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Wednesday,15September201013:53

CoolerMasterHAF912Plustested
WrittenbySanjinRados

TodayisHAF912Plus'officiallaunchdate,andwe'veobviouslybeenbusysincetheearlierHAF912
Pluspreview.Wenowknowthattherewillbethreeversionsofthiscaselaunchingatparticularregions
AsiagetstheAdvanceversion($99),EuropewillgetPlus($79)whereastheUSgetsthebestpricedeal
($59)butitcomeswithonlybasicequipment.
ThedifferencebetweentheversionsisthatAdvancedandPlusversionscomewithblackpainted
interiorbutonlyAdvancedcomeswithasidepanelwindow.AdvanceandPlusI/Opanelsfeaturetwo
USB2.0ports,oneaudioandonemicconnectoraswellasaneSATAconnector.
HAFstandsforHighAirFlowbutwerenotquitecertainwhetherHAF912deservesthenameit
comeswithtwo120mmfans,oneatthefrontandoneatthebackpanel.HAF912Plusalsohastwo
fans,buttheoneonthefrontpanelisa200mmLEDfan.HAF912Advancedboaststhebestarsenalas
itcomeswiththreefansa120mmfanontheback,a200mmonthefrontandanother200mmfanon
thetoppanel.
NomatterwhichHAF912youoptfor,youcanusethefollowingfans:
Front:200mmfanx1,(canbeswappedfortwo120mmfans),
Top:200mmfanx1(canbeswappedfortwo120mmfans),
Rear:120mmfanx1,
Side:120/140mmfanx1
WevereceivedtheHAF912Plusversionsoletsseewhatitoffers.

Asusual,CoolerMasterscomputercasepackagesaresturdyandarentlackinginvisualdetails.

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HAF912isacasethatwillsurelycatchyoureye,regardlessofwhetheryoulikeitornot.Itwouldmost
certainlylookgreatinaspacestationbutitsuptoyoutocheckwhetheritwilllookrightinyourroom.

HAF912Pluscomesentirelypaintedblackandisbuiltfromsteel,exceptforthefewplasticpieceson
thefrontpanel.Thecasemeasures230x480x496mm(9.1x18.9x19.5inch)measuredwiththerubber
feet.Itweighsinat8.45kgor18.6lbsandisverystable.

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Thesidepanelwilltakeanother120/140mmfanbuttheadditionalfandoesntcomewithanyversionof
HAF912.
HAF912PlusandAdvancedcomewitha200mmLEDfanonthefrontpanel,whereasHAF912comes
witha120mminstead.Notethatthefrontpanelcanhousetwo120mminsteadofa200mm.

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ThefrontpanelaswellastheareabeneaththePSUhavedustfilter.
YoullfindtheI/Oatthetopoffrontpanel.PlusandAdvancedversionsofthecasealsofeatureone
eSATAconnector,whichisnotthereintheAmericanHAF912.

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HAF912stoppanellooksmuchliketheoneonitsbigbrothertheHAF932.Asyoucansee,thereis
apadyoucanusetokeepmiscellaneousthings(keys,sticks,etc.)nearby,withthespotfora200mm
(ortwo120mmones)behindit.NotethatonlyHAF912Advancedcomeswithatoppanelfan.

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TherightpanelisidenticalonallHAF912casesaflatsteelplate.

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HAF912offers7+1slotsandthePSUismountedatthebottom.Beneaththerearfan(120mm,
1200RPM,17dBA)youllfindthreeholesusedforwatercooling.

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HAF912PlusandHAF912Advancedcomewithblackinterior,whereasHAF912(USmarket)does
not.ItsworthnotingthatthisisthesmallestHAFcasemadesofarandwilltakeATXandMATX
motherboards.

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HAF912willtakeupto12drivesfour5.25'',seven3.5''(oneconvertedfrom5.25'')andfour2.5''(two
convertedfrom3.5'').WewereprettysurprisedtoseethesizeoftheCPUholeinthemotherboardtray.
Infact,itmeasured14x14cm,whichis2cmbiggerthanontheHAFXcase.Wemustadmitthathave
wehadsuchamotherboarddrayinHAFX,wewouldnthavehadtroubleweveencounteredhere.

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AllHAF912casescomewitha120mmfan(1200RPM,17dBA)atthebackpanelwherasonlytheHAF
912Advancedcomeswitha200mmtoppanelfan.Oncethetopfanisinplace,theresenoughroomfor
tallandwideCPUcoolersbutifyourelookingtoinstallwatercooling,youllhavetomounttheradiator
fromtheoutside.AsfarasCPUcoolercompatibilitygoes,specssaythatmaximumCPUcoolersize
shouldbe175mm(HAFX,HAF932andHAF922willtakeCPUcoolersupto190mm).

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The3.5''drivecageisseparatedintwosectionsandtheupperonecanbetakenoutifitgetsintheway,
likeinthecaseofalonggraphicscard.Theuppercage,whenremoved,willallowfor390mmgraphics
cardswheninplace,thecasewilltakegraphicscardsupto270mmlong.
Apartfromtheaforementioned3.5''drivecages,CoolerMasterlefta2.5''drivecageonthebottom,
whichcanberemovedandplacedontopofthebottom3.5''drivecage.Theuppercagecanbe
positionedlikeonthepicturebelow,ifanyoneseestheneedforit.

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Thefrontpanelmustbetakenoffwhenmountinga5.25''andthedriveissecuredwiththedrivelocking
mechanismwerealreadyprettyfamiliarwith.

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CoolerMastermadesurethatcablemanagementisasgoodasitgets.Strangelyenough,inthisrespect
HAF912casesseemtooutdoeventheirmuchbiggersiblings.Infact,UnlikeontheHAFX,HAF912
casesfeatureplentyofnotchestotieyourcablesto,makingcablemanagementabreeze.Furthermore,
theres1.5cmofroomreservedsolelyforcables.(Dontmindourcablemess,weresureyoucando
better).

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HAF912Plusisacasethatcan,despiteitssize,beturnedintoatrueHighAirFlowcase.HAF912
PluscomeswithtwofansthathelpwithairflowandwillbeenoughforasystemwithactiveCPUand
graphicscooling.Wecouldn'tresisttheurgeandtookthesmallestHAFthroughitspacesbyusing
passivecoolingonboththeCPUandgraphics.

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Testbed:
Motherboard:MSIP35Platinum
Processor:IntelCore2Extremex6800
CPUCooler:CoolerMasterHyperZ600
GraphicCard:GigabytespassivelycooledGeforce9800GTcard
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PSU:CoolerMasterSilentPro700W

AllourtesthardwarefitintoHAF912Pluswithnotrouble.Notehoweverthat3.5''drivesaremountedin
awaynotquitestandardforotherCoolerMastercaseswevetestedsofar.Themechanismdoeswork
flawleslythough,evenmorethanenoughasitneedsatwohandedtugtogeta3.5''out.Notethatthere
arenoscrewsandthedrive(withasliderail)isjustpushedintoitsplace.

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Youmight'venoticedthatwemountedanadditional200mm(700RPM,19dBAA2003007CB
3MFC1)onthetoppanel.Wediditafterweperformedourtestsinordertoseejusthowmuchatopfan
contributestocooling.Therewasonlyabout1cmfromthetopfantotheCPUcoolersheatsink,which
madeasignificantimpactoncoolingperformance.
WepushedourCPUwithPrime95whilethegraphicscardraninidlemode.Thefollowingtableclearly
showsthatHAF912Pluscanbearealbeastonceitgetsatoppanelfan.HAF912Pluswithan
additionaltopfanwillbecalledHAF912Advancedinourtables,asthisiswhatyoushouldexpectfrom
HAF912Advancedwhenithitstheshelves.

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Asoftoday,HAF912computercasesareavailableonthemarket.ThosewhoknowHAF932,922and
HAFXserieswillnoticethatHAF912serieslooksprettysimilar,exceptthatit'ssmaller,lighterand
cheaper.CoolerMasterhasthreeversionsinstoreHAF912,HAF912PlusandHAF912Advanced.
HAF912isaimedattheUSmarketand,asusual,getsthebestpricing.HAF912Advancedisaimedat
AsiamarketswhereasHAF912Plus,whichisourtoday'stestsample,istheonetotakeEurope.
However,CoolerMasterdoesn'texcludethepossiblityofbuyingcasesaimedatothermarkets,butwe're
talkinglargerquantitieshere.
Asfaraspricinggoes,theMSRPfortheStandardversionis59,Plusversionis79andtheAdvance
is99.ThisisprettyaffordableforthequalityyougetandcertainlyprovesthatHAF912didn'tonlytake
sizeandweightcutsinthedesigningprocess.
Whatweasendusersareconcernedabout,however,isthatHAF912Advancedcomeswiththree
preinstalledfanswhereastheothertwocaseshavetwo.HAFstandsforHighAirFlowandwereally
thinkthatcuttingcostsonfanswasn'taverywisedecision.Ourtest,whereweinstalledathirdfanhas
proventhatthethirdfanreallybringsthebestfromthiscase.Ourtoday'sguest,HAF912Pluscomes
withtwosilentfans(one120mmontherearanda200mmfanonthefrontpanel).
Apartfromthat,HAF912Plusisoneexcellentcase.It'stoughandstable,thefinishingtouchesare
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excellentanditoffersplentyofroom.Infact,itwilltakelargestgraphicscardsor2x120mmwater
coolingradiator.Thecasewilltakeupto12differentdrives,somethingthatnotevensomehightower
casescanbragabout.Furthermore,wemustadmitwereallylovedthelargemotherboardtrayCPU
hole,somethingthatwasn'timplementedsowellonthemuchmoreexpensiveHAFXandmanyother
caseswe'vetestedsofar.
HAF912PlusisnomereshrinkageofHAFseriesalotofeffortwentintothesecases.We'd
recommendittoanyoneinajiffybutwewouldadviseyoutoputanadditionalfaninforevenbetter
coolingperformance.
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