CoolerMaster MasterCase Maker 5 Review
Introduction
It’s fair to say that when we looked at the MasterCase 5 and Pro 5 back in August of 2015 we were more than a little disappointed. Â Not because it was a bad case, but because it was marketed as a modular case that then hit the shelves without any of the additional upgrade parts available, or for that matter even known of. Â Fast forward 9 months and it looks like if you have one of the original cases you can now customise it in the way that was originally intended. Â To help us get a feel for what’s on offer we’re actually going to look at the range topping Maker 5, and although we’ll be looking at this as a stand alone case, it’s important to remember that any of the features you see on it, that aren’t seen on the earlier case can be upgraded to.
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Technical Specification
Dimensions | 52.6x235x548 |
Motherboard support | ATX, M-ATX, M-ITX |
5.25″ | 2 |
3.5″ | 5 |
2.5″ | 2+5 |
Expansion slots | 7 |
Front I/O | 1xUSB3.0, 1xUSB3.0 (typeC) 2xUSB2.0, Audio |
Air Cooling |
Front: Â 120/140mm x 3 (2x140mm installed) Top: Â Â 120/140mm (optional) Rear: Â 120/140 x 1 (1×140 installed) |
Water Cooling |
Front: Â 240/280mm up to 40mm thick (excl fans) Top: Â Â 240/280mm up to 64mm thick (incl fans) |
Max CPU Cooler Height | Â 190mm |
Max GPU Length | Â 296mm or 412mm without HDD rack |
Cable Management | Â 25mm |
Lighting Control | Â Red LED strip included, additional 4 connections available |
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