It was a little over a month ago that I had a chance to review another Cooler Master case, the Cosmos S. While the Cosmos is certainly a supurb case, a veritable heavyweight contender, not everyone may have the space (or the pocketbook) for an enclosure like that. This month Cooler Master has sent us something scaled down a bit, but equally as impressive looking, the Centurion 590.


The Centurion 590 is a mid-tower steel chassis ATX design available with an optional side panel window. It measures in at a little over 17" tall, 8" wide by 20" deep and right around 20 pounds, fairly average for a case of this size. There are nine external 5¼" drive bays and room for a huge amount of fans. I counted seven locations in the stock configuration, with the ability to add two more up front. Black seems to be the only color choice and the included fan has blue illumination.


Cooler Master wraps the case in plastic and ships the Centurion with hard Styrofoam caps on top and bottom. The box is colored in their traditional purple/white scheme and details some of the case features. Continue as we take a closer look at the Centurion 590.