Cougar FV270 Case Review - almost a great case

At first glance, the Cougar FV270 looks similar to other aquarium-style PC cases that we have seen over the last couple of years. It’s not until you look a little closer that you notice the case stands on a slant, the angled side fans, and the removable mesh power supply shroud top cover. Cougar says all this is to help smooth out airflow and set a new cooling standard, but does it really improve cooling or is it just another gimmick? Lets take a closer look, run some of our own thermal tests and find out. Read more here: 00:00 Start 00:42 Some details 01:34 Removing side panels / curved glass / front IO 03:38 Cooling Support 04:51 Preinstalled fan and ‘turntable’ 06:06 Vertical mount system 07:23 Hardware support 08:51 Rear and right hand side / cable management 10:13 Drive storage options 10:44 Angled cooling fan placements 11:32 Floor of the case 12:34 Accessories included 12:58 Test system hardware 14:18 Thermal and acoustics performance 15:45 James Closing thoughts Price and availability: • MSRP $149 USD • Available in Black or White • UK Price - Black £159, White £164 Features: • A unique prism-inspired design with curved glass provides a great view of the system. • Innovative angled fans improve airflow and cooling. • Supports up to E-ATX motherboards including back connect to eliminate cable clutter. • A rotatable PCIe bracket allows for flexible graphics card orientation and up 450mm long graphics cards. • While the optional rotating mounting platform creates a dedicated space for personalising your PC. Specifications: • Case Type: Mid Tower • Dimensions (WxHxD): 268 x 530 x 512 (mm) • Material: Steel, Tempered Glass, Plastic • Motherboard Support: Mini ITX / Micro ATX / ATX / CEB / E-ATX • Expansion Slots: 7 Horizontal (convert to vertical) • Storage Bays: 2 x 3.5”, 2 2 2.5” (converted from 3.5” bays) • Max GPU Length: 450mm (vertical) 330mm - 420mm (horizontal) • Max CPU Cooler Height: 180mm • Max PSU Size: ATX 250mm • Pre-installed fans: 120mm ARGB fan x 1 (bottom) • Fan Support: (Front) N/A (Top) 3 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm (Side) 2 x 120 / 2x 140mm (PSU Shroud) 2 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm (Bottom) 1 x 120mm (Rear) 1 x 120mm / 1 x 140mm • Radiator Support: (Top) 360/280/240/140/120mm (Side) 280/240/140/120mm (Front) N/A (Bottom) N/A (Rear) 140/120mm • Dust Filters: Top, Bottom, R/H side • Font I/O: Type C Gen 2 x 1, USB 3.0 x 2, 4 Pole Headset Audio • Jack, Reset Button • LCD Screen: N/A Front I/O: • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port, 2 x USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a single 4 pole audio jack, power and reset buttons. Cooling support: • Pre-installed fans – 1 x 120mm ARGB 500-1200RPM • Fan/Rad Front – N/A • Fan/Rad Top – 3 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm (Fans) 360/280/240/140/120mm (Rad) • Fan/Rad Rear – 1 x 140 / 1 x 120mm (Fan) 120/140 (Rad) • PSU Shroud – 2 x 120 / 2 x 140mm (Fans) • Fan/Rad Left Side – N/A • Fan/Rad Right Side – 2 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm (Fans) 280/240/140/120mm (Rad) • Fan/Rad Floor – 120mm (Fan) • Max CPU cooler Height – 180mm Dust Filters: Top, Bottom, R/H Side Hardware support: • Motherboard Support – EATX, ATX, mATX, Mini ITX • Rear PCie expansion Slots – 7 • Max GPU length – 450mm (Vertical) 330 – 420mm Horizontal (Side rad or not) • Max GPU height – N/A • Max GPU Width – N/A • PSU Type/length – ATX up to 250mm long Storage Support: • 2.5” Drive Mounts – 2 2 (By converting 3.5” bays) • 3.5” Drive Mounts – 2 Included accessories: • Box of assorted screws and zip ties • Vertical GPU mount bracket Optional Accessories: • Front turntable (replaces front/bottom fan) Build Specification • CPU – Intel Core i7-14900K • Motherboard – MSI Z790 Project Zero • Graphics Card – Gigabyte RTX 4080 Aero • Memory – 64GB (2x32GB Modules) RIPJAWS M5 RGB DDR5-6400MT/s • Storage – 1TB Corsair MP700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD • CPU Cooler – Lian Li HydroShift LCD 360S 360mm AIO • Power Supply – Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 80 Gold ATX 3.0/PCIe 5 ready • Case fans – Stock Cougar Apolar 120 ARGB • Chassis – Cougar FV270 White • Operating System – Windows 11 We never offer affiliate links or take percentages of product sales. If we say the product is good or bad we mean it. Our Editor in chief wrote about why you should value this and how the industry is rife with fake reviews from ’influencers’ - read here : Buy our merch from here: Discord invite link: Steam Community Be sure to support us on PATREON and read our MANTRA on HONEST REVIEWS Here: Visit our facebook page over here! Visit our Twitter page over here! #cougar #FV270 #pcbuild