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    Posted: 31 Mar 2013 at 7:26am
It seems like the Dreadnaught doesn't have a lot of awards etc compared to the Bolt and others?

Just curious to why so?
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not sure what you mean? I know the case is made by Cooler Master and nothing really custom about it - could that be a reason?
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The Bolt for example is a real nice gaming rig in a small package.  It deserves the attention and the awards for its design compared to others in the same cateogory.   If a pc magazine compared the HafX with others in its category it too would probably win an award.   Maybe it has. 

  I don't pay attention to awards, but stick with the specs.  A product that has never won an award isn't inferior to one that has.  
 
You really can't compared a Bolt to a Hafx, awards or not.  Just two different categories.   They're both good in their own right.   I wouldn't mind have either one.  Strong
 
 
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You really had me curious about the awards thing.   Not that I care.  Hahaha
 
      
 
 
HafX is a real nice case, but not everyone wants one, of course.  
 
OK, back to blowing stuff up in Far Cry 3.  Big%20Smile
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The Dreadnought is a great system, it's popular as well. It does not has as many awards only because it was never really marketed that extensively by our team since it was not something that Digital Storm could use to differentiate our brand.

A few customers do have reviews posted in the "Customer Reviews" section here:

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/dreadnought-a-digital-storm-undertaking-my-review-tidf13413-kwfhaf/

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/dreadnought-my-digital-storm-experience-tidf18841-kwfhaf/
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As has been mentioned, the HAF-X (Dreadnaught, 942, etc.) is not a "standout" case. Its very common, most builders offer it, and those who build their own PCs have been using them en masse for years. There is nothing "special" or "unique" about them that would draw a lot of attention. It makes more sense for DS to push their own rigs, or the more unique builds.

Now, that does NOT mean the Dreadnaught is a bad case. Quite the contrary, its an AWESOME case. That's why its so popular, and why it has remained so popular in spite of newer cases being released.
My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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I was just thinking..... scary, huh....... Talking about the Bolt and DS unique builds...... Did you know that 8 Bolts could almost fit in a single Aventum.      

Just saying.
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imagine the amount of gaming power you could get from combining 8 bolts together. especially since you can config a bolt to have a Titan for a gpu
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Wow 8 bolts inside the Aventum? Thats crazy! Ninja

I had never compared the sizes that closely to be honest.
My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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