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February 2009
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Cooling Performance
Supports Water cooling
High Quality Build
Innovative Design
Speed/LED Control Knob
Number Of Front Panel Connectors
Looks great
Solid Build
Lots of room to work in
Great cooling
Good air flow
Easy to carry
LEDs can be turned on and off
Built in fan controller
Two sets of holes for water cooling
Easy to find 200mm fans for installation
Looks good
Fan controller
Front ports/plugins
Rounded corners
Cable holder in the case
Good airflow
Security features
Handles
Tool free
Tool free installation
Build quality
Effective yet quiet cooling
Great looks
Air flow like nowhere else
Two included 200mm and one 120mm fan with space for lots more if needed
Ability to put 140 or 1200 fan on case floor
Dust filters over intake fan areas
Reasonably quiet operation with rheo set to low
240 x 12...
Excellent cooling performance
Roomy
Convenient interior
Fan speed and lighting control knob
Numerous
Wellorganized front I/O
Numerous configuration options
Unobtrusive handle feature
Watercoolingfriendly features
Great value
Great for either air or liquid cooling
Modularity
Excellent air flow
Toolless design
Easy to take apart and clean
Lots of great cooling abilities
Very roomy on the inside for about any kind of hardware
Cable management system at it's best
Handles on the top that are worth while
The ability to tune your cooling system with knob on top
Great potential for wate...
Stylish and sturdy
Neat fan controller
Hardy top handle for easy transport.
Phenomenal cooling performance
Visually appealing design
Illuminated
Variable speed fans w/ integrated controller
Pre-drilled
Customizable fan locations
Built in support for water cooling
Steel-reinforced carrying handle
Two year warranty
Watercooling ready
Excellent built and design
Fan speed controllers
Spacious for even the largest components
Excellent cable management options
Plenty of front panel connectors
Solid build quality
Full-featured design
Built-in FAN/LED controllers
Tool-less design
"Storm Guard" safety
Tremendous airflow
Well made
Lots of room inside
Loooks great
Excellent features
Appearance
Cooling
Size
Screwless design
Quality
Easy to use tool-free mechanisms
Good cooling
Quiet fans (at low speed)
Easy to use fan controller
Fan LEDs can be turned off
Lots of cable management features
CPU replacement hole makes it easier to swap CPU coolers
Overall build quality is very g...
Great overall design
Incredible
Rugged paint job
Up to 5 fans controllable
Silent when fans are turned down
Plenty of space
Handles to carry the case around
Pushes lots of air 2x 200 mm units included
Large top fan can be replaced by 120 mm units...
The editors didn't like
Somewhat Loud At High RPM
A little heavy for a case (approx 24 pounds alone)
Might be out of some peoples budgets
Loud fans at stock speed
No dust filters
Larger PSUs may pose issue
No removable motherboard tray (VERY minimal issue)
Uhhh….it's not free
Fan not preinstalled at bottom
StormGuard PCI slot made of very flexible aluminum
Bends easily
Hard to really work out a good mod game plan with so much already done
Fan mount on the bottom is a real pain to deal with
Removing the top and bottom panel is not an easy task with risk of breaking tabs
Dust filters not easily removable
Strange connector choices on case fans.
Toolless expansion slots felt insecure
Some fan vibration audible at high setting
Fan noise at high setting is loud
Price
No front panel cover
May have issue with large PSUs
No side panel fans are included
2-pin plugs on the fan controller
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Bottom fan mount broke very easily
Fans can be very loud
Price ($179.99)
Open design may lead to a lot of dust
Some of the smaller plastic parts are rather flimsy
Rather expensive
Side panel fan not included
Very tiny reset button
Clips to hold expansion cards in placed wont manage large and heavy cards
Fans are quite loud on fastest setting
Screwless system for optical drives does not hold perfectly
Many openings in the case do not have dust filters
Well made, Lots of room inside, Loooks great, Excellent features
Bottom fan mount broke very easily, Fans can be very loud
The CM Storm Sniper PC case is an excellent case for the gamer or anyone for that matter, it’s very well made, looks good and it’s got tons of features that everyone can appreciate. If you’re in the market for a great looking and quality...
Easy to use tool-free mechanisms, Good cooling, Quiet fans (at low speed), Easy to use fan controller, Fan LEDs can be turned off, Lots of cable management features, CPU replacement hole makes it easier to swap CPU coolers, Overall build quality is very g...
Open design may lead to a lot of dust, Some of the smaller plastic parts are rather flimsy, Rather expensive, Side panel fan not included, Very tiny reset button
Looks good, Fan controller, Front ports/plugins, Rounded corners, Cable holder in the case
Loud fans at stock speed, No dust filters
As alot of reviews have already shown this is a great case, I really enjoyed reviewing it and I could really see that they have aimed this case at gamers. You have handles on the case to move it around, fan controller to keep the case stable and cool w...
Workmanship of Cooler Master Storm Sniper is superb. Results of our tests showed that in some cases Sniper performed better and in some other worse than competition. Results depend on speed of fans that we set for each test. We didn’t test this chas...
Cooling Performance, Supports Water cooling, High Quality Build, Innovative Design, Speed/LED Control Knob, Number Of Front Panel Connectors
Somewhat Loud At High RPM
The Storm Sniper case from Cooler Master is indeed a case suitable for gamers. The design is quite innovative, the construction quality is very high and the inside of the case is big enough to accommodate even the largest hardware compo...
Good airflow, Built in fan controller, Security features, Handles, Tool free
Larger PSUs may pose issue
After my tour of duty with the CM Storm Sniper case, Ive come away with a positive experience overall. From top to bottom the Sniper packs in some useful features such as the built in fan controller and StormGuard peripheral retention system. The Stor...
Excellent cooling performance, Watercooling ready, Excellent built and design, Fan speed controllers, Spacious for even the largest components, Excellent cable management options, Plenty of front panel connectors
Fan noise at high setting is loud, Price, No front panel cover, May have issue with large PSUs, No side panel fans are included
The Sniper case from Cooler Master is a very well-thought case. From the design stand point of view, the case has an impressive look, very sturdy construction, and is spacious enough for even the largest hardware components. It has excellent cable man...
The Storm Sniper is typical Cooler Master, which is to say top notch. Fit and finish are excellent, all the screw holes line up where theyre supposed to, the tool-less mechanisms work beautifully and controls are right within reach. There is plenty ...
