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We get our hands on the sexy black aluminium Cooler Master ATCS 840... but is sexy black aluminium enough to make this case worthy of a purchase?

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Posted by Biscuit - Wed 26 Nov 2008 13:06
Thanks for that guys, gave a bit better insight than the interview did.
Posted by Brewster0101 - Wed 26 Nov 2008 13:30
I do like the looks of this case and the layout is brilliant but £200 + is too steep for a case in my eyes. The Cosmos S at £160 is really what a top end case should cost.

The number of people who won't consider paying for a £200 case compared to £160 must be quite alot. Coolermaster would do better to price this @ the £160 mark.
Posted by this_is_gav - Wed 26 Nov 2008 13:36
Brewster0101
The number of people who won't consider paying for a £200 case compared to £160 must be quite alot.
Not at this end I don't think. This isn't for Average Joe, and enthusiasts know when buying a case that a case will last a hell of a lot of upgrades if they want it to.

Whether it's worth £180 given the competition is another matter.
Posted by Brewster0101 - Wed 26 Nov 2008 21:07
£200 market is home to the silverstone TJ07 or the lian li 2000 series.

Would you buy a coolermaster product if you were an extreme rig builder?
Posted by Pob255 - Thu 27 Nov 2008 00:43
Well when you realise just how BIG that case is, thoes two fans at the top are 230mm same as the one at the front (which nick didn't show) I can see where some of the money is going, namely sheet aluminium

Another big advantage here is high air flow + low dust, this case has a lot of fan power and very little in the way of vents all of which are filtered.
It's also one of a very few that have a 120mm fan, removed from the rear and a full motherboard tray ie one that includes the rear io and card slots.
Most cases with a 120mm rear fan only have the plate the motherboard attaches to, so to remove it you have to remove all the pci / pci-e cards first. Also they generally lift out or swing out from the right hand side. in these situations its often no real advantage to a fixed tray.
This is also one of the reasons for the large width of this case, a full tray with 120mm fan needs a wider case.

However all this said, I think the £185 price tag is a little too high
Well it was slated as going to be £185 RRP at the end of oct, but with current exchange rates it may be closer to £200 :(

One thing I must say haveing seen this video the front plate doesn't look so bad or stick out so much as the other pic's I've seen of it.

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