Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition Case Review

Conclusions

Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition may be an interesting option for the AMD/ATI fanboy. The problem is that it costs more than the original HAF 932 and comes with less features (the side 230 mm fan was removed and so the support for four 120 mm fans on the left side panel). If you think it is worthwhile paying USD 30 more just to have a red front panel and a cool dragon painted on the acrylic window, go for it. But we think that the average user looking for a case with a good cost/benefit ratio should look into a different product.

Strong Points

• Meshed bay covers.
• Meshed slot covers.
• Hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler.
• Holes for routing cables on the motherboard tray with rubber covers.
• Clips for fastening zip-lock ties.
• eSATA port.
• Four USB ports.
• No sharp edges where you could cut yourself while building your PC.
• Screwless mechanisms for holding expansion cards.
• Screwless mechanisms for fastening drives.
• Supports the installation of radiators from certain liquid cooling solutions on the top panel.
• Set of wheels that allow you to easily move the computer around.
• Support for two power supplies.

Weak Points

• No air filters.
• Rear panel and interior could be painted black.
• Although the number of hard disk drive bays is more than satisfactory, this case loses to other full-tower models that have more bays.
• USB and FireWire ports are too close to each other and you may have trouble installing two or more USB devices and one FireWire cable at the same time.
• Hole for filling water cooling systems has no practical use, as it is too small and you need to open the water tank lid first, which is impossible to be done through such small hole.
• Doesn’t come with the necessary adapter to connect pin 14 (green wire) from the two power supplies, which allows them to be turned on at the same time when you press the case power button.