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Review: Coolermaster ATCS 410 SX1

by David Ross on 19 May 2002, 00:00

Tags: Cooler Master

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Installation


Looking at the inside of the case we can see that the case is quite roomy for a mid-tower case. The motherboard tray is not removable. In this case this is quite a disadvantage. I would have liked to see Coolermaster have include a removable motherboard tray for ease of use. Another criticism of the motherboard tray is that it will not fit server size motherboards in it, since the case is also meant to be a rackmount case I would expect many businesses would want to use it for a server. Therefore it is a disappointment that the case will not fit a server size motherboard in.

The next aspect of building into the 410 is installing the 5 ¼ inch drives. This is made nice and simple as the 5 ¼ inch bay enclosure slides out with the removal of its holdings. The drives then can be fitted very easily. The bay enclosure also can be fitted into the case sideways, making it the correct way around for the rackmount use of the case. The 3 ½ inch bays are also very easy to fit. They can be fitted either in or out of the case. This can then be slid back into the case very easily. Building a system in this case is excellent. I found that the construction of this case was definitely geared towards ease of build. The case has so many extras that allow for an easier build. Coolermaster have definitely excelled in this area.