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Cooler Master HAF 932 Gaming Case review |
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Written by Stuyo
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009 |
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Page 5 - Tests
Accessibility
About it we did indeed talked extensively. Cooler Master HAF 932 is clearly intended for users that need easy access to their hardware, having the additional benefits of many small details that only aid that. The case has enough space to fit a quite serious system along with high performance water cooling. There are also different spots for the PSU. Should you frequently need to access the insides of your case, the provided wheels for it are surely helpful.
The only drawback here we can think of is the weight of the case. The impressive 13kg are indeed... impressive and should you pick this case and all its functionality as one to be used for stand, you'll surely have to move it around. Then again, as we said there are wheels provided with it so that is surely "lightening the load" so to say.
Noise
With a standard configuration the comes with you get significant amount of fans and of course - lots of noise. Not unbearable but still unacceptable for people loving peace and quiet. A clear disadvantage is the lack of any means of controlling the fans RPM. If nothing else there could at least be some molex adapters allowing you to run the fans at either 12 or 7V. Well, should you are into modding, you could always put in a high-class water cooling system or at least change the fans with more quiet 120mm ones, still that wouldn't be standard configuration, now will it?
Design
Visual design is nothing short of impressive. From the moment you take it out of the box you get a completely finished modified case. Appearance is consistent, with clear lines and nothing to be added or subtracted. Nothing more can we say, its photos are worth thousand words. The black mat colour is indeed a great asset to the overall appearance of finished product.
Quality
The quality of the materials used is directly correlated to the case weight. The build is of really high quality with top level finish. There can be no negative remarks on behalf of Cooler Master HAF 932 about it. Definitely, it is well worth every dollar spend for it as far as quality is concerned.
Modding
That is a subject somewhat arguable. The case looks as well modded one, right from the box. Its appearance is very consistent and using the case as a mod base would be very serious challenge for anyone.
Then again, Cooler Master HAF 932 is rather flexible product and as such allows users to add multiple modules. It is big enough too for a fitting (i.e. high performance) water cooling system.
Performance
Here is what we've measured during testing:
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Cooler Master HAF 932 is one of the best cased in which the cooling is better than the one on a stand. The huge air flow through it drops the temperature at the CPU by one degree. The graphic processor does remain a tad warmer, but bear in mind that it is a tad off of the main air flow. Still, the difference is minimal.
