HAF 932 is the first model from newest Cooler Master HAF chassis series. HAF (High Air Flow) series is designed to provide maximal airflow. When “maximal airflow” is mentioned, probably the first association is noise, but nowadays this isn’t the case because R&D team from Cooler Master is actually listening to user critiques. As result of this “collaboration” between Cooler Master and users we can present you Cooler Master HAF 932.
If you wonder how Cooler Master achieved big airflow with low noise levels, answer is simple: fans with large radius and low RPM. Of course Cooler Master didn’t re-invent hot water but this is not the only reason that makes this case unique and special. Cooler Master HAF 932 has 3 of those big fans. First one can be found on front side behind front mask: it has 220mm in radius and it is lighted in red when chassis is powered on. Job of this fan is to bring fresh air into chassis. This fan operates at 700 RPM and 19dBA noise level. Besides silence that this fan “generates” it has another role - cooling of hard disk cage that is rotated and mounted behind front chassis side. Fan has 9 fins and airflow can be increased if bottom segment of front mask is taken off. There is no air filter on this fan but if you are too lazy to clean your chassis interior than you can improvise something, but however absence of air filter on front fan is strange decision from Cooler Master.
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On the right side of chassis is located another 220mm fan with same characteristics except it is not lighted at all. This fan also lacks air filter but there is protective grill. This fan also injects fresh air into chassis interior, and as results showed, this fan had major impact of cooling performances of this chassis. Third fan is positioned on top side of this case, and as expected, it blows out hot air from inside of chassis to surroundings. To achieve maximal airflow in HAF 932, Cooler Master mounted one 140mm fan at back side of chassis that has same role as 220mm fan at top side. This 140mm fan operates at 1200RPM and 17dBA noise levels. When all fans are powered on, HAF 932 remains very silent.
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Besides huge airflow Cooler Master HAF 932 showed remarkable results when it comes to cooling of all computer components. On side panels are openings that improve air circulation. Left panel is perforated so user can replace one 220mm fan with 4 120mm fans. Top side is also perforated and allows easy mounting of Aquagate MAX cooling solution . Front part of top side is reserved for your mobile phone or media player. This area has rubber pad that can be taken off for easy access to holes that can be used for refill of coolant for Aquagate MAX cooling system. On front edge of top side are located Power and Reset buttons. Since this chassis will be most likely located on floor, this is very practical location for those buttons. Power button is larger in size while Reset button is significantly smaller and it is hard to imagine scenario where “someone” can “accidently” press reset button.
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Top segment of front side is reserved for front panel connectors and LEDs: 1 eSATA, 4 USB 2.0, FireWire, audio connectors (microphone / earphones) along side with Power and HDD LED. There are 6 5.25inch bays and one of those can be transformed into 3.5inch bay thanks to adapter and mask that is present in the package. Mounting of all 5.25inch devices is tool-less thanks to simple mechanisms. Side panels can be dismounted also without screwdriver thanks to screws with large heads: thumbscrews. HAF 932 inside looks similar to ATCS 840 model. HDD mounting system is the same. Also, as on ATCS 840, primary power supply unit location is on bottom side. Secondary location for PSU is at top side but then 220mm fan has to be dismounted. In case you mount PSU at the bottom you can place one 120mm fan below PSU. We have mentioned few times that proper cabling in chassis is very important. This is another case from Cooler Master that has big gap between motherboard mounting plate and right side panel that can be used for cable “hiding”. Plastic stripes that are supplied with this case can be put to good use since right panel of chassis is perforated.
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Cooler Master HAF 932 is massive piece of hardware especially if we take into account the fact that it is not built out of aluminum but out of steel. Weight of this chassis is not negligible and it is nice that Cooler Master implemented quality “silver series HiFi” stands that can be replaced by wheels (with brakes) for easier maneuvering. Although we don’t expect that proud owners of this chassis will move it that much.
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| C o o l e r M a s t e r H A F 9 3 2 |
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| Dimensions [mm] |
230 x 545 x 575 |
| Weight [kg] |
13.2 |
| Material | Steel + Plastic |
| Suported Motherboards |
Micro-ATX / ATX / E-ATX |
| N° 5.25" Drive Bays | 6 |
| N° 3.5" Drive Bays |
6 + 1 |
| I/O Panel | USB 2.0 x 4, IEEE1394a x1, eSATA x 1, Mic x 1, Audio x 1 |
| N° Supported PSUs |
1 + 1 |
Conclusion
Testing has been done the same way as in case of ATCS 840 model . You can see that HAF 932 performed better than its bigger and better organized older brother. We reckon that this is consequence of right side 220mm fan that provided better air flow around motherboard backside. In case we used SLI or CrossFire system ATCS 840 would perform better because it has fan system that is designed just for that scenario. In case you have or plan to build single graphics card system, Cooler Master HAF 932 is better choice than ATCS 840.
You may noticed that we didn’t comment exterior design of this chassis. Comments during test in our test lab were very diverse. Some of us liked it but others didn’t. Most common comment was that this case has “urban-military” looks. Despite differences when it came to exterior all of us agreed that we would like to pack our rigs into this chassis simply because of its great cooling properties and low noise levels. Most overclokers and gamers will like this chassis because those groups appreciate good cooling solutions over good looks.
