How Much Does it Cost?
The Cooler Master MasterBox 600 Mid-Tower E-ATX is available now on Amazon for just £99.98, however, at the time of writing it showing that it won’t ship for 3 to 7 months, holy cow! That may be because it’s just so fantastically priced for a case with this level of hardware support. However, it’s in stock right now for the same price at Scan.co.uk so why wait around!
Overview
Cooler Master has played it pretty safe here, and kept the formula pretty simple, but very much effective. It doesn’t really innovate on their previous designs, in fact, it leans heavily on the distinct Cooler Master DNA we’ve seen throughout the MasterBox series, and it wouldn’t surprise me if it shares a lot of the tooling and components of other products in their lineup.
There’s also snap-off expansion slot covers, which means they’re just stamped out with the rest of the steel to make the case. They also use their own fans, they’re not premium fans, but they’re pretty good, and all of this means they can keep the costs incredibly low. While in some cases brands do these things to increase their profits, I think it’s fair to say that at £99.99, Cooler Master has passed the savings onto their customers.
Getting an E-ATX mid-tower with dust filtering, tempered glass, a PSU shroud, rubber grommets (albeit only two of them), plenty of storage mounts, a built-in fan and ARGB hub, and four pre-installed fans, makes the MasterBox 600 an appealing product.
The only issue I had was the routing holes above the motherboard, I couldn’t get my 4+4 CPU power cable through it, and if I forced it through any harder, I likely wouldn’t get it back out. Not sure why though, there’s room there for a bigger hole, so Cooler Master, get that sorted ASAP!
I’m not a fan of snap off expansion slot covers either, but again, at the given price, I can forgive a few minor quirks like this. It’s a big case with a lot of features, and the price is just too good to ignore. If you’re in need of a cheaper case that can house big hardware, it ticks enough boxes. Plus, the money saved here can go towards more important things like the PSU, GPU, CPU, etc.
