Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 Full Tower ATX PC Case - Silver/Black

The case it's self is well made and looks great, inside it's easy to fit and adjust around almost any motherboard and components. It is a large case and takes up a fair amount of room, but if you read what you were buying you'll know this already.

This is a great well made case with lots of room in side it, but saying that it is very big on the out side too so make sure you have the room to store it.You can put very large ATX and other size mainboards in this case with ease and it will take very long graphic cards as well.Several fan to keep things cool but I did find they ran slow so would recommend you purchase faster fans if you are putting top end kit in this as even though its a big case things still get very hot without fast fans to get that heat out.This is the second case of this type I have purchased (this ones for a friend) and I have had mine for two years and it still looks as good as the day I purchased it all in all a very good case.

After looking at many cases for my new computer build I chose this case and I couldn't have chosen a better one! It really is the biz! Loads of room (hence the name Cosmos) and superb quality. Despite the size (this really is a big case) it still looks sleek, elegant and classy. I love it! Infact I love it so much I bought a custom made acrylic/brushed steel panel from USA for the side so that I could see inside all the time because it's as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside! It keeps my components arctic cool and runs as quiet as a mouse! I just cannot believe the price..it's a steal! Absolute bargain!! Buy one..you won't regret it!

It's a nice looking case from the outside. Inside it's about the worst design I have seen. I like a nice tidy build & this case makes that impossible. Just look at the photo's, no cable management holes. Avoid.

I wasn't looking for a new case when one of Amazon's competitors, via a marketing email, brought the Cooler Master Cosmos to my attention. Then again, I've been looking all my life for a case as beautiful, spacious and quiet as this one.All the research I did online, and there are many places that have the specifications, beginning with Cooler Master's own web site, and quite a few with reviews, convinced me the price was worthwhile for what will likely be my last computer case. By the way, Amazon had the best price.I placed my order late on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, taking advantage of free shipping, and was pleasantly surprised and very pleased when it arrived on Wednesday (before the holiday)!The manufacturer's box comes with an outer shipping sleeve, which I'm amazed arrived together with the box, since there was nothing holding it in place. Packing is adequate, and there was no damage beyond some to the cardboard sleeve.Optimum use is made of internal spaces to pack (read hide from view) the smaller parts, and it took me a while to locate everything mentioned in the parts list.How fortunate that my company dismissed us early on Wednesday, because I could not wait to get this beauty home.The case comes with four 120mm (4.72") fans installed. One in the base, one at the rear opposite the CPU fan, and two in the top. There is an ample hardware package in the form of an accessory carrying case (advertised as a freebie) containing a screwdriver key ring, cable ties, tie mounts, motherboard stand-offs, and all the screws for motherboard and peripherals you could need. Not that you need too many for peripherals, as I mention later. Not sure either, where to keep the accessory carrying case.The case is bigger than you'd expect for a computer case. Though at 23.5" it is equal to the full tower it is replacing, it is both substantially wider (at 10.5"), and deeper (longer?) (at 24.7") than the tower case. The bottom rails provide ample lateral support and nicely complement the two upper rails/handles which make moving the case much easier than most. They are also very convenient when turning the case onto its side to work on the innards.The finish is a beautiful combination of machined aluminum and black acrylic, with a black mesh front panel behind the reversible front door. The side panels are the full size of the case. They release simply by lifting the appropriate lever on the back, and then lift up and outwards to disengage the bottom lip from the base.Inside, there is more space than you'll know what to do with. For me, removing memory no longer entails first removing a disk drive! In fact, my full ATX motherboard now has a full six inches clear between it and the hard drives.Regarding the hard drives; one reason for the increased width, is to accommodate mounting the internal hard drives from side-to-side in the case, using HDD racks that are each secured by one finger-turnable screw. There are six such racks. Drives mount on edge, using four special screws (provided) that go through grommets in the rack to attach the drive.The case accommodates either 5 x 5.25" exposed drives, or allows one 5.25" bay to be used to install a 3.5" drive. The mounting bracket and front bezel is provided for the 3.5: drive. However, Cooler Master "strongly recommends" the lowest exposed bay (5.25") not be used for installing any device that is bigger than 3.5" "to guarantee optimal thermal performance for HDDs". Mounting the 3.5" drive is tricky, and requires patience. See my notes later.The exposed 5.25" drives mount simply by pressing a button catch to release or engage two locating pins - no more screws!I was initially taken aback when I found that the power supply mounts in the bottom rear corner of the case. Unlike my previous tower cases where it was installed at the top drawing hot air from the CPU, Cooler Master, in my opinion, has placed the PSU in the ideal position, where it neither adds to, nor is affected by in-case heat. Air is drawn from outside through the bottom of the case, and exhausted out the back.Fan placement is ideal, with one fan on the bottom introducing fresh air, one exhausting at the rear, directly opposite the CPU fan, and two exhausting from the top, where one expects hot air to migrate. The side panels are adequately padded with soundproofing material. All fans operate at low RPM, and the overall effect is a system that is substantially quieter than my old tower with its three 3" fans.A definite plus is the externalized connectors on the front (actually top) panel. The cables included with the case enabled me to connect the four previously unused USB ports on my Intel DP965LT mobo. You'd think the six that are externalized via the back panel would be enough, but I have steadily added to my USB peripherals, to the point where the four are a welcome addition! I was also able to connect the unused 1394 connector on my motherboard using the provided cable, and found an unused SATA port (eSATA cable provided) so that I now have all three port types available on the front panel.The following bear mentioning, but don't detract from the beauty of the case, or my award of 5 full points:1) Mounting the 3.5" exposed drive is tricky, and requires a lot of patience, due to the tiny screws that go into the mounting rails. The push-button catch can easily be removed for this exercise, so that the left-hand side screws can more easily be inserted. Not so for the two on the right, where the tiny screws have to be passed through tiny holes in one metal plate in order to screw through a second plate into the mounting frame. I dropped each screw multiple times, which caused them to disappear between the metal plates and required rolling the case to bring them into places where they could be retrieved using a magnetized screwdriver. Definitely an area for improvement. I do not plan to replace that drive anytime soon.2) The knobs on my SoundBlaster Audigy 2 protrude, and don't allow the front door to be closed. This has necessitated permanently removing the door, which is a pity. I have asked Cooler Master if they have a solution for this issue.3) Hardly a complaint - The RC-1000 has one fewer exposed drives than my old case. Also, though Cooler Master claims 5 exposed 5.25" bays, they also recommend against using the bottommost one as anything but a 3.5" bay. Still, I can live with 4 x 5.25" drive bays instead of five.4) I would have liked a dust cover for the front panel externalized connectors. This would also help keep my two-year old grandson from pressing the power button, which he loves to do!

Solide cossu et élégant aucun bruit avec une config ordinaire et léger souffle avec un monstre pour la photo et encore l'on entends les cartes vidéo...Il n'y a pas mieux

I've built more systems than I can remember now and have run the gamut of case manufacturers, Lian-Li, Coolermaster, Antec, Chieftech (the old school dragons) and a bunch of others.This case good looking and it is just a pleasure to work with.For reference, I've owned this case for almost a year.The cosmos not only is built with some innovative ventillation ideas but the layout is just brilliant for refitting and upgrading a system.FEATURESIt features 6 individual 3.5 hard drive shelving mounts that are removable so replacing or adding a drive is a snap. These things are great and because of the rear panel accessibility chaining drives is also very easy. They fit tightly to begin with but you can also screw them down and insure that your drives wont be budging. Also because of the placement it keeps the cables out of the main system space.Only issue I had with these are the rubber screw pads used as additional support to hold the drives in, they are a bit odd and at first I got them wound up around my screws which trashed a couple of them. But I figured out what I was doing wrong and was able to save the rest, though I don't think they're completely necessary.The 5.25's all use a nifty snap and click system that is a sort of upgrade to snap in systems you may have used before, they seem to hold the drives in pretty firmly on my rig. No complaints here, quick and easy.PCI expansion slots are standard and old school but honestly that's how I prefer them. A steel plate that locks in with a screw, done and done.In comparison, some of the newer chassis like my Thermaltake Armour are trying to implement a plastic snap lock system, these are total crap and I've already broken one off, so Coolermasters choice to stick with tried and true is very welcome here.The extra port panel is right where I prefer mine to be, in the front, on top and tilted slightly forward. It features 4 USB 2.0 ports, headphone/mic jacks, 1 eSATA and 1 IEEE port.The power and reset buttons are both nice and big, easy to press and situated far enough apart that you shouldn't confuse them.Cables are well labeled.The included tool set that fits into an extra bay in the case is... cute.It's actually not a terrible idea for keeping stray parts such as screws, thermal grease, ties, etc. but the included tools weren't really anything I'd use over my PC tool kit unless I was to lazy to drag it out of the closet.I'm not sure how I feel about the trend to mount PSU's on the bottom yet.It didnt make installation any more difficult on my rig but in terms of heat and cable management it seems counter intuitive, at least with todays MOBO layout's.Over all the whole case is solid, and I mean SOLID, you wont be questioning the integrity of this case unless you plan to drop it out of a moving car.Though it's not in there now I did try mounting a 1kw PSU and it fit nicely. The case also is currently holding an 8800GTX 768 and it fits just fine with the ventillation bar. And for those who don't know, that's a monster sized video card... monster.CONSSo what's not to like?Well the price for one. But I honestly feel like I'm almost getting what I paid for, more so than I do with most high-end cases where I'm usually happy but find myself looking at it sideways wondering why they dont feature some of the niceties that Lian-Li's for instance include such as slide out MOBO trays.After that it's the size, which for me is not a negative but it may be for others. So read those specs and get out your tape measure's kids, this thing is big. On par with the Thermaltake Armour series. These are big rigs and will most likely not fit in a PC shelf so be prepared to store it on the floor beside your desk. Fortunately it's pretty and sleak so it's not much of an eye-sore.CONCLUSIONAll in all, if you want a good looking chassis that you wont be modding but still want easy upgrades and complete refitting, this one comes highly recommended.Consider the price and the size first, they may both be a bit large for your needs.But, I'll be hanging on to this case for a long time.

The tower is large, but the cable handling is not so good. There are channels to run the cables behind the mobo, but if you do, you cannot put the side panel on. I had problems with the side panels attaching, and when I called Cooler Master they assured me that they would replace the case, as the problem couldn't be fixed. I would have to send the case back to them. I had already installed the computer in the case and taken some of the front pieces out to install the DVD drives. I was able to fix the problem by taking the side panel apart and blocking the inside part a bit further from the panel so that the latches would catch when I pushed the panel on. I thought that the hard drives would push into a backplane, but i discovered that they have to be wired individually, and getting the cables hoked up was not easy. I would not buy this case.

This is an excellent case, top quality and a favorite of mine to use on my custom builds when a client wants a very quiet PC. I normally purchase locally but none were in stock at my local vendor so I used Amazon. HOWEVER, AMAZON LLC SHIPPED ME A USED CASE which they advertised as new. I am a custom PC builder and I run my own business and I know when a case has been already used and tampered with. This one shipped in a re-taped box which had clearly been sliced open down one side. There were scratch marks inside from where components had been installed and then removed. The left side panel also was barely locked into place - further investigation showed a bent retaining pin/clip that I had to fix to get the panel to stay on while pressed against cables which exerted some pressure against the panel... before the fix there was no way of getting the panel to stay on with those cables on the other side. Luckily there was no outward visible signs of wear and tear but clearly this was a USED CASE ADVERTISED AS NEW.**2012 Update - While this initial experience buying a case off of Amazon kept me from doing so again for awhile, I've since ordered plenty of cases and other PC components with Amazon LLC with no further incidents of receiving used products or ones that have been tampered with. So to be fair, I'm just going to chalk this up to a one time anomaly.