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Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 Case |
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Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov
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Monday, 24 September 2007 |
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Thanks to Cooler Master for the product sample.
It's no secret that computer technology is progressing at an exponential rate. A system that may have cost you $1000 a couple months back could quite realistically be on sale for half as much today. With newer, faster, cooler parts coming out quicker than your next paycheck, it's often hard to settle because the "next best thing" is always just around the corner. Fortunately, not every PC component suffers this fate. Peripherals, input devices, displays, and cases are all more or less standardized and while it is possible to upgrade on a regular basis, it's far from necessary. A full tower ATX case from nearly a decade ago will still fit the latest hardware just fine. This of course makes a case purchase an extremely important one: since chances are you won't be upgrading any time soon, it's a good idea to get something you'll be satisfied with - possibly for years to come.
Cooler Master has been in the case business for some time. Their first major coming to the scene occurred during the Lian Li PC-60 days. Their aluminum offering was the only direct competitor. Since then the market has been flooded by countless manufacturers with countless design variations. In such a competitive environment, innovation wins. The Cosmos 1000 we'll be looking at today is the latest offering from Cooler Master and it's causing quite a stir. This isn't simply a rehash of some existing chassis - it's an entirely new design. The case arrived in the retail box shown above and it was huge. Furthermore, it's a steel/aluminum hybrid so it's not the lightest thing in the world.
Removing it from the box we get our first look at the beauty. The front is extremely clean and the glossy black plastic is highly reflective. A giant door hides all your drives and gives the Cosmos 1000 a "premium" appearance.
The rear is a bit more exciting. Aside from the I/O shield and 7 expansion ports, the rest is a bit atypical. First off, every included fan is 120mm for maximum airflow with minimal noise. This means the case is wider than most. To be exact, it measures 26.6cm (width) x 59.8cm (height) x 62.8cm (depth). That's big. Next to the expansion slots is a secondary exhaust - this is used for removing hot air from the video card(s). Finally, the power supply is mounted at the bottom. We're seeing this with more and more cases these days and it's about time. Mounting a PSU this way not only allows is to have its own dedicated cooling (without sucking in hot air from the CPU and the rest of the case), but also lowers the chassis' center of gravity, making it more stable.
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