CoolerMaster Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case Review

Overclockers.com · 01-27-12, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobnova

CoolerMaster sent us a couple of boxes recently, one of them contained the excellent Silent Pro Hybrid power supply I reviewed recently, the other one was a far larger box containing the subject of this review - a shiny new Cosmos II Ultra Tower case! You may find yourself saying "ultra tower?", I certainly would have said that if I hadn't seen the box before I had read the ultra tower bit. To say this box is big is like saying that it's cold in Antarctica.

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David · 01-27-12, 08:35 AM

Nice review!

kskwerl · 01-27-12, 08:36 AM

Great review! This case looks nasty, I had just got a new one about a month ago too

. Always been a huge fan of CM cases

hokiealumnus · 01-27-12, 08:50 AM

Excellent review Bobnova. That is one massive case, with good looks too IMHO. Wish I had that kind of room in my case, that's for sure.

txus.palacios · 01-27-12, 10:27 AM

Excellent review Bob.

Guess that you no longer need a wardrobe in your room?

Crazy Jayhawk · 01-28-12, 09:30 AM

The odd elevated slot off to the side looks like a good place to put a rear port bracket so it doesn't block a usable slot.

pavypavy · 01-28-12, 11:56 AM

If only it could fit under my desk (Need an extra inch of hieght)

nooster · 01-28-12, 03:13 PM

wow thats a monster of a case, and i thought my NZXT Phantom was huge!

Nice review bob

pwnmachine · 02-02-12, 01:08 AM

My next case...

jivetrky · 02-06-12, 08:04 PM

Those odd brackets look to me like they would allow for installing a 2x120mm RAD. Just guessing from the hole patterns.

EDIT: BTW, that case is incredible and incredibly huge

Bobnova · 02-06-12, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pavypavy

If only it could fit under my desk (Need an extra inch of hieght)

The top and bottom rails can be detached, that'd buy you an inch easily. Probably 2-3 inches if you remove both sets. The top rails are very convenient for moving the case around though!

Mize · 02-07-12, 02:41 PM

...needs wheels.

txus.palacios · 02-07-12, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mize

...needs wheels.

IIRC, it had wheels?

Didn't the Cosmos 2 pack wheels?

Bobnova · 02-07-12, 04:43 PM

No wheels here, would have taken a picture of 'em if it did

txus.palacios · 02-08-12, 05:05 AM

Oh, what a pity.

Well, you can always install some wheels yourself.

TheQuadFather · 02-11-12, 06:18 AM

looks very wide, which is a nice trend ive seen in CM cases of late, might just have to get one of these shipped to my door for my next rig

gponcho · 02-15-12, 01:32 PM

Hi guys;

Any of you who purchased the Cosmos 2 case replace the existing fans with other LED brands. If you have, did you come across any issues when using the built in controller? Also what brand of LED fans worked for you. I tried and found that my Bitfenix Spectre Pro LED fans were pulsating under low and medium settings. Any way to resolve this issue other then getting rid of my new fans or not using the built in controller?

Bobnova · 02-16-12, 12:09 AM

You'll have to re-wire the LEDs to plug into the controller's LED output ports. Depending on the fan that may take some doing.

Robert17 · 02-18-12, 09:46 AM

Nice review. Lucky you.

I was in Fry's yesterday and saw one of these on display. I thought my Phantom was large. Hah ! This thing needs a motorized carriage. A friend with me noticed it first and said "s***, look at this !!" It is a pretty good looking case overall, even catching the attention of a non-enthusiast.

Kidkaddy · 01-14-13, 07:59 AM

Hey Bob,

Do the lower fans serve any purpose prior to utilizing the lower HDD bays?
I left mine unconnected as I have nothing down there yet.

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pavypavy Registered Join Date: Jun 2011	If only it could fit under my desk (Need an extra inch of hieght)
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txus.palacios Premium Member #18 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cádiz (Spain)	Oh, what a pity. Well, you can always install some wheels yourself. __________________ Maximus V Gene \| i5-2500k @ 4.5GHz (ekHF) \| 16GiB \| GTX470 SLI @ 800MHz (ekFC) \| m4 128GB \| Arch + Win8 [ more info... ] The only sound I want to hear out of my computer (unless I'm gaming or watching a movie) is the hum of my 6000 rpm fan pushing air through my heatsink. - Seebs If I turn up dead, somebody make sure they put "should have just benched in the cold" on my tombstone, along with my most recent superpi32m score. - I.M.O.G. I didn't go water-cooling for an air-cooling Vcore!! - bluezero5 I'll rm -rf /yourface/* - thideras
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02-15-12, 01:32 PM	#17
gponcho New Member Join Date: Feb 2012	Using Cooler Master Cosmos 2 case and other LED fans Hi guys; Any of you who purchased the Cosmos 2 case replace the existing fans with other LED brands. If you have, did you come across any issues when using the built in controller? Also what brand of LED fans worked for you. I tried and found that my Bitfenix Spectre Pro LED fans were pulsating under low and medium settings. Any way to resolve this issue other then getting rid of my new fans or not using the built in controller?
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Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	You'll have to re-wire the LEDs to plug into the controller's LED output ports. Depending on the fan that may take some doing. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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02-18-12, 09:46 AM	#19
Robert17 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Republic of Texas	Nice review. Lucky you. I was in Fry's yesterday and saw one of these on display. I thought my Phantom was large. Hah ! This thing needs a motorized carriage. A friend with me noticed it first and said "s***, look at this !!" It is a pretty good looking case overall, even catching the attention of a non-enthusiast. __________________ Main rig: MSI Z77 MPower\|\|Intel i7-3770K @4.2GHz\|\|Corsair H60 Antec EA 650w\|\|G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133 x8\|\|Crucial M4 128GB Seagate 1Tb F1 7200 32Mb\|\|Galaxy Geforce 660ti NZXT Phantom Black\|\|fans 1x140, 3x120, 3x200\|\|Asus VN247H-P\|\|Win7 Pro 64-bit You can _____ when pink elephants fly
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01-14-13, 07:59 AM	#20
Kidkaddy New Member Join Date: Dec 2012	Hey Bob, Do the lower fans serve any purpose prior to utilizing the lower HDD bays? I left mine unconnected as I have nothing down there yet.
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