Overclockers Hideout Nitro Watercooled Case review
Published By:
Paul Machado
Review Date: August 9/2002
Product Supplied By: Overclockers Hideout
Case Specifications:
| Material: | All Aluminum & Acrylic | |
| Drive Bay: |
5.25' Bays (Exposed) x 4 3.5' Bays (Exposed) x 2 3.5' Bays (Shadow) x 4 |
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| Slot Bracket: | 7 | |
| M/B Type: | Standard ATX | |
| I/O Bracket: | Standard ATX | |
| Power Supply: | Optional Power Supply Unit ( 300W,400W PS2 redundant) | |
| Cooling: |
Optional power
supply unit one 80 mmx 80 mmx 25 mm Fan attached top panel (Exhaust) one 80 mmx 80 mmx 25 mm Fan attached back panel (Exhaust) |
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| USB port: | Dual standard USB front port | |
| Weight: |
Case :6.5 Kg Power Supply : 2 Kg |
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| Dimension: | 520 mm(L) x 196 mm(W) x 452 mm(H) | |
Inside the Cooler Master ATC210 Case:
The overall look and design of the Cooler Master ATC210 is superb. Although the case is quite compact there is a fair amount of room to work inside of it even with the watercooling system in place and all setup. OCH did a great job of keeping every nice and tidy by making sure there are no large amounts of extra tubing in the way and using the CMD12V pump. Not to mention by mounting the radiator at the top of the case occupying one 5 1/4" bay.
In the picture above you will notice that the CMD12V pump is not in place. OCH does ship it in place but I dismounted it to show all of the components of the entire system. So there is no need for you to do any installation of the system expect of course for the waterblock.
The finish on the inside is quite as good as on the outside. Most of the aluminum on the interior is polished which really adds shine to the case. Also there are no sharp edges since all of the edges have been rolled over. Thus this adds to the great convenience of being able to easily work inside of the case.
Now I think we had a close enough look at the entire Nitro system so I won't bore you will any more text or pictures. Lets go straight to the important stuff and see how this system performs.