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Cooler Master Cosmos II 25th Anniversary Edition Review
Posted by: on: 05/23/2017 02:59 PM [
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Cooler Master has something to celebrate and as such released the Cosmos II 25th Anniversary Edition. The chassis with its familiar looks is an Ultra tower, yep 70 cm / 28" in height. It looks, feels and breathes the same stuff same as the 2012 model but now comes with a long requested feature as it is a tempered glass side panel version. This unit houses the biggest big XL-ATX motherboards and comes with brushed aluminum side panels; unlock and swing them open like doors instead of panels. Yeah, the 25th Anniversary feel is already kicking in, isn't it?
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Prince Valiant
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Posted on: 05/23/2017 04:10 PM
Way more than I could justify for a tower. Still though, pretty darn snazzy looking
.
Way more than I could justify for a tower. Still though, pretty darn snazzy looking
.
Undying
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Posts: 10868
Senior Member
Posts: 10868
Posted on: 05/23/2017 04:12 PM
Always liked the HAF series, using one even today.
Cosmos is beastly looking. All that space come in handy.
Always liked the HAF series, using one even today.
Cosmos is beastly looking. All that space come in handy.
IchimA
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Posts: 939
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Posts: 939
Posted on: 05/23/2017 04:17 PM
I have a HAF 932 model but I always wanted the Cosmos II ( never had the money )
The case shown today is grate but is missing two things :
1. All black case
2. Some back mounting for at least 2 SSD
Maybe the normal Cosmos II will get a sale now !
Fingers crossed
Thank you HH for this review and CM for making this baby
I have a HAF 932 model but I always wanted the Cosmos II ( never had the money )
The case shown today is grate but is missing two things :
1. All black case
2. Some back mounting for at least 2 SSD
Maybe the normal Cosmos II will get a sale now !
Fingers crossed
Thank you HH for this review and CM for making this baby
StewieTech
Chuck Norris
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Chuck Norris
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Posted on: 05/23/2017 05:05 PM
Thanks for the review Hilbert "yours truly "Hagedoorn. Gosh what a looker.
Too bad its so expensive and such a beast.
Thanks for the review Hilbert "yours truly "Hagedoorn. Gosh what a looker.
Too bad its so expensive and such a beast.
CPC_RedDawn
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Posts: 7547
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Posts: 7547
Posted on: 05/23/2017 05:25 PM
Plain bare metal motherboard tray.... no thanks.
Disk Drives in 2017.... no thanks.
Who needs this much hard drive space? Unless you are targeting this at being an over grown NAS then its pretty much useless for 99% of people who will more than likely have a few HDD's an SSD or an NVMe drive.
Plain bare metal motherboard tray.... no thanks.
Disk Drives in 2017.... no thanks.
Who needs this much hard drive space? Unless you are targeting this at being an over grown NAS then its pretty much useless for 99% of people who will more than likely have a few HDD's an SSD or an NVMe drive.
Nictron
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Posts: 259
Senior Member
Posts: 259
Posted on: 05/23/2017 05:44 PM
Still running original Cosmos S
Thanks Hilbert,
Still running my original Cosmos S. I am quite disappointment that they did not include the Cosmos protective bag for this edition. I still use my bag to transport and protect items all the time.
Still beautiful:
Still running original Cosmos S
Thanks Hilbert,
Still running my original Cosmos S. I am quite disappointment that they did not include the Cosmos protective bag for this edition. I still use my bag to transport and protect items all the time.
Still beautiful:
Sylver123
Junior Member
Posts: 17
Junior Member
Posts: 17
Posted on: 05/23/2017 05:52 PM
I really like the COSMOS II case. I've got the original. The only thing I wish they would do is to design it slightly different so you can fit a decent high end rad intro the case at the top without modding required.
I really like the COSMOS II case. I've got the original. The only thing I wish they would do is to design it slightly different so you can fit a decent high end rad intro the case at the top without modding required.
Alex13
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Posts: 2192
Senior Member
Posts: 2192
Posted on: 05/23/2017 07:02 PM
Dunno how much they've improved but my original cosmos is pretty meh, looks nice i guess.
What i do know is the next time i choose to buy a case it won't be for the looks again
Dunno how much they've improved but my original cosmos is pretty meh, looks nice i guess.
What i do know is the next time i choose to buy a case it won't be for the looks again
lucidus
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Posts: 11771
Senior Member
Posts: 11771
Posted on: 05/23/2017 08:20 PM
Thanks Hilbert,
Still running my original Cosmos S. I am quite disappointment that they did not include the Cosmos protective bag for this edition. I still use my bag to transport and protect items all the time.
Show off
Thanks Hilbert,
Still running my original Cosmos S. I am quite disappointment that they did not include the Cosmos protective bag for this edition. I still use my bag to transport and protect items all the time.
Show off
Agent-A01
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Posts: 11335
Senior Member
Posts: 11335
Posted on: 05/23/2017 11:09 PM
Don't bother with this case.
I had a cosmos 2 and it's way too big, poor functionality for H20 purposes, did I mention way too big and heavy?
It weighed 100 pounds with my setup and H20.
Imagine carrying that down a few flight of stairs to dust it out..
Don't bother with this case.
I had a cosmos 2 and it's way too big, poor functionality for H20 purposes, did I mention way too big and heavy?
It weighed 100 pounds with my setup and H20.
Imagine carrying that down a few flight of stairs to dust it out..
ElementalDragon
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Posts: 9289
Senior Member
Posts: 9289
Posted on: 05/24/2017 08:38 AM
I, too, used to have the Cosmos II, and yes, it was INSANELY heavy. Even WITHOUT water cooling gear, it was a bit much.
Just to put it into perspective... When i had mine, i got tired of trying to carry it around, even just in my room, when i needed to do something with the internals of it. So, since i have wood floors in my room, I bought a set of those furniture sliders with the hard plastic base under a small foam pad to rest whatever you might want to put it on. When i eventually sold my entire rig to a friend of mine (since i switched to an ITX setup), and took it off those sliders.... not only was the foam pad completely compressed flat where the little rubber feet and the metal bars were.... but the hard plastic was also cracked down the middle.
I do miss the size of the case... as you could practically wear boxing gloves and STILL have ample room to get your hands wherever they needed to be... but the weight was just a killer.
I, too, used to have the Cosmos II, and yes, it was INSANELY heavy. Even WITHOUT water cooling gear, it was a bit much.
Just to put it into perspective... When i had mine, i got tired of trying to carry it around, even just in my room, when i needed to do something with the internals of it. So, since i have wood floors in my room, I bought a set of those furniture sliders with the hard plastic base under a small foam pad to rest whatever you might want to put it on. When i eventually sold my entire rig to a friend of mine (since i switched to an ITX setup), and took it off those sliders.... not only was the foam pad completely compressed flat where the little rubber feet and the metal bars were.... but the hard plastic was also cracked down the middle.
I do miss the size of the case... as you could practically wear boxing gloves and STILL have ample room to get your hands wherever they needed to be... but the weight was just a killer.
Nictron
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Posts: 259
Senior Member
Posts: 259
Posted on: 05/24/2017 04:38 PM
With pride!
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With pride!
joshk
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Junior Member
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Posted on: 05/27/2017 12:01 AM
I love my Cosmos 2
This case is clearly made for people that love big stuff.If you are a tiny p...y dont even look at this beauty
I love my Cosmos 2
This case is clearly made for people that love big stuff.If you are a tiny p...y dont even look at this beauty
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Pretty much all my cases for the last ~10 years were from CM, however I never got to put out enough $ for a case to get a COSMOS. I always regarded it as the top of the top when it came to cases. Not sure where it stands now, but I am sure however that they don't make new cases this huge anymore. But hey, we got an old school case with tempered glass (and likely with RGB hardware inside), welcome to 2017 COSMOS!