Cooler Master MasterCase 5 (Pro) review

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Product Showcase - The Build

 

 

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Once powered up the fans starts to light up, Here’s a shot from the side. Admit it, that's a keeper right there.

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The chassis will allow all standard ATX, microATX, Mini-ITX motherboard form factors so most of the scope is covered. For bigger motherboards you will have to wait until Cooler Master releases a full-tower version. Here I am inserting a Jetflo LED activated fan for a little more bling.
 

 

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So here a peek-a-boo at the backside. In-between the motherboard tray and side panel there is just over 2 cm of clearance for cable routing. That's OK, however all the gaps and spaces make it quite easy to route the cables in a nice and neat manner. So overall I'd say that cable routing is quite a relax thing to do with the MasterCase series 5.


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I also added a small LED strip at the top side, and yes there is a bit of an issue with the chassis. Do you see that haze at the top side of the window side panel? Let em zoom in:
 

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So once we inserted a white LED strip we noticed that the plastic plexi glass windows became foggy/cloudy/blurry. This is not a reflection at the outside, it is something that Cooler Master will need to look into as that looks pretty bad really. It seems that the side panel window is coated - light inside the chassis is bouncing and reflecting inwards creating this weird haze. Now it is not a huge problem but definitely not what you may expect either.

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