Customer Reviews

Cooler Master Elite 360 RC-360-KKN1-GP ATX Mid Tower/Desktop Case (Black)

5 star:		(25)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is a nice case. Perfect for a media center, or a person in need of a PC tower that doesn't take up a lot of space.

Pros are the many vents, and the ability to place the tower vertical or horizontal. Has a large fan, doesn't spin all that fast, but it really doesn't need to being so big.

Cons are it's a tight fit for a full size board, but it will fit. Large graphics cards fit, but it's tight. Any graphics card with a fan that extents 2ins past the top of board will not fit in case. So getting it all in there was a pain, but the case is so nice to look at.

I bought one, and then decided to buy one more after building the first.

Was going to save a few bucks and use this as and HTPC case, but the case is over 17" deep, not the listed 16.1". It may not appear to be a big deal to some, but for those of you who plan on placing this into some sort of entertainment center, it could be a deal breaker.

Good case for my HTPC, fit nicely in my stereo enclosure. Knocked off a star for the cheesy logo, and if you remove it, you leave an open hole. Also didn't care for the break away expansion card covers. All in all a quality product with all the necessary screws and mounting rails. Can't beat the price!

Used for HTPC build, excellent case and nice layout. accepts ATX boards and PSU. as other reviewers mentioned, be careful with the parts as some full size graphic cards and PSU's might not fit.

case has good ventilation and has an extra 120mm fan. I actually like the front PSU location as wiring makes it easier but gets too close to the PCI parts. price is low and comes with free UPS shipping!

I'm very impressed with the quality per price of this case. Is is the greatest quality? No. Is it worth fourty usd with free shipping? Oh Yes. Especially considering the cost of most HTPC cases.

This case uses a full size ATX motherboard and full size ATX power supply. Which is nice for anyone with an old full size mobo just laying around that wants to build a HTPC. The case is reasonably small, but the dimensions don't match my stereo receiver. The case can rest on top of the receiver and not fall off, but it does have some overlap. I put in full size components (mobo/powersupply), including a fanless MSI 6800GT video card with a large passive cooler on top. It fit, but the video card was reasonably close to the cables coming out of the power supply, and routing the cables was a slight challenge, but feasible. Overall I am very pleased and I can't emphasis enough how pleased I am at the price point.

Pros:
Low cost
Fits full size ATX motherboard and ATX powersupply
Reasonably Small size (but not small, it's a mid tower)
Aesthetically pleasing
Front USB
No bright lights! (important for a HTPC)
Included 120mm fan (at least quieter than my cpu fan which is stock)
Included pieces for mounting drives
Lots of vents, ability to add more fans
Well packaged by amazon.com (no dents, etc)
Ability to stand on side or upright.

Cons:
Can't really think of any...
Too Small for some oversized video cards?
Big for a HTPC, but then again the large size is why I bought it, so I could use old full size parts...
A little flimsy, but given the price, I can't really complain.

Here are my system components for anyone interested:
Running Windows 7 RC1 7100 with Boxee
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 939 ULi M1695 ATX motherboard
AMD X2 64 3800+ Manchester 939 CPU
Gskill PC3200 2x1 GB DDR400 ram
MSI NX8600GT-T2D256EZ PCIx 256mb DDR3 128bit fanless video card
PPA 1431v 6 Channels 16-bit PCI Interface Sound Card (cheap from newegg and has optical out for 5.1 to receiver)
Samsung 22X IDE DVD burner
SATA2 400gb hard drive, and WD mybook 1TB usb hard drive
ADESSO WKB-3000UB Black 86key bluetooth 2.4Ghz wireless keyboard
Rosewill Stallion Series RD450-2-SB 450W ATX Powersupply

I'm the type of person that does a LOT of research before buying a product. If you're like me, this review is for you.

I needed a decent cheap case shipped overnight. This was the best deal. I also needed it to fit an ATX motherboard along with regular size 9500GT video card. It worked. Except for the fact that my CPU cooler won't fit!!! granted, I have a large CPU cooler, (Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro) I am unable to close the lid with the cooler on. Therefore, I have to purchase a smaller cooler.

The power supply being in the front didn't bother me much except be sure to install power supply before installing the video card/all other cards as it's difficult (NOTE: IMPOSSIBLE) to install the power supply with the video card inserted.

It usually takes me 20 minutes to build a computer from start to finish. This one took me over an hour. (including troubleshooting) because I had to replace the power supply, hence having to remove all cards etc.

price/performance wise - great.
if you're looking for a great looking case without the issues, look elsewhere.

p.s. It's surprisingly small. Thinner and shorter than I expected.

This case is good for the price, but next time I think I'd spend 10-20$ more instead. I purchased a motherboard with really bad sata placement, so this case was allot of trouble for me. Cable routing is actually kind of nice. PSU placement is a great idea, but I think they could have made the case 1" bigger and I wouldn't have felt like I had giant hands when trying to run everything.

Regardless, for the price it's a good case, and unique with the PSU placement.

This case isn't amazing and the construction is of cheaper quality. You must bend the metal pieces for bays and pci slots and you can't put them back on. There isn't too much room to manage cables on the side but some can fit. This case somewhat limits you to use one 5.25 inch drive because one of them would touch the ram if you have 4 sticks of ram.

I have cut myself several times with this case and there are some spots that are really sharp. Mainly the hole in the front where you put the power supply in.

The price of this case isn't that cheap as many might think. There are many other cases in a similar price range that are better built with better quality.

The reason that I'm giving this case 4 stars is because its one of the few cases where you can fit a full size ATX motherboard in a compact enclosure. So if you're looking for the smallest case that can fit an ATX motherboard, this is it.

I recently re-cased my PC from a Coolermaster Centurion 5 to the Elite 360 for purely aesthetic purposes. I just wanted a desktop case. I was a bit hesitant originally due to all of the comments regarding size, as my graphics card is in the 9" range, and my PSU was a bit on the long side as well (a bit over 6"). It worked out fine for me, as apparently my PSU was about due to be replaced anyway (wouldn't start once I got everything put back together). I purchased a new PSU (making sure to find one under 6" in length), put it all together, and booted on the first try. So far my components are running at roughly the same temperatures as they were in the much larger case, plus or minus 1-2 degrees C.

I do have one piece of advice regarding the space available for the graphics card + PSU. There is a plastic spacer between the side of the case and the PSU that, if removed, frees up roughly another 3/8" of space. You will have to lose the Coolermaster logo on front, but the general concensus seems to be that it is hideous anyway.

Also, having a mobo that is less than 8.5" in width will make your life a lot easier as well.

Know your components, know your purpose, and this is a great case!

i love that this thing can hold a full atx mobo and an ati HD5770 while being so small. i havent got this rig up and running as the mobo i installed was defective, but everything fits. i am interested in the airflow of this case, so i will be monitoring as soon as she gets a new mobo. was a cinch to install everything. the power supply is funny to install, but easy.