Cooler Master Stacker Case Review

Cooler Master included a large batch of accessories with this particular case. The accessories come in a plain white cardboard box and include everything you need to fill this large case with parts. The accessories that come with the case are:

• Rolling Casters
• PSU mounting brackets
• Dual PSU ATX power adapter
• BTX motherboard conversion bar
• Tool-less drive mounting hardware
• Endless supply of nuts, bolts and case screws
• Manuals
• Cooler Master case badge

Interior

Moving on to the interior of the case it is you can see some of the key features of the case including the tool-less drive retention system (the black clips on the drive rails). These black clips in conjunction with the provided tool-less drive adaptors provide slip in installation of hard disk and optical drives. Flip the clips up and the drive slides out, flip them down and push the drive in and it will click into a locked position. In my opinion this is one of the most useful features included in this case.

From the inside you can see the connection cables for the power/reset switches and the I/O connectors in the front of the case. The cables are long enough to reach any part of a motherboard you would wish to mount in this behemoth. The cables are shielded in a beige plastic rubber sheath and are cleanly finished with heat shrink tubing. Notice the screws in the sides of the I/O hub, you can remove them and then remount the hub in any drive bay you wish. In the bottom front of the case you can see the drive rails go all the way to the floor, as well as the mesh bay covers. This case screams for an ambitious case modder to take advantage of all this space. I can see a large heater core and pump fitting very nicely in this space.

The rolling casters are solidly built and lockable. To attach the casters you first need to remove the screw that hold on the low profile stock rubber feet. Then the casters can be screwed in using four screws included in the accessory box. When attached the case moves fluidly and when locked will move minimally on a smooth floor.

One of the more interesting features of this case is what Cooler Master calls their 4-in-3 drive module. This is essentially a hard drive cage that can mount four 3 ½” inch drives in the space of three 5 ¼” drive slots.

The module takes advantage of the tool-less design through adaptor plates that attach to rubber bushings to reduce vibration and noise. In addition, the drive module sports mounting for a 120mm fan to pull air through the mesh drive bay covers and distribute it across the drives.

The included fan is a 1200rpm low flow, low noise unit. You can purchase more of these drive modules, thereby allowing an increase drive capacity and the ability to mount up to three 120mm fans in the front of this case. Upping the case to four 120mm fans, the most I have seen in any case. What would have been nice however would be stock mounting brackets to add the two extra 120mm fans without needing the two more drive modules.

Several other features worth mentioning include the perforated steel mesh venting in the bottom of the case, providing even more ventilation, as well as the 80mm fan mounted as an exhaust in the top of the case. The fan is mounted using a metal bracket that doubles as a fan guard. I must mention again that the guard seems rather restrictive and would have to be modified to increase airflow.