HAF 922

Yup its available to order now. The case will arrive stock on November. You can refer to sellers at garage sales like Cex



This post has been edited by Jayi: Oct 31 2011, 03:34 PM

Edited. Thanks for the reminder. Was a typo

This post has been edited by Jayi: Oct 31 2011, 03:43 PM

As you can see, HAF 912 has more advantages compare to 922 as it has all the latest feature like SSD cage, hdd removable cage for gpu clearance, usb 3 port etc. But to be honest actually 922 looks better to me except it dont hav black interior coating

As @udio_jr said, Lian Li hav wide range of aluminium casing which under ur budget. But just wonder why prefer an aluminium casing ?

I believe all coolermaster Elite series casing are under ur budget. Most of them are pretty good and having same feature but just different exterior outlook. So just pick anyone which you like

Nice choice btw. Yet too bad haf 922 dont hav front usb 3.0 support which is very useful in the future upgrade

I would say HAF 922 provide best air flow especially the one with meshed panel so that you can fit 200mm megaflow on it. Blowing high air flow towards ur gpu which is very hot at load. But the case is lack of features like front usb 3.0, ssd cage, removable hdd cage etc. One more thing is the casing dont hav black coated interior which is one of my criteria for casing

How about Arc Midi Tower ? I dont find it on garage sale

I would pick either CM 690 II or 500R.
Both are quite identical in term of cooling. You might see 500R has a big 200mm fan at side panel, but its a slim type so airflow not as strong as normal 200mm such as megaflow from coolermaster.
In my view , 500R white look very good compare to Cm690 II
Anyhow Cm690II is more wc friendly if you tend to go wc in future too


Do you aim for some cable management ?
If so , under Rm200 is kinda low for a good looking + cable management friendly casing.
How about CoolerMaster 690 II Basic ? A little bit over budget but its only around RM235.
Or even Corsair 300R ? Should be priced around Rm270 but totally worth for its price
But if you insists below rm200 budget, you can take a look at coolermaster Elite series or even Xigmatek Asgard Pro mention by CyntrixTech.
But dont expect alot good feature in low budget casing.

As bro Clem1982 recommended, Raven02-E will definitely be my pick. Having 3x180mm fan as intake. Superb cooling while premium looking.
I would grab it last time but the transparent window is on the right side which not suit me

CM690II can fit dual 240mm fan at top and btm which is awesome for a mid tower but it will be very tight packed if you didnt hav good cable management.
The 500R does has a large 200mm side intake fan, but it is unfiltered, so its basically a dust hoover.
Anyway this isnt big deal, you can always grab or even DIY yourself a dust filter


The main feature is HDD docking. Do you really need it ?
It doesnt hav front usb 3.0 port and quite poor cable management and only come with a 120mm fan which mean you need buy urself a few fans with some price.

This post has been edited by Jayi: Apr 19 2012, 11:08 AM