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The new Praetorian 730 is Cooler Mater’s latest addition to their Praetorian line of PC enclosures and in many respects is an updated version of the popular Wave Master chassis.  The Praetorian 730 is an all aluminum enclosure that features enhanced airflow, blue LED cooling fans, elegant styling, and a removable motherboard tray. 

 

 

Key Features

·         All aluminum construction for light weight and improved heat dissipation

·         Front mesh grill and side vent for enhanced airflow and case cooling

·         120mm cooling fan in front, two 80mm rear exhaust fans

·         Blue LED fan lighting (all three fans)

·         Removable aluminum motherboard tray

·         Top mounted I/O panel for easy access

·         Stylish sculptured front door panel

 

The Cooler Master Praetorian 730 incorporates an all aluminum chassis fitted with an open mesh front panel and sculptured aluminum front door.  One of the original Wave Master’s weaknesses was poor airflow into the chassis thru the front panel.  The new Praetorian 730 door design fixes that problem and provides for much better airflow.  There is also better clearance behind the closed door for accessory bay devices like fan speed controllers that have knobs and/or buttons that stick out the front.

 

 

The Power-On button, Reset button, and indicator lights are mounted across the front of the case at the top edge for easy access.

 

Near the bottom of the front panel, behind the mesh grill is a 120mm case fan with blue LED lights that shine thru and provide subtle accent lighting even when the door is closed.  The grill section in front of the fan can be easily popped off and includes a thin dust filter that can be washed.   While the low speed fan was relatively quiet, it did produce more motor noise than I would expect, which over time could be annoying.

 

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With the side covers removed we can get a good look inside the case.  The layout is a standard ATX format with all the drive bays located down the front and the power supply at the top-rear.

 

 

All of the drive bays are fitted with slots for mounting the various drives with the provided screws. No drive rails or vibration mounts are provided for any of the drive bays.  As mentioned earlier, there is room for four internal 3.5â€� hard drives, for a total of six if you don’t use a FDD or card reader in the two upper 3.5â€� exposed bays.

 

The Cooler Master Praetorian 730 exhibits very good build quality, features elegant styling and offers excellent case cooling.  The chassis is easy to work with although manual screws and thumb screws are used for mounting all the drives and securing the expansion cards.  The included blue LED fans add great lighting effects and while the rear two fans are nice and quiet, the front fan exhibited more motor noise than I would like.

 

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