Cougar MX300 Gaming Case Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by leeghoofd @ 2014-05-28

Cougar was founded in Germany in the year 2007; A group of computer peripheral engineers bundled forces to design PC technology with focus on human use and esthetic perfection. MadShrimps has spotted some of their enclosures and power supplies way back in 2010 at the CeBIT Messe, though with the launch of the midi-tower MX300 Gaming case we had to get a sample to see what the hype was all about. The nice looking and refined exterior design caught our eye. Nevertheless the outside is just a small portion of what a gaming case is all about.  Time to unravel the secrets of the Cougar MX300...

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A Closer Look Part II and Specifications

Cooling is nice, though besides heat another factor to keep your hardware running in optimal condition are dust filters. Don't let the low retail street price fool you, the Cougar MX300 is equipped with a front, top and bottom dust filters.

 

 

 

The top filter is secured via magnetic strips, even though this solution is nowhere as nicely executed as with e.g. the Corsair cases, it however does the job perfectly.

The front panel features an integrated thin foam dust filter, a double backup as there's another removable plastic dust filter clipped onto the chassis itself.

 

 

 

 

The airflow is not limited at all as alike the Bitfenix Ronin case we reviewed before; nevertheless the perforated HDD cages limit the direct airflow onto the motherboard and/or graphics card.

 

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