CM Storm Trooper Review - Ultimate Gaming Case?

[@drizztdourden3259]

I've had this case for nearly two years now and i had no idea there was a "secret case" on the bottom of the case LOL

[@africanhistory]

very good, i would store some cash in there

[@TommyMoreels77]

Here we are 11 years after, and I still use that case, but now with a B650 Tomahawk with Ryzen 7 7700x and an arc 770 Bifrost GPU. It still rocks baby

[@HailNihilism]

I'm sad they seem to no longer make any of these cases. I'm still using mine but about to upgrade to all new stuff. Planning on giving my dad my old rig.

[@TommyMoreels77]

@@HailNihilism To bad I cannot post pictures here. But Vader with his lightsaber in the case looks so cool...😁

[@OC3D]

that answer is in the video quite clearly if you watch it.

[@Cebrilung]

Videos like these are a prime example of why you, Tom, are my go-to guy when it comes to hardware reviews. Keep up the excellent work!

[@Zepha21]

Worked for 9 years. Computer always stayed cool. Space was an issue with multiple hard drives and disk drives. The front panel dust filters are rather fragile at the clamps and not the easiest to get dust out of.

[@kmnews]

This has to be the longest KZbin video I've watched to date, and it's probably one of the best. Absolutely fantastic review. Thank you!

[@crimson177]

Thanks a lot for the warning about the top 200mm fan. My storm trooper and a custom 200mm fan just arrived and i was curious to see how loud the stock 200m fan and my god it was loud even with rubber mounts.

[@pablolezgar]

you are actually one of the only reviewers ive seen that cover the secret tray, so keep up the good work :)

[@mukers]

I personally like your reviews just how they are, you cover the important points and tell people what they need and want to know.

[@nashmourekson6764]

still rocking this 8 years later, thinking about just swapping all the insides out for newer ones, this is a seriously good case.

[@Jockesse]

Hi man, have you tried putting a rtx3080 in there? Peace

[@LawrenceTimme]

I'm still using a bitfinex shinobi

[@religionlol7323]

I put a 4090 in mine a few days ago.

[@Savage-Jamie]

I have this case and love it. The only cons are the size and weight but also being so big you never have to worry about air flow !

[@JayV86]

You're taking the in-depth review to a whole new level! Excellent work! *Subscribed

[@OC3D]

Sadly dude its not my way, and there are many thousands of people that like them long. If I made them shorter Id miss points and I wouldnt be happy. This is just my natural way, no script no prompts just me. I wont be changing.

[@goodstufftoyou]

TTL please do a water cooling guide on this case!

[@AegisOrnus]

Wow, very in-depth review. Thank you so much for putting in the time for this! I will be looking to this channel for future research on my purchases.

[@purrlovee]

Completely agree with you.

[@SuicidalZebra]

Great case, great review. Saw it in the flesh at LITS and the pictures don't do it justice; hearing and reading all the features drives it home as absolutely awesome. Nice one Tom

[@dragonmcmx]

Don't worry if you drop it guys. It won't hit anything.

[@thereddog223]

dragonmcmx might fall through the floor

[@potatocats]

Depends on a bunch of things really, like whether or not you're prepared to sacrifice the hdd cages, how big your rads are etc. TTL does explain this in the video, so if you pay attention I'm sure you'll find your answer.

[@-Dragonfyr-]

By far the best review of anything iv ever looked up!! Thank you so much, Tom! My first build, been looking at hundreds of cases, but never found anything that does it for me... until i found this!! And your review sold it! Will be buying this case asap! Thanks :)

[@hassaniqbal8978]

I think they need to make a CM storm trooper XL version. So you can fit a 60mm (wide) reservoir between the motherboard and the HDD/SSD area. Be able to fit 3x140mm/120mm fan on the top and make the the hight of it bigger so you can fit much fatter rads at the top. Also this would make space for two/three more bays at the front without worrying at the two fans in the way. At the bottom be able to fit 1 x140mm/120mm fans without removing the secret compartment.

[@OC3D]

@Me1kko air or water - if water what rad(s) basically Id say this unless you already have a 360mm rad.

[@6654866548]

and this is one of the greatest reviews i've seen in a loooooooong loooong time! congrats buddy!

[@amandam7777]

The hard drive cages can be rotated so if you want one fan blowing in from the side and one fan blowing air in from the front or both ways you can.

[@4thNebula]

Very thorough review! If I purchase this case I will likely add a Corsair H100 with push pull with air going out of the case. I will also add 2-120mm fans to the bottom and reinstall the 2.5 inch cage after modifying.

[@potatocats]

Low-profile vengeance and Dominator (with the heat sinks removed) will both fit fine. There's also a list of compatible/incompatible ram on Noctua's website, but for some reason KZbin throws an error at me when I try to post a link, but I'm sure you'll be able to find the list on your own.

[@theAntilli]

I love these little details CM has worked in.

[@OC3D]

@ApriliaGuy1969 have you plugged the power on for the fan controller?

[@OC3D]

@RenkoTrader mushkin and the d14 are all fine in this case :)

[@HippehMac]

Look up Tom's video on the 600T. He shows that, with a little work, you can fit a 360mm rad and a 240mm rad within the small case.

[@OC3D]

no your monitor is

[@vhox921]

Still rocking thiss case. Headphone jack on it though is kinda playing up though

[@4thNebula]

An exciting case with possibilities. One thing I wish CM would have done with the bottom intake below the SSD cage would have been to attach the cage at the back bottom and the fan location on the front so one would be able to have both (like the Silverstone TJ04-e). If I get this case I will have to put the fan in and then rig a bracket on top of the fan to put the SSD cage back in.

[@bcnewsvideo]

This case is awesome. I bought it 8-years ago to build my son's extreme gaming computer. Asus Rogue 4 Black Edition, Intel 4930 CPU with dual fan water-cooled, 500 gig Samsung Pro SSD, 1tb Samsung Evo SSD, 2 4tb hard drives, 16GB Corsair Ram, 2 EVGA 780 Ti video cards, Seasonic 1200 watt power supply. Just upgraded video card and monitor to EVGA 2080 super ftw3 and Asus Pg279q IPS 27" 1440p monitor. Total investment to date $8,800 Canadian.

[@soupdragon151]

What a shame it doesn't support a 360 rad... then it'd be perfect. I guess I'll keep looking.

[@WedgeBob]

I would certainly agree that this case is a great compromise for those who are torn between cases like the Phantom 630 and a HAF 932. This seems to be where the best of both of those cases come into one package. Glad I pulled the trigger on one of these, that's for sure. Although I think Newegg recently within the last few months, did start selling the Windowed versions of these.

[@Dunkelelf3]

Robert Morin i also agree.. the best case i ever had.. cm put so much thoughts into this case.. the point about the top fan.. i can't deny or agree cause i threw it out for the h105 rad.. but the one negative point that i found is the fan controller.. it's pulse controlled so basically power on/off.. you can see this if you use led fans.. they blink.. also my fans tend to produce clicking sounds cause of this.. kinda annoying.. but yeah there is a windowed version of this case.. you just loose the ability of putting 2x 120mm fans to the side panel.. also you can buy just the windowed side panel seperated.. and yeah the handle on the top is just awesome.. the case is heavy itself but with stuff in it.. i moved my pc as i moved a couple of weeks ago.. it wasn't fun to carry my computer.. but without handle it would be worse.. nightmare.. but well i think it depends on how much hard drives you put in there.. but with my 4 hdds and 2 ssds + bluray and dvd drive.. it's pretty heavy and even with the handle hard to transport.. don't wanna know how the cosmo 2 with that amount of stuff would be.. but well i think you would need 2 people at last to carry this..

[@narowgr]

@ilnukeWarr There are 2 or 3 thumbscrews holding the cages in place. One on each side and one on the back if i remember correctly. Unwind them, remove the fan and led cables, and rotate them. Plus the case manual is very detailed its all there.

[@NonoNonaa]

Picked one of these up for 100$ a while back (display model), absolutely adore this case.

[@MrTwisted003]

Great review! Love the case. And I do like the way you nit-pick, so to speak, because I do the same. It lets you always find and point out those details others miss. GJ!

[@4thNebula]

Three weeks ago I posted a response to the video that I would add a H100 with push/pull exhausting out the top. I would now intake with the same, have 2-120 intakes at the bottom, have the two HDD cage fans intaking from the front and exhausting with a 140mm out the rear. In this situation I really could use a mesh along side the PCI slots in the rear for extra ventilation under positive air pressure (a mesh like the HAF 932).

[@OC3D]

This is my style, youll get more info with my videos. This is the way I do things. If you want a quick spec list read out then just go with the other dudes. If you want to know everything and make sure you are spending your money on the right stuff.... Watch mine.

[@potatocats]

@xxdominic1 I believe it comes with the two 120mm's in the front, the rear 140mm, and the top 200mm as standard, although as TTl mentions in the video the 200mm is very loud, and I'm planning to replace it with 2x 120's anyway.

[@Thechinkills]

definitly this, it has many more features, and blends in way more. plus it has the cool secret drawer

[@jcletsplay]

Really it comes down to preference. The Trooper is Black, comes with Red LED fans and originally doesn't have a window panel (though I believe you can get them as a secondary option) and the Stryker is White, comes with Blue LED fans and with the Windowed side panel... Other than that, they are pretty much identical.

[@Gumson99]

Tom you can fit 480 rad in front:)Remove hard drive cages and weed box and get rad mount from specialtech (Pulse Modding 120mm Universal Radiator Stand).

[@runningman6371]

Great review Tommy. Never shorten your videos. For true enthusiasts this is needed. I love full tower cases, and this is smaller than my Antec DF85, but love the features,and possibilities.My next rig will be this case, with a window My gaming only PC This case( need a window, and white might be better) Monitor 120 Hz Asus Crosshair Formula-Z GTX 770 SSD & HDD Loop for Cpu Haswell or Ivy. I cant decide.

[@lukeP01]

You should totally do a build with this, water cooled obv, i'd love to see the loop with the top and bottom rads

[@TearsOfWar1]

I vote that you are the best reviewer around! You go into so much detail. This case, or the RV03B-WA?

[@Rufinoman]

Getting one of these next week. Excellent review!

[@devastater6194]

Noctua NH-D14. Considered one of the best air coolers due to best temps and still staying quiet.

[@Theracistapple]

there is an intake fan on one end of the case and an exhaust fan on the other so it pushed cool air into the case and pulls hot air out

[@angrysake]

great review on not only this video but all videos you go above and beyond the needed reviews thank you i am glad i have subscribed to you since you MNR v1.2 build(2 years ago)

[@JackEastoe]

thanks for the review, couldn't have been any more excited about getting a case and now that I have it I love it, it's amazing!

[@AlexanderNielsen.]

You can also use the +1 expansion slot for a simple RGB LED strip crontroller with 3 on/off/on switches and some resistors. I use it for my 690 cm ii advanced that way and it is very easy to reach when the computer is right next to you:)

[@cerosz]

Great review, very thorough. Probably going to end up buying a case based on your reviews. Keep up the good work!

[@MRrailaway]

Tom, I think they heard your requests, it has a window now yet I'm not too sure about the fan and radiator compatibility but I'd be surprised if it wouldn't be fixed

[@Xcystence]

No, Just checked my case, there are no optional mounting holes on the cages other than the standard 120mm that are there.

[@craigreed17]

@craigreed17 "Yes, the window side panel will be launched in February for order by the CM store." Was the exact response.

[@Varashtras]

Thanks for the reply, the XM only comes with the front and top 200mm, I'd have to buy another to fit in the side, but I can see what you're saying, all should be fine... Cheers again.

[@ixZuluZxi]

it depends on what you value more. if you want to keep your system dust free then having more intake fans than exhaust is the best way to do it (as long as intakes have dust filters) however if you opt to have more exhaust fans than intake then you would create negative pressure and would suck air in from all the nooks and crannys in the case but the downside is that along with that air comes dust. personally i always go for positive pressure (more intakes than exhausts)

[@OC3D]

watch the video......

[@360sully360]

thank you for this review. i have just purchased this case i have a Z77A-G43 with a i7 2600 (non k revision)(overclocking soon) Corsair 750W CX Builder Series 80PLUS Bronze PSU. Run out of money now for a few months for graphics cards, realy wanna go 2x SLI. I have been watching your videos for a while now thank you for all your help :)

[@madant7777]

BTW, had the case for a year now, simply stellar!

[@Tjoalabear]

A push pull is where you have 1 fan pushing air through a water cooling radiator, and another fan on the opposite side pulling air through it.

[@800764]

Its very interesting what you say about the top fan because I saw another review of this great case and the reviewers, who were coolermaster fanboys by their own admission, said that the worst thing about this case was in fact the back fan which apparently didn't do all that good a job. I'd still have this case though and quickly change the fans for quieter ones though because it is bloody brilliant.

[@4thNebula]

For some strange reason I love this case. I was able to do a good hands on at the local store. I really want the windowed one. I expect with the window I will have to intake air from the front and bottom. I will be putting the SSD cage back in which will block some bottom air. CM could modify this case similar to the Silverstone TJ04-e and have a home run.

[@Dusty594]

I think that this case is outstanding, and The only thing wrong with it for me was that there was no side panel window. I'm replacing the noisy roof fan with an H100, so it won't be a problem. The side panel window problem has happily been solved, which i've just discovered over the last couple of days. Hopefully i'll be picking up this case very soon, and as soon as they become available... the windowed side panel will be mine.

[@OC3D]

@crimson177 For gaming yes mate I would.

[@JTMarch86]

For me, it's between this and the cm cosmos II. And the fact that a $180 case competes very ver well against a $350 Cosmos II says it all. This is easily one of the best values in the case market

[@littlewicky1]

Hey Tom I don't know if you have heard at ces 2012 cm is making a white version with a windowed side panel. The window doesn't have any fan spots. They are calling it the Stryker

[@erderita]

they have this case with the side panel window option, its like $10 more but if that's what you want its available

[@narowgr]

I bought this case a few days ago and it's pretty much awesome. The only drawback like you said is the noisy 200mm. But that being at full speed. I dont know if it was mentioned in the comments before but Coolermaster has released a side window for the Trooper, check it out!

[@xenomorphical]

Fans pulling at a 80mm rad isn't going to do much, or anything at all. This because the air that gets blown trough the rad fins in a normal setup with the fans underneath the rad is what cools the water. The pulling fans in a push - pull setup are just to take the air out of the case. Also Tom says theres only 60mm free space between the roof of the case and the mobo as well, so no 80mm im afraid

[@g4r15]

thanks for the respond guys, so based on a couple of youtube user answer and also from some other review sites, i can conclude that a 4 fan, 2 push, 2 pull h100 on the top placement is impossible because the handlebar support is blocking the top 2 fans placement... but still this is a very good case, and a very good video review :)

[@potatocats]

@Zendicar Depends on what you want to do with it really, mate. I'd recommend this over the HAF X, but that's really only personal preference, along with the ability to put 2x120mm fans on the side panel to cool the gpu's.

[@JTMarch86]

And it's looks awesome. And just so you guys know, you can fit a 480 rad (4 x 1200) in the front vertically. You just have to get a bracket for the mounting. I've seen it done. Hell, check out newegg's water cooling dos and donts, that guy. Has this case completely filled with water cooling components

[@pccomponetreviewer]

@ralmslb you install them from the back and they use the normal tool-less bays most CM cases use ;)

[@OC3D]

theres no question there mate...?

[@wvg.]

The FAQ on the Storm Trooper website says the following: Why is the bottom CM Storm logo plate not attached to the hidden tray? The plate and tray remain separate to allow users to remove the hidden tray to install various watercooling radiators or intake fans at the bottom of the case. If the two were attached, it would leave an empty space when the hidden tray wasn’t installed. So I think it is in fact a feature. Question: Is it actually a good idea to have your intake fans on top? Thanks!

[@ChaseMiracleborn]

Thanks for the review. This really helped me with deciding on a new case. I already have 2x 912 cases, and after seeing this review, I'm going to be updating my 912 and putting some old hardware in the old case. My new system will go into the CM Storm trooper. I will be putting 6x Excalibur fans in it. :)

[@blobeyso]

I personally would go for the trooper as it has better airflow however i think the 650d wins on looks but it really depends on the hardware you are looking to put in it

[@Ryxxi_makes]

you can fit a 240mm rad at the bottom as well, if you remove the small storage box!!

[@niceprince]

I just got this case. IT's AMAZING! got the sidewindow too but I haven't sleeved my cables so It looks bad in there. Just a great case. Best I ever had.

[@ne0tas]

Yes. It's the new Antec 900. (back in the day the 900 was the best value)

[@kylefutet]

well i havnt done anything with it yet but i am going to be watercooling it soon so i was thinking about finding a way to put a fan controller in the space , 1 that fits into a pci bracket , but if you are not willing to cut your case then i recommend just covering it over with mesh or something so it looks good , maby a similar type to the 5,25" driver covers would look good , hope i helped

[@4thNebula]

I would sure like it if CM would check out the Silverstone TJ04-EW regarding the SSD cage/bottom mount fan.

[@vBDKv]

There are 2 cages, both can be flipped 90 degrees independently.

[@jlirving]

Just think it's worth noting that I think he was talking about the side where the HDD fans were not the side panel fans.

[@Beatwolf]

nice option to turn the case lights on and off. Usually case lights are just annoying, especially when the case is in your bedroom.

[@ChaseMiracleborn]

If he didn't repeat himself, then we would not have an In-depth review. For people that just want the simple explanation or a simple review, there are plenty of those out there. If you need to simply see the statistics, those are all over the net too. But, overall, I love this review, and just now purchased this case, because this review really shows its capabilities more than any other review.

[@OC3D]

@animegamernerdo ThermalTACKY......... I think that should help you pick the coolermaster. Thermaltakes are for n0000bs or people that dont mind shit quality.

[@Cust0mBuilder]

it does make a difference, if it didnt i dont think TTL would use push pull. It increases static pressure. It doesnt do much but it does make a tiny difference

[@MrEvstarwar]

For everyone who is not buying this case because it has no side window, you can get a sidepannel from CM with a window quite simelar to the stryker one, only in black. I have it and I higly recommend it to anyone buying this case but wants a nice big window! :)

[@bdbybaker]

Bought this case about a month ago. There is no case that comes close. It is a amazing case. Would recommend Puting a touch screen front panel in one of the bays if you are increasing to the max amount of fans. But it is a great case.

[@Cust0mBuilder]

just confirming myself that's all, I have one myself and i wasn't 100% sure if the bottom had enough room for a 60mm rad, I wasn't sure if something would foul it :)

[@TheDespticon]

ordered mine today can't wait :D

[@Mkilbride2599]

Yeah, I was going to get a HAF-932 / HAF-X, then saw this, and man, got to love it's style.

[@xenomorphical]

I got Corsair Vengeance ram sticks in my case, which are pretty high. Looking at the room and location of my ram and radiator mounting holes, im 90% sure the rad will touch the ram. One question tho, why would you get such a huge rad and not give it any fans to blow cold air trough it so it can actually do what its designed for? Just putting a H100 in push / pull would be way more efficient.

[@rich18061]

Good Review but you didn't touch on the cables included with the case, like is there connectors for the usb ports for the headers on motherboard or are they passtru. does it have the connector for the power and hdd, and others in one connector or are they individual connectors for the power and hdd

[@sathos]

actually it was released last year, you may wish to look at the date on this video...

[@10crypticpwn10]

The haf x supports 360mm rads out od the box, along with the 800d