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Testseek.com have collected 55 expert reviews of the Cooler Master Cosmos 2 and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Cooler Master Cosmos 2.
Award: Editor’s Choice January 2012
January 2012


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The editors liked

  • Ultra Tower
  • XL-ATX Motherboard Support
  • Option to Install Ten Fans
  • Watercooling First
  • Excellent Styling
  • Mix of Aluminum and Steel
  • Carrying Handles
  • No Side Window
  • Fanbus with LED Controls
  • Styling makes "all black" look good
  • Accomodates XLATX motherboards and lots of 3.5" drives
  • Excellent cable management...except for the fan controller
  • Autoejecting
  • Keylockable hot swap drive bays
  • 2x120 and 3x120 radiator mounting points
  • Intgegrated quadchannel fan controller handles up to 9 LEDlit fans
  • High quality design and craftsmanship
  • Extremely quiet while still providing ample air flow
  • Plenty of front I/O connections plus an integrated fan controller
  • Space for up to ten case fans
  • Well done motherboard area with large cut out for heatsink access and cable management
  • Storage king - includes tool-less bays for thirteen 3.5" hard drives
  • Excellent airflow
  • - Superb cable management
  • - Wonderful built-in fan controller
  • - Relatively easy to maneuver
  • - Elegant
  • Unique styling
  • - Innovative systems all around
  • - Tremendous amount of space
  • - Comprehensive connectivity
  • Offers lots of space for 3
  • 5-inch drives
  • Includes numerous fans
  • Controller
  • Easy-to-open doors
  • Mostly tool-free construction
  • Attractive
  • Huge Interior
  • Great build quality
  • Loads of cooling options and hard drive trays
  • Awesome looking chassis
  • Cool
  • Functional control panel
  • Two builtin hot swap bays
  • Localized fan controller
  • Silent operation is possible at low fan setting
  • Space for up to eleven internal hard drives
  • More than enough space for ATX and XLATX boards
  • MultiGPU setups will easily fit
  • 30 mm space behind mainboard tray
  • 240 mm radiator will fit in the ceiling
  • Dust filters on all intake areas
  • Sli
  • Supports motherboards up to XLATX
  • Side panel design
  • Room for 13 hard drives and 10 fans!
  • Included fan controller
  • Large case handles
  • Lots of room inside to work and route cables
  • Heavy duty carrying handles
  • Can hold up to 112 HDDs/SSDs
  • Pair of lockable XDock 3.5" Hot Swap bays
  • 90 Degree rotatable 4 in 3 HDD drive modules
  • Quiet default fan performance even in highestspeed setting
  • Slidecovers for top buttons and external bays
  • Toolfree HDD
  • ODD and PCIE installation
  • Support for XLATX motherboard form factor
  • Ten PCIE slots for QuadSLI/CrossFireX
  • Removable dust filt

The editors didn't like

  • Weight
  • This thing is heavy
  • Only includes a single LED fan
  • Cannot lock the side panels
  • Very large. Very heavy. Very expensive
  • Only three 5.25" bays
  • Tangled mass of fan controller wiring difficult to deal with
  • Fronthinged doors look dramatic but obstruct interior of case when working from the front
  • Hey. Where's my SATA backplane?
  • Will not lie flat on its side
  • A whopping thirteen 3.5" drive bays
  • But zero 2.5" drive bays
  • Top door was damaged in transit
  • Which may be a fluke
  • But it doesn't look like a robust design
  • Very large
  • Heavy case
  • Very expensive
  • Tall and heavy
  • Will not lay flat
  • Only three 5
  • 25-inch bays
  • Hot-swappable 3
  • 5-inch bays don’t support 2
  • 5-inch drives
  • Potentially tricky cable and wire storage
  • So very many fan control wires
  • Enormous
  • Unnecessary beeping
  • Heavy 22 kg
  • Some aspects not deserving of the price tag too much plastic here and there
  • No HPTX compatibility
  • Just an essential set of extras
  • ODD bay locking mechanism a bit loose
  • Price puts it out of range for many people
  • Price
  • Toolless lock cannot be used on halflength 5.25inch devices (requires screws for mounting)
  • HTL Editor's Choice Award
  • Discuss this review in our forums

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  Published: 2012-05-11, review by: aphnetworks.com

  • Abstract:  "T'was two weeks before ChristmasWhen all through the houseNot a creature was stirringNot even a mouse,The tree was decoratedBy the front foyer with careIn the hopes that Cooler MasterSoon would mail the case there,When out on the lawnThere arose a car...

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  Published: 2012-04-17, review by: hitechlegion.com

  • Heavy duty carrying handles, Can hold up to 112 HDDs/SSDs, Pair of lockable XDock 3.5" Hot Swap bays, 90 Degree rotatable 4 in 3 HDD drive modules, Quiet default fan performance even in highestspeed setting, Slidecovers for top buttons and external bays, Toolfree HDD, ODD and PCIE installation, Support for XLATX motherboard form factor, Ten PCIE slots for QuadSLI/CrossFireX, Removable dust filt
  • Price, Toolless lock cannot be used on halflength 5.25inch devices (requires screws for mounting), HTL Editor's Choice Award, Discuss this review in our forums
  • Just as Mercedes-Benz is indelibly linked to luxury in the automotive world, Cooler Master aims the Cosmos case line for users with a more discerning palette and sizable budget. Much like the Cosmos S before it, the Cooler Master Cosmos II draws inspir...

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  Published: 2012-03-05, review by: insidehw.com

  • Abstract:  When talking about the history of PC enclosures, it would be very difficult to talk about outstanding or revolutionary models in this segment without mentioning one incredibly avant-garde creation by Cooler Master, namely Cosmos 1000. It’s unlikely th...

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  Published: 2012-02-19, review by: thinkcomputers.org

  • Supports motherboards up to XLATX, Side panel design, Room for 13 hard drives and 10 fans!, Included fan controller, Large case handles, Lots of room inside to work and route cables,
  • Price puts it out of range for many people
  • When you have a great product and you are ready to come out with the next version it is really hard to please everyone and live up to the previous product. The original Cosmos and the Cosmos S were really great cases so when I heard about the Cosmos I...

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  Published: 2012-02-11, review by: vr-zone.com

  • Quality (30% of the total score) Quality wise, no one can doubt that the CoolerMaster Cosmos II is one of the best designed and strongest computer cases that have been ever made. The steel handles and thick chassis ensure the outstanding mechanical c...

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95%
 
  Published: 2012-02-06, review by: techpowerup.com

  • Awesome looking chassis, Cool, functional control panel, Two builtin hot swap bays, Localized fan controller, Silent operation is possible at low fan setting, Space for up to eleven internal hard drives, More than enough space for ATX and XLATX boards, MultiGPU setups will easily fit, 30 mm space behind mainboard tray, 240 mm radiator will fit in the ceiling, Dust filters on all intake areas, Sli
  • Heavy 22 kg, Some aspects not deserving of the price tag too much plastic here and there, No HPTX compatibility, Just an essential set of extras, ODD bay locking mechanism a bit loose
  • Cooler Master made a big splash with their Cosmos chassis back in the day and the same holds true for the Cosmos S. After some time, the Cosmos II aims to take the crown once more. A lot of things have changed since the first two cases: we have XL-ATX,...

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  Published: 2012-01-30, review by: pcmag.com

  • Offers lots of space for 3,5-inch drives, Includes numerous fans, controller, Easy-to-open doors, Mostly tool-free construction, Attractive,
  • Very expensive, Tall and heavy, Will not lay flat, Only three 5,25-inch bays, Hot-swappable 3,5-inch bays don’t support 2,5-inch drives, Potentially tricky cable and wire storage,
  • An outstanding look and tons of component space distinguish the Cooler Master Cosmos II PC case, but its high price and some design oddities may turn off all but the most affluent and patient builders. ...

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  Published: 2012-01-23, review by: anandtech.com

  • Abstract:  The Cooler Master Cosmos is more or less legendary among top-of-the-line enclosures. It's not hard to see why, either: it's big, it has loads of expansion, and it looks like a giant refrigerator...for your computer. That said, some time has passed s...

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  Published: 2012-01-18, review by: pcper.com

  • Abstract:  Right at the start of 2012, Cooler Master released a new case that was trumpeted as an "Ultra ATX" design. And while the name itself is purely a Cooler Master creation, the Cosmos II chassis fits the name more than anything we have seen in recent me...

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  Published: 2012-01-11, review by: Bbjorn3d.com

  • Excellent airflow, - Superb cable management, - Wonderful built-in fan controller, - Relatively easy to maneuver, - Elegant, unique styling, - Innovative systems all around, - Tremendous amount of space, - Comprehensive connectivity
  • Very large, heavy case
  • Using the Cooler Master COSMOS II has been one of the best experiences we've had with a case. The COSMOS II is by far the most well laid out case we've ever seen, and has been the easiest to work on and deal with. It's gargantuan space on the inside, ...

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