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November 2011
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The editors liked
Heavy duty carrying handle
Can hold up to 14 HDDs
XDock 2.5" Hot Swap bay
90 Degree rotatable 4 in 3 HDD drive modules
Rubberized coating on top and front area
Storage toolbox
Support for XLATX motherboard form factor
Nine PCIE slots for QuadSLI/CrossFireX
Removable dust filters for the top and bottom
Multiple 240mm radiator support
480mm radiator support with all drive cages removed
Aesthetically a very well done case
Cooling design is well done with plenty of fans and a fan controller built in
Handle on top looks cool and works very well
Even with a fully loaded system
Plenty of room for 2.5"
3.5"
And 5.25" drives
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Excellent Styling
Four Fans Included
Six Position Fan Controller
LED Light Control
2.5" SATA Dock
Stacker Style Drive Bays
Modular HDD Rack
Nine Expansion Slots
XL-ATX Support
Carrying Handle
Fully painted interior
Dozens (yes
Dozens) of drive mounts
Good cable management
Twin steel carry handles
Dual radiator support
Integrated fan controllers
Great look and high quality
Handle bar for portability
Supports XL-ATX motherboards (9 expansion slots)
Most of the Installation is Tool-less
Internal USB 3.0 connector
Fan Controller and LED On/Off button
Lots of options for customization
Great cable management
And plenty of space to work inside the case
120mm
240mm
360mm
And 480mm radiator support.
Very detailed & cool looks
Very good quality of metal and plastic used
2.5 inch hot-Swap bay in the front
Unique drive bays for hard drive bays
Two 4-in-3 hard drive cages included
Four fans part of the chassis
Excellent cable routing possibilities
The editors didn't like
Hollow plastic feet
CM Storm Guard is secured only by thumbscrews outside the case
No 20pin USB 3.0 to 10pin USB 2.0 adapter included
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Side panels don't go on very well
Not many toolless features
Two front intake fans are not filtered but other areas are filtered which don't need to be
3.5" external bay devices are way too difficult to install
2.5" internal drive cage isn't
Would like heavier gauge wire on fan controller
LED light control for 3 fans only
200mm fan has no LEDs
No USB 3.0>USB 2.0 adapter cable
Cannot mount hard drives sideways with fronttoback ventilation
Power light doesn't connect to motherboard header
Motherboard hard to install
Standoffs slightly off on motherboard tray.
Case only level when front is filled with hard drives and optical drives to weigh it down
Fully painted interior, Dozens (yes, dozens) of drive mounts, Good cable management, Twin steel carry handles, Dual radiator support, Integrated fan controllers,
No USB 3.0>USB 2.0 adapter cable, Cannot mount hard drives sideways with fronttoback ventilation, Power light doesn't connect to motherboard header
Although we strive for objectivity here at Benchmark Reviews, please remember that each author perceives these points differently, and our conclusions and recommendations will necessarily differ from others. Also, prices can fluctuate and designs chan...
I certainly have been a fan of the CM Storm series. Simple yet flexible has been their hallmark. What started with the Enforcer has grown up a little bit into the Trooper. [Image 4044]The one area that bothered me about the case was the reduction in ...
Great look and high quality, Handle bar for portability, Supports XL-ATX motherboards (9 expansion slots), Most of the Installation is Tool-less, Internal USB 3.0 connector, Fan Controller and LED On/Off button, Lots of options for customization, Great cable management, and plenty of space to work inside the case, 120mm, 240mm, 360mm, and 480mm radiator support.
Motherboard hard to install, standoffs slightly off on motherboard tray.
The Cooler Master Storm Trooper is a pleasure to work with. It's a very solid and high quality case, and it provides options that only $200+ cases provide in this category of cases. We can definitely see lots of creative water cooling setups and moddi...
Excellent Styling, Four Fans Included, Six Position Fan Controller, LED Light Control, 2.5" SATA Dock, Stacker Style Drive Bays, Modular HDD Rack, Nine Expansion Slots, XL-ATX Support, Carrying Handle
Would like heavier gauge wire on fan controller, LED light control for 3 fans only, 200mm fan has no LEDs
Gaming cases mean different things to people. In the past a gaming case could have been any mid-tower design that was modded for better cooling. Full-tower designs of the time didn't improve things since they often required the same cooling mods and...
To begin one of the best reasons we like the Cooler Master Storm Trooper so much is the fact it will appeal to not only the gamers but the non-gamers as well. CM designed the Trooper to be useful towards both. The gamer can fill the case with all the ...
Cooler Master did an excellent job in designing the Storm Trooper for the gamer and PC enthusiast markets. Firstly, the outward appearance of the case is exceptional as it manages to nicely combine a clean look (through the side panels) with a more agg...
Abstract: After losing many countless hours to a particular Elder Scrolls game, it is time to review another computer chassis. The Cooler Master Storm Trooper isn't a case that should be taken 'lightly'. First thing that comes to mind when I hear the words 'Stor...
Easy to carry, The large size provides ample room for any hardware you can throw in it, Nicely finished inside and out, Rotating drive bays allow more flexibility for your build...
Only six discrete fan speeds for the fan controller, LED fans from manufacturers other than Cooler Master flash when RPMs are reduced...
Overall this is an awesome case. The price is up there with a lot of other top-end models, but it performs at least to that value if not slightly more. The structure of the case is built solidly and is not flimsy in any way. The parts to move things a...
Abstract: With a number of now-legendary cases under their belt, Cooler Master has been known for understanding what gamers and enthusiasts want in their cases. The new Storm Trooper is a full tower case that’s poised to continue this tradition and is not only...
