Cooler Master Cosmos S

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Phoronix: Cooler Master Cosmos S

Back in August we looked at the Cooler Master Cosmos 1000, which was a very well designed EATX chassis that ultimately received our Editor's Choice Award for its excellent build quality, stylish design, and its feature-set. Just a few days ago, however, Cooler Master had unleashed the Cosmos S chassis. The Cosmos S RC-1100 is based upon the Cosmos design, but features a new racing theme, touch-sensitive panel, and various other improvements. The RC-1100 is meant to be the "Sports" version of the Cosmos 1000. In this review, we're looking at the Cooler Master Cosmos S as we load it up with an Intel 5400 EATX server motherboard and other high-end server hardware to see how this case really performs.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=11921

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Phoronix: Cooler Master Cosmos S

Back in August we looked at the Cooler Master Cosmos 1000, which was a very well designed EATX chassis that ultimately received our Editor's Choice Award for its excellent build quality, stylish design, and its feature-set. Just a few days ago, however, Cooler Master had unleashed the Cosmos S chassis. The Cosmos S RC-1100 is based upon the Cosmos design, but features a new racing theme, touch-sensitive panel, and various other improvements. The RC-1100 is meant to be the "Sports" version of the Cosmos 1000. In this review, we're looking at the Cooler Master Cosmos S as we load it up with an Intel 5400 EATX server motherboard and other high-end server hardware to see how this case really performs.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=11921

Hi,

I noticed that you used a 1,000 watt psu for your dual quad core test build. Was this choice primarily due to Tyan recommending this psu or did you expect your configuration to require that much power? I'm curious because I have a similar board (the i5400pw) and prospective build (the only difference is I will be using a little more RAM; most likely closer to 32gb)and want to make sure I will be properly powering it. I won't be doing any hardcore gaming or anything video intensive but I will be utilizing the cpus for memory heavy calculations that will be running 24/7 for extended periods of time. I suppose the only reason I am even considering the issue is the potential extra heat/cooling issues that might come along with a very large psu.

[Michael]

Hi,

I noticed that you used a 1,000 watt psu for your dual quad core test build. Was this choice primarily due to Tyan recommending this psu or did you expect your configuration to require that much power? I'm curious because I have a similar board (the i5400pw) and prospective build (the only difference is I will be using a little more RAM; most likely closer to 32gb)and want to make sure I will be properly powering it. I won't be doing any hardcore gaming or anything video intensive but I will be utilizing the cpus for memory heavy calculations that will be running 24/7 for extended periods of time. I suppose the only reason I am even considering the issue is the potential extra heat/cooling issues that might come along with a very large psu.

The 1000 Watt PSU was used simply because that's what was laying around... You should be fine going with a 750~800W PSU.