COUGAR Panzer Max Black ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case

Pros: Beautiful design. Excellent build quality. Came out of the huge box well protected. The fans are nice and very quiet even at full speed. The buttons and ports are nice and good long lasting quality. Plenty of room for cable management. This is the nicest looking case I have ever seen.

Cons: The best looking cases tend to be the ones with the most issues but not so much in this case. My biggest complaints for this case is the top and possible air flow restrictions. With my motherboard installed there is not enough room for a radiator with fans attached above it. Even with slim fans it will not fit. The radiator itself will fit fine. You can put the fans on the other side of the metal top, under the top glass but they are so close to the glass that air flow may be greatly restricted. There would be many options to resolve this issue but it is something to keep in mind. My motherboard is a bit bulky and may be part of the problem (ASUS TUF series). I love it so much I won't deduct points for this.

Overall Review: I would like to point out that even though there is reason to believe that air flow will be restricted, there doesn't seem to be a major impact for me. After several hours of monitoring, the restrictions do not seem to have a significant impact on my temperatures. Even after a couple hours of gaming my temps were roughly the same as my previous case (Corsair Graphite Series 780T).

Pros: one of the best air flow cases I have used in a long time power cover a plus price plenty of room for large GPUs I have a msi 1080 seahawk ek x with a res and pump mounted on push/pull fans in the front with about 1 inch to spare.

Cons: top rad needs more room, even with AIO, I did a custom loop and had to go with hardware labs thin rad and even then had to mount fans in pull motherboard mount is kind of flexible needs temp glass side panel instead of plastic and the locking mach takes up top half of window small for a full tower If Cougar would redesign and make it a little custom loop friendly I would pay double.

Overall Review: I would get the case again but I would go with a AIO 360mm in front in push pull.

Pros: Great Packaging. Great build quality. Beast of a Mid-Tower, while slim size. Glass is very well packaged. Love the dual tempered tinted glass panels, and fantastic for the price!

Cons: No grommets or traditional holes for cable pass throughs, but I haven't completed my build (waiting on custom EKWB kit arrival), so I am just unsure about that spacing on the elevated sheetmetal next to the MB seating area. Secondly, difficult to find proper grip when moving case around (no handles), although the Panzer Max has us covered.

Overall Review: Would definitely recommend and the price is fantastic for a dual tempered glass panel Mid-Tower what can handle two 360MM Radiators! I think I am going to love this case.

Pros: This case is gorgeous and has plenty of room for my z370 ATX build with custom cpu/gpu water cooling loop.

Cons: None

Overall Review: The top might be tight for push/pull config but you should have no problem with a slim rad just pushing or pulling up there. The front has plenty of room for push/pull (even with a thicker rad). One of the handles was damaged during shipping so I contacted Cougar and they quickly sent me out 2 replacement handles with no hassle! Great product and great service!

Pros: Sexiest case there is for under 100$. Drives the chicks wild. Supplied fans are good looking, very effective, and quiet. Get the panzer S if you can it includes the 3 fans, or if you are not as concerned about air flow and like the look of tempered glass everywhere get the Panzer G. Everyone is raving about the new Fractel Meshify and I bought this just before that came out. I am not regretting it, I love the looks of this case. I saw it reviewed by Jay 2 cents Who is now really Jay 2K and I loved the case. It had its quirks during my initial build and I still miss my Blue ray player (I have it hooked up outside of the case with a SATA cable. I took the tempered glass of the right hand side of the case and it is resting on a couple of books). I got a cheap 5 meter RBG cable for $9 that I hooked up to the motherboard . I plan to pick up another one so I can run them along the top front and bottom of the metal case. The RGB's really cool eminating through the plastic vents that are ouside of the metal housing.

Cons: I still have not tried to get the safety sticker off the tinted glass I just flipped the glass so ite on the bottom. It took me weeks to realize there was a protective plastic coating on the inside of the tinted glass. That really is more of a pro than a con because it protectes the class. As others have said the case is tippy from side to side because the plastic base is narrow. The only time I had o pay attention to it was while I was building my system.

Overall Review: I think this is the best case out there for under 100$. The tempered Glass on the panzer G looks nice but will definately affect airflow. I have a cheap Cooler Master RGB water cooler with a 240mm radiator and my 8700K overclocked to over 5.1 GHZ with the Asus auto overclocking features. I have 7 fans hooked up to this system and the airflow is very good. I doubt I would be able to overclock this easily with the Panzer G. I have pics but I don't see any way to upload them If you are on the fence I assure you you will love it Hope this helped

Pros: So, this guy stands tall, has more weight than the Panzer S my friend has, dust filters where you need them, and almost management for everything is there. i haven't installed any water cooling, but have a series of different products for a good air flow build and have had all my internals for a year. i7 7700k. Gigabyte Ultra Gaming z270 rev 1. 32 gigs of G.skill RAM at 3866, two sticks which are the RGB as a recent addon, 2 more to follow later. deepcool gammaxx rgb heatsink 6 (more to follow) Thermaltake 120mm Riing Plus RGB fans NZXT Hue Plus for strips (6 of 8 so far) samsung 850 EVO 500 gig 2.5in SSD Seagate Barracuda Pro 8tb for long term storage EVGA 1000g Modular PSU (for now, even with the shroud it fits and is a beast, but i need a longer/better cable for the 24 pin and cpu connection, maybe some cable mod may happen) Zotac 1050TI (for now, waiting for the 2000 series) all look fantastic in the case. it is gorgeous and took me a few hours to transfer my build from my old case to this, bit was worth it. It was really nice to work with the open side where the 24 pin connector was. i learned to keep the psu after the bracket was on, off the case until i was done so i could easily slide the usb/mother board connections at the bottom, otherwise its not happening. the case was magnetic so my already used sgrips had no issues attaching themselves and air flow seems to be no issue, but static pressure fans do help!

Cons: to remove the top, youhave to pull the face off, litterally its not screwed in, and you have to use what i feel is generous force. gotta keep in mind as well not to go too hard as, the HDD indicator light on the face is right at too, and you have to either disconnect and route the cable out to lay the face down safe, or just lean on the side of the case which is ok for general maintenance, perhaps being pre set like that in the case wasnt a good idea. Big orange logo looks good, but could have been maybe white instead imo if it has to be there more to follow

Overall Review: I had a great time learning the case and instling everything. for an airflow build im getting great temps, there's tons of room and all the parts are quality. ill add more to this review and links to a vid/pics soon

Pros: - great military looking case -plenty of space -some reviews say they cannot fit a 280 water cooling on top i did it and it works just lovely when you will do it place the radiator inside the case and the fan between the case and the vent on top so when you put the vent back it fits just right.

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: I would love if cougar release the same case with temple glass i will upgrade for sure

Pros: - Heckin' Large. - Comes with 3 CFD12-HBR fans pre-installed. - PSU shroud is full-cover - Tinted glass really highlights component lighting - HECKIN HUGE - Space for 360 rad in front, and maybe a slightly slim 360rad up top (about 5cm between top mount and DIMM slot (Asus Z270E ATX mobo) - Decent cable space on the back with a decent amount of tie-down points. Lots of room in the basement - Top panel has space for more fans above the mounting point. If you have a slim rad you have space for push-pull, but just barely. My Arctic Liquid Freezer 360 just BARELY couldn't fit (27mm rad, 25mm fan)

Cons: - Dust filters are a little basic - front mount has your typical magnetic flexible dust filter that chokes airflow a little bit for rads (about 2 degrees C from my personal testing). Bottom two dust filters aren't magnetic, the real cheap kind that are just held by metal tabs. Top panel has no filter other than the ridged metal "screen" that makes up its body. - Front panel needs to be opened in order to access top panel, and the pegs holding them on are a bit inconsistent - There's a huge orange "COUGAR" emblem painted onto the PSU panel, but the dark smoked glass doesn't display it much - The 3 included fans don't come with a hub, so you'll have to deal with that. - No grommets; instead the mobo tray is recessed slightly so the depth offset serves as the space to route cables. This might be a con for some people but I consider it a pro - I was never a fan of those goofy looking rubber grommets. - No vent on the top of the PSU shroud to allow "upside-down" PSU config. - Both Tempered Glass windows come with a sticker that 1) tells you it's glass, and 2) tells you that you must tilt it to remove it from the case. That's well and good, but to remove the sticker residue you're going to need some isopropyl alcohol. -Distance from GPU to window is a little tight, creating a bit of feedback on exhausted heat for big heatsink type video cards (Using a FTW3)

Overall Review: Overall the case is very slick. I like the aesthetic of the dark tinted TG. The matte plastic accents that rim the top, front, and bottom of the chassis look slightly "gamery" and doesn't quite match the darkness of the glass, but it seems deliberate. The brass-colored rivets and front-bottom badge give a good accent to the black-themed case as well. One note for potential buyers: I feel the 3 included fans are excellent, but do note they have bright red LEDs so make sure you're okay with that. Otherwise, it's extremely roomy in height and width, about standard size in thickness, and the build quality feels excellent overall, especially considering its price point.