Cooler Master Cosmos S Review

Testing:

To properly test this computer case, I will be testing for both idle temperatures as well as full load temperatures. To test the idle temperatures, I will be letting the computer sit for 30 minutes at idle. To test load, I will run a one hour OCCT stress test with a blend of both CPU and RAM, set at normal priority. I will be using SpeedFan version 4.32 to gather my system chipset, CPU core, and hard drive temperature readings. For the video card temperatures, I will be using ATI Tool version 0.27's built-in temperature monitor. To gather the full load temperatures of the GPU, I will be running 3DMark06 two times, back-to-back, then quickly looking at the temperature reading. All of the temperatures will be read in degrees Celsius.

• Processor: Intel E6600 @ 3400MHz (1000MHz Overclock)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6
• Memory: Mushkin PC2-6400 (4GB)
• Video Card: HIS ATI Radeon X1950Pro (GPU @ 587MHz, Memory @ 770MHz)
• Power Supply: OCZ 700W GameXStream
• Hard Drive: Western Digital 320GB 16MB Cache SATA
• Optical Drive(s): Lite-on DVD-RW
• Case: Cooler Master Cosmos S
• Case: In Win B2 Bomber
• Case: Cooler Master Cosmos 1000
• Case: Thermaltake Armor Extreme Edition
• Case: Sigma Atlantis
• Heatsink: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
• O/S: Windows Vista Ultimate

The Cooler Master Cosmos S computer case did very well when I put it up against the other cases, I was surprised and impressed when the components were able to stay cooler in the Cosmos S than they did in the Thermaltake Armor Extreme Edition. I also was happy to see that the Cosmos S case did better than its previous version as the Cosmos 1000.