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Vortez - Computer Hardware News & Reviews » Articles » Cooler Master HAF X Review

Cooler Master HAF X Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 06-09-2011 [ 14 comment(s) ]

Better late than never. We take a look at the HAF 942 aka HAF X. Described as CM's flagship chassis - does this case still 'haf' the X Factor?

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Cooler Master HAF X Review

alexhull24



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#17805 Posted on: 06.09.2011 18:54:44
Looks like a great product. On the inside picture, where are the front panel connectors routed? On the back it looks as though they're in the same hole as the 24-pin ATX power. Also, the 4/8-pin ATX power cable looks as though it wouldn't stretch up to the top hole, but you've put it though the mobo backplate hole instead. Might be an issue for some, depending on what hardware they have.

Plenty of space and features, fairly tidy inside, but the outside is not to my taste. If it was a little more subtle I think I'd like that aspect more. Essentially though, it does what it claims.

Also, on your temp graphs, is it possible to do a temp delta from idle to load, as the ambient may be different each time? Perhaps you've already thought about this, but it just occurred to me.

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w3bbo



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#17809 Posted on: 06.09.2011 20:53:09
Possibly the best air cooling case available today but it'is not really to my tastes.

Great review as always David.

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Milamber
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#17811 Posted on: 06.09.2011 23:44:19
Migrated from a CM Stacker 810 to this bad boy a while back, never needed to look the other way!

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Mishima
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#17819 Posted on: 07.09.2011 08:14:26
Quote:
Originally Posted by alexhull24 View Post
Looks like a great product. On the inside picture, where are the front panel connectors routed? On the back it looks as though they're in the same hole as the 24-pin ATX power. Also, the 4/8-pin ATX power cable looks as though it wouldn't stretch up to the top hole, but you've put it though the mobo backplate hole instead. Might be an issue for some, depending on what hardware they have.

Plenty of space and features, fairly tidy inside, but the outside is not to my taste. If it was a little more subtle I think I'd like that aspect more. Essentially though, it does what it claims.

Also, on your temp graphs, is it possible to do a temp delta from idle to load, as the ambient may be different each time? Perhaps you've already thought about this, but it just occurred to me.
You get an E-ATX extension cable with HAF X: Cooler Master HAF X Review - Packaging & First Look but I decided to route it through the cut-out for the backplate like you mention. It was very tight though, not much cable length on it - its great that CM provide this extra in the bundle.

Sadly, I had already gone quite a way into the case reviews before this delta temp thing came up and I realised that I should have done it this way. In the current lifecycle its too late but once I move onto new hardware for case reviews and we start again I will get onto those delta's for sure!

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w3bbo



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#17828 Posted on: 07.09.2011 11:45:03
Buy an aircon unit to set your room temp. It's what I use for my GPU reviews.

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Mishima
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#17830 Posted on: 07.09.2011 12:22:46
How much did that set you back mate?

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Steff345
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#17836 Posted on: 07.09.2011 15:20:49
Excellent review there as always Mish

actually, owners of the HAF-X can request the USB 3.0 internal header (to connect the front panel usb 3.0 to the motherboard) from CM under their "part request" facility, and they would ship it free of charge

and also, in the FB post, it reads
Quote:
"Better late than never. We take a look at the HAF 932 aka HAF X."
shouldn't it be HAF 942 aka HAF-X?

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Mishima
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#17838 Posted on: 07.09.2011 16:26:10
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Originally Posted by Steff345 View Post
Excellent review there as always Mish

actually, owners of the HAF-X can request the USB 3.0 internal header (to connect the front panel usb 3.0 to the motherboard) from CM under their "part request" facility, and they would ship it free of charge

and also, in the FB post, it reads


shouldn't it be HAF 942 aka HAF-X?
Yeah you are right, the article has already been edited but the Facebook post was done prior to this so it still reads as 932

Nice to know about the USB3.0 header thats great. Got a linky?

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Steff345
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#17879 Posted on: 08.09.2011 15:10:45
Quote:
Nice to know about the USB3.0 header thats great. Got a linky?

Here you go mate -

Cooler Master Forum • View topic - HAF X USB 3.0 headers for MOBO

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Helios1234
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#17908 Posted on: 09.09.2011 13:47:45
I imagine it's something along the lines of the MSI lightnings, Gigabyte SOCs or the AMD HD6990s. The 6970 Lightning was 31.5cm in length when I had that.

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Mishima
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#17954 Posted on: 10.09.2011 13:23:26
yeah its the 6990 at the moment - 12" I think.

Like you say ehume - its a very flexible case. That hits the nail on the head!

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Gazimoff
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#17964 Posted on: 11.09.2011 21:41:19
Nice review, and the usual great photography. Alas, I'd never buy this case. Although the performance is good it's very plasticy, which I'm not a great fan of. Give me that airflow performance and sleek lines and I'm sold.

That said, do you reckon that this'll become a favourite case of heavy cosmetic modders like others in the HAF range? I've seen several Youtube videos where someone's used an old HAF as a starting point to create something amazing.

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