The new MasterCase 5 is up for review at The Tech Report, billed as flexible for those who like to have choice when positioning components in their enclosures. It can handle up to ATX motherboards in its 235x512x548mm (9.3×20.2×21.6") shell and depending on where you locate your drive cage, GPUs of up to 16" in length. In their testing they discovered some inconsistencies in the manual, which they were able to overcome and set up the case in their preferred configuration. While they do like both the MasterCase 5 and the Pro version they point out that purchasing the Pro model makes sense financially as it would cost more to buy the non-Pro model and the various components needed to match the Pro mode. Either way, the review is worth looking over as this is a very unique case.
"Cooler Master's MasterCase 5 is the company's first product based on an ambitious design philosophy it calls "FreeForm." We put the MasterCase to the test to see how FreeForm works out in practice."
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As a HAF X-god and also an
As a HAF X-god and also an ever-proud owner of both HAF XM and Storm Trooper, I’m feeling very sad and outright disgusted about the way how Cooler Master been doing it’s case business for the last two years. Garbage, simply garbage. After HAF XM and Storm Trooper, they really didn’t make anything even remotely close to being just as good as those two are.
I have to agree with you
I have to agree with you dude. They have a good idea in principle, but not very well executed. I still use my ever popular HAF 912 case and it has served me well. I think the quality is not there long term with all the modding you are able to do with this. I like that idea but CM miss something with this.
It’s their “new” garbage of a
It’s their “new” garbage of a “marketing policy”, man.
The trash “development route” they introduced during last year’s CES.
There’s basically only four
There’s basically only four truly worthwhile Cooler Master cases to buy these days: HAF X, HAF XM, Storm Trooper, Storm Scout II Advanced. All of these are absolutey GODLIKE cases, 100% top-notch products. Everything else is either worse in some way or another, or outright GARBAGE (like that “Sniper” TRASH. Seriously, what in the flying rat’s ass were they THINKING with that PIECE OF GARBAGE SHIT!? It’s absolutely deservedly being deemed across the entire globe as one of the WORST cases Cooler Master has EVER made in it’s ENTIRE history of existence as a case-manufacturing company).
I really like the look and
I really like the look and think it’s a great idea, but the cost is to high 🙁 John
You obviously never ever used
You obviously never ever used any HAF or Storm Trooper/Scout in your entire life, if you actually in all seriousness believe this here piece of garbage is a “satisfactory case” from Cooler Master.
I really want to do a
I really want to do a horizontal build for my next rig, but there doesn’t seem to be any real contender for a chassis outside of the Caselabs Mercury S8 . . . and that seems like a waste of a log of build if you’re not doing water cooling.
(And no, I don’t do water cooling — primarily because the only reason I would want to do it is for a quieter system, which water cooling rarely produces).
*sigh*
Interested in a “quiet”
Interested in a “quiet” desktop build, does CM or anyone else offer a “full sized” case that would be “quiet”? newbie4sure..thanks for you info