A Closer Look - Inside

Opening the panel doors reveals the all black interior with plenty of cut outs and gromets for cable routing. There is a large opening in the mainboard tray to allow for easy access to CPU backplates without having to remove a mounted board. There is a small amount of depth for wiring to hide in the rear panel, but not much.


With plenty of hard drive installation options, the Enforcer allows for up to six 3.5" drives and two 2.5" drives. Interestingly the hard drive bay stacked on top of the other can be removed and even rotated 90 degrees. Removing this bay will free up space for installing the largest graphics cards or simply increasing air flow within the case.


With room to hold four 5.25" optical devices the Enforcer is well suited to handle multiple devices. Locking the devices in place is tool-less, and employes a simple turn based locking mechanism.


Looking closer from the inside the bottom rear is clearly dedicated for a power supply. Where the power supply would sit, you find small holes to help airflow, as well as a removable air filter on the underside. Just above the power supply bay are the seven PCI brackets. One vertical bracket is available and a special bracket can be used to lock your mouse and keyboard wires by routing them through. At the top is an included 120 mm exhaust fan to help draw air outside.


Peeking in at the top of the inside of the case is a large space for either fans or an internal water cooling system. Surprising Cooler Master did not include a large silent 200 mm fan at the top, but rather left all available mounting holes for multiple configurations.


Lastly the front is pulled off for two reasons, first it was easy to remove (not so easy for other cases) and second to display the large intake 200 mm fan. This large fan pulls all the cases cool air in directly over the hard drive bays. The large fan is equipped with red LEDs to enhance the Storm Enforcer's appearance.


Pictured here are the included cabling for the front panel. The standard power, reset, and HDD activity wires are left vibrant and will connect the front switches to the mainboard. Additionally included is a USB 3.0 header to be connected directly to a mainboard, a USB 2.0 header, and audio connection. It's nice to have the option to connect the USB 3.0 header directly to the mainboard with this connection.