Cooler Master Elite 130 Computer Case 'Mini-ITX, USB 3.0, Mesh Side Panel' RC-130-KKN1

I'll be honest. At one point I was going to send this case back. Not that I didn't like the case as it was exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. Small, compact and surprisingly roomy (although space not used to the best, me thinks).No, the reason being I couldn't get all of my components in *neatly*. Cabling is a nightmare.Anyway, I wanted to do a Mini ITX build consisting of an i7 (stock cooled), a 64Gb SSD and two 2Tb mechanical hard drives to replace my current ATX i5 second gen.When the case arrived, I did a dummy build using the SSD and PSU - and two old hard drives and the SSD - before ordering the motherboard and CPU.This was to see how elegant (or not) the cabling would be within relatively small confines.My thinking was, if the build wasn't practical, I'd send the case back and get a bigger one. I didn't want to do this as I desired a *small* unit - otherwise I may as well have stuck with my current set up and simply replaced a few components.Although the PSU was modular, I still ended up using all of the cables so a bit of a waste of time, really. If you are simply going to have a single drive and/or an SSD then use modular. Otherwise you may as well get a normal PSU. The two built-in fans use the old 4-pin molex type connectors which is a shame as they have a smaller connection on them which then goes into the molex making the wiring messy. Remember there are two of these sets of wires. I guess this is the way it has to be as there are no power supplies for the smaller types.The first build issue I found was the SSD. The best place for this is under the optical bay where there are some mounting points. However, if you place the SSD the correct way, the screws will not go into the SSD. It's as if the holes are slightly off-centre. I don't know if this is a fault with the case or the SSD. You could simply use tape or a cable tie or, as I did, place it upside down. This means that you have to invert the cables into the SSD. Not necessarily a problem - but since the main hard drive sits on the floor below the optical drive - the power cable won't quite reach as you have to twist it. The other hard drive sits vertically on the side wall so I ended up using two power cables when one could have sufficed.What this meant was that it was impossible to get cabling neat. A shame as adding a proper hard drive cage under the optical drive would have been ideal. Perhaps airflow was a problem if they did this?Anyway, when you do the build proper, cables are everywhere and cable clutter is almost inevitable unless your build is simple.The other issue for you overclockers out there is that you can't use a large CPU fan. The CPU sits right under the PSU and there simply isn't enough room. Mind you, there are coolers out there which are low-profile. I have the ARTIC Alpine 11 REV. 2 on order. I just hope it'll fit. However, the stock cooler does a reasonable job as it should.The main components in my case are:ASUS Z97i-PLUSIntel Core i7-4790KCorsair CMY8GX3M2A2400C11R Vengeance Pro Series 8GB (2x4GB)SanDisk SDSSDHII-120G-G25 120GB 2.5 inch Ultra II SATA III Internal Solid State DriveBe Quiet Pure Power L8 530W PSU2TB mechanical Drive x21 x Optical DriveAsus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB GDDR5 DirectCU II Mini Graphics Card( I recommend the 'mini' which saves a bit of space over the full-size version).Overall, the unit is reasonably quiet and sound not intrusive. There is a slight murmur coming from one of the fans but I can live with it.I suspect that the case is designed with water cooling in mind due to the lack of space available for a full-size CPU fan.Anyway, I'm glad I stuck with the case. Yes, the wiring is messy and the inside of the case is nothing I'm proud of - but it works and works well, Also, the case takes a DVD drive (not all of them do).Would I recommend the case? Absolutely! It's small, cheap and looks great. Unless you want loads of PCI components, Mini ITX is the future!

I bought this case in order to build a media centre PC and am very pleased with the result. The finish of the case is better than I expected, with no sharp edges either inside or out.There is space inside for a full sized ATX power supply, but overclockers out there should be aware that the positioning of the cage means that it overhangs the motherboard, so depending on where the CPU socket is located there is only about an inch of clearance between the top of the CPU cooler and the bottom of the power supply cage. Choose your aftermarket cooler with care!Front panel connections are good for a case of this price with one USB3 and three USB2 ports, as well as the usual microphone and headphone sockets. There is also a 5.25" bay with a lockable door if you are not intending to use it.Two case fans are included, a 120mm at the front and a smaller 60mm (ish) on the side. Both are reasonably quiet especially when turned down with motherboard software or an app like speedfan. There is space to mount another 120mm fan inside behind the HDD bays which blows over the motherboard tray, and cooler master kindly include some quick fitting plugs that do away with the need for screws and tools.For a small case building this PC was quick and easy, to the point that I took the opportunity to teach the missus and had her put it together. Having said that her little fingers probably made it a little easier!It has three 3.5" drive bays with quick release brackets, and an adapter that can sacrifice one of them for a pair of 2.5" SSD's or laptop drives. As I am not using the 5.25" bay I have added an additional 3.5" drive by suspending it in the bay with some of the missus's adjustable rubber bra straps. This also has the benefit of isolating vibrations and noise from the drive making it quieter. Thick rubber bands can also be used but I didn't have any to hand, hence the bra straps!There is room for a full sized twin slot graphics card, although as I don't have a modular PSU most of this has been taken up with excess cabling in order to get good airflow over the motherboard.System build:AMD A10-5800 PSU with built in HD7660D graphics, 4GB PC2133 Ram, 500W OCZ extreme PSU, 3 3.5" HDD's & 1 2.5" SSD. Runs windows 8 with Mediaportal front end.TL;DR A good quality low cost case with plenty of room for HDD's and full sized twin slot graphics card.

SilverStone screwed me by asking 75 EUR for a replacement PSU in my SG05 case. The case and PSU were only about £85 to begin with. So instead of doing that I thought hell, I can buy a whole new case and PSU for that price, if only I can find a Mini ITX case that is compatible with full size ATX PSUs.My choices were Fractal Designs Node 304, Lian Li PC-V352 or this Cooler Master Elite 120. Being the cheapest option by quite a long way, and having some good reviews despite being new to the market I decided to go for it. I wasn't expecting a case with a premium feel, but I have been very pleasantly surprised.There is absolutely nothing budget about the way this case looks or feels, it is in my opinion exceptional value for money. It has 2 case fans (one at the front, and one on the side at the back closest to the CPU), comes with all the screws you could need, a beeper, cable ties, enough trays and attachments for 3 HDDs, and for all those PC builders out there with hands made of paper you'll be pleased to know that the insides of the case are completely burr free. They even sprayed the inside of the case black, it looks very cool. Comparing this to my SilverStone SG05, the build quality and attention to detail on this is far better.My only gripe would be that one (or maybe both) of the fans are a little loud. I might see about replacing them in the future with something quieter. I haven't put a GPU in this yet, but it's evident that it would be a tight fit.I would give this 5 stars if the fans were quieter. For less than £40 this case comes highly recommended.

En su momento la escogí por que era la única caja ITX que encontré disponible en el mercado que ofrecía bahía de cinco y cuarto para un grabador de Blu-ray, pero he de decir que aparte de ello posee mucho espacio interior permitiendo colocar casi cualquier grafica del mercado (siempre y cuando sea de uno o dos slots), dos discos duros de 3,5" y un ssd o hdd de 2,5", una fuente ATX completa y a pesar de ello dejando un buen espacio para ventilación ya que ni el procesador ni la gráfica me han sufrido nunca de problemas de sobrecalentamiento en los dos años que llevo con ella.El único inconveniente que puedo ponerle es que los ventiladores que trae de serie aunque no llegan al punto de ser molestos son considerablemente ruidosos, aunque se puede solucionar fácilmente sustituyéndolos por otros más silenciosos, como por ejemplo unos Noctua.En definitiva totalmente recomendable para montar un htpc, un nas o un pc gamer compacto ya que ofrece mucho espacio interior para todo tipo de dispositivos sin ser demasiado voluminosa ni afectar negativamente a la refrigeración de los componentes.

Buen gabinete. Excelente calidad y directo de Amazon a un super-precio. Es ITX pero tiene muchas opciones para agregar discos, ventilación y manejo de cables. De preferencia que la fuente sea modular para evitar mucho cable en el interior pero si el presupuesto es limitado, de preferencia elegir una fuente de menos de 300Watts que solo tenga los cables necesarios.3 puertos USB 3.0 y 1 USB 2.0 al frente. No se puede pedir más. Ideal para ensamblar una NAS.

In India you cannot find a decent mini itx case cheaper than this. CPU cooler clearance is 68mm around. I am using a noctua NHL9 am4 which is 35mm in height. AMD ryzen stealth cooler(short aluminium base) also works perfectly. Ryzen spire cooler (tall copper base) just fits but it may struggle to take fresh air as it goes very close to the underside of the PSU. 120mm AIO is also possible but not recommended. I replaced the front cooler master fan with a arctic one. I mounted one 3.5 inch HDD at the floor near the motherboard and 2xSSDs on the DVD tray, 1 SSD under the DVD tray. All are running cool. It is better to remove the side tray and use that space for another 120mm fan.

Das Gehäuse verwende ich für mein neues NAS-System. Die fertigen NAS-Systeme haben in der Regel nicht die Leistung, die ich haben will. Oder aber sie sind sehr teuer. Oder sie brauchen mir zuviel Strom, oder sie sind laut. Irgendwas ist immer, daher bleibt aus meiner Sicht nur der Eigenbau.Warum diese Gehäuse?---------------------------- Es ist klein genug um noch als NAS-Gehäuse durchgehen zu können- Es ist groß genug für ein ITX-Board und mindestens vier Festplatten- Es hat viele Lüftungsschlitze an allen Seiten, perfekt für passive Kühlung- Es hat einen großen Front-Lüfter, der ist sehr leise wenn er langsam läuft- Ich mag auch das schnörkellose Backsteindesign ;-)- Es ist superkostengünstigFazit: Ein perfektes Gehäuse für ein eigenes NAS bei passiver KühlungZusatz: Was baue ich da rein? (alles hier bei amazon besorgt)-------------------------------------------------------------- Mainboard: ASRock 90-MXB6N0-A0UAYZ Mainboard schwarz (ASRock J4105-ITX)- Speicher: 2 x PHS-memory 8GB RAM Speicher für ASRock J5005-ITX DDR4 SO DIMM 2400MHz- Netzteil: PicoPSU-90 12V DC-DC ATX mini-ITX 0-90W Netzteil power supply Salcar 72W Netzteil (12V 6A),Ladegerät, Transformator,Trafo für LED Strip Streifen SMD 5050/3528/5630- Kabelsatz: deleyCON SATA Kabel Set 4X SATA III Kabel mit Stecker gerade + Strom Adapter Kabel - SSD HDD- Boot-Festplatte: Samsung MZ-75E500B/EU 850 EVO interne SSD 500GB (6,4 cm (2,5 Zoll), SATA III) schwarz- Datenfestplatten: 2 x WD Red 8 TBOhne Festplatten liege ich preislich bei 311 Euro, das ist im Vergleich mit fertigen NAS-Geräten dieser Leistungsklasse ganz hervorragend. Kommen noch die Festplatten drauf, meine sind hochwertig und recht groß und kosten insgesamt fast 570 Euro .Das geht natürlich auch günstiger. Man könnte auch ohne extra Boot-Platte und mit einer oder zwei 4 TB Platten arbeiten, die kosten im Moment hier bei amazon so um 55 Euro pro Stück . Im günstigsten Fall hat man somit ein pfeilschnelles NAS für ca. 370 Euro. Natürlich darf man den Stundenlohn für die Heidenarbeit beim Installieren des Betriebssystems auf keinen Fall mitrechen! Das läuft alles unter Spaß!;-)Ich wollte eigentlich das ASRock J5005-ITX verwenden, das ist aber im Moment nicht für einen vernünftigen Preis zu bekommen. Das ASRock J4105-ITX ist nur etwa 10% langsamer und dafür im Standby noch ein wenig sparsamer. Die Leistung reicht aber dicke aus. Die 16 GB Speicher sollen laut Board-Spezifikation gar nicht gehen, da ist bei 8 GB Schluss. Diese Werte sind aber veraltet, mit dem aktuellen BIOS sollen sogar 2 x 16 GB möglich sein. Als OS verwende ich CentOS 7, das setze ich auch beruflich ein. Ich verzichte bewusst auf vorgefertigte NAS-Software, ich möchte nur genau das auf dem System haben, was ich benötige.Besonderheiten:-------------------- Ich will keine aktive Kühlung, und das funktioniert sehr gut. Keine Komponente wird mehr als lauwarm- Ich will Ruhe, das funktioniert auch. Es gibt keine Lüfter, die Systemplatte ist eine SSD und die Datenplatten laufen nur an, wenn sie wirklich gebraucht werden- Ich will gelegentlich eine virtuelle Maschine laufen lassen, das klappt mit dem Speicherausbau und dem Prozessor auch. Das ist zwar keine Rakete, aber für Standardanwendungen langt es allemal- Ich will Energie sparen, im Betrieb brauche ich unter 10 Watt und im Standby unter 2 Watt. Das ist doch mal schön, oder?

Nice with ODD support.