Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO - yes, it's $499

[@malphadour]

I used to have one of the original HAF X cases with to 300mm side fan - monstrous, spacious and built like a tank. This looks like an extremely well thought out and very high build quality case. It is way more than I would spend myself, but for someone looking for the best case they can get, this looks like a serious contender.

[@LordHypnosis]

Those rigid black tubes are sexy as hell. Case looked empty with that motherboard until those big boy radiators got added. Very nice build.

[@theslicefactor4590]

I don't usually like ostentatious, garish PC cases but I quite like this one.

[@ashleyjaytanna1953]

I don't normally like ostentatious, garish PC cases, but when I do I like gold ones

[@Games_and_Tech]

Wooow, that was a sick build for a great case. I love when people use a case properly on reviews. Awesome work!

[@KitGuruJames]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Building the system was great fun.

[@Thelunarraptor]

I absolutely love it when Overkill PC cases are properly done. There's so many overkill cases that focus way more on art than functionality such as the Azza cube. The air flow is insane on this case.

[@Zfast4y0u]

this case is fine if you dont plan go crazy with rads and stuff.

[@anth5189]

People keep complaining about the price of this case, but there are cases at the same price level that have much less functionally than this case has. Plus it looks so much better.

[@shingweima]

Came here for computers, stuck around for the music. Really great build. The case is proper insane

[@KitGuruJames]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@GSP-76]

Finally a review of this case done properly with custom water cooling

[@rakatitan]

Rectangle, Cubical, straight line, Ellipse, Triangle, Circle. This case is literally a geometry class. no congruent whatsoever

[@Private-Hudson]

Beast of a case for a beast of a price.

[@ram100677]

I’ve seen a couple of reviews from others on this case and KitGuru did great. Sick custom loop, makes the case look way cool and did it justice.

[@Pabula]

Great review, impressive build, hope to see more watercooling builds from you.

[@stevewatson6839]

This is the first HAF that I've liked, I did wonder about the trimmings. I was hoping they used aluminium or steel for the top and front but no, Coolermaster had to use plastic. The only time this has come off really well for them was with the Comos II, but that has it's own problems internally. This HAF looks to have those trimmings well executed but the pricing is $100 -$150 too high. I'd keep a look out for it heavily rebated or on offer! Another thing, the panels should probably be hinged, I don't mind on a £100 chassis but on a £350 plus? I wouldn't want any chance of breaking the glass. I liked how you angled the tubing, James. It matched the mobo rather well. A good clean build.

[@llamapi3]

Hot damn, I would love a compact version of this.

[@ReflectivitytivitcelfeR]

The HAF 350

[@r33s3spI3c3s]

awesome build! really came out great, nice stuff as always James!

[@KitGuruJames]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. 👍

[@CaveWaverider]

Oh, nice, it looks like it has the good things of an O11 case but with more radiator space and the cooling that reminds me of my old HAF-X. If it only wasn't that expensive. I'd like an all white version of this HAF 700 Evo.

[@ployth9000]

still waiting on this case

[@QuasiMonkey]

If they sold a MATX cubed version of this case that was much smaller & didn't include the LCD screen for half the price I'd be very interested in a case like that for that awesome looking RGB diffused lighting front panel grill.

[@OlettaLiano]

I love seeing new large cases, and this one looks quite nice. But my next case is going to be a Thermaltake View 51.

[@holobob7927]

this is honestly the most well designed water cooling loop ive seen so far...i just love the symetry!

[@KitGuruJames]

Thanks! You know what? It was one of the least time consuming loops I've built and it turned out looking sweet.

[@evildeedz66]

It's a shame there are so many wasteful parts and pointless aesthetic elements like the screen and the glass+rgb that make this case expensive. If they had trimmed down all this stuff and made this layout an affordable one, this would be the best case on the market by far, an easy winner for the storage/efficiency/w-loop crowd. There are many good ideas put into this case, bummer that it's undermined by useless bling. Never understood how nobody so far borrowed O11-XL's double compartment layout and implemented it in a regular mid-tower. On a side note, I've probably watched a couple of James' reviews so far, they're all good watches. Looking forward to the next one!

[@xXs3renityXx]

Price is spot on for what you get. It's not a budget case. Bloody sexy.

[@Gamingtechgg]

beautiful build

[@halrichard1969]

I understand this Video was done in Feb 22'. I just wanted to say the price has come down to $299 here in the USA, 10/27/22. I would love to build in this case with with your cooling set-up changing out AMD X3D CPU and Radeon 7900XT. Your presentation was very professional. Thanks for that.

[@kendragon2827]

The $299 case is actually the HAF 700 berserker, not the evo. Same interior aside from missing the front radiator tray, and the exterior is airflow without the glass and lcd.

[@PaulDallasGames]

@KitGuruTech Thank you for this review. Having this case from this monday (12 august 2024) & didn't understand how to instal this razer for GPU. You mentioned that it's tool less, when you take out that stubs behind the case, and you didn't unscrew that small bolts? Just installed razer on it & closed by that latch? I decided to install graphic card classically for a time, but unscrewed two small bolts from back & just closed by latch.

[@natalie2070]

9:00 From what I have heard ITX would be useful to get latency for memory down a little more since they tend to be closer to the socket then ATX. I don't know that the 5 or so nano seconds would make that much of a difference though.

[@Deeps__]

What?! Cooler masters return to HAF, guess you forgot the h500p mesh and the h500m. I have the h500m and it’s a beast for cooling, and it’s very low noise at max due to the two 200mm at the front and 140mm exhaust. What I immediately noticed was the really good build quality with CM.

[@dipitydoodaa2397]

With a case this large, I would’ve thought you would have the option of a two PC build.

[@Lonewolfmike]

This costs around $650 here in the US. I got the less expensive version of this for less than half the price.

[@MillisecondFalcon]

Great review and build, James - the cross over angled tubing looks awesome! The sagging GPU riser issue wasn't apparent here, any chance of a short video showing this?

[@KitGuruJames]

I didn't get chance to show it as I bent the bracket up without thinking. I wouldn't like to bend it back again as it might cause metal fatigue and crack the bracket. It's not a big deal but I like things to be as straight and level as possible. It is an easy fix, a little upwards pressure will pull the sag out of the bracket.

[@ghost_of_m403]

Thank you for the review.

[@KitGuruJames]

No problem 👍

[@happyfeet4506]

What a brilliant video review. If I was looking for a case that just blows everything else out of the water I would be purchasing one of these.

[@KitGuruJames]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the review.

[@balla2172]

Wow that tube and stuff is amazing

[@lucianofz788]

that watercooling kit already comes with those tubes?

[@MaheshWalatara]

A LEGEND is back.

[@mooojaa]

What reservoir is that? I want the same water-cooling lineup, but not sure that EK flat reservoir with D5 will fit

[@etjulien]

Could you use this case with some of Corsair's iCUE LINK products? Like fans and possibly an AIO until the custom water loop parts are installed. I only ask bc of the different software programs needed. Thanks for the video.

[@sig3ldunc4nI]

All your builds turn out great! Job well done sir.

[@KitGuruJames]

Thanks. 👍

[@muhammaddiaboffical]

Please can I install power supply with length 220mm in this case?

[@Sworksfsr]

@KitGuruTech do you think it's possible with some modding to fit a 200x400 radiator in the front if you don't use that bracket?

[@wuwito]

you could say its a must haf

[@KitGuruJames]

Old ones are the best...

[@CosmicEliphant]

Links for the radiators, tubes, and reservoir?

[@Veronicax1990]

Mr what kind of water cooling u used?

[@troycasinillo448]

great case breakdown mate

[@KitGuruJames]

Thanks!

[@ridgelee4356]

I wonder if it's the only case that has a indicator screen?

[@botmushin8878]

Why not pull the air out of the bottom radiator instead of pulling it into the system?

[@Sica1000]

because hot air raises. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6m2moZojL6paMk

[@tyarmstrong882]

When can I buy this? No one have a date for it to hit retail!

[@T3chn0Panda]

Im really curious to exactly what rads were used and what resoviour you used. I would love to replicate this build to a T. Just got one of these cases and i LOVE this design.

[@DionSiswadi]

Hi @kitgurutech, can Aorus 4090 Master graphic card fit into HAF700 Evo case?

[@s73fan.]

Very good build man, I like the configuration of the water cooling, very clean :)

[@KitGuruJames]

Thanks! 👍👍

[@Alamar3]

This is sick price (actually here it costs even much more), why almost all pc components prices went sky in compare what were when i was buying my computer 10.5 years ago and they are not giving really much extra. I have haf 932 advanced case, it is very good for temperatures and really don't do much noise (however all components inside must be reasonable selected as it is open one) and i liked it, never needed to worry about any temperatures, big fans are good but not often used anymore also important to me it had let 4x 3.5 drives inside (500 HAF only have 2 slots and because of this i won't buy it unfortun.). Old haf full case costed something like ~$100, why they don't offer something similiar for similiar price? SSD are not good for storage, 2.5 slots won't help for lack of 3.5 slots in 500haf.

[@MrMcGear]

Nice case, Awesome build! This case is a ridiculous $650 in the US.

[@tydonnelly7444]

when does this case come out?? I cant find it anywhere

[@alexandresalles87]

what is the size of the radiador ? Thanks

[@DidierGras]

Hi. TX a lot. Can you switch off all fans tight on the case?

[@awsomedude9111]

I would have thought the price would be $350-450. I like my corsair 1000D more but I like that there are more cases like this. I personally would have gone more extreme with having more room for radiators in a single place like the exhaust, if that's the front or top or outside of the case.

[@michaelthompson9798]

Impressive build job James 🤩🤩👍🤯! Loving the “Nvidia FE” GPU angular tubing design personally. Dells 20+ year old “toolless” design is now a trend setter with this new CM case 🤦‍♀🤦 lol 😆😝. The case is quite impressive overall and loving the numerous front USB ports. Definitely a server replacement case. I personally prefer this case over the Corsair 1000D 😆.

[@KitGuruJames]

I prefer this case to build in compared with the 1000D for sure. I know what you mean with the tool less stuff. I remember having a case about 15-20 years ago with tool less PCIe slots. This Cooler Master design is like an evolution of that but still, it's not revolutionary by any means.

[@pseudomagics4576]

Can it be inverted to sit on the left side of a desk?

[@michaelthompson9798]

Definitely a case for LANs lol 😂 ultimate desk killer!!! Nice design but the round lcd with an angular case design is a bit off putting for me …… but the rest of the design is quite nice 👍

[@fruitoverflow]

how would you drain this loop?

[@leadmagnet5013]

I would like to see the parts list

[@EaglesKing20]

can you turn off RGB? Please reply as I couldn't find an answer.

[@TheDragon160]

Is there a parts list to this build. I want that liquid cooler setup. Does anyone know where to order it?

[@christiankansichi6622]

Sad to see there is no option for mounting a second motherboard in there for a dual system build. And storage options seem like they were an after thought.

[@707me1234]

I like the support for 2x 360mm radiators on top, but not a fan of the price or the front grille. Are there any other cases that support 2x top mounted 360 rads?

[@KitGuruJames]

The only other case I can think of off the top of my head that supports 2 x 360mm top radiators is the Corsair Obsidian 1000D. That also supports dual front radiators too.

[@kennethblanchard1073]

when will it be out for sale

[@perdomot]

Nice impression of Leo at the start of the video. LOL

[@Nite-Lite-Gamers]

Great clean straightforward video again James but please tell me, If the case was 20kg without components, what does it weigh with all the gear inside.?

[@KitGuruJames]

I never weighed the completed system but it must have been close to 30Kg or thereabouts.

[@akmarksman]

With that 4 drive cage on the backside, you should be able to fit 4 2TB SSDs, which is almost enough storage for every single game in the Call of Duty franchise..

[@Nightmare-xx4gv]

No vertical GPU support?

[@Stariqt]

Is it possible to install dual vertical gpus?

[@chasebarnard1223]

So vertical gpu is a no go?

[@currentlykent4593]

Really good build, James. Solid choice going with those 45° bends 👍 Can you speak a bit about how mounting (2) 360s up top would go? Meaning: is it going to be a tall order, or is there just so much width it would be a simple thing. And I’ve seen there is roughly 100mm of clearance for rads/fans there as well. Can you confirm/deny that measurement? Thanks a lot for your work on this video:)

[@KitGuruJames]

Yeah, the 100mm space sounds about right. I think it should be easy to fit the two 360mm rads up there, plenty of space.

[@currentlykent4593]

@@KitGuruJames excellent. Was considering getting one of these until you mentioned the materials used. I agree. For the money, it really should be some nice aluminum.

[@adi6293]

Wow so much cooling potential!! I kinda want it 😅😅

[@Pyriel2]

Whats that pc build soundtrack?

[@oakfig]

What pump resivor is that?

[@RogerRamjetLips]

your build looks awesome, i am going to do a full pos pressure air build using noctua fans in all the available fan slots (front, top, bottom, sides). because water cooling scares me and i hate maintenance.

[@KitGuruJames]

I like the sounds of that too. 👍

[@dave6800]

All fun and games until someone replaces the two 200mm fans with two silverstone air pentrator 180mm fans with 160 cfm and 6mm of static pressure (for reference the stock 200mm fans push 90 cfm and 0.9mm of static pressure and even high pressure radiator fans only have about 2mm of static pressure)

[@SyncF]

With this kind of niche market, you only win if you dramatically perform better. By like 90%. This case looks horrible to me visually, but will definitely be liked by others. I've had my 1000D for a while, and even though it is far from perfect, I'd have no reason to switch to this. Yes, maintenance is a pain in the back and cleaning the glass makes me want to ACTUALLY eat glass...But once you've cleaned it, the 1000D is the best looking case in the market to me. I wouldn't give it up. I think CoolerMaster did fine with it, but it's a niche market. And in a niche market, personal taste and utmost performance prevails over anything else. I paid 400 bucks for my 1000D, and it's the best 400 bucks I'll have ever spent on a PC case. Probably till the day I'm not here anymore. Good review.

[@kendragon2827]

I know this is old, but I prefer the coolermaster HAF 700 berserker which I have over my Corsair 1000D which I am selling, lol. I currently have 3-420mm xr5's (OEM versions), but will most likely drop the side rad for 2 ekwb quantum P420m that are on the way, and use the FLT 240 on the side with 2x120mm fans below it.

[@simony30]

I'm curious how it would run as a air cooled instead of water cooled other than that wonderful setup and review

[@DaLastSaiyan]

It doesn't get any better than this case

[@QuentinStephens]

Great build, great review, interesting case. Thank you. I think you and I have different interpretations of toolless. I agree with you that I would like to see more for £500 - $1 = £1, remember, thanks to VAT. Included fans, and snap clips and mounts for the motherboard and fans for starters. You mentioned that the front fans are 200mm: can you mount a dual 200mm radiator behind them? And are the front fans sufficient to cool it? While I would have liked to see you show the benefit of the extra slot plate by using a Threadripper build with the GPU in the bottom fully x16 slot I realise you have only so much time. Please don't go into that Patreon stuff halfway through the video. I almost assumed it was the end of the video and nearly clicked away, nearly missing half the video. PS can you please switch away from saying things like 420mm when you mean triple 140mm and 480mm when you mean quad 120mm (and so on) because there are fans and radiators that are not based around 120mm or 140mm units (Leo has used a dual 180mm radiator in a Torrent build IIRC) and it gives us a better immediate idea since we don't have to do the maths.

[@MrRayr1953]

great looking built, great job

[@KitGuruJames]

Thanks!

[@Zfast4y0u]

i wish my core wp100 had space for two exaust fans back, could put 240mm rad then :)))

[@oOooooooooyeah1]

Thats a hell of a case. Closest competitor to the 1000d i would say.

[@KitGuruJames]

I would say so too. It's a better place to build in but it lacks the dual system support of the 1000D.

[@Wimpelmann]

Do we have a Part´s list for this setup???

[@KitGuruJames]

System Specification • Case - Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO • CPU - intel Core i9-12900K • Motherboard - Asus ROG Z690 Maximus Hero • Memory - 32GB (16GB x2) Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 5200Mhz • Graphics Card - Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro • 1st M.2 SSD Drive - 1TB PNY XLR8 Gaming CS3040 PCIe Gen4 NVME M.2 SSD • Power Supply - Seasonic Prime TX850 80+ Titanium Certified • Case Fans - Stock 200mm + 120mm Cooler Master SickleFlow Custom Liquid Cooling Components • CPU Water Block - EK-Quantum Magnitude - 115x Nickel/Acetal • GPU Water Block - EK-Quantum Vector RE RTX 3080/3090 D-RGB - Nickel + Plexi • Pump / Res Combo - EK-Quantum Kinetic FLT 360 DDC PWM D-RGB - Plexi • Radiators - 2 x EK-CoolStream CE 420 (Triple) • Fittings - EK-Quantum Torque HDC 14 - Satin Titanium • Tubing - Corsair Hydro X Series XT Hardline 14mm Tubing - Satin Black

[@Wimpelmann]

@@KitGuruJames thx...

[@AndrewTSq]

It looks like a radiator with rgb. Can probably heat up a room with right components inside.

[@relaxationanddeepsleep324]

My dream case

[@tekirdagsaglik3050]

Why buy a high priced air flow case if you want to use a custom loop? İt looks empty and to big for this build. 500 bucks for this one? To expensive. İ had a HAF X back in the days, it was the best airflow case then. And for only air cooling I would prefer the Fractal Design Torrent or Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL. Cheaper and as good as the HAF 700 Evo.

[@KitGuruJames]

I HAF to agree with you 😀 The Torrent is a very good high airflow case.

[@dutchmilk]

if Tesla made a casing, it will be super nice looking, failing at certain core function and failed at certain base function. This casing is way better than anything Tesla can come out with.

[@danmar007]

Good lord, what a monster! Still it's quite compelling. Maybe I'll buy one as an ornament without building it up. :-)

[@BlissBatch]

The Fractal Torrent RGB is half the price, and a much nicer case imo.

[@Sica1000]

already a watercooling-loop installed, boah congrats! not a lot of videos with a real loop in this case at the moment on youtube! 16.02.2022

[@IDDQD1984]

My dream case.

[@IDDQD1984]

Now i have it, just need other parts to make it complete build.

[@JosePto]

I love this case but I don't have enough hardware to make it look filled.

[@zellfrainbow]

Tube from gpu blocking the block not cool. With so much space behind you could've routed that one behind it. Plus, white coolant would be cooler ;) Nevertheless, can't afford any of that, so nice work.

[@howardmarkert8150]

For this price I would expect more modularity, such as being being able to do horizontal builds and a full flip left/right build or at least a option to build a mini-ITX build in the power supply compartment. I could see making a desk out of one of these in a horizontal build and a slaved second front panel mirrored on the other side of the desk.

[@ZZstaff]

Going to have to keep my Cooler Master HAF 922 for a long time. No way am I paying $500 U.S. for a case...

[@Zoranurai13]

More like a skoda, not a tesla. But it looks great. If they did a version that does not need to be crammed full of 420mm rads i’d buy it

[@林先生-s9v]

Omg it’s beautiful!!

[@quigonkenny]

Shame you couldn't find a way to integrate the mirror into the build.

[@KitGuruJames]

I tried but I took up all the space with cooling. The mirror seems like a bit of a gimmick but I'm sure someone will find an amazing use for it. 😄👍