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December 2008
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One Of The Best Looking Cases In The Market
High Build Quality
100% Aluminum Build
Quiet
Great Airflow
Triple Radiator Installation Space
Removable Filters
Removable Mainboard Tray
Can Accommodate 3 More Fans
Classic good looks
Great cooling performance
Top quality fit and finish
Huge
Roomy interior
Welldesigned motherboard tray
Popup IO panel
Configuration options
Big
Sexy Aluminum all around
Removable Motherboard tray
Support for Eight fans
Excellent cable management
CPU Socket access
Toolless design
Builtin radiator support
Great
Competitive price
Excellent construction quality
Three 230 mm & one 120 mm fan included
Plenty of space for big GPUs
Sweet pop up top I/O
Plenty of head room for large CPU coolers
Water cooling ready - includes mounting system
Six individual
Myriad features
Innovative CPUbackplate cutout.
Motherboard tray cut-out for CPU cooler backplate removal
Constructed with 100% aluminum alloy
Available in elegant black and refined silver finishes
Convenient top-mounted flip-up I/O panel with audio input and eSATA
Low- or high-mount PSU locatio...
Plenty of cooling options
Tool free drive installation
Dual Power Supply and EATX support
Removable HDD tray with large CPU hole
Great for watercooling
Simple
Yet elegant design
Very high build quality
Looks good
Lots of cooling
Easy installation
Removable motherboard tray
The editors didn't like
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Relatively expensive
Rear fan box ineffective
Costly
Motherboard tray is not steel
Aluminum not thick enough in some areas
Front covers tend to fall into the chassis too easily
Black box in the rear rather useless
Screws to secure expansion cards are placed outside of the chassis
External drive bay locks don't hold as well as traditional screws
Very round and bloated desi
Mildly annoying front shield blocking the frontpanel fan filter.
Heavyweight product despite allaluminum construction
Negative innercase pressure may weaken video card exhausting
No sound dampening material
Very expensive premium product
May be too tall for any location other than floor
Side panels seem flimsy and could use a little extra thickness
Expansion slots stick outward from the case may be hard for card installations.
Plenty of cooling options, Tool free drive installation, Dual Power Supply and EATX support, Removable HDD tray with large CPU hole, Great for watercooling, Simple, yet elegant design
Side panels seem flimsy and could use a little extra thickness, Expansion slots stick outward from the case may be hard for card installations.
The Cooler Master ATCS 840 is a very powerful and easy to use case. Its full tower size can be used for any kind of system builder from newbie to the water coolers. I believe it has plenty of cooling by itself with three 230mm fans and another 120mm f...
Abstract: Early on in this review, we referred to Cooler Masters ATCS 840 as trying to be something of a Rolls Royce as system chassis go, and much as I hate car analogies most of the time its pretty much a perfect fit in this particular example. Much as a mo...
Big, Sexy Aluminum all around, Removable Motherboard tray, Support for Eight fans, Excellent cable management, CPU Socket access, Toolless design, Builtin radiator support
Costly, Motherboard tray is not steel, Aluminum not thick enough in some areas
Man what a case, eh? This is a phenomenal case, without a doubt. Cooler Master has packed a lot of features and craftsmanship into this case and it is visible. The case looks beautiful inside and out. The milled brushed aluminum front and rear look fa...
Sometimes you wonder if companies listen to what people are looking for in a case. The ATCS 840 is proof that Coolermaster is listening. With a pull out motherboard tray and easy backplate access, it is obvious that they understand how difficult it can...
There is certainly no shortage of full size ATX cases that are priced at between $200 and $300 US, which is exactly where the Cooler Master ATCS 840 fits in. So then there are plenty of alternative options, and having looked over them all, the ATCS 840...
With their ATCS 840, Cooler Master has given enthusiasts an option to have a truly huge chassis with a measure of style thrown in too. Though the case is expensive, it is to be expected from nearly thirty pounds of exquisitely machined aluminum; the s...
Cooler Master ATCS 840 is one big (spacious), quiet, perfectly organized chassis. Simply put: InsideHW Editor’s Choice. Price tag around 250€ might seem high at first sight but when you take a better look, you will conclude that it is not that...
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Published: 2008-12-30, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
The Cooler Master ATCS 840 is an enthusiast-level case that may be large in stature but is also equally large in features, quality and usability. If you are in the market for a new case for your Christmas hardware goodies, I highly recommend giving t...
One Of The Best Looking Cases In The Market, High Build Quality, 100% Aluminum Build, Quiet, Great Airflow, Triple Radiator Installation Space, Removable Filters, Removable Mainboard Tray, Can Accommodate 3 More Fans
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The ATCS 840 is one very high quality premium case with an elegant and stylish design that manages to continue the legacy of the old ATCS case with great success. Cooler Master designed the ATCS 840 with the same idea in mind like they did wit...
Abstract: It’s been almost a decade since Cooler Master introduced its first ATCS (Active Thermal Convection System) line of aluminum cases. And to commemorate the release of the originals, Cooler Master is introducing a case reminiscent of the company’s first a...
