Master Fail! Cooler Master MasterFrame 600 PC Case Review
Thermal Testing
Cooler Master MasterFrame 600 PC Case Cooling Performance
Thermal performance is an essential factor for any PC case. Your system may look great from the outside, but all of that is for nought if your PC has the internal temperature of an oven. Your PC case needs enough airflow for your components to remain cool under load and to prevent any form of thermal throttling. For our test, we used the following hardware using fixed fan speeds (so that only the case and its included fans can influence thermal performance).
Intel i9-9700K @4.8GHz at 1.2V
ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming @ 100% Current Capacity/ LL lvl16
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition @ 9V via Fan Speed Reducer
Nvidia GTX 980 Reference @ 60% Fixed Fan Speed
Corsair LP Vengeance LP (Grey) @ 3200MHz
Corsair MP500 M.2 NVMe SSD
Corsair RM550X Power Supply
The graph below showcases Delta temperatures with a controlled ambient temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.
1,000 RPM Fan Test
We finally have something positive to say about the MasterFrame 600. The case delivers solid cooling performance. At 1,000 RPM, we achieved reasonable CPU cooling results and excellent GPU cooling results. Cooler Master has paired this case with its Mobius fans. This combination clearly delivers great airflow.
Max RPM Fan Testing
As we crank up this case’s fan speeds, we continue to see solid results. That said, at 2350 RPM, this case’s fans are loud. I wouldn’t expect many users of this case to use these fans at such high speeds. Again, this case delivers solid results.
