WEBVTT 00:00:07.319 --> 00:00:15.400 welcome to my belated unboxing of the half XM case from Cooler Master 00:00:12.280 --> 00:00:16.680 featuring apparently with a sticker see 00:00:15.400 --> 00:00:22.880 it's a good thing I did this late because otherwise this sticker wouldn't have even been here high-speed USB 3 and 00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:26.720 2 and 1/2 in SSD support this is an Enthusiast midtower with easy access 00:00:24.599 --> 00:00:33.680 latch design and three-way SLI and Crossfire support the half series is so 00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:36.879 popular stands for high air flow which 00:00:33.680 --> 00:00:39.440 is good for gaming and generally parts 00:00:36.879 --> 00:00:43.600 that need air flow which is computer stuff which goes in there it's computer 00:00:41.039 --> 00:00:49.320 case Rich IO with two USB 3.0 ports supports two x dock so those are 00:00:46.039 --> 00:00:50.760 external quick easy hot swappy Bays that 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:55.680 are actually work really really well I've seen these before on previous Cooler Master chases uh in terms of 00:00:54.280 --> 00:01:00.879 other features they list on the front supports up to eatx and I haven't seen 00:00:58.359 --> 00:01:04.680 how many PCI slots are supported but I suspect based on what I know about 00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:11.400 previous half cases it it's got more than seven 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 yes so it 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:12.799 supports xlx as well sliding PSU cable 00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:18.640 cover for improved Cable Management front 200 mm red LED fan six tool free 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:21.479 hard drive SSD Baye top compartment with rubber pad so you can like throw your 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:25.479 keys in there and not worry about scratching it up supports 2 and2 in SSD 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:29.759 times one behind the motherboard tray smart that's how I mount my ssds on my 00:01:27.759 --> 00:01:36.079 case 8 plus1 expansion slots and you know what let's just open this bad boy 00:01:32.880 --> 00:01:40.799 up and have a 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:42.880 look case unboxings are fun because 00:01:40.799 --> 00:01:46.280 basically ow it shocked me okay that part wasn't fun oh that hurt got me 00:01:45.360 --> 00:01:50.799 really good stupid 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:54.640 packaging that's what that's what the problem is it's the styrofoam rubbing 00:01:52.960 --> 00:01:59.280 against the cardboard and the plastic doesn't help the problem and this isn't 00:01:56.920 --> 00:02:04.360 the kind of Styrofoam I like anyway I like soft foam this is hard foam but 00:02:02.840 --> 00:02:08.239 hopefully it'll survive and make it to you anyway our sure did so there's your 00:02:06.600 --> 00:02:11.599 Corners your Corners are one of the most important part so as long as you got 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:18.840 lots of padding in the corners it might make it there're okay get rid of that 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:20.400 get rid of that okay anger fading I'm 00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:27.319 feeling good now all right so let's start with the outside there's the 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:30.000 manual three 5 and 1/4 in Bays two of 00:02:27.319 --> 00:02:34.120 those quick swaps so you can throw a 3 and 1/2 in see from the sides just by 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:39.519 throwing actually here let me go get a hard drive hold on a sec so hard drive installation easy 00:02:37.879 --> 00:02:42.200 peasy you just throw it in there and it kind of locks into place it's actually 00:02:40.959 --> 00:02:45.480 like the smartest thing ever I love cooler Master's hard drive mounting 00:02:44.159 --> 00:02:50.879 thing once it's in there it's not going anywhere very smart and then to install 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:52.239 it you just slide it back into place and 00:02:50.879 --> 00:02:56.920 lock it in just like that is also compatible with 2 and2 in dries if I didn't say that before I can't remember 00:02:55.120 --> 00:03:00.959 cuz we cut the footage and I don't know what I said anymore so in terms of front 00:02:58.800 --> 00:03:05.760 IO there's your two front USB 2 ports front audio two front USB 3 ports there 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:10.040 is your fan control and an indicator LED for it your 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:13.400 power button nice and big in case you have trouble finding that and a reset 00:03:11.760 --> 00:03:17.080 button which I'd say is too big because you might accidentally press that 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:20.519 there's that rubber pad thing if you wanted to I don't know store your keys 00:03:18.799 --> 00:03:27.360 in the top of your case for whatever reason yes that is a Hello Kitty key and 00:03:24.799 --> 00:03:32.680 yes I like it so get over it I've had people question this before and uh I am 00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:39.000 I am totally into the Hello Kitty key it's actually a gift from uh from 00:03:34.480 --> 00:03:42.760 cameraman we were at the uh slick uh 00:03:39.000 --> 00:03:44.080 screwdriver no just throw it oh okay 00:03:42.760 --> 00:03:49.319 yeah we're good we're cool everything's fine didn't cut my ARM open too bad okay 00:03:46.959 --> 00:03:51.680 let's go ahead and loosen these at the back here actually I'm going to turn 00:03:50.480 --> 00:03:56.120 this so that you can get better Lighting on it anyway so we're going to get this 00:03:53.519 --> 00:04:00.680 case opened up because I can't quite figure out some of the external features 00:03:57.879 --> 00:04:04.120 without having a look at the side so four thumb screws which are just a 00:04:02.480 --> 00:04:07.840 little tight from the factory otherwise I would have been able to remove those 00:04:05.519 --> 00:04:11.280 just fine so since you won't put them on machine tight uh you won't have to worry 00:04:09.959 --> 00:04:16.560 about having to pull out a screwdriver every time you open the case because they are tooless they are thumb screws 00:04:14.879 --> 00:04:21.799 so let's go ahead and open up this guy right here I have a feeling this is 00:04:18.160 --> 00:04:25.320 going to be something B so ah yes okay 00:04:21.799 --> 00:04:27.560 so there are your filtered meshed vented 00:04:25.320 --> 00:04:34.960 that's the high air flow style there is your 200 mm Cooling fan that apparently 00:04:31.560 --> 00:04:37.560 has room for like another one which is 00:04:34.960 --> 00:04:42.759 awesome so you can put up to two 200 mil fans in the top or you can do a triple 00:04:40.440 --> 00:04:48.759 120 and it looks like there should be room to actually water cool that that 00:04:46.080 --> 00:04:52.120 stuff that's oh that's incredible so yeah look how much room there is I mean 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:56.039 there's all this space here and then you got a little bit of space on the other 00:04:53.400 --> 00:05:01.400 side so yeah triple rad triple rad ready with no problems whatsoever let's go 00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:02.840 ahead and throw that in there maybe put 00:05:01.400 --> 00:05:06.080 that thumb screw back into place I mean you won't access this often so I don't 00:05:04.400 --> 00:05:10.400 mind this being based on a thumb screw and not on like some kind of toolless 00:05:08.360 --> 00:05:14.479 latch mechanism speaking of tooless latch mechanisms on the side you've got 00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:18.440 more cooling fan spots you know what I'm just going to have to check what those 00:05:15.840 --> 00:05:23.960 are they look like 140 mil just SEC and we figured it out it's dual 140 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:29.120 or single 200 mil which means so far you've got a 200 mil in the front two 00:05:26.560 --> 00:05:35.080 200 mil compatibility in the top and 200 mil comp ability on the side giving you 00:05:32.280 --> 00:05:39.800 massive well high air flow so there's your 00:05:36.960 --> 00:05:44.680 uh handle on the side for opening up the case and there's your more mesh and 00:05:42.800 --> 00:05:48.800 whatnot you clean that off if you want to otherwise you can you know just be 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:52.400 gross and not clean it that's fine too bit of a bulge here which gives you more 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:56.759 room for graphics cards or CPU coolers see where that's positioned that are 00:05:54.240 --> 00:06:00.720 tall and take up space all right moving inside to the case we're going to oh 00:05:58.880 --> 00:06:04.400 actually flip this around first so we can take off the other side panel we can 00:06:02.880 --> 00:06:07.599 figure out how to do that there you go so they give you more space for cable 00:06:06.080 --> 00:06:10.599 management in much the same way as they do on the other side keeps things 00:06:09.280 --> 00:06:15.000 symmetrical and makes it so you're going to be able to do a really nice job of 00:06:12.880 --> 00:06:20.120 managing the cables inside this case because there's lots of space here more 00:06:18.599 --> 00:06:23.479 space from the side panel which means you run like 24 pin cable you're going 00:06:21.800 --> 00:06:26.800 to be able to cross stuff over that no problem lots of room here for all the 00:06:25.759 --> 00:06:31.000 cables that are going to come out of your power supply and then a couple of 00:06:29.120 --> 00:06:35.840 spots here so there's your eight pin there's your uh your opticals as well as 00:06:33.800 --> 00:06:39.759 that front hard drive hot swap there's your VGA cables and this is for your 00:06:37.880 --> 00:06:45.160 front panel audio because motherboard manufacturers insist on putting that 00:06:42.520 --> 00:06:48.400 connector over there why do they do this I don't know uh this one you can 00:06:47.000 --> 00:06:53.120 probably use for your like front panel connectors like your power switch and all that good stuff from the other side 00:06:51.360 --> 00:06:57.639 we can also see a few interesting things so there's our six 3 and 1/2 in sliders 00:06:56.160 --> 00:07:01.479 which use that same mechanism I showed you in the front where it's really easy 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:05.919 to inst 3 and 1/2 in Drive there's that 200 mm red LED fan in the front it's 00:07:03.560 --> 00:07:12.080 going to look pretty sweet in the dark and there's an adapter for a fan which 00:07:08.919 --> 00:07:13.840 apparently fell off something okay that 00:07:12.080 --> 00:07:17.840 seems like it's not supposed to be there very large CPU cutout so you're going to 00:07:15.759 --> 00:07:21.840 be able to install your CPU Cooler even if your motherboard is already installed 00:07:19.319 --> 00:07:26.599 in the case and there is that 2 and 1/2 in SSD mounting point on the back here 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:29.759 so that's uh not going to be in anybody's way if you wanted to have a 00:07:28.400 --> 00:07:32.639 system where you basically basally couldn't even see any of the drives that 00:07:31.599 --> 00:07:37.240 would be the way to do it you wrap your SATA cables right around here and then 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:42.199 they can go right into that drive at the back very very cool stuff all right 00:07:40.479 --> 00:07:44.879 terms of accessories let's have a look at what we got 00:07:47.840 --> 00:07:56.199 here that's right I can unbox things one-handed and then unbag them and then 00:07:52.840 --> 00:08:00.520 pour them out who needs two hands 00:07:56.199 --> 00:08:03.199 anyway so there's screws 00:08:00.520 --> 00:08:07.159 standoffs cable o lots of cable ties I don't think I've seen anyone include 00:08:04.319 --> 00:08:12.400 this many cable ties before very good stuff Cooler Master way to go black 00:08:09.280 --> 00:08:14.360 cable ties too that's the best time more 00:08:12.400 --> 00:08:19.080 screws speaker okay then moving right along 00:08:17.479 --> 00:08:22.280 this guy right here can be repositioned which is nice you just undo these 00:08:22.960 --> 00:08:30.440 screws and a one and 00:08:27.520 --> 00:08:33.959 two and you can slide it so that it'll allow you to bring up the cables where 00:08:31.800 --> 00:08:37.479 you want and hide the cables where you don't want to see them glad to see this 00:08:35.640 --> 00:08:41.399 is modular I've seen this kind of stuff attempted in the past but it usually 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:44.560 ends up looking kind of cheesy Cooler Master has the right idea with this one 00:08:42.959 --> 00:08:48.800 though you can actually hide the cables if you have a non-m modular power supply 00:08:46.519 --> 00:08:53.920 and it'll actually look really really clean love it power supply is mounted on 00:08:51.440 --> 00:08:57.040 two rubber standoffs right here as well as with a filtered intake on the bottom 00:08:55.839 --> 00:09:00.839 so you're not going to have any dust accumulating in your power supply we've 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:03.600 got those eight PCI slots that I mentioned here as well as that auxiliary 00:09:02.399 --> 00:09:10.240 one for things like I don't know an extra fan controller or whatever else you want to mount in there I already 00:09:06.680 --> 00:09:12.600 covered all of the uh yes the 00:09:10.240 --> 00:09:15.920 rubber Cable Management holes such as this one this one and this one very soft 00:09:14.560 --> 00:09:21.079 rubber in here which is really nice means you're not going to accidentally warp them out of place and then have 00:09:19.320 --> 00:09:25.560 them stick there like we saw with the original fractal design Define R2 which 00:09:23.480 --> 00:09:31.760 had a very hard rubber that was uh not very good and then we've got aha one 00:09:28.560 --> 00:09:35.839 power in and two SATA datas for those 00:09:31.760 --> 00:09:39.000 front uh slidable Drive mounting cages 00:09:35.839 --> 00:09:42.160 there's our tooless 5 and a/4 in base 00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:46.640 and I think that pretty much wraps it up 00:09:42.160 --> 00:09:48.160 oh hold on there's a screw here oh cool 00:09:46.640 --> 00:09:53.440 look at that you can actually remove this top 3 and 1/2 in uh cage so you 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:59.360 could install like video cards that are like 2 and 1/2 ft long if you really 00:09:56.200 --> 00:10:01.360 wanted to and of course the included 140 00:09:59.360 --> 00:10:05.079 mm fan in the back all the cooling options are included thank you for 00:10:02.880 --> 00:10:09.279 checking out my unboxing and first look at the half XM from Cooler Master don't 00:10:07.440 --> 00:10:14.519 forget to subscribe to lus Tech tips for more unboxings reviews and other 00:10:11.120 --> 00:10:14.519 computer videos