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Cooler Master Storm Sniper Case Review
Author: William West
Published: Friday, March 20, 2009
Case Layout & Features Again
The CM Storm Sniper is setup just right to allow for great cable management. Starting from the bottom where the PSU located you’ll find an opening on the back plate to allow all cables to be routed from. This area does have some issues that will be talked about later. The area in the middle of the case is perfect for running cables and there are even open rings for zip ties to be used for holding cables up and out of the way. Of course proper cable management promotes a clean looking case and better cooling.
Taking a look on the other side shows just how tidy the cable management has made this case. Here we also get a proper look at everything installed and ready to rock n roll. The CM Storm Sniper is able to handle about any kind of normal gaming hardware. Case in point we have a Radeon HD 4870X2 installed with room to spare.
Not only does Cooler Master give you a great deal of space to manage cables behind the motherboard tray, but they also help out with heatsink installation. The day of removing a motherboard in order to install a sturdy heatsink mounting system is over. Cooler Master has opened this area up to allow for quick installation of new heatsinks without taking a motherboard out.
Here is to show how much room is left after installing a Cooler Master V10 into the CM Storm Sniper. The V10 being one super huge heatsink does give a real impression on just how much room the CM Storm Sniper has.
