Cooler Master HAF 932 - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 16th Oct 2008, 11:26

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...ster-haf-932/1

Cooler Master cases are enormously popular in the world of case modding, and today we take a look at the newest offering from the case supremo, the HAF 932. Can this high airflow beast impress, or is it full of hot air? Read on to find out!

Naberius · 16th Oct 2008, 11:51

It does seem a decent case, but i just dont think i could put up with the styling, what were CM thinking?

Tyrmot · 16th Oct 2008, 11:54

I dunno, the faux-industrial thing doesn't look too bad to me... but the lack of dust filters with all that mesh is definitely a big oversight...

This is very similar to the review on the Sniper you posted a while back... http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...aster-sniper/1

Might they be related? I think we should be told...

JFE · 16th Oct 2008, 11:57

i love the styling! f**k curved edges and smooth surfaces, but I hate the HAF logo on the side. Anyway this is most certainly my next case

sl1xx · 16th Oct 2008, 12:03

its bound to keep components cool if you have a huge fan on the side!,its jst so ugly.

The boy 4rm oz · 16th Oct 2008, 12:06

Cools very well, that was to be expected though IMO. Fantastic inside layout. I quite like the front of the case but not the side, I am getting the modders itch lol.

Shielder · 16th Oct 2008, 12:44

Now THAT is a nice case. I wish I had £130 to buy it! Puts my el cheapo CM Elite 330 case in the shade!

I'm one of those users who doesn't case about looks, just performance... and this beast performs very well indeed by the looks of it!

Me want!

Andy

airchie · 16th Oct 2008, 12:52

I must admit I quite like the industrial-looking styling of this case.

Horizon · 16th Oct 2008, 12:56

i got mine for free otherwise i wouldn't be content with it, as soon as the raytheon, a.k.a. HAF done right, goes on sale i'm parting it out and ditching the HAF

Baz · 16th Oct 2008, 13:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horizon

i got mine for free otherwise i wouldn't be content with it, as soon as the raytheon, a.k.a. HAF done right, goes on sale i'm parting it out and ditching the HAF

Glad to see someone saw what we were alluding to in that final sentence

Veles · 16th Oct 2008, 13:08

Shame it's horrifically ugly

Redbeaver · 16th Oct 2008, 14:16

gawd i have to stop being so easy to fall in love with full-tower cases... i have a Temjin TJ06 and CM stacker at home, but the HTPC is still sitting without a case under the tv rofl.......

mrb_no1 · 16th Oct 2008, 14:30

i build all my cases around silence, and this looks noisy to me, plus its smeggin ugly. thermal smermal, when it looks that ugly and would allow noise out of every hole from every hdd search and fan movement i would never even consider this case. But each to their own n all that, next we'll have a room fan blowing over the bt test bench and they can then call that the coolest pc :P

peace

fatman

Baz · 16th Oct 2008, 14:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrb_no1

i build all my cases around silence, and this looks noisy to me, plus its smeggin ugly. thermal smermal, when it looks that ugly and would allow noise out of every hole from every hdd search and fan movement i would never even consider this case. But each to their own n all that, next we'll have a room fan blowing over the bt test bench and they can then call that the coolest pc :P

peace

fatman

http://www.antec.com/usa/productDeta...an=us&id=15125 ?

Bluephoenix · 16th Oct 2008, 14:47

should be good for industrial-based modjobs (military themes, etc)

Tim S · 16th Oct 2008, 14:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baz

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrb_no1

i build all my cases around silence, and this looks noisy to me, plus its smeggin ugly. thermal smermal, when it looks that ugly and would allow noise out of every hole from every hdd search and fan movement i would never even consider this case. But each to their own n all that, next we'll have a room fan blowing over the bt test bench and they can then call that the coolest pc :P

peace

fatman

http://www.antec.com/usa/productDeta...an=us&id=15125 ?

airchie · 16th Oct 2008, 15:28

That skeleton case looks wicked!

It would be quite easy to build an enclosure around the skeleton case that acted like a wind tunnel for the big fan...

Tile · 16th Oct 2008, 15:58

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E.E.L. Ambiense · 16th Oct 2008, 16:12

Doesn't really work for me, personally. IMHO it's too pre-modded. It has a distinctive look to it already. I prefer stuff that's almost a blank canvas to work on, but others feel different I'm sure.

Personally, I'm really looking forward to CM's resurrection of the ATCS series with the ATC-840....

Tile · 16th Oct 2008, 16:15

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16th Oct 2008, 11:26	#1
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16th Oct 2008, 11:57	#4
JFE I wish I had a TARDIS :P Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 12	i love the styling! f**k curved edges and smooth surfaces, but I hate the HAF logo on the side. Anyway this is most certainly my next case __________________ “Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is” -Isaac Asimov

16th Oct 2008, 12:03	#5
sl1xx Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: ????????? Posts: 127	its bound to keep components cool if you have a huge fan on the side!,its jst so ugly. __________________ http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/sf/type/2/j4ck3luk.png

16th Oct 2008, 12:44	#7
Shielder Live long & prosper! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northwich, UK Posts: 515	Now THAT is a nice case. I wish I had £130 to buy it! Puts my el cheapo CM Elite 330 case in the shade! I'm one of those users who doesn't case about looks, just performance... and this beast performs very well indeed by the looks of it! Me want! Andy __________________ New Rig: GA-X38-DS5, Q6600 (running at stock until I get everything installed), 8GB OCZ RAM (not sure on timings), Inno3D 8800 GTS 512, Noctua NH-U12P heat sink, Hiper Type M 580, 4 HDDs, 2 opticals, Saitek Eclipse II keyboard, Sharkoon Rush gaming mouse, Samsung 2220WM monitor, running XP SP2 (32-bit), Vista HP (x64) and Fedora 9 Beta (x86-64).

16th Oct 2008, 12:56	#9
Horizon Dremel Worthy Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 487	i got mine for free otherwise i wouldn't be content with it, as soon as the raytheon, a.k.a. HAF done right, goes on sale i'm parting it out and ditching the HAF __________________ Vote for Freeman '09 Vote Now & Oct 8-15

16th Oct 2008, 11:51	#2
Naberius Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 193	It does seem a decent case, but i just dont think i could put up with the styling, what were CM thinking?

16th Oct 2008, 11:54	#3
Tyrmot Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London Posts: 204	I dunno, the faux-industrial thing doesn't look too bad to me... but the lack of dust filters with all that mesh is definitely a big oversight... This is very similar to the review on the Sniper you posted a while back... http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...aster-sniper/1 Might they be related? I think we should be told...

16th Oct 2008, 14:16	#12
Redbeaver Hypermodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 718	gawd i have to stop being so easy to fall in love with full-tower cases... i have a Temjin TJ06 and CM stacker at home, but the HTPC is still sitting without a case under the tv rofl....... __________________ Monita DFI NF4 Expert - X2 3800+ 2.925Ghz - 2x1Gb OCZ Gold XTC DDR500 - 2x eVGA 7900GT SLI - 2x80Gb Seagate 7200.9 [RAID-0 4k] - Enermax Liberty 500 - Vista Ultimate x86 - Silverstone Kublai [Modded] Keisha DFI BloodIron P35 - Q6600 3.6Ghz - 4x1Gb OCZ Gold XTC2 DDR2-800 - eVGA 8800GTS 640MB - 2x80Gb Seagate 7200.9 [RAID-0 4k] - OCZ GameXstream 700 - Vista Ultimate x86 - Silverstone TJ-06 [Modded] www.pecelayam.com

16th Oct 2008, 14:30	#13
mrb_no1 Pie Eater Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pyrford, England Posts: 365	i build all my cases around silence, and this looks noisy to me, plus its smeggin ugly. thermal smermal, when it looks that ugly and would allow noise out of every hole from every hdd search and fan movement i would never even consider this case. But each to their own n all that, next we'll have a room fan blowing over the bt test bench and they can then call that the coolest pc :P peace fatman __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3600Mhz ¦ Asus Maximus II Formula ¦ ATI Radeon 4890 (1000Mhz Core + 1200Mhz Mem OC) ¦ 2x2G Corsair Dom. PC 8500 @ 1080Mhz ¦ Aquacomputer WC ¦ Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty ¦ 150G Raptor, 2x1500 + 1x750 + 2x500 Seagate (SATA2) ¦ Pioneer DVD burner ¦ Lian Li - PC 73SL Aluminium Silent Server Case ¦ Dell 2007WFP 20" Widescreen ¦ Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers ¦ Sennheiser HD270

16th Oct 2008, 14:47	#15
Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 936	should be good for industrial-based modjobs (military themes, etc)

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E.E.L. Ambiense Acrylic Heretic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malabar, FL Posts: 2,727	Doesn't really work for me, personally. IMHO it's too pre-modded. It has a distinctive look to it already. I prefer stuff that's almost a blank canvas to work on, but others feel different I'm sure. Personally, I'm really looking forward to CM's resurrection of the ATCS series with the ATC-840.... __________________ Latest Builds: "Movie Sign!" • CheckMate - MotM May '09 ~~Nominee~~ Loser! • BluBawx I • Lumière Noire - MotM Apr. '08 ~~Nominee~~ Loser! • Razzle Dazzle • CMC Field Server • "Building Better Worlds" - MotM Feb. '08 ~~Nominee~~ Loser! • Biohazard • MicroSuperFly

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