With the aluminum door open you can see the Cosmos 1000 supports a
total of four optical drives or devices that which reside in the 5.25" drive
bays. There is also a single 3.5" drive bay in case you want to
install a floppy drive, card reader or other device that will fit in this
opening. The door can be switched from one side to the other by simply
removing two screws making it the ideal design.
Looking at the top of the Cosmos 1000 you can see the front portion of it is used by the accessory assembly. In the mid-portion is a a large recessed area where you place
items and not
worry about them sliding all over. At the rear of the case are six
raised louvers which are used to expel warm air from the top of the case,
thanks to the pair of 120mm fans which are mounted to the top of the Cosmos.
The Accessory panel is what I would refer to as the "Deluxe Version", what you have now and
what is becoming pretty much standard fare on all high-end cases any more is
as follows. Four - USB 2.0 connectors, microphone and headphone jacks,
one FireWire connector and one eSATA connector. This new layout pretty
much covers every imaginable hookup available. Plus we also have our
Power and Reset buttons and our Power LED and HDD Activity LED.
At the rear of the Cosmos 1000 we can see that the unit has been prepped for
water cooling tubing already. This in my opinion is a major plus. The
second thing is the power supply is located in the bottom portion of the
case. If you have been following the newer case designs you will have
already seen a number of cases that are placing their power supplies in this
location.
Also notice the large number of opening located just above the PCI slots.
This opening and the two located in the bottom case work together to cause a
"Pressure Differential" which causes the movement of the cool air, which
comes from the difference of the exhaust and the intake flow. This
pressure draws outdoor air into the interior. This force is called the
"The Negative Pressure Effect."
Here you can see the two flip levers that release the side-panels on the
enclosure, the removal and replacement of the side-panels are the slickest I
have ever seen. Each side-panel has a groove along the bottom of the
panel that you hook onto the case when you are ready to re-install the panels. Then it is just a matter of pushing them all the way
closed till they latch.
Here you can see the pair of vents that run along the base of the Cosmos. Thanks to an enclosed mounted 120mm fan the case is constantly under
positive air flow as well as pulling the heat generated by the power supply
out of the case.
Here you can see how the air comes into the bottom of the case and begins its circulation around the inside of the Cosmos. One great feature Cooler Master has added is the use of two filter that cover the opening on the bottom of the case. This will prevent dust and dirt from the floor or desk from being brought into the enclosure
