Cooler Master Cosmos S

[jvezina]

Just got my Cosmos S , one word ...WOW , this thing is HUGE !!! I'm replacing my Antec 900 and it looks like a midget compared to the Cosmos S . I just love it , a lot of space to work in , the cable managment is a big plus . I would of liked to have a slide out for the motherboard but theres a lot of space so not that much of a problem .

I'm running a E8400 @ 4.2 Ghz and the temps are great .

Mad

I love this case too, and I would buy it again in a heartbeat. I have a Noctua NH-U12P CPU cooler installed on my ASUS Rampage and I was very worried that I could not close the case because of the large case fan on the cover. The housing for the fan just barely touches the cooling fins on the Noctua. I had to put the fan on the downstream side of the coolings fins. I also had to turn the fan housing 90 degrees so the flat part of the housing was on top and horizontal. Now only about a quarter inch of the fans housing just touches the edge of the cooling fins. And that's how it will stay.

So I have to say that in spite of the large case, the cooling fan on the cover could be re-worked just a little. I am just burning in my system now, and have it running without the cover on. My temps are all below 30 degrees C (20 for the CPU). The hottest part in my system is the Northbridge and Southbridge because the air flow is blocked by the video card. I have only the Cosmos stock fans so far. The NB and SB temps are 50 degrees C. with the cover off. I am sure these will drop as soon as I put the cover on and plug in the large cover fan.

I am also thinking of pulling an old reset switch from a discarded computer and mounting it in one of the bay grills. I'll update the measured temps as soon as I finish testing.

 

[Doomsday]

just wondering, the CPU cooler used for the setup was a Cooler Master CM Sphere?!?

 

[Rob Williams]

just wondering, the CPU cooler used for the setup was a Cooler Master CM Sphere?!?

Our setups have changed since then. Back then, we were still figuring things out, so we used whatever was kicking around Not that it's a bad cooler, but we've come to use better ones since then.

 

[Doomsday]

Our setups have changed since then. Back then, we were still figuring things out, so we used whatever was kicking around Not that it's a bad cooler, but we've come to use better ones since then.

it gave some really good results! i mean, the CPU barely crossed the 40C mark under load, thats really good!

i was thinking though, if i get a CPU cooler it'll be a one time investment. I'll most probably be upgrading to a quad core or hexa core in the next yr or so, so best buy what will last the longest!

 

[Psi*]

... i was thinking though, if i get a CPU cooler it'll be a one time investment. I'll most probably be upgrading to a quad core or hexa core in the next yr or so, so best buy what will last the longest!

This is the path that I am on. Rob has given me a good argument (logic) to build a system that I need *now* around a I7-920. I need the number crunching power of the I7-975, but at $1000 I would never set it aside when the hexa-cores are available. On the other hand, a $250+ I7-920 can put off to the side with far less concern.

I made the investment in WC a few years ago & am reusing the primary components from that, as well as the case, for my new build. I need the water block for the I7s, but may get a less expensive air cooler if availability for the *primo* water block becomes an issue. Then I'll get the WC system up & going when I have all the parts and when I get to it.

 

[Rob Williams]

That's one potential downside with water-cooling, at least as far as I'm aware. Unlike most air coolers, water-blocks tend to be built for a specific mount, so it's complicated to use a single block from build to build (again, I could be wrong). The air cooler situation right now is good though, since a lot of them include the mounts for all current socket-types. Of course, there's issues when a new socket comes out, but that's unavoidable.

 

[Kougar]

I gotta honestly disagree about the block compatibility... older or less popular sockets may need to grab an extra mounting kit, but that's still cheaper than a new block or cooler. While it's now an outdated model, Swiftech's Apogee GT block will fit any socket made within the last 5 years... For AMD it can fit AM2, 462, F, 754, 939, 940.... for Intel, 1366, 775, 771 603/604, 478. It's three generations out of date so it won't fit LGA1156...

 

[Rob Williams]

I gotta honestly disagree about the block compatibility...

Alright, I knew what I said would come back and kick me in the ass...