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2.5 inch and 3.5 inch drives can be mounted sideways in the middle rack section. We will delve into this shortly. At the top are three 5.25 inch drive bays, accessible from the front, with the panel slid down. The side buttons, visible above are pushed in to lock the optical drives.
Below the 5.25 inch drive bays are two caddies, which are fitted with sata cables and molex headers. The Cosmos II is outfitted with a 10+1 expansion system to cater to a huge array of motherboard configurations. The cards and devices are locked in place with simple screws – not quite as elegant as the Lian Li lever locking mechanism, but built to very high standards.
At the top of the case (from back) is a single 120mm fan (rated 17dBa), set in an exhaust position. There are three slots here for a triple fan watercooling kit. At the rear of the case is a 140mm fan (rated 19 dBa), also set in an exhaust position. In front of the fan positions is a little fan controller card, marked ‘Cosmos II, S1061 Rev 4.0' – this is fed directly into the front panel on the outside of the case, controlling banks of fans and the system reset and power buttons. We received one of the first Cosmos II cases from the factory for this review today and the fan controller wasn't operational. Final retail versions of the Cosmos II obviously won't have this problem.
Removing the other side panel works in the same principle as before and everything is painted black, exquisitely finished. We are pleased to see a huge back plate hole to accommodate the largest motherboards on the market today.
Cooler Master have certainly not skimped on the routing holes, as there are two individual rows to cater for a complex system build. There are a plethora of cables emerging from the front/top of the case, including fan controller and LED power headers. At the front is a 200mm intake fan, which is an LED design. This can be removed completely to accommodate multiple 140mm or 120mm configurations, if desired.
