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Coolermaster Mystique 631 ATX Chassis Review   
Date Published:
06-23-2006
Written By:
Temujin
Edited By:
Diceman
Provided By:
Coolermaster
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The Outside Chassis:

   All around the case, the seams and lines are even and aligned. It has a very even brushed aluminum finish. Finely brushed aluminum can be tricky when manufacturing and the finish indicates every care was given. There were no noticeable abnormalities in manufacturing throughout the entire case, from top to bottom. Maneuvering around this case is very, very easy. It's so light, I was a little apprehensive putting my worn hands on it as I lifted and tilted the case. Despite its weight and material, it is a rigid aluminum case.
 


Front

Bezel

Top

Left Side

Right Side

Back

 

   The front bezel has wavy contours that are befitting a case intended for water cooling with flowing lines. The contour door is fully aluminum and has a very light spring action that makes it self closing. The lower half of the bezel has enough space to allow plenty of air to pass through via the 120x120x25mm fan just inside the chassis. The bay slots click in to place as most other cases.


Left Angle

Right Angle

Front Angle

Room for Air Flow



   The left side of the case has venting orientated over the main heat producing areas of any computer system. If you were thinking the processor and graphics card area, then you are correct.

   The top round vent has an extendable duct that directs air a bit more fully on the processor. You can even add a fan if necessary. Why would you need this in a case intended for water cooling? The answer is simple. Not everyone will use this case for water cooling which means they need the air to hit their CPU heatsink. The placement of the vents should pretty much be a standard these days.

   The front 120mm fan helps cool the front components which typically are a couple storage and optical drives.

   The only buttons within the left side of the bezel are the power and reset buttons. The placement of the USB, IEEE, and Sound ports are integrated in to the top, front right of the case. While many think this might be an odd place, it's actually quite handy. Most towers end up under the desk or inside something that doesn't allow much room for your devices. With the ports on top it's much easier to run your wires or simply place your device on top.


Positioned Vents

 Over CPU Area

Over VGA Area

Duct Closed

Duct Extended

USB, IEEE, Sound, Lock

Up Close


   The back of the case has some standard features plus one other you won't commonly seen on cases. Besides the 120mm fan, there are two round rubber grommet holes to the right of the power supply that are intended for the 'out' and 'in' tubing that come with most any external or internal water cooling kits. You could of course use it to string out anything small enough you want such as fan wires or component controls.


Back

PSU and Tube Holes

Holes Up Close

One Tube

In and Out Tube

Inside View


   One thing I noticed is that the case is a bit wider since Coolermaster implemented the two holes. I personally appreciate any case that has a bit more depth and width as they are easier to work in, especially if you modify your PCs.


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