Cooler Master HAF XB Mid Tower Component Installation + Benchmarks

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Wade from HiTechLegion.com installing components into the Cooler Master HAF XB Mid Tower computer case.
The Cooler Master HAF XB is a mid tower computer chassis, designed to be both a LAN box and a test bench. Packed into the HAF XB is support for full size ATX motherboards, 3-way SLI/Crossfire, and stock cooling that blows directly over the system board and CPU with support for water cooling radiators. On the front panel there is support for two USB 3.0 ports, and two externally removable X-Docks for hard drive installation. The CM HAF XB has reinforced handles on the side panels as well as a removable motherboard tray. This design offers the perfect match of portability and installation ease.
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[@WebCamCartmell]

There's nothing louder than me screaming at my monitor when you were flexing the HDD case.

[@AlexNoBriefs]

IT SLIDES!!!

[@functionatthejunction]

Its rubbery. Its actually quite flexible.

[@Qilarrow]

yer you dont need to flex the hhd holder if you turn it over there is a clip to unlock it and the side that you flexed slides out

[@angel_machariel]

Don't cut out crucial things like inserting the moderboard(tray) and whatnot.

[@t77snapshot]

Hello, great video build/ benchmarks! Fyi: Regarding the X-dock drive tray @4:40, CM has steered away from the traditional "flex" design drive tray that manufacturers have done in the passed by using a tab (latch) on the left side to widen the tray for placement of a 3.5" hard drive. This gives it a more sturdy design and easier installation in my opinion. Just thought I would bring that to your viewers attention, because it is one feature that hasn't really been done before with other cases.

[@HiTechLegion]

Yes there are rubber clips on the side of the drive trays but it is still easier to flex them a bit to pop the drives into place and they are plenty sturdy to do that with.

[@HiTechLegion]

I did not have any problems with the 3.5" inch HDD bays. If you are worried about it though you can always remove the circuit board for the docks and plug the SATA cables in directly.

[@HiTechLegion]

Yes the hard drives simply slide into the bays and click into the connectors for the ez connect. You run the power cable and the sata cables to the back of the drive bays just like you would without the ez connect. You can also remove the board if you don't want to use that feature.

[@michaelrashad9720]

The 3.5" drive sled expands so u dont have to flex it

[@brysonshires9573]

Am I the only one who feels like i'm watching a video from a confused blonde chick?

[@HiTechLegion]

You are correct that you don't need to flex the hard drive doc. But it is simply the easiest way to install the drive in the trays.

[@HiTechLegion]

It is never a bother. There is plenty of room in the case for multiple cards and as far as the 240mm radiator of the h100i you should be able to remove the two front stock fans on the case and mount the rad there. You could then move the stock fans elsewhere in the case to add more airflow if desired.

[@jimbrannan5825]

How many cases can you find that are still selling well a decade later? I have mine coming tomorrow.

[@t77snapshot]

I have added this video to my CM Haf-XB Case Clubhouse's on both overclock and techpowerup forums in efforts to bring viewers to your helpful build/ benchmarks of the LAN box or Open Air Tech Bench know as the Haf XB. Cheers!

[@WGC098]

Very beauty case.I think buy it P.S. And this case air circulation is the same as that of conventional buildings or just for worse?

[@MegaCool1Guy]

Mikhail Prikazchikov the airflow is outstading... Get some 2 quiet 140mm fans in the front and a silencio fp 120 in the back and you're good to go ;)

[@HiTechLegion]

It was a great case to work with. However you definitely want to pre-wire as much as possible before installing the mobo tray back in.

[@HiTechLegion]

No, if you add the 200mm fan it will not fit the huge heatsinks. There is about an 1 1/2 of room between the top of the Phanteks and the top.

[@HiTechLegion]

Thank you. Just don't know. We have views but it seems like sometimes the numbers aren't getting tracked correctly. In any case share it and hopefully the word will spread. Thanks Again.

[@Kavukamari]

looks amazingly easy to clean

[@MrR0py]

Thats a monster of a heatsink!

[@Zyphera]

Holy metal! That's a HUGE heatsink!

[@unimatrix82]

what of the reviews of the x-dock destroying hard drives >? and decreasing the performance of them, that is the only thing holding me back from getting this case, i love the design and the portability since i move around a lot

[@charizard4410]

He should have checked the ambient room temp before the benchmarks, he could have done it in a room that is heavily air conditioned or it could of been just a few degrees below his temps. It is hard to tell and would love for him to do the benchmarks again giving specifics as to what it has on it the cpu could be a celeron for all we know.

[@LAMB-CHOPPY-CHOPPY]

You said you was going to show how to install the components but when you put the motherboard tray bk in you just skipped to it already done same with all the other bits not that I need to know how to do this but still they were your own words

[@JoneseyJr]

damn, i was worried that my cpu cooler wouldnt fit in there, but after seeing that monster you have, i have no worries

[@devilmikey00]

Anyway to have the power button not light up? I generally like to use green LED fans and it's annoying having one red light to muck up the overall green feel I like.

[@devilmikey00]

Thinking of buying this so I can get something more portable then my HAF 932 which I currently have. I like the case but it's just to big and I can't really move it around much.

[@Sloppyjoe96]

how does the x-dock contribute at all to the performance? does it over heat?

[@pewster31]

Are the front fans removable? It doesnt say on amazon. i want to put noctura's in there cause im also putting a 120 mm fan mounted in the back.

[@MOFUGGINFPV]

4:40 < The most upsetting thing I've seen all day....

[@OffTheSpot22]

I let out the guttural "Oh nooooo" as every part of me cringed in agony

[@AlexNoBriefs]

Build it from the bottom up if you have this case. Plan everything out before you put the mobo tray back in. I'm...sure...the...video maker...realized this...during...filming...uhhh...don't...flex...HDD trays...be sure...to...like and...subscribe...

[@HiTechLegion]

I actually didn't have to undo anything to put the PSU and 2.5" drive in. I just squeezed my hands in between from the sides and connected everything up. So doing it that way, it was obvious that this was a case where installing the mobo tray as one of the last things would have been ideal. Thanks for watching.

[@Blynd_HD]

Anyone else think this guy didn't know what he was doing?

[@markgowans7938]

Yes I though this. To be fair though perhaps it was his first time being filmed and maybe he was a bit nervous.

[@DECYYK]

The HDD cases can be slided out so you don't have to bend it over in order to insert the HDD.

[@funkindrago]

Yes, the front fans are removeable.

[@Mr0000evil]

You know that you don't have to "flex" the hdd tray, but you can extend it and click it back in.

[@beeohbee]

If I built in a 163mm CPU cooler with this case, would I have enough space for the optional 200mm fan on the top panel of the case?

[@TripleWiX]

Will the huge heatsink still fit in with a 200mm fan in positioned in the top?

[@Magbig15]

is there room for a h100i push and pull configuration with a Asus HD7850 ? thinking about buying this case this week would love if you could reply :)

[@IFelixVR]

Is it possiable to remove one of the hdd drive bays for a card reader of some sort?

[@NogginNogs]

The xdock has a tap you push to pop open and close, no bending is needed

[@NewTestamentTruth]

Sorry to bother you. Could you tell me if theres room for 2 hd 7950's and a corsair h100i in this case. I really hope there is! It's a real nice looking alternative

[@LFC-Star]

will a Noctua NH-D15 fit inside this case with the lid of the case on?

[@lcfballplayer43]

Would you recommend keeping the x-dock board in or taking it out? I've heard stories of hard drives being fried.

[@gunnarhaug2854]

Yes you will

[@jonathangarzon2798]

For an installation video you sure transition over...the installations -_-

[@KingdomOfHearts1o9]

What CPU fan did you use, I'm trying to figure out if this thing will fit a Noctua NH-D14

[@wolfhauzer3178]

what power supply did you use?

[@mpperrusquia]

Does anyone have links to replacement screws?

[@kenttonnesen2736]

hello is there space for 2 660 grafics cards ?

[@FourtySven]

fuck man i wish i bought this case instead of this big ass hydrid tower i bought so nice and compact, does it fit the 12 inch gpus?

[@CrazyBoyDD]

People have been saying that the 3.5HDD bays arnt safe. Are they?

[@RAimotion]

of course they are just do not buy crappy Seagate hard-drives... they overheat like the crap they are.

[@X8551516]

People are so dramatic OHMAIGAWD he didn't put the driver into its holder right. The things were originally designed to be put in like that and they're clearly plenty flexible it's not gonna hurt anything. Like you haven't made plenty of petty mistakes while building lol, even pros made fuckups...bad ones.

[@sanders2strong]

the 3.5 drive bays slide out on the side so u dont gotta flex it...

[@funkindrago]

Yes, a 590 fits into it.

[@a64738]

Warning !!! In spite of HAF XB case having some of the best airflow it has a major design flaw when it comes to the cooling of the hard-disks. It has very little to no airflow at the HDD bay areas and this case is know for killing hard-drives. When I took of the motherboard trey I immediately saw why. The hot-swap bay have only small air holes at the sides and not at the top plus that the hard-disks is on top of each other very close without any fans to blow air. The other hard-drive tray is a little better as it at least have mounts for two 80mm fans. Don`t even think about mounting hard-drives other than SSD in this without mounting cooling fans first, your drives WILL overheat and die slowly if you do*. Besides the major flaw with HDD cooling the HAF XB have potential to become one of the best cases there is with a little modification and this case is really easy to modify. I have removed the side panels and put 14cm fans at top there instead and 12cm fans downstairs to blow at the hard-drives (did also removed the hdd tray and mount the drives standing up at the bottom of case). I also have a 200mm fan at the top and that fan really helps get the heat from my Zotac GTX980ti AMP out of the case. Temperatures when running GTA V benhmark is 55C at the graphics card max overclocked and 38C at my i7 4790k CPU at stock speed with Schyte Ninja 3 cooler. Thees temperatures is really impressive specially for the graphics card, my GTX980ti gets a lot hotter when I run it in a open testbed. *This summer one of my passively cooled 750gb drives died at 32Celcius ambient and that one was mounted in an open case alone with no other drives near. My 3 other drives was also really hot about 50 -60 Cecius (burnt my fingers) on the outer case but they survived. I learned my lesson, conventional spinning type hard-drives need active cooling or they get really hot and die. At normal ambient room temperature of 24C my hard-drives did not get more than 42C, problems only arose when it got hot in the summer and for some reason the HDD`s got much hotter when it got a little warmer.

[@endofword2012]

Yes right...it's a good point, i remember having burning a seagate one on top of the other build in Raid 0 get mi lesson to.

[@SuperFarham]

WHAT KIND OF LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FITS HERE?

[@wlg02]

Hi!! I slide the HD into the bay, and turn it on....fell the smell...it burn the HD.....i don't know what is wrong....

[@jonathangarzon2798]

Walter you prob connected it wrong (hotswap plate preinstalled) it has a specific way it needs be plugged in. Mines totally diff so I'm confused

[@funkindrago]

Simply put yes

[@mrjosephpharvey]

does anyone know how the Rampage 3 Extreme fits in this box?

[@markgowans7938]

It takes boards up to full atx size so if the Rampage 3 Extreme is this size or smaller it'll fit.

[@StriderGMG]

i think he meant because they are hotswap with no lock, so someone could just pup them out and walk away

[@jonathangarzon2798]

StriderGMG if someone can pop them out and walk away you might have bigger problems (they'll prob steal the system if they broke into your house XD )

[@captainozone5393]

Are you still alive, Wade?

[@ArNod0r]

Wiil a Hyper 212 EVO fit?

[@VareideBrasil]

Is very good, but the front cooler, makes a lot of noise

[@Douwe_de_Man]

you don't need to flex the hard drive doc

[@funkindrago]

How about you read the written review before accusing people of putting bull benchmarks up.

[@TheSb1978]

i am sorry to see such review wth

[@Ritti78]

hey i have the same case ... iss verry god .... and lighting and watercooling look at my canel

[@Graeme758]

A good enough vid but I couldn't listen to the 'upspeak' for more than a couple of minutes.

[@unimatrix82]

i have not gotten the case yet im awaiting my income tax refund before i get it.

[@eyesz]

fon-tex lol

[@TheSneakyHipster]

The case is butt ugly, yet very useful.

[@11matt555]

I think it looks pretty good actually. Not overly flashy like many cases.

[@TheSneakyHipster]

Yeah it's not really flashy but I think all the vent holes are nasty. But those vent holes are the reason I'm using this case

[@11matt555]

The Sneaky Hipster I like the utilitarian style the vent holes create, though I can see how some might not.

[@someone164]

too noisy !!!

[@fuckoff5078]

You must be a big human because that's a big case and it looks smaller than the I just bought