Cooler Master Co., Ltd. is a computer hardware manufacturer from Taiwan. Founded in 1992,

the company is an aftermarket brand for computer chassis, PSU, coolers, cooling pads, and

other accessories.[1] Alongside the retail business, Cooler Master is also a

cooling solution OEM vendor for different brand names of the computer industry

including nVIDIA (VGA coolers),[2] AMD (CPU cooler), and EVGA (motherboard heatsinks). In

recent years the company expanded its operation and brand exposure into gaming

communities and sponsored major events such as KODE5.[3] Some of Cooler Master's

products also won awards such as the iF product design award.[4]

The company headquarters of Cooler Master is located in Zhonghe District, New Taipei

City, Taiwan and has a manufacturing facility in Huizhou, China.[5] To support international

operations, the company also has branch offices in various continents, including United

States (Fremont, California and Chino, California),

the Netherlands (Venlo), Germany (Augsburg), Russia (Moscow), and Brazil (São

Paulo).[6]Other than the mother brand, Cooler Master, the company also launched subsidiary

brands into different market segments, including the gaming oriented "CM Storm" and the life-

style product line "Choiix".

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1 CM Storm

2 See also

3 References

4 External links

CM Storm[edit]

Storm Sniper computer case

690 II Advanced Nvidia Edition computer case

V8 CPU heatsink

CM Storm is a subsidiary brand created in 2008.[7] Products are developed using research

collected from partnerships with gaming organizations in e-sports including Mousesports and

Frag Dominant.[8]

The subsidiary was launched and has since been branded as the company's gaming

peripheral headquarters.

In September 2009, CM Storm launched the Sentinel Advanced mouse that features a

programmable organic light-emitting diode display.[9]

In 2012, the release of the Sentinel Advanced II mouse launched featuring the same

programmableorganic light-emitting diode display and 8200 dots-per-inch and was

advertised through sponsored e-sport players.

In January 2012, CM Storm launched their QuickFire Ultimate keyboard.[10]

In January 2013, CM Storm launched their Sirus S gaming headset.[11] It also features an

in-line remote with volume control for each individual speaker and microphone mute

button.