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Cooler Master HAF X

18 Jun 2010

The latest addition to Cooler Master's successful HAF line-up of casings is the all-new HAF X flagship. Designed for performance systems, this chassis is able to house today's latest and hottest CPUs, motherboards, graphics cards and is even compatible with USB 3.0 devices.

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HWZ's Overall Rating: 9.0

Aesthetics:

Functionality:

9.5

Usability:

Value:

USB 3.0 ports

Lots of focus on cooling graphics cards

Spacious interior

Not very pretty-looking

VGA bracket fits quite loosely

Side panels immensely heavy

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			<h2 class="header-green">Cooler Master HAF X - The New Flagship</h2>
		<span class="byline">Reviewed by Kenny Yeo on Friday, 25 Jun 2010</span>
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		 		<h2 class="page-title">X-traordinary</h2>
		 		<h3 class="page_title">X-traordinary</h3>
<p>Cooler Master is renown around the world for its computer casings and its HAF line-up is extremely popular with enthusiasts. Offering a strong combination of features and affordability, many enthusiasts have turned to the HAF series for their casing fix.</p>
<p>Unveiled earlier this year at CES 2010, the new Cooler Master HAF X full tower casing is the new flagship of the series. And as befits a flagship model, the casing comes with loads of new features that distinguishes itself from the rest of the HAF line-up. Some of these new features include a whopping nine expansion slots, support for non-standard size motherboards, hot swappable bays and support for USB 3.0 ports.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="500" width="371" src="/files/images/intro_15.jpg" title="The HAF X is Cooler Master's flagship HAF casing and it boasts some delightful features that'll we be taking a look at shortly." alt="" /></p>
<p>As HAF stands for High Air Flow, the design of the new HAF X continues to be geared towards maximizing air flow and ventilation of the system. As such, the exterior panels of the casing is plastered with mesh, and the case itself comes with four fans as standard. Ventilation aside, Cooler Master also prides the HAF X as being easy to install &ndash; something we'll find out in a short while.</p>
<p>Before we continue with our review, here are the HAF X's specifications:&nbsp;</p>
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            <th scope="row">Casing Dimensions &amp;&nbsp;Specifications</th>
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                <li>Height: 550mm</li>
                <li>Width: 230mm</li>
                <li>Depth: 590mm</li>
                <li>Weight: 14.35kg</li>
                <li>Material: SECC&nbsp;steel / Plastic</li>
                <li>Case color: Black</li>
                <li>Motherboard support: M-ATX / ATX / E-ATX / GIGABYTE XL-ATX</li>
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                <li>6 x 5.25-inch drive bays (2 converted for SATA HDD hot-swap bays)</li>
                <li>5 x 3.5-inch internal drive bays</li>
                <li>9 expansion slots</li>
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                <li>1 x front 230mm red LED&nbsp;fan</li>
                <li>1 x rear 140mm fan</li>
                <li>2 x top 200mm fan (1 optional)</li>
                <li>1 x side panel 200mm fan (optional)</li>
                <li>1 x VGA&nbsp;fan duct 120mm fan (optional)</li>
                <li>1 x VGA&nbsp;holder 80mm fan (optional)</li>
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                <li>&nbsp;Standard ATX PS2</li>
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