External Appearances - 2
The bottom half of the case is where we start to see some of the new features that Cooler Master have introduced within the Wave Master. As we’d all expect these expensive cases normally have superb cooling abilities. The Wave Master has 3 cooling fans within the case but they aren’t obvious from the outside. At the front where there is normally a fan grill we have a strange aluminium object. This object is standing about 10mm away from the main part of the front bezel. This helps to hide the air holes that allow the two intake fans to work efficiently. Behind this aluminium object are 2 blue LED’s that are wired through a molex pass-through cable. This means that you don’t lose any molex connectors on your PSU which may be needed for other devices. Since the blue LED’s both have a molex pass-through cable it means you can decide whether to have both LED’s on or just the one, depending on personal preference. Since the Wave Master doesn’t have a power LED these 2 blue LED’s illuminating the front bezel act as a power LED, but instead of them being plugged onto the motherboard they are powered directly from the PSU. Over the past 2 years or so we have seen the introduction to blue LED’s and case lighting. Case modders have been replacing the standard boring green/orange LED’s with ultra bright blue ones. Cooler Master and other case manufacturers have started making cases with blue LED’s as standard. The HD activity LED on the Wave Master is a blue LED, making a contrasting match with the blue illuminated front bezel.
The feet on the Cooler Master are of very high quality. This isn’t really an area I have looked at while doing case reviews to be honest, but Cooler Master cases tend to always pay attention to detail. The feet are the same as the ones found on other Cooler Master cases, with a gold band around them and a hard wearing rubber base. These are also similar to what I’ve seen on some very high quality audio equipment.
The rear of the case is covered in thumbscrews. The reason most people like thumbscrews is because they are a tool-less way of accessing the inside of the computer case. The motherboard tray and all the removable side panels are held securely in place with thumbscrews. Even on the inside of the case there are thumbscrews.
