Cooler Master’s HAF X

Thanks guys.

smarteyeball said:

sygnus21 said:

next will be my Video card, then I'll be done with the upgrades for awhile.... maybe

Now, where have I heard that before ? .... oh yes, that's right - me - constantly

Well.... I do have to slow down. The wife was non too pleased as she watched me sign for the case as UPS was delivering it. Really was hoping it would be delivered before she got home from work but

She thinks I’m spending too much money on computer upgrades as is, so a new video card will have to be a deep undercover acquisition

LOL even my daughter noticed the case.... then promptly reminded me of her upcoming birthday.

Hmmm..... if nothing else, the case is definitely noticeable

The HAF X comes with wheels. I haven't experienced any issues yet. Fingers X'd :)

sygnus21 said:

Another thing that’s nice about this case is the fact that it comes with two hot-swappable bays with the connections interface built into the slots. Just hook up your Molex connector and SATA cables to the PCB board, add a drive to the drive tray and slide it into a slot… wholla! You’re connected!

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I did find a quirk though I’m not sure if it’s my board or what, but when I connected two hot swap drives, one canceled out the other out. In short, when I had hot swap A installed, then installed hot swap B, A disappeared; When I removed B, A reappeared. Hmmm…. Some more research is in order here.

I found the problem.... It was.... O.E. - Operator Error

Both drives do show up when installed. I just missed the second one.

All is good and working as advertised :)

We were fortunate that Cooler Master allowed us at PureOC forum to review the HAF-X.

I found the HAF-X to be a great case at the price point with so many upgraded features over its predecessor the 932.

If you are interested you can read my full review of the HAF-X here.

Here's the AMD version of the HAF X …. YouTube - HG - Computex 2010 - Coolermaster - HAF X and Cooler

Also want to add that the features of the HAF X rival Corsairs 800D but is $80 cheaper!

Corsairs Obsidian 800D – 279.99
Cooler Master HAF X - $199.99

Also, it’s been said that the HAF X is better for air cooling while the 800D is more geared for water cooled systems. #164 - Q&A: Cooler Master HAF-X vs. Corsair 800D Case? | Rodney Reynolds

BTW, Neither the 700D or 800D currently support USB 3.0, yet.

@pparks1...

pparks1 said:

sygnus21 said:

However the current method of connecting the 3.0 ports to the mother board is to route the included USB 3.0 cables out the back of the case through one of the water cooling holes (Cooler Master provides 3 instead of two for this very reason) and connecting them directly to the 3.0 ports on the back panel.

Yeah, it's a bit tacky....especially for people crazy about wiring.

Question - How do I use the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports?

Answer - HAF X is the first available full tower chassis with USB 3.0 support. Currently the NEC controllers on USB 3.0 motherboards do not support a standardized header. To use the USB 3.0 ports, route the extension cables from the I/O behind the motherboard and through the rear hole in the motherboard tray. You can then use one of the three rubber water cooling ports on the rear of the chassis to meet the USB 3.0 port on the motherboard. As soon as a better solution is released with a standard USB 3.0 motherboard header on chip, Cooler Master will provide the internal header USB 3.0 cables as a free part exchange.

How do I use the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports? - Cooler Master

Well, I have found my new case , now how to get it without the wife noticing..........
While my current case has decent airflow and keeps cool during the colder Melbourne months, the summer gets quite hot and since I dont have an aircon, I need my case to be cool.

Nice configuration, sweet and simple; just my style.