haf X

ard-tullaich · 8 Apr 2011 at 00:09

Just got my new haf x and corsair ax1200 for the start of a new build.
And did you know you can swap most of the haf x parts with the haf 932!! Gonna use my origanal windowed side panel from my 932 as i have four led cooling fans on there and. may be stick the hotswap drive bays to the top of the haf X and get an extra 120mm fan in the front

ard-tullaich · 8 Apr 2011 at 00:22

Cant realy comment on the cooling yet cos running cpu in . But for me the haf 932 better cooling. The problem with the 932 is the motherboard panel every thing to low. where in the haf x motherboard in higher and still room for rads and fans. I have extra fan in bottom of case in 932 and extra in the front and in the top. I use 4 120mm fans on the 932 sidepanel. plus the fans that come with the 932 230mm are more powerfull and just as quiot. May be i wrip the back panel and motherboard tray out of the haf x and put it in the 932. That would be my perfect air cooled case

ard-tullaich · 8 Apr 2011 at 00:34

haf x anint any better there a pain . And why would you put a filter on an exhaust fan which will also restrict its flow .
Havn't had it 24 hours yet and allready finding faults. don't get me wrong i love they case and so will you . But as an engineer I dont understand how there designers can make these simple faults

ard-tullaich · 8 Apr 2011 at 00:36

Plus i got mine for £112 delivered from some where else

ard-tullaich · 8 Apr 2011 at 00:44

Like you said massive case and love those 9 expansion slots.

ard-tullaich · 8 Apr 2011 at 01:05

haf x is very good value . I had a choice of what ever case was out there and i went with coolermaster. But its just me i allways find fault and modify but thats been my job for the last 25 years. Don't forget you can allways mod your case to the way you want it. Like I said my perfect air cooled case would be a cross between the 932 and haf x. Plus haf X has gorgeous black inside i hade to spray my 932. Those hot swap drive bays are great. And tons of space. My choice was a haf X. Don't buy a 800d unless you gonna full watercool cpu and graphics. Useless at air cooling so many for sale second hand cos ther crap at air cooling .

ard-tullaich · 9 Apr 2011 at 07:40

Well so far I'm inpressed . I made filters out of our lasses old stockings for my 932.

ard-tullaich · 9 Apr 2011 at 16:48

GJ02 said:
thinking of getting one of these to replace my antec1200
thinng is, everyone has one.

Thats becouse they are all wise men

ard-tullaich · 14 Apr 2011 at 19:36

Regarding filters i just bought some stainless modelling mesh for 7 quid for a peice 3x1 foot will be great for filters.
So now i have my side panel on my haf x from my 932 with 4 fans pushing 280 cfm in the side an additianal 120 in the fron pushing 70cfm .
Using the haf x side panel on my 932.
Hows that for positive air flow.

ard-tullaich · 14 Apr 2011 at 22:18

why not sandwich the mesh between the fan and the case. So when you mount the fan just screw through the case then the mesh then into your fan