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Cooler Master USA RC-1000-KSN1-GP Cosmos Case

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Brand: CoolerMaster
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$292.76~~
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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

15 reviews
Sales Rank: 1257

Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 30
Dimensions (in): 23.5 x 10.5 x 24.7

MPN: RC-1000-KSN1-GP
Model: RC-1000-KSN1-GP
UPC: 870423006336
EAN: 0870423006336
ASIN: B000ULLN1Y

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Soundproof materials applied to build a quiet environment
•	Sound barrier design reduces vibration for silent operation
•	Dual bottom air intakes to enhance air flow and reduce system noise
•	6 aluminum detachable hard drive modules with ventilation holes for optimizing cooling
•	Side removable VGA cooling tunnel to advance thermal airflow

Accessories:

•	Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition FULL VERSION with SP2
•	Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
•	Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users)
•	Nero 8 Ultra Edition [OLD VERSION]
•	Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
7 Expansion Slots / Superior Silent Environment / Thermal Solution / Tool-Free User-Friendly Design / Cable Management / Chassis Steel Material Tool-free design for opening side panel conveniently Separate hard drive modules make it easy to organize cable direction Cable management system for better cable routing and neatness Compatible with ATX and Extend ATX Motherboards 5x Exposed 5.25 Drive Bays 6x Hidden 3.5 Drive Bay (1 Exposed converted from one 5.25 drive bay) I/O Panel includes 4x USB 2.0, 1x IEEE 1394 Firewire, 1x Audio, 1x SPK and 1x eSATA Bottom intake fan 1x 120 mm x 1, 1200 rpm, 22 dBA Cooling System Dimension - 266x598x628mm Weight - 16.9 kg

Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

*UPDATED* WITH A HD FIX! Sleek, beautiful case that shouts quality and craftsmanship October 27, 2007
S. Gunnell (Watauga, Texas United States)
27 out of 28 found this review helpful

I basically divide cases into 3 types:

1. Economical cases which serve only to hold your hardware.

2. Gamer type cases can be cheap or one of the finest on the market, but they all offer features that make them flashy, such as windows, lights, etc.

3. Luxury cases I define as cases that are solid, very well built and made of top end materials, but are more artistic and stylish than gamer cases and are appropriate for your home office up to your corporate office.

This is one of the finest "Luxury" cases I have ever built a system in, and I have built well over 50. An aluminum skin all around with noise blocking material installed from the factory is just the start of a long list of quality features.

I would have liked to have 1 or 2 more 5 1/2 bays, but that is more of a personal preference. Above that, this is a solid, stunning case (much more so in person) that will leave most buyers content with their decision to buy this one.

UPDATE: After building several systems in this case for customers, a serious flaw became very apparent. The HDD (Hard Drive) bays basically act just like mini toaster ovens on the drives due to the enclosed design and lack of any ventilation or cooling. After doing a dual OS system install on one computer, the two installed (Raptor 150's) were so blazing hot you couldn't hold them in your hand for over a second.

REMEDY: Normally I would discontinue using a case with a flaw like this, but I like this case so much I decided to search for a solution instead, and found a great one if you WATER COOL your PC.

Get one Koolance Hard Drive Hydra-Pak soft Cooler #HD-50-L06 (HD)for each drive. The cooler fits between the drive and the removeable hard drive tray and fit right back into the slot. You CAN NOT use the Koolance dual drive cooler due to the way the hard drive bays are designed on this model. This solution allows you to "sandwich" the water cooling Hydra-Pak between the HDD and tray and have the water connections easily available on the back-side.

I water cool all my systems, and this solution turned a serious over-heating and HDD killer into a constant 20-24 temp. reading on the hard drives at all times (readings from a Koolance Exos 2 LX at both idle and heavy, sustained system testing)! If your not up to speed on temps., that's a pretty impressive range for a hard drive under heavy use. Went from a problem to a positive if you have decided to use water cooling on your new rig.

If your not water cooling, don't mess around too long before finding a good air solution or you will be replacing your hard drives and having the huge headache of re-installing everything back on new ones. The extreme high temps will be a huge burden on your HDD's over time if it doesn't knock them out sooner than later and cause a source of high temperature inside your case that makes all the fan cooling just that much more inefficient. The High Performance Raptor 10,000 drives I was using produce more heat than normal 7,200 drives so the problem may not be as extreme using most hard drives, but it will still be an issue that needs to be addressed sooner or later.

5 out of 5 stars

High quality, spaceous and quiet. A beautiful furniture addition! November 26, 2007
S. D. Spratley (Rochester, MN United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful

I wasn't looking for a new case when one of Amazon's competitors, via a marketing email, brought the Cooler Master Cosmos to my attention. Then again, I've been looking all my life for a case as beautiful, spacious and quiet as this one.
All the research I did online, and there are many places that have the specifications, beginning with Cooler Master's own web site, and quite a few with reviews, convinced me the price was worthwhile for what will likely be my last computer case. By the way, Amazon had the best price.
I placed my order late on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, taking advantage of free shipping, and was pleasantly surprised and very pleased when it arrived on Wednesday (before the holiday)!
The manufacturer's box comes with an outer shipping sleeve, which I'm amazed arrived together with the box, since there was nothing holding it in place. Packing is adequate, and there was no damage beyond some to the cardboard sleeve.
Optimum use is made of internal spaces to pack (read hide from view) the smaller parts, and it took me a while to locate everything mentioned in the parts list.
How fortunate that my company dismissed us early on Wednesday, because I could not wait to get this beauty home.
The case comes with four 120mm (4.72") fans installed. One in the base, one at the rear opposite the CPU fan, and two in the top. There is an ample hardware package in the form of an accessory carrying case (advertised as a freebie) containing a screwdriver key ring, cable ties, tie mounts, motherboard stand-offs, and all the screws for motherboard and peripherals you could need. Not that you need too many for peripherals, as I mention later. Not sure either, where to keep the accessory carrying case.
The case is bigger than you'd expect for a computer case. Though at 23.5" it is equal to the full tower it is replacing, it is both substantially wider (at 10.5"), and deeper (longer?) (at 24.7") than the tower case. The bottom rails provide ample lateral support and nicely complement the two upper rails/handles which make moving the case much easier than most. They are also very convenient when turning the case onto its side to work on the innards.
The finish is a beautiful combination of machined aluminum and black acrylic, with a black mesh front panel behind the reversible front door. The side panels are the full size of the case. They release simply by lifting the appropriate lever on the back, and then lift up and outwards to disengage the bottom lip from the base.
Inside, there is more space than you'll know what to do with. For me, removing memory no longer entails first removing a disk drive! In fact, my full ATX motherboard now has a full six inches clear between it and the hard drives.
Regarding the hard drives; one reason for the increased width, is to accommodate mounting the internal hard drives from side-to-side in the case, using HDD racks that are each secured by one finger-turnable screw. There are six such racks. Drives mount on edge, using four special screws (provided) that go through grommets in the rack to attach the drive.
The case accommodates either 5 x 5.25" exposed drives, or allows one 5.25" bay to be used to install a 3.5" drive. The mounting bracket and front bezel is provided for the 3.5: drive. However, Cooler Master "strongly recommends" the lowest exposed bay (5.25") not be used for installing any device that is bigger than 3.5" "to guarantee optimal thermal performance for HDDs". Mounting the 3.5" drive is tricky, and requires patience. See my notes later.
The exposed 5.25" drives mount simply by pressing a button catch to release or engage two locating pins - no more screws!
I was initially taken aback when I found that the power supply mounts in the bottom rear corner of the case. Unlike my previous tower cases where it was installed at the top drawing hot air from the CPU, Cooler Master, in my opinion, has placed the PSU in the ideal position, where it neither adds to, nor is affected by in-case heat. Air is drawn from outside through the bottom of the case, and exhausted out the back.
Fan placement is ideal, with one fan on the bottom introducing fresh air, one exhausting at the rear, directly opposite the CPU fan, and two exhausting from the top, where one expects hot air to migrate. The side panels are adequately padded with soundproofing material. All fans operate at low RPM, and the overall effect is a system that is substantially quieter than my old tower with its three 3" fans.
A definite plus is the externalized connectors on the front (actually top) panel. The cables included with the case enabled me to connect the four previously unused USB ports on my Intel DP965LT mobo. You'd think the six that are externalized via the back panel would be enough, but I have steadily added to my USB peripherals, to the point where the four are a welcome addition! I was also able to connect the unused 1394 connector on my motherboard using the provided cable, and found an unused SATA port (eSATA cable provided) so that I now have all three port types available on the front panel.
The following bear mentioning, but don't detract from the beauty of the case, or my award of 5 full points:
1) Mounting the 3.5" exposed drive is tricky, and requires a lot of patience, due to the tiny screws that go into the mounting rails. The push-button catch can easily be removed for this exercise, so that the left-hand side screws can more easily be inserted. Not so for the two on the right, where the tiny screws have to be passed through tiny holes in one metal plate in order to screw through a second plate into the mounting frame. I dropped each screw multiple times, which caused them to disappear between the metal plates and required rolling the case to bring them into places where they could be retrieved using a magnetized screwdriver. Definitely an area for improvement. I do not plan to replace that drive anytime soon.
2) The knobs on my SoundBlaster Audigy 2 protrude, and don't allow the front door to be closed. This has necessitated permanently removing the door, which is a pity. I have asked Cooler Master if they have a solution for this issue.
3) Hardly a complaint - The RC-1000 has one fewer exposed drives than my old case. Also, though Cooler Master claims 5 exposed 5.25" bays, they also recommend against using the bottommost one as anything but a 3.5" bay. Still, I can live with 4 x 5.25" drive bays instead of five.
4) I would have liked a dust cover for the front panel externalized connectors. This would also help keep my two-year old grandson from pressing the power button, which he loves to do!

5 out of 5 stars

Quality Quality Quality!!! March 11, 2008
M. Todaro
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

As mentioned, the case has plenty of space inside. After afixing the cables to the back panel (shared with the motherboard), I was left with very easy access to any point inside the case. Actually, this is true without having to secure any cables - it just looks neater. Below are the things I considered to be most important in purchasing a higher end case:
1. Temperature - My machine now runs between 69 and 79 degrees F.,not Celcius. I have yet to see it reach 80 degrees.
I'm running a dual core 2ghz with 256mb video card, four hard drives and a DVD burner, powering it all is a cool master 750W PS.
2. Long lasting - This is a very will fit case. The side panels are released by pulling up on lever at back of the case, then simply put the panels aside. What is left is total access to everything inside. No more need to slide the tray out of the case to get to the motherboard. No more fighting ribbon or power cables. No more unintentional unseating any of the small cables which run to the power button and other functions on the front faceplate.
3. Noise - Four fans, a very high powered processor cooler/fan, hard drives, Power Supply... all very quiet when the panels are put back in place. Much quieter than my last case while using the same guts.

I can't think of any shortcomings. The locking mechanism on the hard drive bays seem a little flimsy but only time will prove this to be an issue. I don't think it will as I don't intend on removing and reinserting drives. Perhaps the only other possible negative is that the case is heavy. But then, that could be a testament to quality construction.
If the three bullets mentioned are what you also consider to be the most important traits for a case, congrats - you've found it!

5 out of 5 stars

Know what you are buying, this is no ordinary case.... April 28, 2008
Jonxor
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This case does very well for keeping quiet. The foam padding on the side panels keeps it so quiet that I had to play music at night just to keep my sanity because there was no hum or clicking sounds in my room. It is not designed for ultimate airflow, due to it's quietness, and therefore if you put super high-end parts in it, they are going to overheat. If you want to use this case and use hot parts, there are changes you can make to improve the cooling, but you should know a little bit about airflow if you plan to do that. Firstly: the top fans are 120MM, but they will fit 140MM (holes for both sizes are present). The bottom intake is a 120MM and should probobly be improved to a higher airflow fan. You wont ever have to worry about the power supply, it has it's own dedicated intake and exhaust. The hard drives can be cooled, but you need to arrange them so that they get air (each person's setup will probobly be different, you'll just have to feel it out). Adding a fan on the outside of the HD cage, blowing towards the graphics card has been reported to give the Hd's a good airflow. I found my Hd's to not get very hot (1 10kRPM, 1 7200RPM About 40C each) being kept in the top far left and far right cages, without the aforementioned additional fan. The case is deceptively large. It is a bit wider than most full-tower's and about as tall. It doesnt offer too much room for creativity in the wire-tucking department, but it is not meant to have a window and look pretty, it's made to look professional and perform extremely well.

5 out of 5 stars

Beatiful case but too weak airflow for those ppl like to Overclocking their component December 9, 2007
Thand D. Phan (Texas)
Pro: Organized case, less bulky, more room, nice feature, pretty design, solid, look little bit classic, best for anyone have glass furniture and very tall. Support all TEC, Water Cooling, even the biggest CPU cooler, Cooler Master Germin 2. Very quiet with it case fan, and best for any those music maker that need a very good case, help to keep your computer component clean also.
Con: case fan is give really a weak a flow. 41CFM for each only, intake fan is so suk that it just can blow a piece of paper in the air for short time, and in very short distance. I have to put a super good case fan for intake in order keep my system cool.