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Scout
Scout Reviews
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Scout 2
Scout 2
Scout 2 Specifications
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Scout Reviews
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The Scout of any fire team is always the most stealthy and the most intelligent of the group. It is his mission to seek out all enemy targets and report their whereabouts back to Command. This Case Delivers the INTEL and AMD that command Needs.
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Cooler-Master has deployed the Storm Scout, a True LAN Gaming Chassis. Mobility, Security and 20 years of advanced technology converge in one rugged portable mid-tower chassis. Every Scout is engineered with Storm Tactics: a dedicated focus on Strength, Security and Control. The Scout blends into the darkness with a menacing all black interior showcasing your internal hardware.
An automotive tinted side window with dual fan exhaust brings efficient cooling with subtle transparency. A single button triggers stealth mode deactivating cooling fan LEDs. This covert outlook is complimented by innovative internal designs allowing swapping CPU coolers without motherboard removal. Inside, intelligent cable management maximizes space while supporting internal 2.5" and 1.8" SSD bays. On top, a rugged, steel reinforced handle allows the Scout to be easily wielded in a single hand.
+ The Side vent window of the Storm Scout is such a nice shape and tint is very nice.. Molded in color. Be advised. Clean this window with a one teaspoon of Dawn dish washing liquid and water mixture in a spray bottle. Any other cleaners like Windex or ammonia type additives can dull the finish of this window.
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The Interior of the Storm Scout is impeccably thought out. Nothing was overlooked. There are holes for wires. An opening for the CPU Back Plate and tie down points for wire management. Recent Intel has determined that any GPU 10.5" long will fit in this case.
Adding a Hard Drive could not be any easier. The drives face forward for easy install. Just press in the included drive brackets and slide the drive in till it clicks. Its locked and loaded in seconds.
Unlike the Antec 900. This case includes a wire management system that is second to none.
Just Look at the Steel Skeleton on this case handle.. This Case is no Plastic Sissy.
Specifications:
Specifications:
Case Specs:
Dimension: (D)489 x (W)219 X (H)495.5 mm/(D)19.2 x (W)8.6 x (H)19.5 inch
Weight: 8.7 kg / 19.23 lbs
5.25" Drive Bay: 5 Exposed (without the use of exposed 3.5 inch Drive Bay)
3.5" Drive Bay: 5 Hidden 1 Exposed (converted from one 5.25 inch Drive Bay)
2.5" Drive Bay: 1 Hidden (converted from one 3.5 inch Drive Bay)
Fans: Front: 140mm Red LED Fan x 1 (included)
Top: 140mm Fan x 1 (included) or 120mm Fan x 1 (optional)
Rear: 120mm Red LED Fan x 1 (included)
Side: Acrylic window; supports 120mm x 2 (optional)
Expansion Slots: Standard x 7, Special x 1
Included Accessory: 1.8 or 2.5 to 3.5 inch mounting bracket for SSD or HDD
GPU Specs:
10.5 inches of space from back of case to Drive Bays.
Recent Intel has determined that the 4870, 4870x2, 5770, 5850, 5870, 5970 with a little bending or cutting and the GTX 285 will fit in this case
Latest intel is reporting that the following will fit:
AMD:
- 5770
- 5870 (some models need slight modding some don't)
- 6850
- 6870
- 6950
- 6970 (needs slight modding)
- 7850
- 7970 (Refer to Members List)
Nvidia:
- GTX 260
- GTX 460
- GTX 560
- GTX 560ti
- GTX 570 (Asus GTX570 DirectCUII needs modding)
- GTX 670
CPU Cooler Specs:
With 2 Side Panel Fans Installed. 120x120x25(146 mm.) CPU to Top Side Panel Fan Distance.With Only the Bottom Side Fan installed 171 mm. CPU to Side Panel Distance NO Fan installed on the Top of the Side Panel
Heat-sink Dimensions 120 x 120 x 158mm to 169mm is the optimum size range for this case.
Top of the case to the Bottom or Vertical dimensions of the case should not exceed 120mm. Side to side dimensions 140 mm.
Example of too big is the Cooler Master V10 (L) 236.5 x (W) 129.6 x (H) 161.3 mmIts not the height or the width of this cooler but it is 10 mm too tall from top to bottom.
Scout Info.
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well, if this is what you're talking about, its 133mm wide, which means it can only be mounted horizontally (fan blowing out the top). I've got a TRUE, and its too tall when mounted to the fan blows out the back, the top fan gets in the way. I think the cooler needs to be under 120mm wide to be mounted vertically. |
Intel has started reporting the following coolers fit
- Antec Kuhler 620
- Corsair H40
- Corsair H50
- Corsair H60
- Corsair H70
- Corsair H80
- Cooler Master Hyper 212+
- Cooler Master 512
- Cooler Master V6
- Cooler Master V8
- Kuhler H20 620
- Noctua NH-D14
- Thermalright True Spirit 120
- Xigmatek Dark Knight II Night Hawk Edition
- Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B
- zerotherm btf 90
Fan Specs:
Cooler Master High Performance 120MM R4 Series RED LED Case Fan - Brand New $9.99
[R4-L2R-20CR-GP]
Overview
R4 series fans offer a unity of maximum rotational speed and optimum airflow. Using a unique long-life sleeve bearing fan, the R4 series offers long life rating of 50,000 hours. R4 series fans perform at a maximum of 90CFM at 2000RPM. These R4 series are available in red, green, blue LED and dark smoke (no LED).
"Front: 140mm Red LED Fan x 1; 60 CFM; 30,000 hrs life expectancy (included)""Rear: 120mm Red LED Fan x 1; 44 CFM; 35,000 hrs life expectancy (included)"
Please remember that Sleeve bearings are only good for the vertical position. They wear prematurely in any other position. That why top case fans are usually ball bearing.
- Included Accessory 1.8 or 2.5 to 3.5 inch mounting bracket for SSD or HDD
UPC Code 884102004537
+ Included Accessory 1.8 or 2.5 to 3.5 inch mounting bracket for SSD or HDD
UPC Code 884102004537
PSU's:
The following PSU's cables are too short to route the cables.
- iCute 1000w (Can not run the 24 pin through the top cutout)
- Novatech 750W Black Addition (8 pin can't be routed behind the MB tray with out an extension)
- OCZ ModXStream 500W (8 pin can't be routed behind the MB tray with out an extension)
Scout 2
The Strom Scout 2 is an evolution of the original Scout in style and design. Meaning it looks like a more rounded futuristic Scout while doing everything the first Scout did and more. It's still a normal sized mid-tower ATX case that has a steel reinforced handle aimed at people wanting a lan party PC that can fit a full sized ATX motherboards and any GPU, no matter the size. It comes in two colors, Midnight Black and Gunmetal.
Here we can see CM has kept the window plus fans theme on the side panel, but have pulled off a much improved design. The window has a slight tint to it giving it a stealthy look. It is large enough to see your CPU, RAM and top GPU, but hides all the ugly like your PSU and HDD's. The fan mounts are for 120mm fans and are not dust filtered and are placed so they will not interfere with your components. The bulge will allow for larger CPU coolers. The other side panel mirrors this panel's bulge but without the window and fan mounts making it stupid easy to route cables. You will not need to fight the back side panel when putting it on. This picture really shows how nicely the plastic matches the black metal even under bright lights.
The front sports a new very large honeycomb reinforcement that improves airflow and has a new screen styled dust filter. You can mount two 120mm fans or one 140mm fan in the top or bottom location. There are three dust filtered 5.25" bays that carry over the honeycomb design seamlessly but there is no external 3.5" adapter this time. The Storm logo is a very nice metal badge and there is a settle power LED strip at the top.
The top of the case carries over the large honeycomb design for the two 120mm fan grill. The grill is not dust filtered but this shouldn't be a problem for most people as they will have their fans as exhaust keeping dust from entering the case. The handle, like the first Scout is no plastic sissy, it is steel reinforced and is mounted to the metal structure of the case with a rubber coating making very easy on the hands when carrying. You have a power, reset, and LED on/off switch located at the front. The switches have a very solid feel to them. At the very front of the Scout 2, you have have a covered front input panel that slides back to reveal your front headphone and mic jacks, along with two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 headers.
The back of the case has a 7+1 PCI layout. The +1 includes the Storm Guard that allows you to secure your mouse and keyboard at a lan party. The PSU mount allows you to have your PSU fan up or down. There is 2 rubber grommets for WC'ing or for cables to pass through. And with most cases the side panels are held on with four thumb screws. The fan mount is for a 120mm fan and comes with a red LED fan controled by the LED switch on the the top of the case. It is also the only included fan for the case. This has had many people scratching their heads on why CM desided on this, me included. I have spoke a with CM rep on this and they CM stated to me "Through user feedback, we came to the decision that our users were more likely to replace the stock fans with something that suited their theme or performance needs for their particular setup. In this way, we focused on expanding overall support to 9 fans and let the user decide where they feel is the best airflow and fan type for them." I have to say for many people that build PC's I agree with this, but it may turn off some newer user's or for people that mainly stick with stock fans and don't want the added cost of buying them.
On the inside of the Scout 2 is where most of the improvements over the Scout have been made. There is a large CPU back plate cutout that allows you to change your CPU cooler without having to remove the MB. The rubber cable management grommets are a very welcome thing, and are very nicely made. These will not fall out when passing cables through them like on other cheaply made cases. The PSU one is much larger making it very easy to route all your cables through without them bunching up. As far as I know CM is the only case maker to think of this, and shows how much they think things through when designing their cases. There are 4 places to pass cables through on the top for fans, data and power cables. Two are visible here, the other two are inside the 5.25" cage just above where a drive would go. They even put a cable tie down in-between the two middle ones to tidy up the cables going to the drive bays. There is room for a total of seven 3.5" drives, four in the removable top cage and three in the bottom. CM included a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter for mounting two 2.5" drives in one of the 3.5" slots. You can fit 11.5" long GPU's with the top cage in and without top cage you can fit up to 15.7" long cards. You'll never be limited on what GPU you can use in this case. The PCI slots use thumb screws to firmly secure your massive cards in place. This being a case designed for mobility, I'm glad CM did not use a plastic tool-less design. The 5.25" bays do use a tool-less design the secures your drives using pins on the front and back. They do have screw mounting holes on the backside for those needing a stronger mount for their drives. You can mount a 120mm fan on the bottom next to the PSU and one to the top HDD cage to help keep your GPU's running nice and cool.
Working with this case is a real treat. Cable management is super easy due to the massive space behind the MB tray and the amount of cable tie points. The only problem I had was with the USB 3.0, the Asus Z77 Sabertooth the header flat instead of pointing up. This makes it impossible to route the cable through the grommets. I had no problems at all tying everything down and getting that back panel on.
For all you water coolers out there, I'm sad to say WC'ing with anything more than a 120mm rad without modding isn't a reality. I did take some measurements for you if you feel like modding the Scout 2 fit some rads.
The top you only have 30mm to work with, it looks like a couple more but the screw holes add a couple mm.
The bottom isn't going to be able to take a 240mm rad without it coming out the front, but it would be covered by the cases front cover.
If you want to mount a 240 up front you'll have to cut in to the 5.25" bays.
Overviews
Reviews
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/Storm_Scout_2/1.html
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=788&Itemid=61
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/CM-Storm-Scout-2-Case-Review/1642
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/2038/1/
Scout 2 Specifications
Case Specs:
Available Colors: All Midnight Black, Gunmetal
Materials Appearance: Polymer, Coated Steel Mesh and Body
Dimensions (W x H x D): 230 x 513 x 517.5mm / 9.1 x 20.2 x 20.5 inch
Net Weight: 8.3 kg / 18.3 lb
M/B Type: Micro-ATX, ATX
5.25" Drive Bays: 3 (exposed)
3.5" Drive Bays: 7 (hidden)
2.5" Drive Bays: 2 (converted from one 3.5" drive bay)
I/O Panel: USB 3.0 x 2 (int.), USB 2.0 x 2, Mic x 1,Audio x 1 (supports AC97/HD Audio)
Expansion Slots: 7
Cooling System: Top: 120mm fan x 2 (optional)
Front: 120mm fan x 2 or 140mm fan x 1 (optional)
Rear: 120mm red LED fan x 1 (with LED on/off function)
Bottom: 120mm fan x 1 (optional)
Side: 120mm fan x 2 (optional)
HDD cage: 120mm fan x 1 (optional)
Power Supply: PS2 (optional)
Dust filters: PSU (slide out), top panel
Maximum Compatibility:
VGA card length: 287mm / 11.3 inch (with HDD cage), 399mm / 15.7 inch (without HDD cage)
CPU cooler height: 147mm / 5.8 inch (with side fan), 162mm / 6.4 inch (without side fan)
Intel has started reporting the following CPU coolers fit
- Phanteks PH-TC14PE
- CM Seidon 120M
Looking for parts and fans for your CM Storm Scout
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Tips and Tricks
- Modeler's Brand DD's LED Tape/GoodInk's recommended LED's
- What you really need to know about the Video Card Numbers Game
- Video Card Size Chart
- Lighting Help for the Scout
- Thinking about painting A Camo Build Here are some Ideas for you
- Hard to Find Parts Here
- Recommended Wheels for a Rolling Rig
- Molex Wire Diagram
- Turning your 5 volt light switch at the top to a full featured 12 volt On/Off Switch
- DIMENSION SIZE OF THE STOCK WINDOW
- Pictures of our BUILDS
- How to Take the Perfect Photo of your Rig
- REMOVING TOP COVER PANEL
- PLEXI AND PERSPEX ETCHING AND FOLDING
- Striker's Windtunnel Mod
- SSD OPTIMUM Set Up
- Painting Your Case Fans
- Linux Choices for 2010
- How to Paint Your Case
- More Tricks and Tips Link Here
- Replacing fan LED's
- Window Replacement How To
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