OCC reviewer BluePanda has a brand-new Cooler Master case on the test bench today. See how it compares in the OCC review of the Cooler Master HAF XM Chassis - http://www.overclock...iews/cm_haf_xm/
Cooler Master HAF XM Chassis Review
Started by bp9801, Apr 23 2012 08:39 PM
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 08:39 PM
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 10:38 PM
Looks like my Dream Case 
Great Review BluePanda
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:37 AM
That is a seriously nice looking case!
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:40 AM
I wish it would have came sooner, like a year sooner.
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 05:53 PM
The HAF 932 was the first case I saved up my pennies for and really waited to buy. I was very excited about it. Granted they messed up my order in my benefit and I got the more expensive version -- but I love the case. It was nice to review the XM, it's something you don't think much about when you start doing reviews -- you no longer really have that "personal" setup anymore.
Reviews like this make me happy -- I loved the case. It's only once and awhile when I find something I'm really happy with. I'm probably one of the more critical reviewers. haha
Reviews like this make me happy -- I loved the case. It's only once and awhile when I find something I'm really happy with. I'm probably one of the more critical reviewers. haha
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 05:59 PM
Nice Panda!
I love the HAF's
I love the HAF's
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 04:54 PM
I'm not a huge fan of how the HAFs look but I'm always a huge fan of air flow, cable management and room. It always seems like CoolerMaster's HAF series thinks of everything in terms of those three categories. Great review bluepanda!
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 01:57 AM
Great case. Almost all the features of HAF-X + mid tower with full compatibility with XL-ATX board. Only con that I can see is those 3.5'' docking stations/how swapping bays. One can't attach conventional HDDs to them. And pricing is good IMO.
