CM Storm Sniper: Black Edition Review

Exterior (continued)

The right side panel does not show much other than balancing the bulging case design of the left side and sporting the CM Storm logo. The main use of this bulging design, other that its obviously good looks, is the fact that it creates space behind the motherboard tray for hiding and tidying cables. You saw the same design implementation when I reviewed the HAF 922 a while back.

The top of the case continues the military design theme and again sports the mesh styling. This is located on the somewhat inconspicuous, reinforced carrying handles. These carrying handles are perfect for transporting the chassis from Point A to Point B and will come in especially handy for those gamers that just love to attend LAN parties.

I can attest to its sturdiness based on my experience doing this build. The case itself weighs in at roughly 26.5 pounds and I weighed the system unit after the build (which you will see later in the review) and it almost doubled, to a whopping 50 pounds!! The carrying handles did not creak, or quiver, or shake, or budge, even in the slightest while I tested it by carrying the system around. Verdict: Very Sturdy.

Underneath the carrying handles there lies another monster (fan) beneath a similarly designed mesh with a larger bore. Found here is the 200mm exhaust fan. All the 200mm fans included are low-RPM, high-CFM fans which do exceptionally well at moving large amounts of air.

At the bottom of the case, there are four big feet to support this mid-sized giant. They are all adjustable to 45 and 90 degree angles from their original position. I prefer using them at full spread to make the machine sit even more stable on any surface. Speaking of that, they all have rubber footing and as such will not scratch any surface.