Cooler Master NR200P MAX SFF Small Form Factor Mini-ITX Case, Custom 280mm AIO, 850W SFX Gold PSU, Triple-slot Vertical Mount GPU, PCIe Gen4 Riser, Tempered Glass or Vented Panel (NR200P-MCNN85-SL0)

Amazing case, first micro build. Couldn’t be happier with this product.

4 stars only because there is no way to screw in the side panels, and they like to fall off when the case is tilted sideways. The positives: Was able to fit an Asus Prime B250M-A mATX motherboard in here (10.24 x 2.03 x 10.63 inches). Had to forego the I/O shield as well as relocate the external power plug so that the motherboard could slide up to the top of the inside of the case. Was able to fit a full size tower cooler with not a single millimeter to spare. Also managed to squeeze in a full ATX power supply but there was nowhere to mount it. Literally everything other than the fans and CPU cooler are zip tied. No screws were harmed (or used) in the making of this PC. Overall this is a great little chassis. No annoying/ugly branding, very svelte and nice looking. Cozy inside. High quality construction overall.

Only have 3 PCIE lines, one for CPU, and two for GPU If you want to build rtx40 graphic card, you may need to buy one more PCIE line.

Review is for Black, standard version of the NR200 SFF (no riser cable, no windowed side panel) I was looking for a compact case with room to run a long 3 fan 2070 card. This case worked nicely, was easy to build in, and had some decent cable management options built in (like little tie tabs along the framework of the case to tie off to, and velcro straps under the PSU). Other thoughtful features are there are two positions for the PSU bracket, if you are using a standard SFX, or an SFX-L. The side and front covers come off without tools, but theyre nice and tight until youre ready to pop them off. The top and bottom covers come off easily as well, but are secured with one screw each. The only conflict I ran into with this case is I used an NZXT Kraken X63 280mm AIO cooler -(RL-KRX63-01) and the radiator doesnt actually fit inside the side mounted radiator bracket. The bracket bolt pattern allows for 280MM radiators, but the top and bottom edges of the bracket are bent at 90 degree angles and the resulting opening is slightly smaller than the Kracken 280 radiators top to bottom dimension. I had to spread the brackets folded sheetmetal edges back a bit on the top and bottom to squeeze the cooler in place, the solution was not elegant, but it allowed the cooler to fit. This 280 cooler also barely fit with-wise within the opening of the cases frame, but it worked so long as the cooling lines were positioned to be on the hing side of the bracket (and not the side that the bracket bolts to the case-frame). Biggest negative for me was the thinner sheetmetal where the motherboard actually bolts into, the tray has a nice big cutout on the back to access cooler backplates, but the but the thinness of the metal, plus the big opening makes the motherboard tray flex more than any other case I can remember building in. Not a deal breaker, and shouldnt make a difference once the machine is assembled, but I thought it was worth mentioning. Also, the case is pretty heavy for its size. I was planning to buy one of the windowed versions of this case as well, but they sold out early. My build (general purpose & moderate gaming): Asrock Z390M-ITX/ac motherboard Intel i5-9600K CPU Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM Mushkin Pilot – 2TB PCIe NVMe EVGA Supernova PSU 123-GM-0650-Y1 NZXT Kraken X63 280mm - RL-KRX63-01 Zotac RTX 2070 AMP ZT-T20700B-10P Im running 2 thin 120mm x 15mm bottom fans blowing up/in, and one thick 120mm fan in the top cover blowing up/out CPU is overclocked to 4.8GHZ, GPU is overclocked slightly (MSI Afterburners Curve maxes out around 2280 core speed), The case has good airflow, so far thermals when gaming have been: CPU Max 72 degrees (@125w draw) GPU Max 64 degrees (GPU @99%)

At close to half the price of other SFF cases, its simple design and small disappointments like a lack of front USB-C can be looked past. Nowadays considered large for the SFF market, it works in favour of air-cooled builds, allowing room for plenty of larger (but not the largest) coolers. The mostly-mesh design lends itself well for something sleek and simple, get the NR200P with the glass side panel if you want to go with more eye-candy. The roomier internals also give you more flexibility to work in, not as easy as a full ATX case, but definitely on the comfortable side for mITX.

I left my NZXT H1 case behind and migrated to the NR200, so glad I did. The Achilles heel of any computer build will be the riser cable, so if you plan on doing a vertical mounted GPU please keep that in mind. The build process with this case is extremely similar to Ncase M1. A few things to take note if you decide to go with this case. 1) The cooler clearance stated is 155mm but if you decide to omit the side support bracket you can squeeze in a 159mm CPU cooler. If you go with the tempered glass side panel then 159mm may or may not be too tall and will not close if you have the tempered glass panel. Personally, I used the side support bracket and installed a Noctua C14s. 2) Fans. If you do use a Noctua C14s you will have to use slim fans for the top of the case and a 120mm fan on the Noctua. The 140mm fan that comes with the Noctua will not work with this setup no matter how you try to set it up. Normal 120mm fans fit fine at the bottom of the case under the graphics card. I have a Sapphire 5700XT and was able to fit regular size 120mm fans with no problem. You might have to go with slim fans on the bottom is you get an extra thicc GPU. 3) Power Supply. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND going with an SFX PSU. An SFX-L will work but you will lose clearance at the top and only be able to use one 120mm fan instead of two. Also with an SFX-L PSU will affect the length of GPU you can use because all the wires will get in the way. (Deep Breath) I know it’s lengthy but this is the best advice I can give and I am thoroughly happy with the NR200. I do not regret switching from the NZXT H1 and this case is great on thermals. Before I forget, buy a small 4 pin PWM fan hub, you will need it.

Updated review: The front panel connectors come Presleeved allowing you to plug all 8 pins in at once instead of individually. This is great but I failed to check to see if the way they had their cable sleeved would line up with the pins on my motherboard. After several rebuilds I feel like an idiot cause I didn’t think of it. Make sure you check the way your cables are sleeved and check your motherboard manual and make sure the connections line up properly or you’ll probably spend a whole bunch of time trying to fix a computer blindly. Outside of that tedious issue, the case has been great so far I was able to fit a scythe fuma 2 inside however the hardrive tray/radiator bracket couldn’t be reinstalled. Thermals have been great mid 60s on an overclocked Ryzen 7 3700. Also with the fuma I was able to fit 2 full size 120mm fans at the top (artic p12s) and with a 2 slot gpu (5700xt) I was also able to fit 2 full size 120mm fans (also artic p12s) This was my first time building inside any itx case, outside of me not checking the front panel connectors it was really straight forward. Cable management is a little tough personally I would recommend custom cables that way it’s not as bulky as the stock cables you get in any power supply. I would also hugely recommend a modular power supply (like I have in the picture) so you only have the cables you need and it’s not a complete rats nest. Also zip ties or twist ties are your best friends, I see a lot of people build their computer and leave their cables all over the place don’t be that person.

The ITX space is growing but still has limited options. This case checks most of the boxes for ITX build but my only concern is the custom AIO in the case. Just know that if you ever have an issue with your AIO you can not buy another brand or even a CoolerMaster off the shelf. This is a custom built AIO for the case so if it goes bye bye then you have to work directly with CM to get another. In my case I purchased 2 of these. The first one was fine but there must of been air bubbles caught in the pump because it would constantly crackle in that area. I disconnected all the fans and even the gpu and ensured the sound was from the pump. I purchased another and it seemed fine but once again after a day of use I started hearing the crackle. I contacted CM and they were great but they were going to have me send it in. I didnt want to deal with this down the road. There are many ITX cases that you can build with off the shelf parts so if something dies or goes wrong you can quickly get a replacement. Case is awesome but I wish the AIO wasnt custom. If they could design it where you could use any 280mm AIO that would be a 10/10.

Great build quality and fairly easy to install. Its still a little cramped but that just comes with the form factor. The unit is also very quiet and I really like the optional side panel.

White NR200P with gen3 riser and glass panel With the mesh panel, the NR200 looks sleek, modern, and clean, perfect for a home office. If you fit the glass panel you can bling out the case with LEDs, logos, and tubing to make it the center of attention, which might be desirable for gamers. The power LED is a pleasant white, not a super bright blue. The method of attachment for the side panels is far superior to thumbscrews; It has easy to use metal pins on the panels that secure them to the case. You have the option of securing the side panels to the case with screws, although if the case is in a private area that is not necessary. Cons: If you use a vertical GPU with a waterblock, the terminals of the waterblock will most likely prevent you from installing at least one of the top fans because the case doesnt have enough vertical space. There isnt much space behind the motherboard tray for routing cables that are not thin. The included 2 120mm fans started to develop a loud rattle and I had to take them out. The product pages for the CM fans never outright say sleeve bearing (they always say sealed long life bearing) but I suspect that they are sleeves and unfortunately their noise made them unbearable. I used them on the top of the case where they laid flat, which sleeve bearing fans always hate. You may be able to get more mileage out of the fans if you mount them to the side panel so that they are standing up.