The Scout has been built around a solid steel body, and comes equipped with a 140mm front intake fan, as well as 140mm top and 120mm rear exhaust fans, providing an accurate airflow to efficiently manage the heat from your gaming hardware. The window side panel provides mounting locations for yet another 2 x 120mm fans to deal with thermal hotspots from overclocked CPUs and GPUs.


The Scout has been fortified even further with the patented StormGuard accessory; this unique and widely acclaimed security solution from the CM Storm Labs consists of a specially designed PCI-bracket located at the rear of the chassis body. By locking your peripherals and side panel firmly in place, Storm Tactics and the StormGuard will protect your PC and gaming gear from thieves and other thuggish individuals.


Right on the top of the chassis are reinforced carrying handles for easier mobilization and relocation. Moving to the front of the Scout, the I/O panel offers extensive connectivity through eSATA, FireWire, HD Audio and a whopping four USB2.0 ports.


The Scout's internal layout provides great options for expansion and upgrades with 5 x 3.5” and 4 x 5.25” drive bays, as well as providing support for 1.8”or 2.5” Solid State Disks. Looking closer at the internal layout, the Scout includes plenty of cable management options, and also supports bottom mounted PSUs, giving the whole chassis a low center of gravity to bring further stability to your PC. Additionally, the motherboard tray has a large cut-out area for easy access to CPU-cooler retention plates.

UPDATE:  After final specification for CM Storm Scout that was published, some things are changed like lack of FireWire on front panel.