Introduction

I would like to thank Cooler Master for supplying the review sample.

Cooler Master started out with offering computer cases a few years back. The ATC series was a huge success and the cases were incredibly well made. The ATC-201 aluminum case was part of the Maximum PC "Dream Machine 2001". Five years later, the case still is one of the highest quality parts around. Cooler Master has started to offer much more than just cases in recent years. They now manufacture CPU coolers, power supplies, hard drive enclosures and other parts geared toward the PC enthusiast. The also offer a wide range of unique, but inexpensive cases using an aluminum front and steel body. Just like the Cooler Master Centurion 540 we are taking a look at today.


The mATX case comes in two different designs: one has a black front and is called the Centurion 541 and the silver part is called Centurion 540. The rest of the case is identical.
Considering the small size of the case, it can fit the standard optical drives, floppy/card readers and internal hard drives. Even though the case takes just a micro ATX board, it still has space for 2x 80mm fans in the back or a 80/120 mm fan in the front. This should even keep the hottest hardware nice and cool.

Let's take a look the packaging.

Packaging

The case comes in a standard, brown cardboard box, with the Cooler Master logo and the case name & logo printed on it. There is a sticker on the bottom right corner, indicating which mATX case is inside the box.


Once the top was opened, the front of the case became visible. The case is held in place and secured during shipping by standard Styrofoam spacers as well as a heavy duty plastic bag.

Contents

There is a small card board box inside the case, which has a few screws, a ferrite ring and four hard drive rails for tool less installation. The manual which came with the case is multi-lingual and very well illustrated. I was worried when I noticed the small amount of screws, but it turns out that the case is almost completely tool-less, so there are not many screws needed.