Cooler Master HAF 922 Case Review
Reviewer: NinjaLane.comConclusion
Cooler Master really seemed to listen to its customers on the HAF 922 design by responding with improvements in most areas that the larger HAF932 lacked in. Cable management is one area of improvement, here you have many places to run cables behind the motherboard tray and built in
spots for cable ties that really helps to clean up the case internals. Tool less design is very important when it makes sense the lack of tool
less clips for expansion cards is a huge bonus in our book.
Then Cooler Master took a common sense approach to the HAF 922 by adding an additional expansion slot to a normally wasted area inside a case.
This allows for all kinds of things to be mounting there such as soundcards, I/O expansion ports, Fans, etc. This is something that OEM and
system builders will love especially if using a multi-GPU system setup.
Like any great product there is going to be short comings. The HAF 922 really didn't have too many of these at all. Still the lack of a Firewire
and more USB ports on the Front I/O Panel was disappointing. Also the lack of being able to use a triple 120mm fan radiator like the HAF 932 was
a disappointment as well. Still given a case of this size it is very understandable.
Good Things
Great airflow inside the case
Great cable management system
Secure expansion slot area using thumbscrews
Easy setup for water cooling
Clean more refined case over the HAF 932
Bad Things
Only real radiator option to use is 2 x 120mm
Lack of Firewire and 2 x USB connectors on Front I/O Panel
Interior not being all black like the exterior
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