
Cooler Master HAF XB review
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The latest addition to Cooler Master's HAF range is a weird ol' beast, but we can't help but have a soft spot for its techie aspirations.
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The latest addition to Cooler Master's HAF range is a weird ol' beast, but we can't help but have a soft spot for its techie aspirations.

Inconsistent design choices aside, this ammo case-style chassis offers a lot to like.

When we checked out Nanoxia's Deep Silence 1 last month, we were deeply impressed by the German company's first outing in case design. Can the Deep Silence 2 repeat the same trick?

A highly customisable and very solidly constructed chassis. You'll be hard pushed to find a better case for the cash.

One area that has seen substantial growth over the past 18 months is the mini-ITX case market. The realisation that these mini-motherboards can be the basis for some pretty powerful PCs has started to dawn on people.

This case is aimed squarely at the HTPC builder. It supports all motherboard formats, from full-sized ATX down to teeny mini-ITX.

Spire is probably better known in the UK for cooling products rather than cases, which might explain why there's more than a little of the Cooler Master HAF series about this X2.6011 chassis.

The first CM Storm Scout was a dependable, surprisingly roomy case that didn't take up much space - all for under £100.

The first thing that catches your eye when the PC-Q03 is unboxed is just how good the build quality is and, in the case of our review model - the PC-Q03B - the quality of the black anodised finish.

An impressive, well-priced mini chassis. The lack of space for CPU cooling and conservative styling are its only let down.

There's no doubting the striking looks of the BitFenix Prodigy owe more than a little to the serious, brushed aluminium stylings of the Mac G5.

There's no question what the defining feature of Enermax's Fulmo GT chassis is from the moment you take it out the box: size.

A chassis designed with some portability in mind, the Vengeance C70 kicks off a new line of Corsair cases with modern features.

There's no doubting the big selling point of Xclio's Touch 767 full PC tower case: the seven top-mounted, starship-esque buttons that are mostly dedicated to cooling controls for the performance user.

Firmly targeting as many performance and enthusiast PC users as it can, the Bitfenix Shinobi XL is a full tower chassis that ticks plenty of contemporary boxes.

The BitFenix Raider is a decent case at a tempting price, but does it have enough space for a full gaming rig?

Cooler Master's huge high-performance PC chassis, the Cosmos 2 Ultra, is definitely not designed with megalophobes in mind.

The Core 3000 is the first in a new range of budget cases from the award-winning Swedish manufacturer, Fractal Design.

Shame it doesn't come in white

This is a great value package from Corsair. It offers all the features of its rivals like CM Storm's Enforcer, but adds an unexpected level of cooling capability and above-average build quality. If nits are to be picked, we'd like it even more if it was long enough to accommodate gert big GPUs more conveniently, and the area that the 600T sports a fan controller, the 500R has only a sad little black panel that does nothing.

The one thing that strikes you about any Fractal Design case is the attention to details, and the Define Mini is no different.

Is nearly £100 too much for this quiet gaming case?

A tiny PC gaming chassis big on impressive features

A mid-tower PC case that gives you a lot for the low price

This new chassis from Cooler Master aims to keep your components quiet