Awesome
8/15/2011 4:47:13 PM
Xiao from Calgary, AB writes:
- Strengths:
- - One of the best cases
- Nice design
- Big, roomy, very easy to work with
- Excellent cable management options
- Toolless mounts
- Weaknesses:
- - Dust magnet
- Heavy
- Big (well it's a strength too)
- Side 200mm LED from CM should have an ON/OFF like the front one
- Summary:
- My previous case was a prebuilt. After upgrading the case, my MSI 560Ti Twin Frozr II idle temp dropped from 40C to 30C ( tested on the same day). If you're considering Antec 1200, haf 932 or haf x, most of you don't really need those(I know I was one haf x fan), this case is already huge(enough for SLi or Crossfire). BTW get the 200mm side fan, it will cool/help A LOT. Got it for 85$. Worth every penny.
GREAT CASE!
6/8/2011 9:39:50 PM
Daniel from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- - LOTS of space for extra hardrive, dvd drive, fans, etc
- Fans are great and VERY quiet, so no need for external fans
- Very easy to mount drives, no screws needed
- Great wire management
- Weaknesses:
- It could look a little more aesthetically pleasing, but it's not a problem at all!
- Summary:
- Got this to build my first computer, it was a true BEAST. No problems at all. I had loads of space to work with. Highly recommended!
Excellent Case
2/2/2011 9:25:15 AM
jdwinterton from Airdrie writes:
- Strengths:
- Versitile, Quiet, & Sexy.
The top and front fan are really all you need for cooling/airflow, and they're whisper quiet! If it weren't for my Video Card fan - I probably would never hear my computer running.
The price point compared to the other HAF models is significantly less and you still get all the performance you need.
- Weaknesses:
- Can't think of any.
- Summary:
- Price/Quality can't be beat, in fact I will be purchasing another one very soon...
The Perfect case
3/12/2010 6:58:48 AM
Michael from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- -HUGE!
-Tons of room to work, even when you cram as much stuff in as you can.
-Easily handles both my 4870 video cards, the 6 pin connectors aren't touching the case or being bent in unnatural ways
-Comes with 4 light duty casters (you'll need them)
- Tons of fans, all of which are very quiet
-very easy to install/remove/replace any component inside the case (except the front 230mm fan)
-Heavy, you are very unlikely to ever kick/knock this beast over
-doesn't look bad either....
- Weaknesses:
- -Heavy. Fully loaded, my system weighs in at over 50 lbs, so not exactly portable.
-Dust collector. You can look forward to vacuuming your PC every month
-No dust filters
- Summary:
- This is a great case. There's tons of room to put anything you could possibly want into this case. I currently have no less than 6 fans installed on/in the case (two more for the 4870's and another for my cpu, so 9 fans total...) and my temps are great (Pheonom II 810 3.0 Ghz-36 idle, 43 load. and that's air cooled Thermalright Ultra-120 non-lapped).
This case will set you back a little more that other cases, but it's honestly worth it. It will take care of you, if you take care if it.
Vacuum it once a month, or even install some filters. Great case, buy it.
Great Case!
12/29/2009 8:45:00 PM
Anubis from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- - Water cooling ready
- rear vertical expansion slot (for cooling, external HDD expansion, wierd case mods....)
- Large fans
- quick bay clips for 3.5" & 5.25" bays
- Open back CPU chip area on motherboard tray (easy to mount extra support brackets for heavy CPU fans)
- exposed 3.5" bay can go to any 5.25" bay
- bottom power mount gives low centre of gravity
- Weaknesses:
- - motherboard tray not removeable
- advise 90degree cables for anything going in internal 3.5" bays
- only 120mm fan mount holes
- Summary:
- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! I got this case because my old case was way too packed: found it easy to move all components over.
However, the 80mm fans I had in my old case could not fit in this new case.
Also the HDD's mount sideways in the case so the back of them has little room if you use most or all of the 5 internal bays: I had to get 90 degree SATA power and data cables to fit 4 bays really smoothly.
I used the rear vertical expansion slot for a power monitoring device that needed a slot.
High end case at budget price
10/29/2009 5:12:55 PM
Nasa from Winnipeg, MB writes:
- Strengths:
- - Roomy
- Great Cooling
- Built in water cooling accommodations
- Included fans are quiet
- Looks great!
- Tooless design
- Easy wire management
- Weaknesses:
- - Motherboard tray is not removable
- Summary:
- For the price this case is amazing. Got it at $100 and I'm loving this thing. Will be perfect for the water cooling to come.
Great case
9/20/2009 10:17:21 PM
Steve from crowsnestpass, AB writes:
- Strengths:
- Easy to work in, great cable management, big and roomy.
- Weaknesses:
- It won't do my dishes....
- Summary:
- An excellent case at a great price.