Cooler Master Announces HAF 922 Mid Tower
Cooler Master Announces HAF 922 Mid Tower
Posted 04/30/2009 at 8:02am
| by Paul Lilly
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It's been nearly six months since Cooler Master impressed us with its HAF (High Air Flow) chassis, a full tower case we deemed worthy of a 9/KickAss award (get your recap right here). Its combination of effective and quiet cooling along with build and cable management options made it a joy to work in, and Cooler Master looks to duplicate those same qualities in a smaller, more compact mid-tower package.
Cooler Master says its HAF 922 supports up to seven case fans in all, three of which support 200mm fans that can be swapped for smaller 120mm units (the case will ship with three fans - a 200mm front intake with red LED, 200mm top exhaust, and and a 120mm rear exhaust). Despite being a mid-tower, Cooler Master also says the downsized HAF will still support liquid cooling with room for an internally installed radiator.
In the tale of the tape, the new enclosure will check in at 10 (W) x 19.7 (H) x 22.2 (D) inches and weight 19.2 pounds, compared to its 932 big brother, which checks in at 9.6 (W) x 22 (H) x 22.2 (D) inches and 29.1 pounds.
We're told the HAF 922 will start shipping on May 12 with an MSRP of $130.
Image Credit: Cooler Master
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bingojubes
May 06, 2009 at 4:58pm
they should've changed the interior & backpanel and colored it to match the outside.
i think their website needs some work, 'cause i could not brush all of the dirt away.
@ http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/landing/haf922/
TheMiddleman
April 30, 2009 at 11:45pm
Could this case be possibly any uglier? I submit to you it cannot!!
bandeezee
April 30, 2009 at 9:32am
Do you really look at this as the little brother? Man, this looks like a great deal. The only size difference between this mid-tower HAF and the full-tower HAF is that the "mid-tower" is WIDER. It is shorter by 2.3, but I don't see that really being much of a problem. They have the same depth as well. I just can't see why someone would get the full-tower over this mid-tower. I mean, if it's wider you probably have more room to put a larger CPU heatsink/fan in there. I guess the difference in height might make it a little tougher to store a reservoir in there, but I can't think of anything else. Can anyone give me another reason why one would go with the full HAF instead of the mid HAF? I would appreciate your input.
Paul_Lilly
April 30, 2009 at 10:05am
I'm using the HAF 932 for my main build, and while big, it's not ginormous. It's tough to say what a few less inches would translate to in terms of elbow room without having one in hand to compare it with.
I can, however, think a few good reasons why an HAF 932 would be desireable:
- It's a kick ass case
- It's available now
- It's a steal at $125 shipped through Newegg with promo code EMCLRPL24 ($15 off)
-Paul Lilly
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