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The Cooler Master HAF 912 will be tested by running OCCT 3.0.1. CPU, GPU, and power supply temperatures will be recorded with HWMonitorx64 after a continuous burn-in of 30 minutes. Between each test I will allow the system to equilibrate for an additional 30 minutes.
Temperature data will be recorded at the processor, the video card, the hard drives, and the chipset. Ambient air temperature was recorded with a standard glass-alcohol thermometer. Throughout the testing the ambient room temperatures never varied from 21°C (69°F).
Test Hardware
- Processor: Intel Core i7 - 930
- Motherboard: Asus P6X58D-E
- Memory: 3x2GB Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600MHz 6-8-6-24
- Video Card: ATI Radeon HD5870
- Optical Drive: LG 10XBD-ROM, 16XDVD-ROM SATA
- CPU Cooler: Noctura NH-U12P SE2
- OS: Windows 7 x64
- Power Supply: Mushkin 1KW Joule
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB ST31000528AS, 2x60GB Mushkin Callisto Deluxe, WD VelociRaprtor 300GB
The Cooler Master 912 HAF came with two stock 120mm fans. The first set of four gaphs will be the results of all the testing with just those two case fans.Throughout all tests, all fans except for the CPU HSF fans will be left on medium speed, and the GPU's fan will be set on AUTO.
Test Results:
The following four graphs show the temperature results after adding in a 140mm fan in the side panel, an additional 120mm fan in the front, and a 120mm fan in the top mounting hole.
After analyzing the temperature data above, it is obvious this case has been designed with cooling in mind. Even with only two case case fans installed, this case has better average cooling performance than the Cooler Master 932. Once an appropriate number of fans were installed, the cooling performance of this case really shined.
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Very well written review.
Yeah it is a pretty nifty case for not much money. The Antec 300 which was is my go-to case for years is pretty much the exact same price at the moment and I don't like the hard drive configuration quite as much as in this case.
duneworld
Not quite sure if you are saying that the 300 or the 912 has more options....
But I think they are about evenly matched. Here are my thoughts: The hard drive cages are better oriented in the 912, The cooling is better out-of-the-box in the 300, the aesthetics are simpler in the 300, there are dedicated spots for SSD's in the 912.
dlb
I think that the 912 could do much better in cooling, but you would need to modify things in order to improve air flow and management. I am not sure as to why this case posted the temps it did. It certainly has enough fans in it to move a good quantity of air.
I really think they should have painted the insides black, cause the way it is just makes it look like a plain jane ugly case on the inside.
Not sure why the hdd wires are toward the outside? Well since there's not really a window panel it really doesn't matter, just commits to the ugly like an ugly chick with jacked up war-paint. I guess the way it's wired up it doesn't seem like it was done in such a way to show the case can support as good of wire management as the holes and design seem to possibly allow.
Exactly what size is there allowed to fit GPU in?
Are you really saving money though if you have to run out and byof (buy your own fans)? Gives you more options. I think maybe I could take a liking to the case the more I look at it. Maybe it's intended to be 'UV' ready lol.
Outside looks decent, similar to other HAF cases.
Do the fans that come with it light up?
I think that the HAF 912 is a much better case than the Antec 300, and a price difference of £10 isn't significant enough to make me think the Antec 300 is the better option, again, it's just that the HAF 912 isn't the clear winner at £60, it definitely would be at £50.
Gravity, there is actually a version of the case, the HAF 912 Plus that has a black interior, which is the version which is widely available in the UK.
With the top harddrive bay left installed you can fit a graphics card up to 27cm in length, which would be enough for a 6970 or original reference 5870 or GTX 580 and the like, but not a 5970, if you remove the top harddrive bay there isn't anything it can't fit.