Cougar Cratus Mid-tower Case Review

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Since the beginning of time, PC cases have been boxy. Even though we’ve come a long way from the giant full-tower cases needed to hold a myriad of drives, unless you want to build a custom case, you’re still stuck with metal and glass panels slapped together at right angles. Cougar has at least one designer who thinks outside the box, though, and their latest creation, the Cratus mid-tower case , is anything but square. It may not be as flashy (aka gaudy) as the Conquer or Blazer Essence , but the Cratus would still look right at home in any sci-fi movie. Looks aren’t everything, so let’s crack this thing open and see if the Cratus is the rig of your dreams.

The Cratus isn’t your father’s PC case. Almost every design feature of the Cratus makes it stand out in the crowd, starting with its steel tube frame that looks more like a motorcycle chassis than a PC case. Yeah, that’s it, a motorcycle frame. Or, from directly in front, maybe a spaceship. Not some sleek fighter, but some big space freighter heading out to gather minerals off a distant asteroid. But hey, I digress.

Back to the frame. Between the four pieces of tempered glass, steel tubing, and the bits of plastic holding it all together, the Cratus is a chonky fella, weighing in a hair under 33 lbs. Cougar presents the Cratus as a mid-tower case. Although its core structure loosely adheres to a mid-tower design, the steel tubing and semi-open design push the overall dimensions of the Cratus closer to the full tower range. 

Shaped like the C from the Cougar logo, the steel tube frame is the foundation for the Cratus’ pseudo-open-case design. The rest of the external chassis is connected to the steel tubing with plastic brackets and aluminum bits to give the