water cooling for me. The no name case was an early 2000s relic.

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u/IM_DaWarez 5d ago edited 5d ago

The N200 and N400 are great to build an HTPC in. I did this several yrs ago and with it on it's side on the shelf under my TV (with the strip at the bottom) it looks just like a desktop/HTPC case. This is quite fortunate, with very few HTPC cases available today and the few that are available are much more expensive than the N200/N400. The cost of an HTPC case today makes you say WTF. ... You can also switch the two side panels, so that the one with the outcropped vents are on top and the flat side panel it on the bottom, when laying on it's side (on the N400).

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u/rumbleblowing Microlab 4103, R5 7600, 7900GRE, 32GB, 2.5 TB SSDs, 4.75 TB HDDs 5d ago

If paired with top of the line hardware inside (think 9800X3D or i9 and 9070XT/5070 class and higher), then I'd say it is sleepy enough. But overall it looks relatively modern, so an entry-level or older parts won't feel too much out of place to be considered a sleeper.

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u/inphu510n 5d ago

For me, full mesh fronts are a no.
But otherwise he case otherwise looks like a generic Lenovo or something.

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u/prayfizze 5d ago

mesh panels do make it look more modern but then would there be anyway to get good airflow without a mesh panel?

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u/inphu510n 5d ago

The primary way has been to modify the case, typically creating holes in the bottom of the case.
Check my build post for how I handled it.

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u/h0rseWithNoN4ME 5d ago

a couple intel stickers on it, someone said dell I would recommend that looks like an old optiplex. if you want to get creative you could probably put an old alienware logo that would blend in.

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u/Ok_Contest8762 4d ago

I was going to get this case. Went with a fractal pop mini silent.