Wednesday, April 29th 2009

Cooler Master Introduces HAF 922 Mid Tower Chassis

Following the overwhelming success of the full tower HAF 932, Cooler Master extends the HAF (High Airflow Flow) line to a mid tower in the HAF 922. This beastly machine comes with rugged looks, massive air flow cooling and the Cooler Master trademark interior. Building the dream machine is now well within reach.

Killer Looks
HAF 922 makes no secret for potentially transforming all your high-end hardware components into a raging machine. It possesses a muscular and beast-like design that signifies performance without even opening up the system. Intimidating style and the performance makes it a killer combination.

Unrestrained Airflow & Thermal
HAF 922 supports up to seven fans in total, including three of those that support 200 mm fan (which are swappable for smaller 120 mm or 140 mm fans) for maximum airflow while maintaining a quiet environment. An independent air intake has been designed for a bottom-mounted PSU for easy installation and improved heat management. For overclockers, this chassis even supports liquid cooling set-ups with retaining holes in the back and room for an internally installed radiator.

Easy Installation & Upgradeability
A well thought-out interior has become a trademark for Cooler Master chassis. Starting with a CPU cooler retaining hole that was first introduced in the ATCS 840, it allows for quick installation of CPU cooler without removing the motherboard. Unbeatable cable management makes for less clutter and system maintenance. Tool-free 5.25" and 3.5" drive bays for easy in-and-out. A 7+1 PCI slot for added expandability and a spacious interior to house all types of high-performance hardware.

Source: Cooler Master
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73 Comments on Cooler Master Introduces HAF 922 Mid Tower Chassis

#26
alexp999
Staff
From the looks its just 7+1, so you stick what you want there.
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#27
BumbleBee
the side panel and name has changed since the prototype unveiled at CeBIT they changed the side panel and it was originally named the HAF Mini now called HAF 922.

makes you wonder, Corsair said their new case was going to undertake 25 changes in the final build.

Edit: nevermind the 8th expansion slot is still on the Left.
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#28
alexp999
Staff
That 8th expansion slot is still there it it just empty.

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#29
BumbleBee
yeah I know. thats lame I thought the CeBIT pictures looked like it used the Storm Sniper perforated expansion slot covers those look solid.
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#30
alexp999
Staff
I'm using the Silverstone AeroSlots on my Sniper anyway, they look better :D
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#31
BumbleBee
really? granted they are a little better but they are nikel plated not sure how they would turn out or if you needed special prep for them to paint. love my Silverstone Aero Slots I originally put them in my old 690 and they shed almost 4 degree's off my video card they also help exhausting the heat that radiates up from a power supply housing from the front intake.
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#33
BumbleBee
yes, if you want to paint the case lol you know aerosol based or powder coat?
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#34
alexp999
Staff
Oh I see, dont do painting lol. A 5 year old could prob do a better job :o

At least with my sniper the top, front and bottom are already black, lol. Shame they didnt keep it black throughout, but then that would have pushed the price up.
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#35
BumbleBee
see how shiny the metal is it's like SGCC or some kind of anodizing coating they put on gives it that fake aluminum look they did the same thing for the new Scout Sniper.
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#36
alexp999
Staff
On what?

(Sorry if I'm sounding dumb. Its late I have been up too long, lol)
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#37
BumbleBee
Storm Sniper and Scout Sniper. notice how much shinier the metal is compared to your 690?
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#38
alexp999
Staff
Its actually less shiny

They havent gone for alu look, its a gun metal look, VERY nice finish. I'll get you a pic
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#39
BumbleBee
comparison.

HAF 932 (and pretty much every other Cooler Master Case is either a Beige or Milky Tint)



Storm Sniper, Storm Scout and HAF 922



no brother they are clearly different.
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#40
Unregistered
You cannot honestly tell me that you are arguing over the shinyness of two cases bee? :laugh:

Give it a rest, im fed up of this thread updating for such menial things. Back on topic please bee!
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#41
BumbleBee
oh im not arguing it's just been bugging me if the Storm Sniper was made out of SGCC because if you google SGCC cases they look the same besides Cooler Master always lists "Steel" in the Specs Sheets they don't specify what kind.
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#42
alexp999
Staff
BumbleBeecomparison.

HAF 932 (and pretty much every other Cooler Master Case is either a Beige or Milky Tint)

i44.tinypic.com/1zybk75.jpg

Storm Sniper, Storm Scout and HAF 922

i43.tinypic.com/s5bv48.jpg

no brother they are clearly different.
Your talking about the inside finish of the metal...

Never noticed :laugh:
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#43
BumbleBee
SECC (electrogalvanized) and SGCC (hot dip), SECC is cheaper and put in a chemical solution it's electrically charged and the zinc binds with the steel to create the corrosion resistance, SGCC is dipped into a zinc solution and has a higher corrosion resistance because it's far thicker. i'm just curious if SGCC creates that "shine"
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#44
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
alexp999The backplate on my board lines up perfectly (no joke) in the middle of that access hole in my CM Storm Sniper
That is awesome Alex. Mine has a slight hide behind that hole, almost like it is off centered. OF course I could dremel it and fix the problem but I dont mind it.
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#45
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
Ya know, I like the slotted expansion slot covers CM included. They are holey and offer about the same cooling in my eyes.
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#46
Icejon
This is the best! It's wide, but squat. Don't you think the side windowed mesh looks like a transam ram air intake? It looks like that to me!
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#47
fadedmemories
I like the cooler in the fourth picture, the one with the air flow arrows.
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#49
Unregistered
I dont like any case with a plastic front,and 90` hdd bays blocking the front fan.Lian Li FTW.

Dont slotted pci covers just mess with the positive/negative air pressure in your case?
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#50
BumbleBee
not really, the perforated expansion slots (they really do shed degrees off your video card) are designed to let video card and power supply heat that radiates up to get forced out from the front intake, this isn't possible with the HAF series unless you have a lot of positive pressure or pop the rivets out of the hard drive rack with a drill and re-seat it 90' so it faces forward the 200 and 230mm fans have almost zero static pressure if you put your hand at the back of the hard drive rack you won't feel any air but even if you replace it with a quality 120mm it will still be restrictive because the perforated holes in the hard drive rack are actually above where a hard drive bracket gets mounted so no real air touches the hard drive even so the air from the front intake has to pass through a sheet of metal, plastic, hard drive, another piece of plastic and another sheet of metal.

one of my theories as to why Cooler Master puts hard drive racks on the side is because once you pull the bracket out your looking at the length of the rack plus the length of the bracket this would obviously create clearance issues swapping them out if your system is fully assembled (ie video card)
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