My “Pimped Out” Cooler Master HAF 932

As I’ve been testing the Kingston SSD’s out this weekend I also decided to take some pics of my Cooler Master HAF 932, case and give my review of it.  So here goes.  This is what the case looks out of the box (straight from their site):

It’s pretty sleek looking of a case, but what I didn’t like about it, was the nasty gray inside the case, and the fact that everything else was black.  Don’t get me wrong, I like the black outside look, but I decided to add some ‘flair’:

Painting was actually a breeze.  I diasassembled everything and painted only the mesh parts, hard drive bays, and Water Cooler ports.  I also spray painted the inside of the case a matching black of the outside. 

This case looks freaking awesome straight from purchase, but add a little color, and it’s even better.  But this isn’t the real reason why I love this case.  It’s how customizable the case is.  First:

The hard drive bays are quick release.  There’s only two screws that you use to fasten the drives to the bay, and that’s it.  They then just slide right in and fasten.  With 5 HDD bays, there’s plenty to do whatever you want to do with your system. 

Second:

There are up to six 5.25 expansion slots!  And they’re all quick release as well.  This makes installing a DVD-RW a breeze.

Third:

 

CABLE MANAGEMENT!  Although it may not look it (mainly due to all the SATA cables, and HDD mess), the cables are well managed and easy to trace.  Cable Management with the HAF 932 is really easy, as there are built in “loop” to attach zip ties around the cables.  With all of this mess on the back it makes a clean looking case from the other side of the case. 

My final reason why I love the HAF is these massive Guys:

There’s a reason why HAF stands for “High Air Flow,  three 230mm fans and a 120 out the back come stock with the case.  These fans are also designed to maximize cool air flow through the system and hot air out the case.  Here’s a good diagram to show:

 

The front fan is used to cool the hard drives.  The bottom “cool” arrow is the fan coming from the side.  Heat then rises and escape either out the top vent or out the back.  I was also very impressed with the fact that the back vent matched perfectly with the CPU cooler, making a direct air flow for heat from the CPU. 

There you have it.  The HAF 932.  It may be a little outdated as the HAF X has already come out, but if you want a cheaper, and still just as good option, go with the HAF 932. 

Be sure to watch the Super User blog, as I’ll be posting SSD results very soon.