AMS gMONO CF-2029 vs CoolerMaster ATC-201C-SX2

Cases & PSU/Cases by jmke @ 2003-03-21

The high quality CoolerMaster compared to a \"budget\" metal case. Equally good or difference like day & night? We compare their features and install 2 test systems to check for performance, which one comes out on top? Read on to find out...

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CoolerMaster ATC-201C-SX2

CoolerMaster ATC-201C-SX2:

The ATC-201C-SX2, which was delivered at my doorstep by the fine people of Colorcase, has seen some revisions already (-SX2) and improvements are made all the time. Here's a quick rundown of the positive points this quite expensive case has:

- Looks: no arguing that this case with its nice brushed aluminium look scores high here

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You'll find connections for USB devices integrated at the frontpanel as well on this case. Connectors are provided so you don't have to figure out much on how to connect these babies.

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The fancover at the top is nicely finished and the front panel has the name of the product printed on there in the same colourscheme as the rest of the case.

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All the rigged screws are of high quality and can be "unscrewed" with a 6 faced tool.

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The backside of the CoolerMaster case featuresa a brushed finishing and a removable PSU "rack" like the gMONO.

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Enough about the looks, let's see how easy it is to "handle" it...
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