Coolermaster COSMOS Build w/ Pics

[Meatpuppet]

Lovely clean setup Meatpuppet – well it would be without the coils, not my cup of tea sorry

I basically did the same as yourself with the top radiator mount though i had to make a bigger cut out for a fan controller but all that has changed on the Cosmos S as it takes up to a triple radiator in its standard form.

Nice job

Ah, the top radiator plate you did looks much more refined than my hackjob with a jigsaw and holesaw. As for the coils, I was initially worried about kinkage in the tubing from res to pump, between the pumps, and finally from the lower pump to the bottom radiator. Those coil things are a lot easier to get on if you wrap the tube before it is installed IMHO. Consequently, it seems that kinking is not much of a concern so I may well rip the coils off in the future.

Switching gears, this is the first time I had seen anything about the Cosmos S, looks like they made a few much needed improvements. All in all, I am a fan of the original design for the top of the case, as the new I/O panel and mesh grill look kinda funky to me (the I/O shield was a nice touch however). Other than that, I rather like having the case door, keeps the dust out and the noise in. One thing I will say is that CM made some interesting (read retarded) decisions with regard to cable management in the original Cosmos, so it is good to see that they removed the entirely unnecessary vertical bar that prevented running cables behind the mobo that needed to get to the front of the case. Although it seems that the case still features the plastic "shell" that I don't like one bit. If they made an aluminum/steel version I would have gladly paid a premium for it. Additionally, I hate that they say the heavy use of plastic was for weight purposes. A fully loaded Cosmos already weighs a ton (especially on water), and those rails/handles could certainly support a couple extra pounds.

p.s. I took a look at the SLR mod you did I I must say that you did a marvelous job. Aside from the exhaust pipe looking things I like it very much. The polished metal plate for the top is awesome.