A Detailed Look at the HAF Stacker 915F Chassis
The Cooler Master HAF Stacker 915F is very similar to the 915F we just looked at on the previous page. The main difference between the two HAF 915 cases is that the power supply is located in the front of the 915F chassis, which makes room in the back for installing a taller tower style CPU cooler, like Cooler Master’s very popular and capable Hyper 212 EVO.
HAF 915R HAF 915F
From the outside the two HAF Stacker 915 cases look nearly identical, until you get to the rear panel. Here is a list of the major differences:
• Power supply located in back: 915R
• Power supply located in front: 915F
• One removable 3.5” drive cage with three trays: 915R
• Two dedicated 3.5”/2.5” drive locations: 915F
• One 92mm intake fan: 915R
• One 120mm exhaust fan: 915F
• CPU cooler height up to 80mm (3.1”): 915R
• CPU cooler height up to 170mm (6.7”): 915F
• Can mount two sets of (3) 120mm or (2) 140mm fans/radiator: 915R
• Can mount one set of (3) 120mm or (2) 140mm fans/radiator: 915F
The 3.5” drive cage is omitted in the 915F to make room for the power supply up front. Two dedicated mounting locations are provided for 3.5”/2.5” devices, one in the middle of the bottom panel and one on a bracket in the middle of the right side. And a third 3.5”/2.5” device location is available in the 5.25” drive bay. Unfortunately, the side mounted HDD bracket in the 915F partially blocks the right side panel so you won’t be able to install a triple or dual fan radiator on that side.
(Courtesy of Cooler Master)
The HAF Stacker 915F case comes with a 120mm Cooler Master labeled exhaust fan pre-installed. There is also a short AC line cord that delivers power from the rear panel receptacle to the front mounted PSU – good attention to the details.
Both of the HAF Stacker 915 series cases are great enclosures when used alone but they can also be stacked into numerous configurations to meet all kinds of applications. The photo below shows two HAF 915R cases stacked on top of one HAF 915F. The versatility offered by the HAF Stacker series could be the foundation for a modders dream.
very Beautiful!!
very Beautiful!!
I think once you get into
I think once you get into multiple stacks of computers, you should probably just buy a rack…
that thing probably stands
that thing probably stands above your waist!
That can probably support a
That can probably support a desk it’s so high!
I like the stack idea! Would
I like the stack idea! Would be nice if the cost would be less and more connection options would be available.
Now, hence the stacked model (HAF Stacker 915F) is for mini-ITX, it won’t work for me. What happened if you want an SLI configurations? Board won’t fit even if you use PCIe Riser cables. (far as I know, the smallest SLI x2 is a Micro-ATX)
It was also odd to see the motherboard at the bottom. I understand the design choices for the PSU and Fan location. But wouldn’t this allow more dust to settle on the mobo? That design also removes access to cool air from the bottom to enter.
Humm…
Would be cool to have a
Would be cool to have a dedicated streaming machine stacked on top of your gaming rig.
The small case/system up top
The small case/system up top running the KVM and hosting whatever OS/s is/are needed for general use, and the lower big rig system running a streamlined gaming OS, and the gaming CPUs/GPUs, the gaming segment OS running headless server style on its own hardware, but under the control of the main OS, running on the top system’s VM, with the lower system free of any bloatware or unnecessary for gaming services, i.e. Steam OS on the gaming system, or other OS if the user does not mind the un-removable bloat. These modular cases could make for a nice little home basic computing/gaming cluster, short of going to a completely rack based configuration.
When I first saw this a while
When I first saw this a while back, I thought you could just add extra space on top or below the case, like modular drive bays, etc.
Keep all the drives and PSU on the bottom of the computer with the big area dedicated to hardware, etc, and the top piece for liquid cooling… I suppose you COULD mod this to do that…