Installation

Installing the hard drive can be done easily outside of the chassis. Just place it into the drawer, secure it with the supplied screws and then slide it back into the case. It fits perfectly inside the case, but you can also secure it further with a small thumbscrew, To avoid vibrations of the handle, just clip it to the drawer itself.


Installing the optical drive cannot be any easier. Slide it in, press the round button - done. This is by far the best screwless system I have seen so far. The drive is held in place perfectly fine, but the NEC drive needs to be pushed in about two milimeters toi far for the latch to work. While this does not pose any problem, it does not look perfect. You are also free to screw in the drive with normal screws if you wish.


Installing the PSU is done traditionally. Just place it into the case and secure it with the normal screws from the outside of the case. Once all the major parts are installed, the sheer dimensions of the Cosmos become apparent. You should have more than ample room to install large coolers and huge graphic cards in SLI or CrossFire. This is where this new case really shines.

Finished Looks

Once everything was installed, the doors were placed back unto the chassis. Cooler Master markets this case as being ultra quiet and it certainly is. While the fans could be a bit quieter, you can turn them down in the BIOS. The one very noticable fact - or the lack thereof - was the absence of vibrations You could not hear the hard drive access, fan vibrations and no graphic card fan noise. All that can be heard is an impressive clean "whooshing" sound of the case fans.