HAF X or CM Storm Trooper?

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Treeroy

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hi,

I intend on buying a high-end graphics card soon but my current mid tower doesn't have enough room to support a big card and its cooling solution like a GTX 780 Ti or similar. I need to buy a new full tower, and I can't decide between these two.

The Storm Trooper seems to have better cable management, which is important to me - it looks like you can hide the cables behind the back panel. As far as I'm aware the HAF X doesn't have anything like this, is that right?

However, I don't like the look and feel of the Trooper - despite that it will be used mainly for gaming, I don't like this whole "gaming" brand that companies do, it makes the product look tacky. I also don't like the fan controller on the Trooper as I have my own one that I prefer.

Cooling wise they seem similar, the HAF X has more watercooling support I think but this doesn't concern me.

tl;dr - I can't decide between the Storm Trooper and the HAF X.

Can anyone please advise which one I should get? The cable management is a big thing for me but the HAF X seems more roomy and looks nicer.

 
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mickypheonix
Hi Treeroy
both are excellent cases , i have a few HafX's cable management is no problem behind the mobo tray
I have a good friend with the storm trooper
i personally feel the Haf x is the better case for airflow and build quality , having said that which ever case you choose will suit your needs fine
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Hi Treeroy
both are excellent cases , i have a few HafX's cable management is no problem behind the mobo tray
I have a good friend with the storm trooper
i personally feel the Haf x is the better case for airflow and build quality , having said that which ever case you choose will suit your needs fine
 
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Treeroy

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I must have gotten the HAF X cable management confused with something else then. So it does have good cable management going behind the motherboard tray?
And yes, it does seem like better build quality. I loved the look of the white storm trooper but it looks very low quality. Probably isn't but whatevs.

I think that's settled it then, if both the HAF X and Storm Trooper have equally good cable management. The Storm Trooper's features are all gimmicks so I'm not losing out on much - I don't take my PC anywhere with me, I don't want an annoying digital fan controller, and I'm not worried about someone stealing my mouse :p
The only neat feature on the Trooper for me, is the little tray underneath, that would be useful for storing screws and stuff.

But yeah, if they are practically very similar then I'll go with the HAF X for the bigger space and better feel/quality.


I'm not looking for another mid tower. I already have one. Neither mine nor the Storm Scout are big enough for my needs.
Though I'll agree, Scan's deal at the moment is a great price.

 
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Treeroy

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Hadn't even thought about that. I just searched for "PC drawer bay" and I just got a load of hard drive bay results.

Can you tell me how to find such a thing that you suggested? :)
Thanks!

 
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Treeroy

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The GPUs I'm looking at have cards around 11.5-12". In contrast, a 760 is 9.5". A mid tower is not big enough.

 
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