I built my hackintosh PC with the Cooler Master 1000 casing and am still loving it. It is a solid build both quality and looks wise, with nice little touches inside the case. And then came the Cooler Master S. With the level of satisfaction I had with the Cosmos 1000 I only assumed that the newer model Cosmos S would just increase the experience to the next level which is what compelled me to go ahead and make the purchase. I still had a few days remaining on my return policy on the Cosmos 1000, so getting rid of it was not a problem.
The Cosmos S arrived at my door step nicely packaged in its box with the brown sack holding the casing inside. Seeing just the addition in packaging to the previous Cosmos I had further started anticipating the casing to be a thing of wonder. After 2 hours of transferring my components from my old case to the new one I was ready to power it up. With all the cables connected to the back of the computer and ready to experience the casing in all its glory, click. That was it. A few more clicks, rubs against the touch sensitive power button the computer would refuse to power up. Luckily the Intel Bad Axe 2 comes with a manual power on button on the motherboard via which I was able to power up my computer. That was issue 1.
Issue 2 was even though the casing was lighter than the Cosmos 1000 and the black color with the red touches gave it a sporty look, the fine touches of class that I found inside the Cosmos 1000 were apparently missing in the Cosmos S. The Cosmos 1000 has white rubber like material around the edges through which the cables pass so as to prevent cutting them and even at the same time prevent you from cutting yourself. Secondly the dust filters included with the Cosmos 1000 on the back and the cooling fan on bottom were both not present in the Cosmos S.
Here are a few more things to consider:
- On the 1000 when you raise the lever at the back the side panel pops out a bit. This one it doesn’t, you actually have to pry your finger in a bit
- Took the tape off from the handle bars on the Cosmos S and the paint came off
- The Cosmos S does not come with the cool box with tools, cable ties that come with the 1000
- The side panels on the Cosmos S are so much harder to put on, and when you do manage to get one in, it sounds like something is breaking. Scratched the corner of the casing easily just because the panel will not go in easily
After playing with the Cosmos S for a day I decided to return it and keep my Cosmos 1000, which I feel has the better built, look, experience than the Cosmos S.
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Hey, just wanted to say thanks for the review. I’m in the process of putting together a new gaming rig for Fallout 3, and was debating over which Cosmos case to get.
As per bit-tech’s review and your experiences, I’ve concluded that the 1000 model’s the way to go. (The guys at bit-tech had the exact same motherboard-powerup problem you had.)
If you can, I’d appreciate it if you could shoot me an email and let me know what you think of the 1000 now that you’ve had it for a few months, and whether or not you think there are better efficient/stylish cases out there.
Thanks!
Ray
Ray,
The 1000 is still performing strong constantly. I have had 0% issues with it. It is the best case out there so far, nothing comes close to beating it. Buy it, you won’t regret it.
Greatings,
Can i get a one small picture from your blog?
Have a nice day
Charlie
I’m in the process of specing a new build, and have been looking up a lot of opinions on these 2 cases. I was already leaning toward the 1000, but after reading your comments I’m now 100% sure that the 1000 is the way to go.
Thanks.
Regards
mj
I’m really interested in the case, but after readinf through the blog I am really interested in hackintosh build. I have not started looking, but I am very interested in building out a virtualized machine running parallels with Mac & Windows 7. Can you give me a little advise on where to start looking for good info, and specs on your build?
Thx,
Warren
Hey.. nice review! With so many common review site saying how much better the Cosmos S over the previous 1000 model, I was thinking of getting the S instead.
Your review made me take a second look at them both. Being someone who had actually tried both at the same time, you really think that the 1000 is actually better than the ‘S’?
Thank you so much for your kind feedback Yuri. Here are some additional facts since I wrote the article.
My brother owned the S for about 6 months, modified it to his liking using water cooling, custom paint job (pictures can be found here http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/drfouad/WC%20Cosmos%20S%20Project/?start=0) etc. He just ended up selling it and moving back to the Cosmos 1000 special edition.
The reasoning being there wasn’t enough sound padding on the S. Even though the S was water cooled he felt the 1000 was a much quieter beast. His new machine can be found at this link: http://www.overclock.net/case-mod-work-logs/538836-completed-cosmos-pantherh2o-2.html
For my own personal story I sold my desktop last year and just rebuilt a new one again last month, and my choice without a doubt was still the Cosmos 1000. But at the end of the day everybody has different requirements, and if you think the S fulfills those requirements better, then that’s what its going to be I guess.
It looks like you are a real professional. Did you study about the issue? hehe
Thank you so much! I was looking at either the Cosmos 1000 or S versions and was torn between the two. This article helped me choose. I'm going to get the Cosmos 1000 case. Thanks again for the review!
You are more than welcome crazydream. Hope I could be of further help as I progress this blog further.
Sure Charlie. Which one were you thinking of? Thanks for asking, appreciate it