Cooler Master HAF XB Case Review

Inside the Cooler Master HAF XB

To open the HAF XB, you must remove the top and the side panels, which are attached to the chassis using black thumbscrews. The motherboard tray is located at the middle of the case, creating two chambers, a top one for the motherboard, and a bottom one for the power supply and disk drives.

The Cooler Master HAF XB supports video cards up to 13.1” (334 mm) long and CPU coolers up to 7.1” (180 mm) tall.

Figure 9: Inside the Cooler Master HAF XB

To facilitate the installation of the components, you can remove the motherboard tray, which is attached to the case by four black thumbscrews. The motherboard tray has a huge cutout for you to access the backplate of the CPU cooler without having to remove the motherboard from the motherboard tray. The bottom panel has several metallic clips for you to fasten cables using cable ties. There is enough space between the motherboard tray and the side panels for you to pass the power supply, SATA, and other cables.

Figure 10: Interior of the Cooler Master HAF XB without the motherboard tray

Figure 11: The motherboard tray

The power supply is installed at the bottom of the case, with either its bottom fan facing inside the case or facing outside the case, so you can decide if you want the fan of your power supply pulling air from inside the case or from outside of it. As already shown, there is an air filter for the power supply fan. The case supports power supplies up to 8.7” (220 mm) deep, and there is a stand with rubber pads for the power supply, reducing its vibration and noise.

Figure 12: Power supply compartment