I've had this case for 3 years and I love it. Got a 360 rad sitting at the top insider the case with the fans sitting ontop pulling air in. Removed the plastic that covered the front top fan while having the mesh covering the other two and half og the third. Doesn't really pull that much dust in and compared to an open case it's practically nothing. Only issue I have is that it's heavy.

i'm heading into my first build and i gotta say i appreciate this video. i was considering this case but after your review i see that i gotta keep browsing. thanks for the content

I may not recommend the case depending on the person though, BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND THIS UKpostsR !!

Thank you, I just saw the case on the Cougar website, and it was love at first sight. But looking at your review now, in more detail, I find aspects and design decisions that I don't like. Greetings from Argentina.

Earned my sub. Need more unbiased reviews like this these days, you helped me out a lot.

Legit, no BS review. Thanks!

Thanks for the review was one of the only ones I could find with such detail.

Thank you, I was about to purchase it but the radiator problems you mentioned made me change my mind.

Nice review! Thanks for making this video!

2 years later and this video spared me a headache! Thank you! It would have been awesome to see a company representative try to defend the design flaws!

I have this case currently, and I have some interesting words to describe some of the screw placements. I made it work, but my knuckles show the battle that occurred. Lots of neat features, but just a lot of “why would you do that? Why would you do ANY of that?” moments 😝

Thorough, organized and well presented. Thank-you.

you deserve more subs for your none bias review, I was about to take this one and saw your review! gonna install LCS but it seems that my project is not possible with this case.

thank u bro i was about to buy this one , this video helped me a lot !

I was just about to buy this case for my 360 top rad, glad to watch this first, thanks man 😌

I got this case for 150.00 total. Myne came pristine with no issues. Came from a Haf-x full tower. I like the case.

Excelent video ! , What do you think about the ASUS TUF Gaming GT501? I am only concerned with the front cover which is semi closed. does not obstruct the air intake? it only has 2 side spaces. I plan to install a 280mm aio on the top one.

Thank you! I am planning out a rather pricey build, focused on a water cooled gaming/content creation machine and I thought that this case might have been what I was looking for. However, this is not the droid I'm looking for and I would not have known that without your review. Thanks again!

Very informative video, thanks for uploading!

I got the combo case with Cougar Helor 360. Struggling to get the radiator in on the underside of the top panel. I would love to know if that top panel can be removed and replaced with the radiator attached. Already removed motherboard and dvd drive bay.

Totally full review. Thanks!

I wonder if you could help. I bought this for my first build as, much like you, couldn't find any robust reviews which highlight what you have. I have recently bought a GPU which doesn't seem to fit, how would you best solve this problem, or alternatively (as mines also came with a damaged panel) could you recommend an alternative case.

Thank you very much for your review. You saved me from a big headache. I was about to order this case for my new build. Any other choices you can recommend? I'm looking for a full tower.

I have one and dislike when built it, only pick it if you choose design over function, I put HDD on its back on crystal it's shown good result around 38C with 3 front fan case. now I love it because it's cool!

Your max-g case review is much appreciated, what is your opinion of the panzer evo rgb case, it seems to be the updated version of the max g with features like the usb type-C in the front panel interface and no flimsy mesh panels on the front or top, plus 4 rgb fans adding some value. Also how would you compare the evo rgb case to the thermaltake view 71 rgb case, i can't decide between the two for my very first all around build that i will keep for probably ever. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the info!

Not a major issue for me since I am not using water coolant unit at all. but I do really want a big full tower ATX case with handle. This is the only one I can find with a very reasonable price. I might give a a try. I use to have a big full tower ATX PC case, Cooler Master Storm Stryker. It is not available any more. What is your new case? Thanks

Its a very detailed review in excellent video-audio quality, thank you very much, ill buy it, its worth every dollar imo. It has everything i need, i consider buying EVO version.

Well, you convinced me to get one, it won't be an issue for my use and components. And I like the look and the case. But I do understand your comments and feelings, I just won't have those issues even though I have both CPU air coolers and water if desired. Going with fans this time, but I do have options if I ever needed to unbox the radiators. Good review!

That’s a shame, great looking case, thanks for the review.

good job so much information

I like the looks of this case and it is getting harder to find cases with at least two 5 1/4 external drive bays. The Phanteck Enthoo Primo would be my prefect case if it was maybe 2-inches shorter with maybe 3 or 4 external bays. Would you have a suggestion of something in-between?

What type of screws were you able to use to mount the fans to the Top of the tower? I purchased Cougar LED fans, and the screws it came with, and the screws that came with the case just fall straight through the Slots for the fans. The 120MM fan screw holes are MUCH larger than the 140MM screw holes for the top of the case.

That little bit of metal that's right beside the front mounted radiator, aka the air guide. Can that be removed if i wanted to do a push-pull set up for my AIO?

For above. How many inches of cooler should we put? Sorry, my English is a bit bad, I hope you understand.

This case is great. Been thru 2 builds with it. Most of what is mentioned as "issues" are more like minor inconveniences. I mounted the 120mm fan in back on the outside (avoids any MB confrontation) and got an extension cable to get connected to my Corsair Commander in the back. I removed the front air deflector and the PSU shroud. Neither is needed. I managed to get an Asus Thor 1200w Plat in there, had to remove the floor fan though. No biggie. I have a Corsair H115i-Pro up front inside with 4 140mm fans in push/pull config. 2 mounted outside and 2 mounted to the AIO inside. No biggie. 2 140mm up top under the mesh panel. There is so much air flowing thru there it isn't funny. As for the broken pin on the front panel, ok that suks, My way to fix that is to get another case, swap the panels and RMA it back. Inconvenient? Yeah. But you end up with what you want. Nobody gets everything without a little effort. Sometimes you have to drill a hole or file an edge down or pinch a flap of metal out of the way. This case is soon to hold an MSI Meg Ace-7950X3D-64GB Corsair DDR5. Oh, I just added a PNY RTX 4080 Super Verto OC. It came to within 1.25 inches of the radiator fan. BUT, it fit damn it. Yeah. Love this case.

Very good review....can the interior air guide be removed?

Weird Question: Instead of a radiator on top bracket, can you install THREE 120mm Fans under the top bracket and TWO 140mm fans on top of the top bracket? So there will be 5 Blue LED fans on the top of the computer pushing air out. Fans on Both sides of the top bracket with both Blu-Ray drives still installed. Does the Blu-Ray drive bay have to come out in order to have a 3rd fan attached under the top bracket? Is so, then what about THREE 120mm Fans on top of the top bracket and TWO 140mm Fans under the top bracket ??

Good review👍

Your should change your name to "Review Master." Well done and a lot of information to take in but it's very helpful.

Straight forward and to the point. Nice review. Where did you get the case?

This Case is double the price of the Max here on Amazon in the Far East. So few Nice cases with place/s for Blu-Ray Drive etc.

Wish I had watched this before buying it. I recentl bought a 280 EVGA AIO and can not mout on the front because the radiator is lower than the pump because the motherboard is mounted to high. Also the motherboard mount height stops me from mounting the AIO on th top. I will have to remove the DVD bay to routhe the hoses hopefully. Their website says it works with 280 AIO. but it does not.

Hey, how do you remove the outermost panels on this beast, I need to get into it to remove some busted fans, and I can't figure out how to open the outer fins to get to the square interior.

Can you do a panzer max review? I doubt which one to buy, I wanted the panzer max or the panzer max g (sorry for my English)

hey where can i buy those white tiles on your wall they look amazing

This review saved my ass. I am building 10 duplicate systems and, as some here may agree, the case is sometimes the item which takes the longest to pull the trigger on. I found this case late last night and thought maybe my search was over... Nope! This review kept me from making a terrible and costly mistake. While it is visibly shown, I think it should be mentioned that the 5.25 drive bays must be removed to fit 3 fans in front or in the inside top. These builds will be in a training area and I don't want external blu ray burners to "walk away". Too bad, nice looking sturdy looking case, and reasonably priced. BTW, no USB C on front panel, WTF? My search continues....

Great review. I bought the case for my son's computer last christmas(about 18months now). I had issues with the non working fan speed controller. I tried numerous times to contact Cougar - they Never answered me...ever. Although Newegg was awesome with the RMA process. It's a monster case and you're right, it's a bit big for just a gamer system case - it looks good and does spaciously hold a good gaming system. But would I replace it - No. For reasons you said and just poor(non existent) customer service. There are tons of great cases on the market these days customers don't need to deal with companies like Cougar.(I've watched plenty of cougar product reviews and they are shaping up to be a not so customer oriented company) just my 2cents. Cheers..again, great video

I've been shopping at newegg and was curious about this case. It was even said in their description that it had one fan, so that didn't surprise me that it was a negative here I am really curious as to how big of a power supply that thing can fit. I've found a nice 1000w for the RTX 3080 since it is super power hungry but I would like a big case with cable management. Does anyone have recommendations?

Moof! Frankly, I like to pick and install my own fans so that is not a dealbuster, it would B better if they had a fan-delete option at point of purchase. If they spent an X-Tra $25 on quality instead of that piece of glass it would be better still. Overall I am happy with mine and those handles are AWESOME for moving it around. Thanx ES!

I love the look of this case, but I had the exact same problems... The fans at the top, towards the back, will always hit the motherboard I/O shield, and the screw holes on front will never fit anything I put in it. I have to leave things partially screwed. And the piece of removable plastic at the top serves literally no purpose. For a case this huge, you would think you could fit anything in it... but surprise surprise. I wouldn't recommend this case.

Thanks for the review I like the case at first but your review showed me the bad design on top air flow. thanks for the great review.

Amazing video the 24 dislikes were probably people with buyers remorse

ur a god, i had this in my cart all day. saved me a headache

I actually wanted to buy the Cougar Panzer Max but settled on the Cooler Master Mastercase Pro 5. If upgrading wasn't an issue I'd have gone for the Panzer.

Thought they have PCI 3.1 ports on the rear of the case?

installed kraken x72 360mm radiator on this case. worked perfectly ;)

Thanks for reviewing this case as honest as you can, Bro. I Own A cougar panzer Max not A Max G. You can make a Perfect Air Cooled Beast with this case with Some Badass Noctua Chromax Fans. Liquid Cooling However? Very Tricky...HEAVY modifications needs to be done, Like Installing The 3 Fan Radiator OUTSIDE of the Front Panel just to make to make room for the Extra Fans and Reservoir inside the case(Which I'm Planning to do in the Future). It's a neat looking case, But It does have a lot of flaws due To marketing hype.

What size radiator do you recommend for the top fan ducts

Thanks for the review, saved myself the hassle.

cougar panzer evo rgb for me its one of the best bilt boxes ive had for ages and it looks practicaly i dentical lol but better and has usb c

I really like mine, but one of the two USB 3.0 ports never worked. By the way, I had all the fans included, and I put a 360mm rad on top, with the fans outside of the case, right under the top panel. I guess only slim fans would fit over the motherboard. I have the Max, not G.

I was thinking of a 240 mm water cooling system in the top

The glass panel is different in my case. its more integrated with a push latch like the back pannel. How is this possible? Also, my case is more strudy. I tried the same movement before installing mb and didn't flex at all. I think there are different versions.

Great review. Seriously thinking about this case. Their website claims it weighs 8.8 pounds but I find that hard to believe. Did you weigh the case?

i'm not tha biggest fan of Tempered Glass but tha case still sells me because of tha 5.25 bays! i still use them because it's my only source of playin' Blu Ray discs and i'm not a AIO person either

Yeah top and front space for cases is dissapointment, i was at the point of disassembly and cutting holes on top frame the way it shown in their promo materials, but i found out that front should be aligned by middle fan slot, then you will be able to screw in 8 screws into frame, and remaining 4 will get from fan to radiator directly, and to compensate lack of frame between fan and radiator i used thin silicone layer in between. 8 screws enought to keep radiator. What i did not like is that fans on front are not centered, they are shifted to side a little, my perfectionalist self is upset by that. I got original model with metal panels, want to replace it with latest revision with glass, but i dont like holes in it - its source of noise and dust i like more tight frame of origina just wante to have bigger window inside. also new revision has glass on top and front and i also dont like glass there with same issues, i just want glass on 1 side... and the problem is that for some reason they got glass with same holes on other side where you can see ugly cable managment, plue because glass is flat it does not have this bumpy extra space behind it to fit in fat cables. It was 4th revision of case, which actually had 1 type C now, but it still not perfect. I really love this case, but i wish them do a new revision with modular options and all problems fixed. There is no case like this in market and i really wish it to be perfect. I dont know how can we able to influence Cougar and make them see our feedback and fix everything, but it needs to be done, i want 5th revision to make a perfect case! What needs to be done is -left pannel with shape and even sliding mechanism of V1, but with curved tampered glass attached to thinner metal frame to make window bigger but still keep tightness of V1. Right side should be metal, no windows. Top pannel should be like V1 but full mesh, no solid plastic, front pannel also should be full mesh, this time with no windows for 5.25, just a one solid mesh. Front frame should be redesigned with 12cm and 14 cm holes in mind but without such a big space between them or there should be modular swapable frame for 14 and 12 cm to perfectly match both. Inner shell for power case should have modular window at side of power supple and also on top of power supply which may be equipped with RGB fan, also these widnows should have detachable meshes for dust. Front part of this shell should be shorter by 3 cm to support configuration with both radiator and fans attached behind frame inside case. Mechanism of fixing this shell should not require to detach video card just to open it and should not rely on screw to hold it. Upper frame should have holes identical to new and fixed front frame, so you can set up fans bellow radiator, front should also be tweaked to actually make some radiators like MSI coreqliquid 360 fit in with tubes both directed to front and back both on upper and inner side. Reobus aka fan speed controller should be changed to analogue thin slider, with MB position and should have "incoming" port to get fan control from motherboard and to let switch between manual overrider and automatic motherboard control, with return channel to let motherboard know speed even in manual override mode. 4 pins pwm should be default option with 3 pin as fallback to backwards compatibility. Also all rubber parts should be replaced with black silicone because rubber decays fast. And all places where front, upper, left and right pannels supposed to touch case should have silicone layer to cover all gaps between case and these pannels and make them sit supper tight. All plastic locks should re replaced with metallic or better to magnetic. Lower dust filter should be made same way is in older cases of Cougat where its inside some rails and cas has hole bahind where you can detach this filter without moving case. there should be modules to replace 2 x 2.5 ssd holders by 1x HDD 3.5 holders. case have enought space to support it. In modern NVMe SSD era i would better use 2.5 taken space with extra 2 HDDs 3.5 with 12-16 TB of space. instead of useless 2.5 Also space between PSU and front fans actually could be used as extra bay for 3.5 HDDs and i wish there be a holder next to fan space to be able to put it 3-4 hdds under shell. There needs to be a detachable plastic cover on shell to hide wiress on a low of motherboard. Also shell should have hole and built in vide card holder. One more thing i really wish this case to had - is support for vertical video card alignment with ability to move it so far from pci EXPRESS SLOTS SO YOU CAN FIT some audio cards and other PCIE devices behind card, with PCIE 4 or 5 cable and possibly modular back panel. Also back panels for each pcie slot should have dust filter. Back fan should not be aligned to same level as motherboard panel, it should have sub-fram to let fan be put inside, because it covers motherboard RGB logos they way it is now, so it should be shifted behind motherboard deeper 2-3 cm. Holes for cables should be wider and there should be 4 vertical instead of 3. USB 3.0 cable should be thinner and more flexible, especially connector, its pain in *** to attach and get it outside. All panel cables should de modular and detachable, in so tired to hide unused stuff like fan cables. Rgb controller should support regular ARGB and 4 pins ports or should at lest has connecters from cougars ports to regular argb+4pin. case should have all 8 fan slots equipped with their latest rgb fans. Motherboard frame should be no so thin and screw holes should be detachable with solid metal, because current one has literally no limit of how hard you can screw them, them are bending and you can bend motherboard and have problems with PCIE alignment. This is really serious issue. Back panel of motherboard need like one extra mm to tie in well, because now its getting bend a little. Air routing panel should be 2-3 cm shorter to support radiator+fans inside config. Also i forgot to mention that upper panel should support 3x14cm fans config. Holes for fans and argb connectors of fans should be 2-3 mm wider. Maybe front, and upper panels should come packed with glass and mesh option so you can choose. But glass should not be designed like this, it should be inside metal frame that will use mesh connectors and upper and lower part of frame should have few CM meshes with detachable dust filters. and tight connection of frame with case. so the air could flow only through these dust filters. Oh and they should not forget to center fan frames on front and top to make them look perfectly symmetric. Im pretty sure i forgot something, but thats all the problems and and things i with to improve for 5th revision that i can remember now. I really hope cougar would not stop production of this case and will improve it with new revision. i would pay extra 50-100 bucks if they will do everything i listed above i just want ultimate perfected edition of this case.

11:46 on, Could you suggest some great alternatives?

I have this case and he's right the AIO is a problem I plan on adding 140 mm fans and putting on a CPU heatsink and dropping the AIO

Im trying to mount my radiator to the top of the case but I cant seem to figure out how to mount it. Its a 240mm corsair h100i l. Im just confused and dont see how the screws fit in the holes.

I seriously thought this was a luggage review from that thumbnail, was like alright guess he's expanding the content a little.

this thing is an absolute unit

I find it frustrating my 280mm AIO can't fit on the top.

So at 6:55 he has the radiator in the top. Is that possible or no

Would you have returned it if it included the 3 fans and the front clip was in good shape

It sounds like Cougar is a bit out of their league with this one. If those issues, which could have been avoided with a little more thought to the design, weren't present, this would be a case easily worth the asking price. As it is, there are just too many other cases in that price range with more features and without those design flaws.

How come you didnt manage to install a 360 rad in top with fans, but the official images shows one installed?

I managed to install a 420 mm arctic radiator in front panel of this case lol (with sacrifices 😂)

What a bummer. It looks so badass

What do people do with a Type-C port?

I saw this case for sale because it was returned product, by 50%, and reason is the clip on the back panel, lol

Only 2 3.5" drive trays? And this is a full tower? What an efficient use of space! (I'm being sarcastic) You'd think there'd be a whole lot more accommodations for storage devices. Glad I watched your video! I'll pass on this one. Need at least 8 drive bays for 3.5". Anyone have any suggestions?

Спасибо ))) отличный обзор

thanks bro

A bit of a warning it also doesnt support top 360mm AIO as the 3rd fan is covered by plastic and not mesh, also it does not support 140 or 120mm fan at the bottom if your PSU is larger. The design of this case is baffling.

i have this case and i have instaling acces at the top 3 fan water cooling pure loop 360mm be quiet!!!! dont say you cant doit this. this case cugarPanzer Max-G is amazing!!!!!! i have buy 160 euro and is awesome!!!!!!!

Just looked at their site today and they have updated it to show that this case (of the 4 different versions) is the ONLY one that doesn't come with the front fans. Very odd that they wouldn't include it... especially since this feels like a higher model than just the Max. Basically only the side panel is different.

Thank you with this review. Even old in this "case" my coolermaster HAF X is better.

Hello . Iam building a new pc with x299 motherboard inside . Which tower is the best to buy ? I don’t care about the cost I just want the best .

Please tell me you heard back from them 😭😭😭 this is the only big case with handles and drive bays 😭😭😭

Also ein optisch perfektes Gehäuse mit unzähligen Mängeln. Ich finds schon traurig, dass man trotz der Größe keinen Festplattenkäfig hat, sondern die Festplatten (nur 2...) ganz schäbig ungekühlt hinters Mainboard schraubt.

Ok this is an epic video

All Cougar Panzer line is garbage. I have the Panzer-G and im tired of modifying it to get basic things like mount a 240 on front and 360 on top. Also the gap between top coolers and motherboard is sick. The worst is the tempered glass of my model; had to separate them 1/2 inch with WC hoses (like expanded the glass support) in order to get a decent air flow. Make a lot more mods and im getting tired. It was a great review and i send you a hug from Argentina (people here greet each other like this)

CPU COOLER MAXIMUM ??

The Panzer Max is a great case. How can this one be so much worse?

I am partial to aluminum cases.

0:52 you forgot to add the "or did I"

I'm buying this case, but my biggest let down is that it's not actually painted like a German Pazer tank HUGE missed opportunity.

Not a fan of dark tinted glass. Not everyone lights up their case with useless LED's

I got three fans in total