Cooler Master HAF ATX Mid Tower Case, RC-922M-KKN1-GP (Black)
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- Extreme cooling performance that support up to seven cooling fans top to bottom as well as accommodates three 200 x 30mm fans at minimized noise
- CPU Cooler retaintion hole cutout design for quick CPU Cooler installation.
- LED ON/OFF switch for front 200x30mm fan.
- Patented button design for easy maintenance of 5.25¿ drive devices.
- I/O panel offers two USB 2.0 ports, 3.5mm headphone input, 3.5mm microphone input, and one eSATA Port
Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP No Power Supply ATX Mid Tower Case (Black)
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Cooler Master HAF ATX Mid Tower Case, RC-922M-KKN1-GP (Black)
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The BEST!!! case you can have,
I saw the previous review and was really shocked that someone gave CoolerMaster a low score. Here’s my own take on this.
I was deciding whether or not to build my 2nd custom PC system or get one pre-built online. When I was building the ‘dream system’, I saw this case as an option. After deciding between 932 and 922 (both are relatively new models) I decided to actually build my system myself (again!!!). I was previously using RaidMax (Sagita series) case and Antec. After I saw the 932 in person I was shocked at how much bigger the case was compared to my Raidmax, so I decided to get a 922 (which looks better by the way), and I’m glad I did! I’m a serious overclocker, having my fans running at 100% speed (sorry no liquid cooling here:)…yet). The salesman mentioned that this case is the quietest he’s ever seen, and he was right! After overclocking my Core i7 and jumping the fan speed up to 100% I still couldn’t hear the PC. It was much better than my old Antec case, and way-way better than Raidmax. Inside there are plenty of options on the setup, as I was easily able to include my CoolerMaster V8 fan control on the rear (by the PCI slots), and my GTX285 – there’s room for 2 sli video cards, eventhough the manual says you can put 3 in tri-sli mode. There’s even a cool button on the top of the case where you can turn on/off the red led light on the front fan. One of the things I wanted to mention is: if you decide to overclock your pc, you’ll need to add more fans. With the stock fans: front, top and rear, my cpu cores average 50C when idle – considering I got V8 as a cooler. The better setup would be to add 1 more front fan (there’s room for 3! ), and a side fan as another intake.
Now, before I was really looking for a transperent side-panel. After having this case, I’m really into these classy-looking ‘see-behind-my-fan’ types of cases. By the way, BOTH! of the panels are easily taken out – that really helps to install cpu cooler as there’s a square cut out specifically for mounting brackets.
Overall, I’m super-impressed with HAF922. Considering it’s not a mid-tower, rather it’s a full-size, it’s really quiet with it’s fans at or below 19db @ 1800rpm. Lots of options, even a 5’25” conversion drive, which took me some time to figure out where it was :), easy to setup, and very solid. I’m now considering replacing my old Raidmax with the 922 HAF. Great purchase!
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Big and Cool,
After reading review after review on different cases I finally decided on this one. I am glad that I did. There is a ton of room to work in this case and it has the room to support the larger video cards and power supplies out there. I was worried about the HAF printed on the side being obnoxious but it doesn’t look as bad IRL as it did in the pics. Make sure you check the dimensions, the case was a little bigger than I thought it was going to be but it didn’t end up being a problem.
Everything mounts and aligns properly with minimal effort. Routing wires in this case is a joy when compared to some of the other cases I have used. They throw in some zip ties and with them you can neatly and effortlessly route and hide most of your cables. They give you enough space under the motherboard tray that you don’t need to pack the wires and try to get the side of the case on before they all pop out like with some other cases. I agree with others that the case sides could slide into place a little easier but I have dealt with worse.
The included fans are quiet. I ended up replacing the rear 120mm fan with a Noctua and adding a couple more 120mm Noctuas to the side panel. They aren’t pretty being brown and all but they are very quiet. There are no removable filters that I see but it does look like there is a finer grade of mesh behind the outer mesh in the front. I have always found that I get just as much buildup inside whether I have filters or not. Twice a year I just take my PC outside and hit it with compressed air from a air compressor. Any dust buildup is solved in a few minutes.
All the drive mounting hardware seems to function well. I like the removable drive trays. They seem easy to work well and help reduce the drive noise. I didn’t use any internal optical drives in my build but the push button mounting seems like it would function well.
All in all I think this is a great case and expect it to be spending quite a few years in service. It is going to take something pretty special to make me want to give up this case and even then I’ll probably just keep it as a second box.
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ok box,
The sides do not come off as easy as I would hope. For a big box that retails for as much as it does that should have been a given. It is made of good quality metal so it weighs a ton.
Some small parts were missing but I had replacements.
No filters are designed for this box so I made my own which will not be that easy to clean thoroughly as they are taped in. I highly recogmend that you make filters as it has a lot of large vententlation openings much bigger thatn the fan size, that dust is going to rush in without filters.
So as a cool running, almost too big, nice professional looking, good quality box I would say it’s great.
I am dissapointed that I have to struggle every time I have to open it and keeping it clean is a major issue.
After all, the purpose of keeping a cool box is for better running longer lasting parts, but if they get covered with dust then you lose all that. And, if it is a big hassle to open the case, you won’t be as likely to keep it clean.
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