I think if Kurtis spent a little more time cleaning his room, that thing wouldnt have gotten so dirty. Can't you wipe your shoes off before coming in and rinse off after your mud bath's BEFORE you sit down at the computer? :)

Great review Kurtis.

Cooler Master makes great cases. I purchased a Cooler Master case way back in 2000 and still use it today as my main home system. I don't remember the model number at the time, but it was their first all aluminium cases, and looks exacly like the Praetorian (PAC-T01) that they sell today.

5 years with one case is definetly a record for me. I have probably completly changed the hardware in it 3-4 times over the years.

I find it very interesing that except the skins and front bezel the internals of the case are exacly the same as the one I have. Actually most of their tower cases utlize the same internal design.

Cooler Master has taken a winning design for their case and are making the most out of it by making cosmetic changes to appeal to a broader audience.

I will defently be looking to Cooler Master for a BTX case when the time comes.
-BCS

Nick: You're asking way too much of me. my chair is lucky if i put on deodorant before sitting in it, let alone "rinsing off"? I'm allergic to soap. yes.

BCSchnei: Thanks for the feedback. :)

Yes, that is a pretty case. Its funny the innards look identical (aside from the PSU tray) to my Kingwin KT424. Its a design I like.

it's better quality than the Kingwin KT-424, I reviewed that previously.

Dude. How can you make a conclusion about a case without taking any temperature measurements? Did you even put a system in it and turn it on? This is a useless review.

I'll come to your rescue, even though you basted my writer on his review of the Antec Sonata II, which I think was done fine, and Antec was happy with it. But Guest Dude, there are more important things to a case review than just temperature. Ease of installation, fit and finish, and innovative features are also part of it. Kurtis did a great job of showing the readers exactly what they are getting when they open up the box, but I do concur that we should see more installation pics to highlight where problem areas could occur. Having said that, I would never buy a case that was ugly, but cooled well. I would buy a case though that cooled OK, but was very functional built well, and looked good. Madshrimpy guy got all aggro on me when I didn't take temp readings on my Antec Overture II review, but I did find some interesting results after doing so, and found it even more important when I went on to my ARIA review.

So in closing, temperatures are important, but they aren't the end all be all, but it would help to find out if the coolermaster really did produce good airflow like you said.

bump

edit: ok soooooooo bumping dosnt work, if anyones in here, the mobo looks dangerously close to the mobo tray rail........?yes no?

edit: o sweet, bumping does work

nope, no issues with the mobo tray. i've been using this case as my own personal rig since when I reviewed it (yes, i like it that much... heh)

i've swapped hardware many times in this case and no problemos

fantastic, thank you

I can’t be the only one who dreads having to plug in each of those tiny little connectors, squinting at the manual, reversing the image in my head, and so on… Is it asking too much to give us a standard plug? Come on, I’ll even pay the extra thirty-two cents for it… *sigh* Okay, where was I?


No you're definitely not the only one!!! Wish there was a petition to sign or something... But then again if everyone could do it then everyone would be building their own computers and we wouldn't have to build them for all of our friends... oh wait a minute... they don't pay us anyways!

they can't give you a standard plug because the pins change on each motherboard... and they can't make that standard because different motherboards give you different things you can plug into for your front panel... sorry but... you'll just have to stick with it... though perhaps, if your cable's long enough... you could do that before you put your motherboard into your case :-)

hmmm.. the one's on the case our one thing... at least they could standardize the basic doohickies on the mb where you have to connect reset button, power button, hd light, floppy light, etc. 1 pin or 2 pin connectors. Still a pain in the arse! And then let you connect the rest ... maybe the mb manufactures should include that cable and you can use the outputs you wish and tuck the others somewhere where the sun doesn't shine...

Some boards are actually color coded which makes it a bit easier, still they are usually on the edge where lighting is ALWAYS poor.

dyrewolph, you are incorrect in saying they can not be standardized.

i'm not saying there should be one big fat connector for the entire front panel, just for each separate connection.

the USB plugs should always be one solid connector each. The sound part should be one standard connector. Firewire... and then of course the reset/power/speaker/hdd stuff could all be another plug... it's definitely doable, it just has to be made a standard.