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)

So you, like me, probably looked into smaller cases because you are limited in space, or you just want something a little less prominent. My first foray into deciding which case to get, I was a little overwhelmed with the boutique, $300 2 1/2 liter whatever boxes that showed up. I thought, Damn, that kind of money can get a really nice case. This is four pieces of acrylic glued together with vape juice and sold along side matching hats and coats. Seriously, think of the $300 dollar category for ATX cases. Exactly. There are some crazy options. Stuff em full of GPUs and radiators and 400 dollars of RGB fans. Post it on reddit. But this little guy. A hair over $100 bucks at my time of reviewing. Wow. Everything comes apart, giving you access to every angle. Multiple PSU options, if get the adapter (Or print it, which they have plans for on their website.) A nice little footprint, has space for a few 2.5 drives or a couple 3.5 drives if you got the space. Cant believe the value the packed into this. I get why its such a popular SFF case. Ive always had a thing for Cooler Master cases. Still have my CM Storm Trooper from a decade ago. Still a beast and could easily be used as an armored vehicle for a smaller individual. Just need some wheels. If you feel like having a smaller computer is something you want to explore, try this one out before you start taking out loans to get some plasma cut organic steel mesh top hat loque s-1 double blown pudding bottom Yeezies.

I upgraded to this case from a Cougar QBX. The QBX was a low cost alternative to the nCase M1 when that came out a few years ago. The NR200 is the exact same internal layout as both of those cases minus a spot for a optical drive. This case was a little cheaper months ago when it released but it has increased in price rightfully so as it is a great case. Do not pay $$$ for a kickstarter SFF case unless you have the budget and the patience. This case has a great fit and finish. It is dimentionally slightly smaller than my QBX so it will fit into a backpack AND fit in the underseat compartment on most airplanes. Ive got the Scythe Mugen 5 rev.B on an Asus z170i pro motherboard and the side panel closes fully with a milimeter to spare without the crosspanel installed. Airflow is great with the mesh sidepanels. I like that there is an abundance of filters on this case and the tooless capability makes it very easy to work in for regular maintenance or upgrades. Plenty of room for bigger modern hardware (whenever there is hardware to actually purchase these days). I think the price is still competitive as long as it doesnt climb above $100.

Tool less design is amazing, my top noctua fans arrived late and removing the radiator via the top instead of dismounting the mobo is great. Plenty of space behind the board for cables, be careful as any protruding cables will make the Tool less back panel pop off, I wish there were f it holes to hold it on but I distress. Plenty of space for slim fans at the bottom. Even though the thermals are worse I highly recommend top exhaust/bottom intake if you plan to keep this near you on your desk. Water pump is quiet, although I wasnt a fan of the stock case fans, quite loud.

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.

This is case is structurally very solid. The front faceplate is built like a hood on a 60’s Buick. I was also able to fit a Power Color 6700XT Hellhound 3-fan card in this thing! Where it comes up short are things like the vertical GPU mount that they stamp out poorly and use in every case from that manufacturer. What happens is your GPU sits crooked and it looks funny. Also the magnets aren’t strong enough to hold the dust filters to the case so they fall off just sitting there. The metal used where holes are pre-tapped is thin and poor quality so it’s very easy to pull the threads out if you remove screws a couple times or aren’t careful. The next bit could be a real problem for some.. The riser cable which I understand to be Gen 4 capable does not function with MB bios set to “AUTO” or “Gen 4” so I had to pop a Gen 3 limited card in so that I could get into the bios and manually set the board to “Gen 3”. This would require most users to disassemble the pc to do. So I recommend testing the riser before assembly and setting the Pcie slot to “Gen 3” if needed or just slotting the card in and doing that regardless. Kind of disappointing spending all of this money on a new case MB, CPU & GPU and having that one part negate half the reason for spending all of the money, especially considering the cost of this case being quite high. Id also like to note I have a test bench that I tested this riser on as well and was unable to get it to work unless I manually set the bios to Gen 3 prior to using the riser. So that tells me it’s an issue with the riser. Would I recommend this case to a friend? Yeah, I think I would. It’s not terrible, it’s not great but it is fairly good overall. I would however recommend waiting for a sale.

Its definitely bigger than my previous Dan Case A4 V4 but I like the ease of having better cooling capabilities and a layout optimal for Founder NVIDIA cards that blow through the heatsink.

Pros: size, quality, options, thermals. Cons: sneaky limitations. Obviously if youre looking at this case, youre thinking about building a small computer. That being said, ensure you check the measurements on everything and research whether or not your exact products will work in this case. For those using an air cooler and M.2 drives, this is a fantastic case with many options for airflow and customizations. For those using custom water loops, the mounting options may be limited, but you can pack a powerful system inside with no issues. For those like me that were downgrading from a full-size tower and wanted to keep some of those components, the path gets super tricky. I had seen an AIO mounted in this case through tutorial videos, and the case did specify it was able to hold a 3.5 hard drive in more than one location. However, if youre using both an AIO and a 3.5 drive, youll either need to hard-mod the case to get it to fit or mess up the airflow. The 120 AIO i have now fits, but the bends near the barbs are concerningly tight. Everything else about the case is fantastic. Tool-less access to components for easy swapping, quality build metal and mesh, SO small, and beginner friendly if this is your first ITX build.

This case just has everything. Its got tooless side panels so that you can easily take them off without a screwdriver. Comes with case fans that come with grills + toolless mounts that slide right in. The SSD (or HDD) can be mounted toolessly with the included screws and rubber grommets. I had trouble putting the back panel on because I stuffed all the cables in the back but whats this? They have screw holes so you can screw the cover just incase you have so many wires it wont close with the tooless design!!! Also comes with a glass side panel which is also tooless. The top panel comes off with 1 screw. It has magnetic dust filters for easy cleaning. Also comes with a pcie riser so that you can mount your GPU vertically if you want?! I mean this case has EVERYTHING covered imo. Just make sure you buy an SFX power supply because the power supply cage is small. Cooler master has knocked it out of the park here imo, design, accessories, and accessibility 5/5 would recommend to anyone who wants a reasonably small computer.

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.

One of the best cases Ive ever built in - the snap on side covers are so convenient to get in and out and youll have no issues so long as you knoq how to build a PC properly and keep your cables neat!