Cooler Master Storm Trooper Gaming Case Review

A feature that you don't normally find in any chassis is place to store the extra parts and components you're not using.  Most of the time when you are done with a build the extra screws, wires and rails occupy a corner of your desk or get lost in that coveted parts box most enthusiasts rarely talk about.  Cooler Master has addressed this by adding an accessory box to the trooper that can be found hidden under the lowest external drive bay.

The accessory box is held in place with two screws and by default contains a set of drive rails, a CPU power extension and the complementary bag of screws.  Of course you can put almost anything in there or remove it in favor of having some extra room.

Towards the top of the case, and cleverly hidden, you'll find slot labeled X-Dock which is simply an external SATA drive dock for 2.5" HDDs.

At the top of the case you'll find the Trooper control panel which features front mounted audio connections, two USB 3.0 ports (in blue) two USB 2.0 ports (in black) and a single eSATA connection.   The device in the middle of the control panel is a combination lighted power button and fan controller with six speed settings and RPM control for all of the installed fans.