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Cooler Master Cosmos

I like it that and the Stacker 832 as well. Does it matter what the case is made of? I know it depends on the design and airflow but is a case made of steel not good or is aluminum better?
 
For $200 steel seems like a rather proletarian material, no?

Other than that the basic design seems to be pretty well laid out, with plenty of drive bays and 120mm fan openings for good cooling.
 
Originally posted by: bretto
The Cooler Master RC 690 is also available at newegg now and it is only $80.
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Out of curiosity, why does it have a fan mount under the motherboard?

That said, I like the cosmos Front->Back and Bottom->Top cooling better. Seems like it'd cool more of the components than the RC-690.
 
Originally posted by: phillyman36
I like it that and the Stacker 832 as well. Does it matter what the case is made of? I know it depends on the design and airflow but is a case made of steel not good or is aluminum better?
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Density, thermal conductivity, aluminum is better in both departments.

I have to say the case does look nice and suits my taste (be better if they made an all black one), but for $200 I would want a taller tower and aluminum.
 
On my soapbox, here . . .

Aluminum: Myth: "The higher thermal conductivity matters." [Only if airflow and cooling is so inefficient that you need to consider the case as heatsink.] Truth: "They're much lighter." Truth: "they CAN BE prettier (without paint.)."

Steel: Heavier. But also -- stronger. You can tap holes in 1/16" to 3/32"-thick sheet metal, and feel confident that the screws won't eventually strip the threads.

Nothing wrong with a steel chassis fitted with aluminum shroud and side-panel.

My bias: I've done most of the work needed to mod a '94 ProLiant Server case -- all steel -- some aluminum parts. I love it. With the experience gleaned from that, I have two full-tower ATX cases that are going to be given a real make-over. They're steel, also.

The b**** is in the painting.
 
that's nice, but much more significant than the use of aluminum is their inclusion of a "VGA air-duct."

Taking my glimpse earlier, I thought maybe there wasn't enough in the way of case exhaust, or that it was a bit cramped. But these sorts of innovations might put down those worries.
 
its a pretty nice looking case (i think its even nicer than the p180 looks wise) but $200 is ridiculous.

then again when the p180 first came out it was $200 so maybe newegg is just gouging everyone while they can.
 
Originally posted by: hans007
its a pretty nice looking case (i think its even nicer than the p180 looks wise) but $200 is ridiculous.

then again when the p180 first came out it was $200 so maybe newegg is just gouging everyone while they can.
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I know what you mean i paid around 200 ish for my P182 when it came out and now the thing is like 160 bucks
 
Originally posted by: BonzaiDuck
On my soapbox, here . . .

Aluminum: Myth: "The higher thermal conductivity matters." [Only if airflow and cooling is so inefficient that you need to consider the case as heatsink.] Truth: "They're much lighter." Truth: "they CAN BE prettier (without paint.)."
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Well, if it is inefficient enough that the in-case air is at a higher temperature than ambient air (which is the case for me, most of the time). If that is the case, having better thermal conductivity does effect cooling, though it cools at a rate much slower than some pump, like a fan. It's something of a differential system to figure out to see if it actually effects your system, so I wouldn't say it's a myth, but then I also wouldn't say its critical to keeping your system cool:

Components <-> Case <-> Ambient

You bring out a good point about steel though, regarding modding.
 
I'm going to be building a q6600 PC with this case within the next month. I can provide pics and my thoughts on the build.
 
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