Cooler Master HAF X - Full Tower Computer Case with High Airflow Windowed Side Panel and USB 3.0

I love everything about this case. It will definitely fit everything you throw at it. The stock fans greatly improve the cooling of the system. Once you add the rest of the fans and a liquid cooling system, you have the worlds coldest computer setup. I love the fact that you can buy all the parts separately and they are very reasonably priced. I looked everywhere for the NVidia version of this case. It is completely sold out. however you can buy this case and all the special edition pieces separately for cheap. This case is the moders dream. It barely fit under my desk. My old computer heated my legs and the area under the desk. Now with this case before i added the cooling setup, I have to grab a blanket from my legs being so cold. I was very shocked and pleased with my purchase.A few things I would like to point out. For those of you that are piecing a system together slowly.... This case is so big, old power supplies will not reach. Old PSU's used to connect to the top of the case and have a short distance for the cables to run. Now the PSU is mounted at the bottom of the case and wires are now ran around and behind things. Even if i tried to run it strait across to the devices I am able to only reach half as far as i need the cables to run. Old power supplies are inefficient and cause unnecessary heat and power waste. It would have been nice to know to order the PSU at the same time. Its my fault for being out of the Tech loop for so long I guess.Another note I would like to make is that the rebate is past due. I was semi suckered into buying the case now because it was on sale and had a $30 rebate. I will not disclose the price as it was way lower than normal. However I am being stiffed on the rebate because after looking at the fine print and going back to the link, it was valid only for purchases last month! Why did it just appear this month and was offered at the time of purchase. I feel greatly cheated, because that money was going towards the power supply that i have to order. (I have a temporary replacement in place while i get funds together for a Digital Power supply.) I will add more details to the review at another time. Even without the rebate the price currently listed is a steal. Much cheaper than any competitor and is much better of a case.

I really like this case but one issue had me rate it down and upset me.Pros:Well thought out designNice drive cages with faneasy cable managementthe door over the power button is awesome, I have exotic cats and they think it is funny to press the power buttons on my computers with their paws and shut them off, I have soda caps taped on most my cases to prevent this :)excellent accessories, nice power cable extension for the top 8-pin power port on the top of the MB. In my case needed two though for the ASUS X99-E WS, would be nice if they added anothernice external components/slots/interfaces whatever you wanna call them, with long cables to attach to MBwas able to attach the Neptune 280L with two added brackets I found in my junk box, they should add something similar to the Neptune 280L parts2 Hot swap bays for RAID 1 pretty sweet, missing fans though, that is where my only spinners are 2 4TB NAS drives, the fan is on the drive cage below with nothing but SSDs in my case and they don't get hot. But if you have spinners down there it is niceDrive cages take all drive sizes and 3.5" require no screwsCame with PSU screws, lost track of mine that came with the PSU this was very niceCable ties includedPlenty of screws for various things and supports pretty much any size MBLots of roomPlenty of bays for drives and accessory componentsCan easily add fans but comes with plenty no need reallyGreat price at $159 free prime 2 day shippingCons:My biggest issue is the PCI cards in particular my two GPUs did not line up with the screw holes the case, they were too far away. This is a huge design and/or manufacturing flaw and although I was able to get 1 in each with great effort and time it puts me in the position of not wanting to pull the GPUs out ever and I do not like being in this position with my case. It really took some time and effort and leaves me not feeling good about the case. Unfortunately I left the back plates off my GPUs and I am gonna have to pull them sooner or later. If not for this problem 5 stars for sure best case ever.The second flaw was the back side door top screw hole wasn't aligned with the door although it could be forced to line with a decent size screw driver, not the end of the world but irritating, It was hard to get out initially and was my first exposure to the case setting a bad tone.Side fan on door has scoop attached that really needs trimmed down some for the higher end GPUs we use today, I just removed itVery heavySystem specs:Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75960XASUS X99-E WS (Currently ASUS X99-A waiting on RMA)2x EVGA 04G-P4-2988-KR GeForce GTX 980 Classified 4GB SLI2x Corsair DOMINATOR® Platinum Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 2666 (PC4-21300) 2666MHz C15 memory kit for DDR4 Systems (CMD32GX4M4A2666C15)2x Samsung 850 Pro 512GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7KE512BW) RAID 02x Intel 730 Series SSDSC2BP480G4R5 2.5" 480GB SATA 6Gb/s MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) RAID 02x HGST Deskstar NAS H3IKNAS40003272SN (0S03664) 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" High-Performance Hard Drive for Desktop NAS Systems Bare Drive RAID 1ASUS PB287Q 28-Inch Screen LED-Lit 4K MonitorAPC SMC1500 1440VA 900W UPSCooler Master Nepton 280L - PC CPU Liquid Water Cooling System, All-In-One Kit with 280mm Radiator and 2 JetFlo FansAntec TPQ-1200 1200W Continuous Power with PowerCache Technology SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power SupplyIC Diamond TIMAccell UltraAV B142C-007B-2 DisplayPort to DisplayPort 1.2 Cable with Locking Latches (6.6ft /2m)Mad Catz R.A.T.9 Gaming MouseRazer BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical PC Gaming Keyboard

As someone said before (WARNING - EVGA GTX 680 will NOT fit) Yup, this pretty much sums up my problem. My gpu would not fit inside the slanted sockets. I could have forced(entire body weight) my motherboard to the side more and put more pressure on my gpu but why mess up my maximus vi extreme or my EVGA GeForce GTX780 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX 1020 MHz. It's not worth it.Ahhh! But it's such a nice tower. Oh also why have the cut out backing for the cpu? It's tooooooooooo small. Buying this is a gamble so if you get a good one YEAH and if you don't HAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Not easy to put together...the way it's constructed not all parts fit easily in this large case!!

I really like this case. Quiet fans, good cooling and plenty of room. Good cabling control.That being said, there are certain features of this case that need to be updated. I used a somewhat oversized video card, and several of the features of the case could not be used. The included video card support will not work on any card that is higher than normal. If it sticks up above the height of the pci bracket (120mm), the included video card support bracket will not work.The side door fan also has a nice duct on it to focus the air. This also can have clearance issues with a tall video card.I guess I cannot fault the case for the issues with the video card size, but with today's video cards getting bigger and bigger, this is an area that Cooler Master should take a look at.