@nkarul85
leave them hdd tray alone... removing them makes no difference. having them give some nice look PLUS u can hide extra cables below the most bottom hdd insert.

i move my haf932 around also... penang - sungai petani - back to penang.
not really that heavy lar actually.. mine is really really very damn heavy just because i have 5 hdd in it. removing them makes them a lot lighter. i drive an 16 years old iswara. i lie my case down sideways at the back and use the passenger seat at the front to hold my casing in place.

u wan cheap, full tower, good performance, nice looking. there is nothing out there but HAF932 =D. but keep in mind. it is cheap for a reason. no dust filter = u have to clean regularly (i personally dun mind i like dissecting my rig from time to time). and also the weight. since it's all metal.

btw mounting the feser exchanger 360 might not be a problem for atcs and cosmos s. HAF top side very soft only... u remove the fan and use ur hand to lightly press it then u will know why. it's really soft. material and build design bro. u can install it but u wont know what will happen in long term =/

i also itchy to buy 2nd case for my 2nd rig.. i also thought to choose the CM scout since it's easy to move around with the handle... i like the handle thing... hahahhahahaa...

but i wan is full tower

haf922 is full or mid tower??


btw, haff vs cm scout..

which 1 u prefer???

i like big big stuff.. had my eyes on lianli only if i can afford it.. the one i eyeing cost rm2000 =.=. cheaper alternate dream case... silverstone raven RV02....
other than that... ATCS....
to me cosmos sux ><
i toyed with my friend's cosmos S. cable management NIGHTMARE....

@nkarul85
HAF932 = Full Tower
HAF922 = Mid Tower
CM scout = Mid tower = to me a waste of money as the performance and the fan install option is less than CM690. UNLESS it's for lanparty with light weight components.
rather save some money and get CM690 or gladiator600 or add some extra cash get HAF922 if i wan extra space in the casing.
you can always buy a lanparty strap on thinggy for ur casing. can fit ur mouse and keyboard along and carry the whole thing like backpack. sunbeam make those. i am sure most of u guys know about this.

if i am build a pc for lanparty. i'll choose a smaller and light casing and fit only 1 hdd and just a decent graphic card that runs all the games that we going to plan on LANparty.

if u take the scout and think that the handle would easy ur transfering but u have ginormous ammount of stuff in the casing and make it heavy like a bunch of hdd and a big ass cooler + big ass graphic card. it beat the purpose of having that handle really as at that point it would be easier and more comfortable to carry the whole case the hugging method.

if u wan to fit big big hardware inside. then go big with the casing. more airflow. better temperature.
if u wanna carry the case around most of the time get smaller casing and also lesser hardware inside.

i had a CM690 and then i swap to HAF932 with almost the same amount of hardware inside.
honestly.. they feel the same to me when i am trying to bring my PC back to home town on semester break. both oso damn heavy. both oso a pain in the ass to carry. feel no difference really.
just that now i have better temperature =D and i am satisfy with it



This post has been edited by hahn87: Oct 25 2009, 01:34 AM

but i wan is full tower

haf922 is full or mid tower??


btw, haff vs cm scout..

which 1 u prefer???

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Added on October 25, 2009, 1:30 ammy tenet sux today.. so slow

This post has been edited by nkarul85: Oct 25 2009, 01:30 AM

haf 922 is mid tower...haf 932 is full tower...
both also ok..cheap casing for good build quality...one big brother the other smaller brother la....

but both will gather dust because HAF stands for HIGH AIR FLOW...ahahah so got lots of lubnangz

Not really dusty for my 932..
only the side panel collect a bit dust...

how many fans u using kerry?

hahah depends on ur room dusty or not only la... my penang room window look out ady main road d. very dusty. my langkawi room oso very damn dusty...
i tot HAF922 front drive bay cover got filter? correct me if i am wrong
HAF932 however the holes are fully open lol.

i personally have 4 xigmatek fan at the side as intake. 1 xigmatek fan at the bottom also as intake. front 230mm stock intake. stock 14cm fan moved to drive bay to serve as extra intake. stock 230mm fan top exhaust and 14cm xigmatek fan rear exhaust~
i wonder if i swap all 12cm intake fan for delta fan @@.
unimaginable ><

at least i don't have a nightmare for cable management on my cosmos s... it's looks stunt.. you need sometimes to arrange the cable management...

@kInOzAwA
do u mind taking more photo of ur internals with lights on
including the back of the mobo if you can.
i need reference......
possible make it a high res photo hide with spoiler.
note that my friend's system is air cooled. dun have much of the fancy water cooling stuff to make it look nice.
i appreciate it if u can help me out =D

sure can but not now. I need to install the appropriate MDPC-X sleeve at first. Anyway before i going to WC stuff, the air cooling also looks great since there's not much cable alike available around, it just neat if you got an idea on how to make a good cable management... as always all the things messy should be hide at the back of the case...

actually i don't have a good camera to take a good quality high resolution photo. I just using a camera phone instead with no flash available... It will takes a while for me to post a good quality photo... BTW here it is some of the picture i took by using a phone camera... a low grade picture...


while the comp power off




while the comp power is on










sorry for the low quality of picture even with high resolution. There's a lot of noise on the picture... Just using camera phone while taking these pictures.

hahha it's ok la. as long as can see can refer ok already

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Added on October 26, 2009, 2:18 am@kInOzAwA
not as neat as i expected.
and also u have UV sleeving for cosmetic and u have ur reservoir and pump to help u hide some or u cables.
good thing u sleeved the 24 pin extention.
i had several ideas but require longer sata cables.

btw i love ur ram LOL.

This post has been edited by hahn87: Oct 26 2009, 02:18 AM

to make it as neat as what as your expected actually it's depends on the mobo design itself... the location between the sata and another ports surely affected the overall looks... i'm sure about this.
but don't worry if you have a good sleeve it will surely looks good on this case.. MDPC-X will surely look better to hide any bulky looks of the cable... Only the cons that it actually need another extension for the atx cable to go thru the mobo atx... if this is not a problem surely look nice already...

another nice idea... remove the molex on any unneeded cable to show off, and slip it over the small hole located behind the drive bay...

the mobo my friend using is a rampage 2 extreme.
i actually had another idea. instead of hiding all the cables. i am going to SHOW them instead =/

here the reference of some CM cosmos s (moded) with custom wc + excellent cable management... the pic was taken from xtremesystem forum.










another cosmos s case with good cable management... this is an air cooling system, found in the garage sales segment. Picture was taken from one of the thread from moderno pc.











maybe it will give u some idea on how to make a good cable management then...

@hahn87 : Haf 922 does come with filters for front bay. Me and bro both using Haf series. 1 big and 1 small hehe

@braindead_fr3ak : My fan configuration, Front and side : Stormforce 200mm fan, Top standard red 230mm fan and Back 14cm Xigmatek fan.

This post has been edited by kerryking: Oct 26 2009, 04:24 PM

oooooooooooooo..by any chance..ur pc is in an aircond room? or on 3rd floor an higher?

2nd floor and air cond room...i just vacuum the sidepanel when starts collecting dust..
those big fans are much easier to clean compare those 12cm.

aiyak...of coz la...2nd floor and air cond sumore...u try first floor near public road with open window and fan..ahahhah sure die every week wan