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The Cooler Master Storm Scout (Exterior)

As you can see the Cooler Master Storm Scout has obviously been carefully designed with the target market in mind. The case comes in a matt black finish with a Steel and ABS plastic construction. Although steel isn’t as good as Aluminium at dissipating heat, it’s much stronger and robust, which is ideal for LAN parties where the case maybe rough handled.

The front of the case is constructed from mesh. This aids in cooling, as air can intake through the mesh holes. In total there are five drive bays (all with mesh face plates with foam backing) and a large area towards the bottom of the case with a Red LED 140mm fan installed behind.

Cooler Master Storm Scout

Located at the top of the case is all the front panel ports, these are backed with brushed aluminium plate. In terms of ports, led’s and switches there are:

  • Power Switch
  • Reset Switch
  • HDD LED
  • Power LED
  • eSATA Port
  • Lighting Toggle Button On/Off
  • Headphone Jack
  • Microphone Jack
  • Four USB Ports

Above all the ports, LED’s and switches is the Cooler Master Storm’s logo. This logo really finishes the front off, giving it flair.

Cooler Master Storm Scout

The top of the case features a large handle positioned in the centre. It does unfortunately feel a bit too ‘plasticy’ for my liking, but rest assured, it won’t break when being lifted as CM has reinforced it with Steel.

Cooler Master Storm Scout

Towards the rear on the top of the case there is also a placement for a 120mm / 140mm fan. By installing a fan here, hot air from around the CPU area can be immediately exhausted.

Cooler Master Storm Scout

At the rear of the chassis you can see that the interior is also painted black. A Red LED 120mm fan is installed in the fan placement; however, you can also install either a 92mm or 80mm fan in this position.

Cooler Master Storm Scout

Towards the bottom of the rear of the case are 7 PCI plates, these are each secured with tool-less clips. Above these is a small grill which helps with cooling for a graphics card or PCI card.

Sitting right at the bottom of the case is a mounting position for a power supply. Nowadays, installing a PSU at the bottom of your enclosure seems to be a current trend.

Cooler Master Storm Scout

The feature panel of the Cooler Master Storm Scout is the left windowed side panel. This comes in a unique design and is protected with adhesive plastic to avoid any scratches. After removing the plastic, you can see a section on the panel where two 120mm fans can be installed.

Cooler Master Storm Scout

Cooler Master Storm Scout

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