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. 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. 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. 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.
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: 120/140mm x 3 (2x140mm installed) Top: 120/140mm (optional) Rear: 120/140 x 1 (1×140 installed) |
| Water Cooling |
Front: 240/280mm up to 40mm thick (excl fans) Top: 240/280mm up to 64mm thick (incl fans) |
| Max CPU Cooler Height | 190mm |
| Max GPU Length | 296mm or 412mm without HDD rack |
| Cable Management | 25mm |
| Lighting Control | Red LED strip included, additional 4 connections available |
