Introduction

The hero of today’s review is a sophisticated one. The FSP Group Company has a newcomer in the range of their cases - the case CMT510, designed for a motherboard of ATX size. CMT510 has three panels made of tempered glass designed to show off the system inside.

 

The company also underlines the presence of four 120mm fans with full-color LED backlighting. The mounting of the fifth fan is provided. It is possible to install a radiator of the liquid cooling system on the front panel.

 

In the case there are 3D-maps up to 400 mm long. The maximum permissible height of the processor cooling system is 110 mm.

 

The power supply is located separately in the bottom where there is special room for it. The case is designed for two 3.5-inch drives and two 2.5-inch drives. There are USB 3.0, headphone and microphone connectors. The size of the case is 491 x 208 x 448 mm.

 

The customers will give for it about 100 dollars.

 

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