Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review :: Case Interior

04-26-2009 · Category: Hardware - Cases

By Ben Sun

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review Left side panel

Left side panel

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review Left side

Left side

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review Right Side

Right Side

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review Bottom fan

Bottom fan


Once you open the case sides you notice the large motherboard area to install an m-ATX or ATX motherboard. The motherboard tray is not removable; however there is a large hole where the CPU bracket is installed on the motherboard. This allows the user to remove the holding bracket without removing the motherboard off the case.


Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review 5.25

5.25" drive bays

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review HDD rack

HDD rack

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review Rear 120mm fan

Rear 120mm fan

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review Water cooling holes

Water cooling holes


Moving to the drive bays there are five 5.25" drive bays for optical drives or FDDs. An adapter for FDD is installed on the bottom 5.25" bay but you can install another 5.25" drive if you need it as every function of the FDD can be done by a flash USB drive or CD/DVD-ROM. Below the 5.25" drive bays is the HDD rack. There are five 3.5" removable HDD racks. Pull them out install the HDD and push them back into place for installation. All the drives are mounted without the use of tools with a button to lock the DVD drive into place.


Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review HDD tray open

HDD tray open

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review Top fan

Top fan

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review StormGuard

StormGuard

Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review PCI slots

PCI slots


The system has a rear mounted 120mm fan, a 200mm top fan and a 140mm bottom fan mount. The bottom fan mounting grill can also take a 120mm fan with dust filter. The front of the HDD rack has another 120mm fan. The final fan mount is a 200mm fan that can be mounted on the side panel. All in all, the Sniper has more than adequate ventilation for even the hard-core gamer.

The rear of the case has 7 PCI slots for expansion cards. One thing notable about the expansion slots is the use of plastic clips to hold the cards into place. You can also install a screw for added security. Above those is another slot with a black holder called StormGuard. This holder can be used for wire management in the case and secures devices through locking the wires into place inside the case. The bottom of the case is where the PSU is located.