Cooler Master HAF XM Case Review

Inside the Cooler Master HAF XM

Both panels are attached to the chassis using black thumbscrews, with the left panel being released through a latch that was already shown in Figure 4. The motherboard tray has a huge hole for you to access the backplate of the CPU coolers without having to remove the motherbo
ard from the case, several holes protected with rubber covers for you to route cables behind it, and several clips for you to fasten cables using cable ties.

Figure 14: Overall look

Figure 15: A view behind the motherboard tray

In Figure 16, we get another overall look inside the case. Expansion cards are fastened using black thumbscrews. As previously mentioned, the top panel supports 280 mm radiators for liquid cooling solutions. The Cooler Master HAF XM supports video cards up to 13.9” (354 mm) long if the top hard drive cage is installed or up to 18.2” (463 mm) if this cage is removed. The reviewed case supports CPU coolers up to 7.7” (196 mm) tall.

Figure 16: Overall look

The HAF XM supports the installation of a 120 mm fan at each of the available hard drive cages.

Figure 17: Support for fans on the hard drive cages

The power supply is installed at the bottom of the case. It can be installed with either its bottom fan facing up or facing down, 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 shown before, there is an air filter for the power supply fan. The case comes with a power supply cover for you to hide the power supply cables and make your computer look nicer.

Figure 18: Power supply compartment