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Application:

PC Enclosure

Provided by:

Cooler Master

Available at:

New Egg

Review by:

Michael

Edited by:

Matt

Review date:

June 22nd, 2004
   

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     The Cavalier will ship with a power supply already installed which not only saves build time, but saves a good chunk of money too. The power supply is a full featured unit complete with a nylon mesh around the main ATX power bundle. For starters there are four Molex power connectors and two floppy style connectors.  These are grouped two Molex and one floppy connectors on two separate power lines. For modern motherboard installation there is also the 12Volt 4-pin power connector. On their own separate power wire are two Serial ATA AND two "FAN ONLY" Molex power connectors.

 

Overall Conclusion...

     There really is a lot to like about The Cavalier. If you decide to go all out and get the Cavalier 1 (TC-01) model, then you can expect to shell out about $125 in US Currency. If you think that the Musketeer Sound Pressure Device isn't for you then the Cavalier 3 (TC-03) would be what you're looking for. Not having the Vu meter in the front brings the price down to $113. Keep in mind these prices are quoted from New Egg on June 22nd, and as of that date New Egg was the only vendor I could find that carried both models in their inventory. The tool free design is very innovative. The CD-ROM and hard drives that were installed as sort of a feature test were not easily dislodged once the mechanisms were locked down. It would take a considerable amount of force to knock the drives loose once installed properly. Enough to safely say that if that much force were to be exerted on the enclosure, reinstalling the drives would be your last worry as your entire computers innards would probably be spewed all over the place. The plastic locking clamps on the expansion (PCI/AGP) cards are also equally innovative and serve their intended purpose very well. Having a 120mm fan as an exhaust fan is simply awesome, while the smaller 80mm intake fan is strategically positioned to push air over the installed hard drives. Another feature found in modern enclosures.  The Cavalier really is a well planned and quality built PC Enclosure thought would be well suited for all but the most stringent enthusiast buyer.

Club Overclocker Rating

Innovation:

9.5 out of 10

Performance:

9 out of 10

Quality:

10 out of 10

Stability:

N/A

Overclocking:

N/A

Software Pack:

N/A

Value:

9.5 out of 10

Overall Rating 9.5

Skill Level

Project Skill Level
(10 being hardest)

4 out of 10