Chassis tour - part two
Over to the side and it's nicer-looking - in our opinion - than the larger HAF 932, but there's no side fan as standard and also no means of covering the side mesh. We'd like to have seen an included filter or plastic panel, to prevent both dust from entering and noise from escaping.
Nice smooth finish on the other side, and each side panel is easily removed via a pair of thumb screws. We wouldn't expect anything less, mind you.
Over to the back and we start to notice some changes. The HAF 922's smaller frame isn't able to give users a choice PSU mounting options, it has to be installed at the bottom. The PSU is, however, installed on anti-vibration shims to help reduce noise.
As is now almost mandatory, pre-drilled holes are available at the top of the chassis for use with existing water-cooling systems. Elsewhere, a feature everyday users may appreciate is the 7+1 arrangement of expansion slots. The one, seen to the right of the seven, can be used to allow for I/O brackets such as additional FireWire or USB ports to be fitted without wasting an expansion slot on the motherboard.