Cooler Master's Storm Enforcer: The Not-So-Quiet Storm
by Dustin Sklavos on July 5, 2011 5:39 PM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
- Cooler Master
- Storm Enforcer
Noise and Thermal Testing, Stock
The order of the day for many of the enclosures below the $100 mark is an intake fan at the bottom of the front of the case and an exhaust fan at the back, behind the CPU. Where Cooler Master mixes things up a bit is by using a 200mm intake instead of the usual 120mm, turning the Storm Enforcer into a positive pressure design. That said, the massive ventilation at the top of the case could bode either well or poorly for it, as BitFenix's Shinobi had a screen over this area to help muffle fan noise.
Thermals remain consistently good for the Cooler Master Storm Enforcer. The In-Win BUC still does better, but the BUC has the benefits of being both larger and having a third fan, and it sells for $20 more than the Enforcer. The SSD temps are the worst of the lot, but still within spec; using the included adaptor and moving the SSD into one of the 3.5" bays would probably even that out, as it currently sits at the bottom of the case next to the power supply.
Unfortunately, the Enforcer has to run pretty loud to hit those thermals. While it's not as bad as the Sonata IV (at its medium setting), it's worlds away from the more expensive BUC while the Shinobi seems to offer the best balance of idle and load noise.
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tzhu07 - Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - link
I would not buy the case simply because it is so damn tacky looking.These companies need to take a hint from Apple, Fractal Design, and Lian Li on how to make simple aesthetically clean cases.
SunLord - Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - link
This is why I like my Silver stone fortress 2 some much it's stands out with out being tacky plastic crap pileandy5174 - Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - link
What do you expect from such a cheap case? It doesn't make any sense to ask for a Ferrari for the price of a Nissan. BTW, Fotress 2 is also damn ugly imo. I prefer Fotress 1 and 3.Operandi - Thursday, July 7, 2011 - link
Look at InWin's server/workstation and mATX boxes. Not perfect but clean lines, quality plastics, and tool-less features that actually work, almost certainly better than the case featured here in every regard.your Mama asshole 123 - Monday, February 25, 2013 - link
fuck you !! you asshole .... you dont know what coolermaster is ...i am in india ... and is not cheap if you are so rich try buying this shit ( http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Level-VN10001W2N... ) fuck you !! asshole !! bhitch!!
ziggurat512 - Monday, July 8, 2013 - link
nice usernameNataku - Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - link
I would have to disagree with taking hints, imagine a world where everything look nearly the same, that would suckand besides maybe u don't like this design, but someone else might
some ppl like simple/elegant designs and im ok with that, I myself, I like designs like thermaltake, so ya...
san1s - Friday, July 8, 2011 - link
I think those cases are too bland and boring. It's like the designers took some pieces of metal, placed them in the form of a rectangular prism, and gave up from there.marc1000 - Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - link
actually, for me this case has the same problem as HAF912: almost 23cm wide. I need a case 21cm wide at most :(epistemological 1 - Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - link
I actually have this case, and have had to remove the central drive bays to fit my GTX580 card in. However the one thing I bought this case for was the 2 front USB 3 & USB 2 drive slots. This alone sold me the case, which, whilst I agree is ugly & loud, has massive functionality as I have had to transfer large amounts of data recently.Besides who really looks at the case after turning the computer on? I have found all my past cases to be invisible after the first couple of weeks.