Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Cougar CONQUER ATX Gaming Case - / Mini ITX / Micro ATX PC Case / ATX Computer Case- Mid Tower -Tempered Glass

BEST looking case, minor issue for my powersupply due to case design (or PSU design)

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020

For those who are planning to build your new PC on this case, PLEASE make sure that ALL of your cables are at least 10-15 inches or longer. Or else, you will have trouble building this PC.

So overall, this PC case looks awesome. This was my dream case that i've always wanted. Built my 1st PC on a Thermaltake P1 and now i've moved on to this beast. The beginning of my build was awesome at first until......

I've noticed that my PSU cables CANNOT reach my motherboard!! It turns out that my PSU (Thermaltake Bronze 750w) is designed for cases that places PSU's on the left side. Yet, for this case, PSU is located at the right (or near mid of the case).

What's also strange is that if I securely install this PSU into the case properly as the case design intended, my PSU HAS TO BE UPSIDE DOWN!! WHAT?!?!! This made me so confused. So, I went for it and unfortunately, my PSU cables still couldn't reach my MB!

Lol so now, in order to make my cables reach my MB, I literally have to make my PSU loose and now my PSU is currently not secured at the case... hahahha. Right now it's a huge mess and I even don't have the motivation to do any cable management whatsoever.

Overall, i'm not too happy with my new current build. I've also ordered custom RGB parts for this case and unfortunately they won't arrive until next month.

Learn from my mistakes and make sure your PSU will be able to fit on this case properly and not freaking upside down.. and make sure your PSU cables are long enough to reach your MB. I've never thought this would be an issue but again this is my only 2nd time building a PC.

I will be updating this review later on once all my new RGB parts and new (and long!) PSU cables arrive. Other than that, I really love the build quality of this PC. It's very sturdy once you install the glass panels. The packaging is nice and loved how organized is it when you open it.

I would still recommend this case but just make sure you have the right measurements/design for all your cables and PSU.

UPDATE: After 2 weeks of continuing upgrade my PC, it's finally done and overall, i'm pretty happy. The only downfall is that my PSU is still upside down but eventually i'm going to upgrade my PSU for the RTX 3000 soon.

As for my PSU issues, I've recent purchased myself PSU extenders (RGB) and it really gave my PC a full Rave concert hahaha. Tons of RGB which I love. Finally able to reach my motherboard and GPU!

Overall, very happy that my PC looks fantastic and cables are well organized. Once again for those who are interested in buying this case, make sure your PSU is capable of fitting in this case (the right way) correctly unless you are down to deal with a upside down PSU which I am not atm. I also recommend buying PSU extenders because my standard PSU cables couldn't reach my motherboard... so I went full RGB! XD

Best case ever imo. Thank you Cougar for making this beast case!

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Nate

Pictures don’t do this case justice!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2018

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I went from a Corsair 570x to the Cougar Conquer because I have a custom loop water cooled system and the Corsair case has terrible airflow, so bad I usually removed the glass and screens to keep temps from climbing. I want quiet and cool, not the easiest combo so I needed a new case. The Conquer is practically an open air case with no filters so keep that in mind if you have dust, dirt or pet hair problems. I have a very clean room, and only blow out the radiators 1-2 times a month whether it needs it or not.

Likes—Looks very impressive in person. Solid thick aluminum, glass has slight tint and does not block airflow. Supports 5 fans at 120mm each. You can install 2 radiators without a problem., 360 on top and 240 in front. With the glass off the chassis is wide open and super easy to work inside.

Dislikes—only 2 spots for hard drives, the back of the motherboard has spots for 2 drives, but you must install before the motherboard. If your drive fails, you must remove the motherboard to remove the drives. The bracket for additional drives sits behind the front fans and blocks almost all airflow, there’s a ton of unused space and placement for the HDD is obviously an after thought. Could have designed some mount cages or slotted adapters like almost every other premium case has...but no. $250 for a case that only comes with 3 fans and 3 grills so you’ll want to buy 2 more and make sure they match because you can see all of them from every angle. You will probably need an extension for the power supply, the motherboard is angled and the power supply is near the front so it’s a far stretch to the top of the motherboard and my Corsair Rm1000 was too short to reach. The case is heavy on the back of the motherboard side if you install 3.5” hard drives and place on carpet it tilts right. The case is not stable without the glass installed, the aluminum is thick but flexible.

After almost 3 weeks I am extremely happy with the case despite its flaws. It kept my system cooler than the Corsair 570x and looks impressive. I can see enormous modding potential, and although I would have designed areas or mounts a little different I really love the case.

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Spencer

You must be ready to spend time on cable management

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2019

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It is an excellent case that is very aesthetically pleasing. Very large all things considered due to its angular design, the case is very long, and with the glass on each side actually quite wide too. Its rigid and once everything is put together feels remarkably sturdy. This is not a PC for the faint of heart or someone with little experience as there is zero room to hide anything. I highly suggest custom sleeved cables and your best bet would be to make them yourself so they are cut to the exact length you need. Again, you have no room to hide anything. But because of that, if you do it right, it comes out very unique and quite good looking.

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Steven

If I didn't have a gift card reducing the price to 170 something, it wouldn't be worth it.

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2020

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Love the case, but they could have had 2.5 SSD, HDD mounts in the back or bottom instead of in the middle. The location of the storage mount, blocks airflow from the front intake fans to the motherboard. Motherboard is away from air flow in the back so I'm not sure what the fans are cooling anyway. The look of the case is amazing but not worth full price. There isn't a mount for a reservoir pump combo, but i've seen it strapped to the front on one build(ugh). Instructions had low quality black/white photos, so seeing what had to be installed/where was difficult. With the drawbacks, I still love the case.

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luke

Pretty awesome case

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2022

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I bought this a year ago for my son. This case was part of a gaming system build we built together. This case is awesome! It can get a little dusty, but nothing terrible. In fact his friends love coming over to play games. It's unique enough to be awesome yet functional in cooling and aesthetics.

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Kyle Hendrickson

Great temps

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2020

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The open air concept case does great with temps. Love the look of it. Super easy to work inside when installing everything. I used 2 of the stock fans on the front, pulling air in, and had an extra stock fan. So I zip tied it to the top pulling air in over the cpu. My top mounted 360 radiator is pulling air out. While idle, my cpu temp sits around 29° and while playing games it sits in the mid 30s - mid 40s.

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Great case for those looking for something unique

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2018

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Great case for those looking for something unique. I took it apart and custom painted mine I didn't have warping issues like some other people posted on here. Definitely has a premium feel to its made out of aluminum and overall good build quality. Only thing I didn't like was the design of the front header I wish the inputs were more clearly marked. Cable management is meh not bad but also not great. This thing is a monster; it's really heavy and barely fits on my desk so make sure you have room for it. I was torn between giving this a 4 and a 5 as I feel some of the minor issues this case has could easily be solved and should be solved especially at this price point but overall I like it a lot.

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Tre

Got the look right but a few hidden details.

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2019

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The case looks like you want it to look, like a beast. It’s a pricey case but.. buy once, cry once... the case has both sides glass so I hope you cable management is good looking for both sides, no hiding them in here. You will have to get an extra cpu extension cord because of the angle of the motherboard. The cpu cord will connect over the top of the motherboard but not behind it unless you get that extension. The case is very open so I would make all the fans intake. The case is huge so make sure you have space. And it’s all metal and glass no plastic parts so it’s super heavy. The metal is that scratchy feel to it..it’s like sand paper when you screw on the pieces. You might want to change the fans if you want a different color than red lights. The orange pieces is cool but I wish the had black but you can take it off and paint it. Great case and it will last for future builds.

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Cannyone

A 'Cool' case but NOT Perfect!

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019

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I bought the case because it was 'semi-open' and would work well with a water cooling setup. Other than that it's not what might be expected. First off, Aluminum is not really as 'durable' as you might think... That Orange panel on the side was bent in slightly, I tried to bend it out and very nearly stripped the screws out that were holding it on. It's also very easy to scratch the anodizing on the aluminum parts. So handle with care. Second, the side 'tempered glass' panels are quite heavy. So once the system is fully assembled (with a water cooling loop) it's HEAVY! And those glass panels are total fingerprint magnets. But I typically have 2-3 micro-fiber cloths on my desk so that doesn't bother me too much. Third, this case angles the motherboard backward by about 60 degrees. And in my situation, where its at the end of a desk, next to the wall, it's difficult to plug things into the rear I/O of the system. It actually requires a small mirror and some contortion for me to succeed at plugging in a thumb drive. So I broke down and bought myself a hub. Last, to be able to fit the pump/reservoir I had to remove the interior HDD mounting plate. This means to install another HDD, or SSD, I'd have to pull the motherboard out to mount it on the backside of the tray. This is not ideal.
Still my system idles at 8°F above ambient so I'm happy. Please excuse the quality of my photos. My phone is not the very best and I live in a "cave". ;-)

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5150 Joker

Unless you're dead set on the shape, it's not worth the price

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2018

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So to preface this post, I plan to keep the case as I like the design and am willing to work with the shortcomings that come with it.

If you are looking for a new case that stands out, then this accomplishes that but for the price Cougar is charging, it has some very noticeable issues. The first is that a lot of the cases come damaged from the factory with the paint scuffed, the shipment I received yesterday had paint knocked off the front as well as inside the chasis. I would have accepted this if it was a $50 case but not something close to $300. It seems they used the cheapest quality paint and only one very thin layer of it to coat the metal and it is extremely fragile.

Secondly, be sure you measure everything or ask someone who has the case before buying components for it. I had purchased an EK Coolstream 240 PE to place in the front only to find out it does not fit. The EK radiator is 130mm wide but the space only allows a max of 120-125mm width and if you go further, the orange panels lip hits and your radiator cannot sit flush. I think Cougar could have done better by making the Conquest slightly bigger so that any 240mm radiator would fit but that isn't the case here so buyer beware.

Third, the feet that attach to this case are screwed on by these bolts and they are extremely flimsy. While trying to add parts to the case yesterday (before I returned it for an exchange), I noticed they kept slipping and losing their grip. Cougar should have designed them in a way where the simply screw into place and cannot move and I don't understand the logic behind this design at all.

Finally, if you have a Monsoon MMRS radiator, be aware that a 250ml design won't fit, it's too big. You will need 200ml or less because this case has very little room to work with. It looks a lot bigger in pictures/videos than it really is and it is actually quite a small case.

If you are in the market for an open case and don't care about unique designs, the Thermaltake P5 is built far better than this case and is much more forgiving with component sizes. Antec has a new $300+ case called the Torque that looks something like the Cougar but seems to be built much better so you can also look into that.

If anyone from Cougar is reading this: You need to make a bigger version of this case and improve on your quality.

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