Cooler Master to make cases "interesting" again
Cooler Master said that the Cosmos series was a move away from its safe designs of the past, but it didn't take things far enough. The new cases apparently will.
Details of the new case line are very scarce at the moment, as the company is still in the early stages of development. However, we’re told that the new line will be targeted at the lucrative ‘gamer’ market.
We’ve expressed our concerns about the increasing focus on fleecing gamers and enthusiasts by only offering feature complete products with high price premiums in the past, so the fact that this case line is targeted at this market posed more questions.
I asked if the new line would increase ones frame rate in a typical first-person shooter, knowing full well what the answer would be. The company didn’t disappoint in that respect – it said that the case isn’t just targeted at the gamer and it should appeal to other markets as well.
We tried digging further, but the farthest we got was the company saying that it was a move away from many of its ‘playing safe’ designs from recent years. In fact, it said that it doesn’t believe what it is working on has been done before.
I’m intrigued as to where Cooler Master will go with this new line of cases, but I guess we’re going to have to wait a while before we get to find out. What could happen though is that Cooler Master finds that its new cases turn into love-hate designs—like Lian Li’s recent Armoursuit PC-P80—but then that’s to be expected with something as personal as a chassis.
Would you like to see some more interesting case designs on the market, or are you quite happy with the many fridge-like designs that fill the market today? Tell us in the forums.
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Discuss in the forums ReplyIt is a new never before seen design with awesome features and it will be fantastic, but you can't see it or write about it and we will not say anything else about it.
tbh it's quite ridiculous the amounts they ask for these cases
having said that there are quite a few gargains out there
fridgeP182, thanks. garish designs and flashy gimmicky things have no place in my home decor.Of course they could just get the same kind of case as most others are offering for less than the others, personally I find that a better proposition than making something thats going to be a bit daft. A case is to hold computer parts, a cardboard box will hold computer parts. My 10 year old A-Open case holds computer parts, and funnily enough didn't cost much. Sure its only got 3 or each bay type and no watercooling holes or flappy doors but I don't have 6 drives, water cooling or want to add another step to putting a disk in and I think a large portion of us are in the same boat (I know some will have an optical, a fan controller and 4 drives, watercooled everythings and cant bare to look at their DVD drive bay, there's always some :p)
I wonder what they're coming up with? Very intriguing indeed!
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i like my silverstone TJ06. simple, solid, and superb craftmanship.
and beat them again about pc-a77 avalaibility, it would be the best case ever (yes, even beating the g70 and tj07).
All the colours etc. and the removable mobo tray. That would be the perfect case!
I've been - I want one too... it's coming :D
Coolance internal watercooling, 2 x GTX's and 5 HDD's XFi Fatality edition and a Zalman Coolpipe 800 Power Supply. I had too remove the centre fan to fit the power supply.
On the outside it looks peacefull and fast on the inside it looks like an ants nest.
DIBS!
See I did it first! MINE MINE MINE!
(was worth it)
Appeal to gamers, and other markets.
Hmmmmm, Fully modular case?
If for example I wanted a full tower chassis with 12 5.25" bays (as in the a77), with a 120mmx3 roof panel (optional extra for the a71, but not a77 at the moment), and a front door (a71) there isn't currently an option despite the individual parts all being avaliable in different products in the range. If all the pieces were able to be mixed and matched by the end user you could order all the pieces that make up your ideal case and assemble it at home ikea style.
The same pieces could be used to make prebuilt cases for a variety of markets, a custom configuration to suit an individuals needs, or to upgrade or reconfigure an existing case.
Tenner on desktop format :D
My computer is currently in a cardboard box :)
and it works just fine, it's a little harder to turn in on and get at the USB but it works
My ex-2nd computer :D
How about computers with seperate thermal zones like the Mac Pros, or watercooling running through the chassis tubes with ports to route to and from blocks, might reduce piping clutter.
I see nothing wrong with it ATM. Every time my Mom comes in my room she laughs at it :)
My "case" has thermal zones, on the bottum has 2 zone, the HDD (1 fan blowing cool air on it, one sucking hot air from it) and the PSU are separated. then above that there is another separatior where the mobo sits and the CPU and GPU both have fresh cool air blowing on them directly
the temps are pretty good to, 25*C idle and 40*C at full load
I agree with the 'sticking everything gamers want' making something that doesnt work, perhaps working out what gamers could do with might be better. Better thermal designs, test some cases in a wind tunnel type environment and see how the air flows in and out of the case, then improve on that.
I once had a Kit-Kat Pizza with beer once after watching a Killswitch Engage DVD featuring the same culinary delights. It was rather strange to say the least. Wasnt blended together mind.