Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Case Review

To put the Enforcer to the test I used it for a new Sandy Bridge build.  The build features an Intel i7 2600K cooled by a massive Coolink Corator DS, an 8GB set of G.Skill Ripjaws-X followed by a Sapphire HD 5870 which is all mounted on a Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra motherboard.  Power was provided by a Kingwin Lazer 1000W power supply.  The drives consist of a Samsung Blu-ray combo burner, Crucial 64GB C300 SSD boot drive and a Seagate 1.5 TB storage drive.

The Coolink heatsink measures to a healthy155 x 140 x 121mm and represents the largest heatsink I own.  The 175mm recommended limit allows it to fit easily in both the horizontal and vertical mounting positions.  Even with this monster installed, I could easily fit the top fans or a typical radiator in the inside using the top mounting brackets.

The 2.5" drive bay will fit in the bottom bracket with the power supply installed but it is just easier to take advantage of the modular drive cages to relocate it.  I get better drive cooling and cable management is not such a tight fit.  Given the limited space between the drive cages you'll need a small screw driver when relocating the smaller drive cage like what I did here.

My 5870 is no longer the king of cards when it comes to size but you can see how the power leads would be tight with the middle cage in place.  I can definitely see how some of the new monsters like the new AMD HD 6970 could take advantage of this feature.  

It may look tight here but there is nearly 2 inches of clearance between the heatsink and the side of the case and a massive 4 inches or so between the video card and the case.  Plenty of room for air to flow with the cables nicely routed out of the way.