Interior Part Two
Now that we have completed the wire management guide, let us move on to explore other areas. Begining as usual with the lower section. The following photographs show the power supply bay area which again display the filter and the air holes allowing a consumers expensive PSU room to ‘breath’
 PSU Bay as Seen from the Outside |
 Inside PSU Bay Area |
We honestly like this, and although we like Antec cases also, this is one area that Antec lacks. To the right of this bay is a rather nice innovation, a dedicated solid state drive area large enough to install at least two drives. However, if one looks at where the power supply area is in relation to the 2.5 drive bays section, then it is conceivable that this bay will block access to the power supply unit. In all honesty this could only happen on the larger models. But in all fairness Coolermaster have foreseen this and have seen fit to have this section fitted with screws to make it removable.
 Solid State Drive Area |
 Solid State Drive Area Bay Screws |
Further to the right we encounter the bay area for the 3.5 internal hard disk drives. These are cooled by a 200mm fan which can be changed for the 2x120mm variety. However to take advantage of this the whole front panel of the case needs to be taken off. It is a nice handy feature that the top bay of this section is rotatable. This is so you can route your SATA power and data cables easily, according to the consumer’s preference.
Remember earlier we mentioned that it would be possibly to fit an internal water cooling radiator here? A Dremel would need to be utilised in order to drill out the pins holding in the lower hard drive bay. Then both upper and lower bases can be removed. This would leave either the 5.25 bays to mount a hard drive via a convertor or to use a SSD drive in its own bay area.
 Hard Drive Bay Areas |
 Clips to Rotate HDD Cage |
 Lower HDD Bay Area |
 Front Panel Removed |
As one can plainly see in the last photo above the whole front panel can be removed by pushing in all six of the retaining clips, thus exposing the massive 200mm front intake fan. Once again this can be removed for two of the 120mm type.
 200mm Fan |
 Enforcer Fan Close-Up |
 Enforcer Fan Mount |
 Fan and Front Panel |
Judging by the last photograph above, if we examine the front panel closely and the tabs for the 5.25″ bays, it is apparent they are only removable from the inside. This means the front panel has to be taken off in order to insert any 5.25 device such as a DVD burner. The image below shows the situation in more detail.
Front Panel Tab Issue
Moving on we can see that the mechanism to hold the device in the drive bays is of the ‘toolless’ variety. However Cooler Master have seen fit to include the ability to mount the consumers precious drives by the old-tried-and-tested ‘M3′ screw type for that extra security if needed.
 No Tools Needed |
 Second Angle OF the 5-25" Bays |
Moving on from here to the internal wires leading from the I/O Panel. One will notice that these cables are not braided, however at this price-point one can not really expect this to be done so we cannot mark the product down because of this. However what we really like is the USB3.0 connector. Most manufacturers cheat and use a pass-through cable, which leaves the internals in a messy state and in all honesty is a half-hearted solution.
 Internal Cables |
 A True USB3.0 Connector |
Next we move onto the back panel of the case and have a look at the PCIE section. As shown, this is not a tool free solution. On a more costly chassis we would mark the product down for this, however as previously explained, at the suggested retail price of this product one cannot grumble.
 PCIE Section-Not 'Tool Free' |
 PCIE Section Second Angle |
No case would be complete without an exhaust fan. Coolermaster have placed a non-LED 120mm variety here.
120mm Exhaust Fan
All in all a well designed case with no fancy ‘headache causing’ LED’s like products currently available from many Taiwanese manufacturers. We at OverclockersTech prefer a design that screams ‘understated elegance’ and Cooler Master appears to have achieved this. Let us move on to the conclusion and mull over the Pros and Cons (if any) of this product.
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