External Appearance 2
Moving around to the back we are greeted with a quite simplistic looking case. Normally we would expect to see a lovely array of thumbscrews holding the removable motherboard tray and side panels in place. The Centurion only has 1 thumbscrew throughout the whole case. This is holding the top panel of the case in place. I’m quite impressed by how simple yet functional it is to gain access to this case. By simply removing the one and only thumbscrew from the rear of the top panel, sliding the top panel towards the rear of the case and lifting it out of place, revels two small handles on the side panels. These handles are used to lift each side panel out of place. The procedure is very simple and extremely quick that even PC World technicians could remove all panels from the case in a matter of seconds.
The Centurion is made from 0.8mm zinc coated steel with an aluminium front bezel. The sides and top of the case are finished with a coat of paint. Unfortunately this isn’t of the same paint finish as we have seen previously on cases such as the Black Widow and 201B, but we must remember there is about £100 difference between these cases and the Centurion.
Like the rest of the Cooler Master range the Centurion follows the same trend by not coming equipped with a power supply. Installing a PSU is extremely easy though and instructions are included in the user manual. Even if a motherboard has already been installed in the case, installation of the PSU is still very easy. This is because the top panel of the case is removable which means the PSU can be installed from above avoiding all contact with hardware.
