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Product Application:

Mid Tower Enclosure

Product Provided by:

CoolerMaster

Available at:

Newegg

Estimated MSRP:

$59.99

Availability:

Now

Review by:

Paul

Edited by:

Scott

Review date:

Sep 11th, 2010

 

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While the packaging does have some nice graphics, I'm sure some money was saved by going grayscale.

The packaging is more than adequate but not fancy.  In my opinion, there's nothing worse than paying for expensive box art and packaging.  CoolerMaster decided to keep it simple.

CoolerMaster includes everything you need.  You get a ton of drive rails, 3.5" to 2.5" adapter rails and an SSD adapter.  In the baggy you get all of the assorted screws you would expect to find, some spacers, a motherboard speaker and some zip ties.

The case looks like a beast.  It looks like something that would be right at home in a military setting.  The styling gives the case a rugged look and you can see the glossy "HAF" logo on the side panel.

This is a steel case and pretty heavy duty.  The front bezel is plastic with metal mesh.  This allows for greater air flow and looks very cool.

The top of the case is broken up in two areas.  The front of the case has an indention that can be used to hold items such as phones, MP3 players or external hard drives.  The rear is a screen that can house 2, 120mm fans or a single 200mm fan or a 240mm radiator, if you decide to water cool.  The radiator can be mounted internally or externally.

The I/O panel is located on the top of the case, which makes for easy access if the case is going to sit on the floor, next to your desk.  The I/O panel has 2 USB 2.0 ports, headphone and mic jacks, and the HDD activity light.  The I/O panel is pretty plain.  It lacks USB 3.0, eSATA and firewire ports.  However, that is probably expecting too much from a budget case.


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