CM Storm Trooper review - Specifications and Features

Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/18/2011 01:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Specifications and Features

What will be fairly interesting to see is that the full sized Trooper has just about every type of interface connections for storage devices you can think of, including an X Dock station right in between the I/O panel and Multi Bay Slots for an additional 2.5 External HDD/SSD adapter.

The I/O panel has much more to tickle your senses though; two USB 3.0, two USB 2.0, and one eSATA connection for multiple devices. You also stumble into a built in Fan Controller with three red LED indicators, it indicates low, medium, and high power on the connected fans.

Hidden all the way down are meshed drive bay covers and located at the bottom is actually a slide-in box to hide away all small tools, cables and screws and such.

So we already learned that the Trooper is loaded with features, let's have a look at some of them.

The first full tower chassis with two 90 degrees rotatable 4-in-3 HDD modules
The first with an easy-to-carry handle, and hidden tool box for storing private goods
Removable dust filters on bottom and top intakes
A built in fan controller for cool or quit operation
Supports up to 14 hard-drives for future upgrades
Convenient external 2.5 HDD/SSD X-dock
Supports high-end hardware, includes XL-ATX board, multiple GPUs in SLI or Crossfire

Model Number

SGC-5000-KKN1

Available Color

All Black

Material

Steel body, Front Mesh / Plastic bezel

Dimensions

(W) 250 x (H) 605.6 x (D) 578.5 mm
(W) 9.8 x (H) 23.8 x (D) 22.8 inch

Net Weight

13.7 KG / 30.2 lbs

M/B Type

Micro-ATX, ATX, XL-ATX

5.25" Drive Bay

3.5 Drive Bay

8 (converted from 5.25 bay by two 4-in-3 HDD modules)

2.5 Drive Bay

13 (converted from 5.25 bay by two 4-in-3 HDD modules)

Cooling System

Front:	120 mm LED fan x2 (1200 RPM, 17dBA)
Top:	200 mm fan x 1 (1000 RPM, 23 dBA)
Rear:	140 mm fan x1 (1200 RPM, 19 dBA)
	(converted to 120 mm fan)
Bottom:	120 mm fan x 2 (optional)
Side:	120 mm fan x 2 (optional)

Expansion Slots

9+1

I/O Panel

USB 3.0 x 2 (internal), USB 2.0 x 2, e-SATA x 1, Audio In and Out ( Supports HD audio)

Power Supply Type

Standard ATX PS2 / EPS 12V

Maximum Compatibility

CPU cooler height: 186 mm / 7.3 in
GPU card length: 322 mm / 12.7 in

Anyway, we can write 2000 words and you'd still not grasp the whole content, so let's fire up the photo shoot, as a picture says a thousand words -- right ?

CM Storm Trooper

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