Quote Originally Posted by miptzi View Post
another one........

How is the airflow between the hard drives?
Hope there is spAce between them for good flow..... they are more distant than in the CM690 I have, like that.

And I was thinking it was just a taller CM690..... aieiuaehaiuehaiuehaie My mistake, GREAT case!!!!!!!!!!
well I'd say the the HAF-932 is a close relative of the CM690, same type of design overall, just better.

the front intake design on both cases seem to bother many people, and yes they do "block" the fan airflow however for a quiet machine you're only going to use low rpm fans anyway so it will be perfect in providing HDD cooling.

The side fan will provide the bulk of the case airflow and cooling, and a quiet fan will work great here because its so close to the hot zone so volume won't be important.
I guess this is why CM decided to place the VGA side fan as default rather than any top exhausts in the CM690.

There was already discussion in the CM690 thread about the design but its perfectly adequate, I have 4 drives in this CM690 and the temps are well below safe operational temps (55-65C max, my drives are 35-45C depending on room temp, and this is only using a 5V YL SL fan)

I have full confidence in the HAF932 for cooling my HDDs, hopefully I can get my hands on the case late next week, fingers crossed