Exterior continued
Over to the side and it's nicer-looking, in our opinion, than the
larger HAF 932, but there's no side fan as standard and also no means
of covering the side mesh. We'd like to have seen an included filter or
plastic panel, to prevent both dust from entering and noise from
escaping.
Nice, smooth finish on the other side, and each side panel is easily
removed via a pair of thumb screws. We wouldn't expect anything less,
though.
Over to the back and we start to notice some changes. The HAF 922's
smaller frame isn't able to give users a choice PSU mounting options;
it has to be installed at the bottom.
The PSU is, however, installed on
anti-vibration shims to help reduce noise.
As is now almost mandatory, pre-drilled holes are available at
the top of the chassis for use with existing water-cooling systems.
Elsewhere, a feature everyday users may appreciate is the 7+1
arrangement of expansion slots. The one, seen to the right of the
seven, can be used to allow for I/O brackets such as additional
FireWire or USB ports to be fitted without wasting an expansion slot on
the motherboard. That's good thinking on Cooler Master's part.
The second 200m fan is at the very top, pushing out air from the
chassis. We like the fact that the front fan's red LED can be toggled
on/off by a switch on the top. As with its bigger brother, there's room
to stow peripherals connected to the front I/O. Should you so wish, the
large fan can be replaced with a couple of 120mm fans.
