Customer Reviews

Cooler Master NV-334-KWN1-GP Elite 334 nVidia Edition ATX, MATX Mid Tower Case

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

nVidia NV-334 case is great, but Cooler Master customer service is questionable
Case has green tinted plexiglass side, no side vent, has CPU cooler vent, power and reset switches and LEDs on right side, manual is tolerable.
PROs:
Front case panel removes easily, improved by CM
Front green fan included, didn't expect a front fan.
Front I/O panel has blank for 1394
Drive bays easy to work on (I added FP35B to front I/O panel)
Easily allow 11" video card instalaltion
Case material and quality good
Has both HD audio and AC'97 connectors
Has installed speaker w/ 4 pin connector
Power switch improved design (LEDs for both power and reset)
Mesh allows good ventilation
Cable mangement is good (no cable ties included)
Rear 7 slots managed by single lever mechanism (works well)
CONS:
Fans were 1500RPM, 50CFM and 25dbA (I replaced mine with Scythe DFS122512L-PWM and CM R4-L2R-20CG-GP quiter and better CFM)
No fan filters.
Contact with CM is difficult and getting response is almost impossible. I RMA'ed for nuts and got dead letter, my calls were answered but no action, "live chat" is impossible and directs you to e-mail.

Recommendation: Great case, nice design, looks good. Hopefully you will not need to communicate with Cooler Master.

For about 4 years I have been building and repairing computers, but not until recently have I gotten a job where I could buy all new equipment and build an all new PC. I love Nvidia products, and I knew there was Nvidia branded cases out there, I just had to find one. There are several other ones, by different companies. They are much more expensive, one I found in the $350 dollar range. I am Not going to pay 350 for a case, not happening. This one is a great price, you get a BRIGHT! green glowing from fan that blows air over your HDDs. My hard drives used to run about 50*C, they now run in the 30s! It has a fairly large exhaust chassis fan in the rear, both fans are almost silent. The side panel with the transparent Nvidia claw that is tinted green looks amazing! I you get all kinds of Nerd cred, just what I was going for! Also. on the same side panel it has a ventilation tube directly to the CPU cooler, I would imagine that you could replace the tube with another fan if you wanted, If I ever DO change out, I will probably install a green glowing fan to complement the rest of the case. The front panel is mesh which provides excellent ventilation, the only disadvantage is that you have to dust the area where the green glowing fan is because it sucks so much air that it sometimes collects a little, but not enough to worry about. Behind the mesh is foam filter to keep the dust at bay while still providing good ventilation. Also on the front panel is 2 USB 2.0 ports and a Mic in, and a line out audio plugs. To the audio plugs there is an AC '97 and an HD Audio connection. So thats covered. The only thing that I might have liked more about this case is if the PSU was floor mounted. I don't mind where its at too much because my PSU has a blue glowing fan on the bottom, the blue light isn't nearly as bright as the green fan, so unfortunately I can't see it as well. The HDD/Raid/FDD/CDR rack is tooless, I like that, but, the only quam I had about that is that the mounting brackets are plastic and while trying to mount a hard drive for the first time I broke one. Not good. But, there is several others on the rack, and I'm only mounting 2 HDDs, so it wasn't too much of a problem to me. This is a full size case, and I have a Micro ATX board and it mounts just fine, not problem. Over all, this is a great case, all I could as for is maybe a little stronger metal, but that isn't too much of an issue. I would most definitely recommend this case to someone else, its worth the money, and is big enough for an SLI board with the large cards.

I would say that this is a reasonable case for the price. But don't expect anything fantastic. I do like the looks of the unit - especially as it only has the Nvidia log on the front and NOT the coolermaster logo that you see on the pictures here on Amazon.

The metal of the case, especially the outside panels and even the rear panel, are very, very thin metal that bends easily. This case, while reasonably well built, is nothing like the strength and quality of a CoolerMaster 690, for example. (As reference, I just installed a CM 690 II Advanced Nvidia edition two days before building this system in a NV-334 nVidia Edition case.)

My main complaint is that the front fan is defective - the green LED built into the fan flashes constantly, and not even at a constant rate. It's really annoying, and there is no switch to just turn the LED off. I know that the LED is not supposed to flash, as the 690 II nVidia edition also has a green LED fan in the front, and it does not flash (it also has an on/off switch). I'll have to replace that fan, which is a pain as I just assembled the unit with everything in it. I thought about just swapping the front and rear fans, but due to the side window I'll still be getting the flashing light all the time and will be driven nuts....

Other criticism is that it's very difficult to remove/add hard drives into some of the slots (especially the ones in front of the fan) for some motherboards. For my Intel board, the SATA and even case connectors on the motherboard are right in front of the hard drives, and the hard drives have to be slid back so far to remove from the stack that it's tough to do without removing any cables connected into the motherboard ports in that location.

Again, I think that overall this is a reasonable case for the price. Just don't expect the highest build quality. And hopefully you'll get a non-defective LED fan like I did.

I really didn't have to buy this but I did! It's cool because it comes with a pre-installed front cooling fan with built in led green light. That's sweet! It also has a breathable material behind it's front grills. That's sweet too because when or if the tower is in a dusty place that material helps to hold the dust rather the allowing the dust to just enter then tower to the motherboard and other parts. I wish all towers came with that. Or at least if they cold make/sell some of that material for aftermarket purchases. The other benefits this tower brings is that it allows room for expansion. So you can now add up to 4 hard drives as long as your motherboard allows that type of configuration. and You can also add up to 3 to 4 DVD/CD ROM drives. The other new diffrent thing I noticed about this tower is that it has it's own port for the fan for the CPU it's like a little cone that is positioned directly to the CPU core fan that's really nice too I think. In other words the cool air intake will be sucking air in directly to that CPU core fan rather then sucking in warm air from with in the tower. JUST GET IT IF YOUR LOOKING TO UP GRADE YOUR TOWER AT A DECENT PRICE.

Got this case to to replace an old case (Enermax?) that was to small for larger video cards (GTX 260 / HD 5850) and didn't provide very good air flow through it. This case is just big enough for one of these video cards so long as you place the HD's at the very bottom of the case. The case is to small for doing an SLI/Xfire since the second video card will interfere with the HD even if it is mounted on the bottom. I like the middle front location of the USB and audio ports vs some other cases which have the ports located on the bottom, top or side.
The cooling provided by the original fans is ok but I replaced both with higher flow models and used a fan control module to regulate the speed. I removed the CPU vent attachment since I installed a much better heat pipe CPU coolers vs using the stock retail one. The design of the mesh gril with filter behind it is great for keeping dust and dog hairs out of the system but still provides excellent air flow through the case.
The window area is just right for looking in if you have your case on a desk next to you. I have installed Ballistic Tracer memory modules and the view looking in is great when the lights on the modules are flashing as the memory is being accessed.

I always thought I have to pay in excess of $100 for a decent featured case (Nvidia, AMD, etc). This case works great, has foam on the insides behind the mesh, like a dual barrier to prevent dust, very sturdy, very nice.

I would definitely buy this again.

the tools-free features inside are so convenient. i love the look of this tower and the window isn't overkill. very solid setup here.

This case is only ok, it was very hard to install my hard drive, and when i did, I was unable to install my video card (xfx 5850) because the HDD was in the way. The cable management was pretty bad, and the front fan is rather slow. Overall, if you are looking for a case with a lot of room for water cooling and expansion, this is not your case.

Great case! The best part is the tube that comes in from the side vent. I added an 80mm fan to help, and my AMD dual core stays cooler than I've ever been able to keep it before. It may get a little cramped inside if you add a lot of peripherals.

Case is wonderful, light weight, good looks. usually attracts alot of attention. I've got a i5-760 8GB ram and a GTX 460 1GB from zotac in there, Working perfectly. very easy to handel and plus although I choose free shipping I got it for 1 day early. Iam happy with it, great price and great case, you have to get one if you are still thinking of buying it. :)