Assembly

Installing the mainbard is done with the included spacers. Simply place the board in the appropriate location and screw it down with the supplied screws. As you can see, the upper edge of the mainboard is visible, even though the picture was taken at a downward angle. There is more than an entire inch of space above the board, so this case is perfect for water cooling rigs.


To install the hard drive, simply place it into the flexible, plastic tray and slide it into place. The front of the tray also acts as a locking mechanism. While it does hold, you may want to use a single screw to secure it properly before heading to the next LAN party.


Installing an optical drive is very easy as well, as Cooler Master has taken the same, easily removable drive bay we have seen on the HAF 932. The next step consists of sliding the drive into place and pushing the button to lock it down. It does hold, but once again, will not replace the security and peace of mind we are used to getting from traditional screws.


The power supply is screwed down with the supplied case screws. It fits perfectly and you should not have any problems with longer than usual units within the HAF 922.


Once everything is in place, there is still quite a bit of space left. This case could easily take an eATX mainboard, but Cooler Master does not supply a mainboard tray which is large enough. You will not have any problems with today's largest GPUs and the rotated hard drive bay makes hiding the cables quite easy. As you can see it is a simple matter to tie the cables down behind the mainboard tray. Thanks to the buldge in the side panel, you should be able to store unused PSU cables in this area as well. I did not go to great lengths to tie down these cables much, but there are plenty of options to do so.

Finished Looks

Upon turning the chassis on, the front red LED based fan can clearly be seen through the grill. It looks great and I am glad to see that Cooler Master has stayed with the red color instead of opting for blue. I am sure a green NVIDIA edition will look just as great - if Cooler Master ever wants to expand that line-up. The downside of the two large fans is the noise level. Even though they produce a clean sound with no audible noise from the bearings, the overall level of these fans should be considered loud by today's standards. On the upside, these two fans push an insane amount of air, so your internal components will notice the benefit.