Cooler Master Cosmos C700P Review

Cooler Master cautiously revives the Cosmos range with a special 25th Anniversary Edition of the Cosmos II. That resulted in a beautiful closet, which was sadly dated by its old roots on points. Today, however, Cooler Master introduces the completely new Cosmos C700P, a high-end housing that is clearly a family of its illustrious predecessors, but at the same time it's all over time.

The new C700P is immediately recognizable as a Cosmos cabinet. The long tubular feet at the bottom, and handles at the top have been made for flat aluminum uprights and handles, but the family ties are undeniable.

The C700P is a large cabinet, which offers plenty of space for hard disks, SDDs, fans and water cooling. In addition, the housing offers a lot of flexibility when installing the motherboard. To be completely up to date, of course, an RGB controller and RGB LED lighting could not be missed. The new Cosmos C700P, like its predecessors, is aimed at the demanding user who is also willing to key in a pocket for a high-end housing.

Cooler Master Cosmos C700P Specs

Form Factor	Full Tower
Motherboard Support	Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, E-ATX (Support 12" x 11")
Dimensions	639 x 306 x 651mm (L x W x H)
Weight	22.2 kg / 48.9 lb (incorrectly listed originally as 26.2 kg / 57.8 lb)
input/output	USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C x 1, USB 3.0 x 4, Fan Speed & RGB control buttons, Audio In / Out (supports HD Audio)
Expansion/Bays	8 x expansion slots Drive bays: 1 x 5.25” 2 x 2.5"/3.5" HDD 2 x 2.5" SSD 2 x 5.25" Drive Bays support: 2 x 5.25" 8 x 2.5"/3.5" HDD or 9 with ODD bay removed 2 x 2.5" SSD
Cooling	Fans: Top: 120/140mm fan x 3 Bottom (w/additional bracket): 120/140mm fan x 2 Front: 120/140mm fan x 3 (2 x 140mm preinstalled) Rear: 120/140mm fan x 1 (1 x 140mm preinstalled) Radiators: Top: 120mm, 140mm, 240mm, 280mm, 360mm (requires removal of ODD cage) Bottom (w/additional bracket): 120mm, 140mm, 240mm Front: 120mm, 140mm 240mm, 280mm, 360mm, 420mm (requires removal of ODD cage) Rear: 120mm, 140mm

Installation & Cable Management of C700P

Cooler Master has made a casing that is sure to be new, but still fits with the Cosmos descent. The C700P has the known height, angular side panels and prominent handles of other Cosmos cases, but with more parallel lines and front-to-back symmetry. The RGB LEDs that are integrated in the top and bottom panels appear first and foremost as subtle strips of white plastic finishes, but when illuminated, they illuminate and reflect on the bottom of the aluminum handles on an impressive way.

Although the C700P has a large glass side panel, the standard layout darkens much of the interior, emphasizing the external LEDs. The PSU housing and a large metal plate that hide the HDD and ODD bins can be removed to fully visualize internal components, but the case will not fully benefit from flashy LED fans - even the top panel has a double low mesh that would obscure them. The fans send Cooler Master with the case being simple and functional.

The panel contains some basic case-control (which may be synchronized with the motherboard) and fan speed, with label lights to indicate current settings. Fan speed can be high or low, meaning 12v or 7v DC. I / O consists of a single USB 3.1 port that is recorded between four 3.0 ports and standard 3.5 mm mic and headphone jacks. We expect that more high-end cases come in the follow-up package and do not interfere with 2.0 as time passes.

One of the strengths of the massive full towers we have recently researched - the Dark Base 900 (review here) and View 71 TG (review here), for example - is that they force the ATX board we use for testing and Leave plenty of room for coolers and cable management. The PSU is held above the floor of the housing and has ample clearance on all sides, even with the installed cover. There is a lot of space for cables, and there is a steel plate underneath the side panel to keep things safe without relying on the side panel to drop everything.

The size goes hand in hand with one of the weaknesses, that is, they are virtually impossible to maneuver. The C700P was not as heavy as we thought initially (based on incorrect listing), but 50 pounds are far too much to run anywhere in the construction process. We left the case completely stationary and installed the motherboard and the GPU without sidewalling, which is virtually feasible, especially with PCIe screws that are extremely difficult to access. The metal handles on Cosmos cases are typically more aesthetic than functional, but in this case they were quite convenient to get the case between the rooms. Each is made of solid aluminum and is held with four screws.

If you turn off the side panels, it's just a matter of hinging them and then lifting them up without unscrewing the screws. In a way, it's like a more fancier version of the In Win 303's toolless side panel. All panels are easy to remove: the back is magnetically attached, the front hinges and then off, and the top and bottom filters are easily accessible. Completely disassembling the case to change the layout can be time consuming, but daily maintenance is a breeze.

There were a few strange aspects of the case, most of which are probably the result of the inverse, as in our Dark Base Pro 900 review. The magnetic rear part of the above-mentioned case is a plastic frame for covering the side panel hinges and finishing a silver trim ring. Our line is not well on the bottom, and it's the only piece that feels cheap. The veil hangs over the PSU, but does not come fully in the motherboard drawer, leaving much more space for cable wiring, but it feels restless. None of these has influenced the functionality of the case.

Specs	Component	Courtesy Of
Video Card	MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X	MSI
CPU	Intel i7-6700K @ 4.4GHz	Intel
CPU Cooler	MSI Core Frozr L	MSI
Motherboard	MSI Z170A Gaming M7	MSI
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB 3200MHz	Corsair
SSD	Samsung 850 EVO 120GB	Samsung
PSU	Corsair RM650x	Corsair