April 17, 201214 yr I will soon be building a new computer. It looks like the Cooler Master HAF 932 seems to be a favorite for computer home builds. My only concern is that this case has no dust filters? How much of a dust magnet is the case and is this something that I really should be concerned about? To clean the dust accumulation, would I simply vacuum the exterior of the fans…or would I also have to vacuum the inside of the case also?
April 21, 201214 yr It's moving a lot of air through, so there's probably a bit more than average dust accumulation...but not dramatically so. The side of the case is very easy to remove--I use 30 PSI compressed air to blow mine out every 3-4 months or so (with a vacuum cleaner nozzle held on the back side to catch as much of the blow-off as possible. It's not a big deal if you're doing routine basic maintenance. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
April 21, 201214 yr I have HAF 932, and yes, it accumulates dust although IMO it is not that bad as you would actually think it may be. Good ventilation of the case means that most of the dust that comes in is also blown out. Dust accumulates mostly on fan blades and grilles, but on case floor and structures, or on addon cards I get actually very little dust. I don't even bother to clean insides that much. In intervals of couple of months I use gas can to blow off the dust from processor cooler (Scythe Mugen 2) and wipe the fan blades with damp rag. That's it and no temperature problems whatsoever. I believe there is also HAF 932 Advanced/etc. which has dust fliters with it and if I'd be buying my case now, that would probably be the one. HAF 932 is terrific case, it has lots of space and the cooling is extraordinary. Watercooling installation is also easy as the case has fittings for radiators. Either regular or Advanced model, both are highly recommended options IMO.
April 21, 201214 yr I think its honestly fine. It only settles on the backplate of the GPU for me an gets caught on the rad, fan and fan grills. All pretty easy to clean. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
April 23, 201214 yr I have the Advanced. It just has a filter on the base (Power Supply fan intake). I have a Labrador who lives indoors and he sheds tremendous amounts of hair. Even so, a quick wipe over with a duster every 2 or 3 days and an inside clean every month is more than adequate. Fitted with a CoolerMaster V6 fan set up, it dropped standard Intel fan temps by 20c! Intel i7 6700K @4.3. 32gb Gskill 3200 RAM. Z170x Gigabyte m/b. 28" LG HD monitor. Win 10 Home. 500g Samsung 960 as Windows home. 1 Gb Mushkin SSD for P3D. GTX 1080 8gb.
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