Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Case Review

Let's take a closer look at the interior.  The Enforcer is finished in a durable black finish that looks a lot like a powder coating.  I have always been a fan of cases with interior finishes and will always seek one out when planning around a window or two.  Like any good high-end case, every edge is finished or rolled to remove any sharp edges.  No more knuckle busting to get a good build together!

The front end of the motherboard tray has several slots to aid in cable management.  The large size of these slots makes even the power supply cabling easy to route along the back of the case.  You may also have spotted the series of loops designed to allow you to anchor cables across the back of the motherboard tray with cable ties (included). 

The internal drive bays look pretty traditional at first glance.  Don't be fooled.  Cooler Master has included support for a massive total of 12 device locations including the separate cage for two 2.5 inch hard drives just in front of the power supply. 

All of the external 5.25" bays are tool-less using the locking clips.  With my optical drive installed there was no noticeable play using only this system which is important for noise control.  The front panel cables come out above the drive but can easily be routed behind the cage and the motherboard.

The center cage can be removed with four screws on the right side of the case.  The two rubber pulls double as passable drive clips holding the cage in place.  I would not depend on them if you are the sort to move your PC around a lot so be sure to replace the screws as needed.  Removing the center cage really opens up the center allowing for oversized cards up to 390mm.  Air flow from the front fan is also improved and will blow directly across your video cards.  The smaller 2.5" drive cage is designed to mount on top of the lower 5.25" cage using four standard screws which also opens up the lower section for an oversized power supply or bottom mounting water cooling components.  

For extreme cooling systems removing the lower cage can be accomplished by drilling out four rivets.  In theory a high performance drive could be placed in top drive cage and all of the lower bays removed for maximum airflow and custom cooling components.  This space sits in front of a bare spot on the left panel that could be modded to hold another case fan as well.   Couple this with the external radiator and your super cooling options open up nicely.

The Cooler Master Storm Enforcer comes with a multi-language Owner's Manual, both a 2.5" and 3.5" drive adapter kit, rails for up to six 3.5 inch drives, 10 cable ties and a large variety of extra fittings including mounting hardware for all of the optional accessories.

A unique feature that comes with every Storm chassis is the StormGuard bracket security feature.  This is an additional security device for your corded peripherals and works by placing your cords through the slots in the StormGuard and mounting it in an open expansion slot.  As you can imagine this system prevents your pricy mouse, keyboard or whatever from walking away at a LAN party or whenever you happen to be away from your computer.  This is a pretty cool idea that I hope Cooler Master eventually makes available for purchase separately.