Packaging & Overview
We donāt normally get too wound up on packaging, but Cougar goes above and beyond here. The main chassis sits down inside a block of foam. A few protrusions stick up and help hold the top tray that contains the glass, also completely contained in foam.
Carefully tucked in the foam are a pair of power supply brackets, a box of accessories, and some extended window stand-offs.
Inside the box is a manual, and assorted cable management items as well as all the required screws.
Similar in design to the Cougar Blazer, the Essence is a more compact version, standing about 2.5 inches shorter, around an inch less deep, but just a touch wider.
While the Blazer Essence does support ATX builds like the original Blazer, using a full-size board requires mounting the power supply towards the front of the case with a maximum power supply length of 140mm. mATX and ITX builds can use the rear bracket so that it opens up the front part of the case for the included pump/reservoir mount.
