Review: Cooler Master HAF 922 PC chassis. More than just a little brother?

by Tarinder Sandhu on 29 July 2009, 09:03 3.5

Tags: HAF 922, Cooler Master

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The interior

Inside, there's no removable motherboard tray but Cooler Master does its best to simplify installation. There's a decent amount of room to work with, and the HAF 922's motherboard standoff holes are labelled for mATX or ATX motherboards. The motherboard tray isn't deep enough for eATX motherboards; you need the big-daddy HAF 932 for that.

The only feature missing here is dedicated 2.5in bays for the increasing range of solid-state drives on the market. Yes, you can use adapters and achieve the same end, but we'd sacrifice a 3.5in slot for a special-purpose 2.5in.


Both 5.25in and 3.5in drive bays utilise a tool-less design, but the same can't be said for the HAF 922's expansion slots. The latter, however, is a matter of personal preference. From the tool-free expansion slots we've used elsewhere, we've come away thinking that we prefer good ol' screws in that particular area.


The chassis' two large-diameter fans can't be missed and should, in theory, provide high airflow without excessive noise.  However, there's no built-in fan-controller; the fans spin at one speed.

The motherboard tray itself features a trio of cutouts - the largest is to aid installation/removal of CPU coolers, and the smaller two are in place to assist with cable management. Seems a decent enough layout, and there's a good amount of room to work with - as well as room for full-length graphics cards.

In the bundle, Cooler Master provides a user manual, a bunch of cable-ties, the usual assortment of screws and rails to allow for a 3.5in drive to be installed in the bottom-most 5.25in bay.