Customer Reviews

Cooler Master Elite 360 m-ATX ATX Mid/Mini Tower Case with 350-Watt Power Supply RC-360-KKR1

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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.

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.

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 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.

This case is good for wht it cost. Great for placing under a desk or anything like. The only down side is that if u put a second drive in it then the cables barely fit.

They show a pic of this thing on its side, but it is too deep to work as an htpc case in a standard rack. I know because I tried. I've been using the case for almost 2 years now and it works for $40. Some things I dislike are the faceplate easily comes off, the power supply is up in the front of the case, and the 2nd hdd slot is mounted sideways, I'd rather all the hard drives sit the same way, either sideways or not, so if I change cases, they won't be sitting in a completely new orientation and risk failing.

To whomever it may concern at Cooler Master - To take all the standoffs and screws and simply shove them in a zip-lock bag and tie them inside the case with a twist tie is ridiculous. MINUS TWO STARS! To be that cheap with the hardware is just... well CHEAP! The bag tore and I received a case full of loose hardware, screws, and standoffs sliding around inside it. Have you ever seen the movie "Pet Detective"? Where Jim Carey throws the package around destroying everything inside? That was what came to mind when I picked up this package in front of my house. There were two screws and a standoff flopping around INSIDE THE POWER SUPPLY! I am still missing numerous screws and standoffs. Now I feel I have to remove the top cover of the PSU before turning it on for fear I will fry my new components. I am going to have to remove the quality control sticker over one of the screws to accomplish this, thereby voiding the warranty on the product I assume. But to return it would cost me more than it is worth - so whatever! I will get it resolved I guess. Cooler Master needs to figure out a better solution for the hardware. Otherwise, for the money this is a great product. Yeah, it's a cheap case. But it actually looks really nice in person.

Oh yeah, the logo on the front is really loose.

This is my second Cooler Master case, and it's great. I highly recommend it, except for two things:

If you're going to use a long graphics card, it WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM. As it is, my card is right up against the power supply.

And don't bother using the included power supply.

The case is great with everything you need...Smart thermal design, looks great and very versatile. The power supply (350W) is really low power...12V is 14A...This would not even power up my Pentium D nvidia ASUS mother board..But I guess it ok for some applications..Maybe they could charge a little more and put a better supply in there, I would pay 10$ more...

Very easy case to work with with no tools required. Runs really cool with the large 120mm fan included. I highly recommend this case for its versatility and the money.