Cooler Master HAF X Case Review

Conclusions

Cooler Master HAF X is probably one of the most fully-loaded cases around today. We could complain about its price tag – and in fact we tend not to recommend cases that cost USD 200 or more –, but we think th
is case presents a compatible price tag to the amount of features it carries. Also, the USD 200 price is the suggested price, and retailers rarely sell cases at the suggested price, so its street price should be a little bit less than that. Of course if you are a regular user that won’t need all the features provided by HAF X you will be better off buying a more affordable case. But if you want to build a very high-end machine with several video cards, several hard drives and up to three SSDs, HAF X provides an excellent value.

Strong Points

• Meshed bay covers with air filters.
• Vented slot covers.
• Air filter for the side fan.
• Side fan featuring a fan guard.
• Air filter of the front panel is easy to remove.
• Two hot-swap bays supporting 3.5” and 2.5” hard disk drives and SSDs.
• Support for up to three 2.5” hard drives or SSDs.
• Support for up to seven hard drives is more than enough for even the most hardcore user.
• Thumbscrews for holding expansion cards.
• Nine expansion slots.
• 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.
• Two USB 3.0 ports.
• Screwless mechanisms on the 5.25” and internal 3.5” bays.
• Anti-vibration mechanism on the internal 3.5” bays.
• 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.
• No sharp edges where you could cut yourself while building your PC.

Weak Points

• No air filter for the mesh of the bottom panel (power supply fan).
• No screwless mechanism on the hot-swap bays.
• No anti-vibration mechanism on the hot-swap bays.