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HomeElectronicsCooler Master Elite 360 m-ATX ATX Mid/Mini Tower Case with 350-Watt Power Supply RC-360-KKR1 |
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good general use desktop case or HTPC case Nov 25, 2011
By Jerry Jackson Jr.
I decided to use the Cooler Master Elite 360 case for my latest desktop/HTPC build since I wanted a small case that was still large enough to hold good components and also offered the ability to stand up like a regular tower or turn on its side like a typical component of a home theater system.
This case has been GREAT and I've only found a few minor issues.
For starters, the included power supply (if you buy the model that comes with the PSU) isn't very good. If you plan to use a basic motherboard and processor with built-in graphics and only one hard drive and optical drive (DVD or Blu-ray) then the 350W power supply will be okay. However, you will need to replace the cheap power supply with at least a 500W PSU if you plan to add a second hard drive, extra fans, and a discrete graphics card.
Speaking of which, because of the location of the power supply mount, you have to be VERY careful not to buy large graphics cards if you want to add a graphics card to this case. A Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB card "barely" fits in the case with the power supply. A larger (longer) card like my trusty old EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 is too long to fit with the power supply. Still, most people buying this case aren't looking to build a gaming rig with discrete graphics cards.
Cable management is a bit difficult in a small case like this if you don't have a modular power supply or plan to install multiple drives ... but that's the same with virtually all smaller desktop cases. That said, installing the primary hard drive (or secondary hard drive) with the SATA data cables and power cables is very difficult because of the tight space inside this case. I ended up using two laptop hard drives in order to give myself some extra room ... but even then there was barely enough room for the drives and the cables.
Overall, I'm very happy with this case. It's big enough for some decent hardware but small enough to only take up a little space in your office or living room. This is a very good value for the money.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good HTPC case Jun 18, 2011
By U. Crespo
"Prietito"
Unfortunately I did not use this case, it was slightly larger than expected. The case is very spacious with plenty of vents. If you decide to purchase this case, I suggest you purchase filters for the fans 120mm, in order to reduce the dust intake. I like that the logo on the case actually rotates for use of either tower or desktop. The case fits full size cards.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Stay away from the PSU Jun 09, 2011
By Scott Craighead
"SWC"
This case is great for what it does! Besides the power supply that comes with it is pure garbage it fired my motherboard ...and it wasn't because of voltage...it was a cheapy...luckily I put it in one of my old computers and not my new build...get the case without the power supply its 20 dollars cheaper...what a awful awful power supply it cost me about 100 dollars and possibility 100 dollars more for ram depending on what else it fired.
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Awesome basic case Mar 14, 2010
By Joshua Dancer
The best lower-end case I've ever worked with. Of the 20+ systems I've built, this is my favorite case. Plenty of room to work in, good cooling, and not stupidly expensive.
I like this case Apr 06, 2012
By dmont
I prefer desktop cases to towers because they take up less space since you can put your monitor on top. Some reviews say it's cheap, but I think it is good quality and I did not have any issue installing any of the components. Great Case.
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