Cooler Master Elite 361 RC-361-KKN1 Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Okay, the price is awesome. This is also the absolute smallest case I could find that could house a full ATX board. I have most of my expansion slots filled, so I was looking for something with expansion room. I love that the power supply is mounted up front, using space that would otherwise be wasted by my non-existent 5.25" drives. I only have one optical drive, so I only need one bay.Cable routing is rather difficult, especially since power supply placement puts the power supply right near the ATX connector, so you're going to have a lot of extra cable. Speaking of the power supply, some ATX supplies won't fit. I just tried out a bronze-certified EVGA and it was slightly too deep, making mounting the motherboard impossible. Seems like anything 6.5" deep or under should probably work; the EVGA is over 7".Airflow isn't too bad if you populate the two rear 80mm spots. I find that the side vent is only good as a vent, since mounting a fan is impossible if you have a graphics card anywhere near it. Likewise, the hard drives come close to the motherboard, so if you have side SATA ports, like I do, it can be a bit of a pain to get those in. There is probably room for a 10" graphics card give or take a little. I've got a Sapphire 7870 in my case and it fits fine. I also had a 6850 in there, which is even longer than the 7870, but still fit fine.The width of the case is less than most ATX cases, hence the 80mm fans on the back. Keep this in mind when selecting a CPU cooler. That said, I have a Zalman CPS9000 (or whatever the model is, the big copper heatsink with the fan inside it) for a Core2 Quad. This is a big cooler and absolutely the biggest one you could possible fit in the case. It just barely touches the door when closed. All of the specs I read seemed to indicate that the cooler height is actually a couple mm larger than the maximum cooler height spec for the case. It does make contact, but I have no problem closing the case and no apparent noise.Speaking of noise, with four fans in it, noise still seems pretty low. At least, no more than it was in a bigger case with bigger fans.Also, I have three hard drives in here. I'm pretty sure that's about all you can fit. I think there's a fourth slot, but it seems like it'd be impossible to populate that easily. Maybe if you had an SSD with brackets, I don't know. I wouldn't count on having four drives.I can't get over how much I like this case. There's nothing absolutely stunning about it, and it is pretty basic, but the layout is exactly what I've been looking for for my older computer has pretty much seen all the upgrades that it'll ever see anymore. Cable management is a pain, and the motherboard has to come out to change the power supply, but since I like making everything perfect, I don't care about this anyway. The main concerns are video card length, power supply depth, and CPU cooler height. Take those into account and you should be fine.Highly recommended for someone who is looking for a layout like this. The only one that I could find.

I love the small size and price. Here are some comments.1: Get the version without a power supply and purchase a good one separately. One failed on me.2: Purchase 3.5 to 5 in. bay rails to get 6 3.5 in sata drives in this case .3: With a good amount of work, I customized a couple cases to get 7 drives (26 Terabytes total.)4: Plenty of space to add extra fans to get good ventilation.5: Purchase 4 inch deep power supplies. One 4.5 in deep power supply did not fit with my ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990F motherboard.6: Side sata connectors on my motherboards were difficult to squeeze next to my drives.7: It was difficult to find short sata cables (8 in worked best for most drives.)8: Larger (vertical) heat sinks / fans do not fit in this case. I use Cooler Master GeminII S524 for a nice quiet system with enough space for accessing memory modules.

fits full size ATX board and power supplies with room for 5 3.5 hdd for some serious storage in a compact case. well ventilated with 3 80mm fan slots and 2 120mm fan slots. Although it fits full size gear, space is tight due to the small physical dimensions. I put in a sealed cpu water cooler but it wouldn't fit using the top fan slot so the radiator is going over the PCI x16 graphics slot on the side 120mm fan slot. Lesson learned, it will fit ATX components as far as full size ATX board, ATX power supply, and long graphics cards but it won't leave room for much else. Also clearance between an ATX board and the PSU could prove very tight. Basic minimalistic black finish that fades into the background, it looks unassuming standing up or laying on its side. Very well thought out case in small compact dimensions.

I've been working on a project for some time, accumulating parts, in preparation for "splitting" my current (and only) desktop. Originally, the desktop was an HPE h8-1010 computer. It only had rooms for (2) HHDs so I went to a  Cooler Master CM 690 II Advaned  which has room for (7) 3.5" drives!Anyways, now that I'm almost ready to 'split' the machine into an HTPC (home theater personal computer) and a gaming desktop, I needed a smaller case for the HTPC since it doesn't require as many, or as large of, components. I figured an ATX mini(micro)-tower would be perfect for the HP Carmel2 motherboard (mini-ATX form factor), (1) Hard Disk Drive, and (1) blu-ray optical disk drive. I was correct, but I do have a few problems with this case, they are all related to the power supply:1) The PSU (power supply unit) is meant to be located in the front-top section of the case. I found this to be a little unorthodox and, furthermore, a somewhat flawed design.. Typically, PSUs will we located the the rear-bottom part of the case, as most cooling systems will intake air in through the front and/or top and exhaust out the back and/or bottom. This case goes completely against this as the PSU mounting will vent out the front, which is a bit odd.2) Secondly, the PSU mounting screw holes were off. I was only able to get (2) screws threaded into my PSU, without requiring modification of the case. This seems a bit discourteous, when considering that most modern desktop personal computer power supplies conform to the ATX specification.3) Lastly, the way the AC adapter is routed is also a bit flawed. Since the PSU is mounted in the front, and the AC power adapter connects to a plug located on the rear of the case, there is a short cable (or jumper) running from the external female plug on the rear to a male cable end meant to be plugged into the PSU's female AC connector located in the front. In order to mounted and connect the PSU to the rear AC input, the front panel of the case must be removed to assemble to PSU with the case (via (4) screws). The male cable end that will be connected to the PSU is a right-angle cable to allow for proper room for this cable - which will ultimately just kind of sit inside the front panel section. The cable, however, happens to be right in line with the front I/O panel (USB 2.0 ports, front audio connectors). It took a little playing around with, looping the cable different directions, in order to avoid the cable being pinched by the front I/O panel circuit board and attain an adequate bend radius of the cable.For those who don't know what ATX is; it's basically a form factor for both the case and the components it is meant to house. MOST mainstream OEM PC (like the ones you would buy off a shelf at, say, Best Buy; or order online from Dell, HP, etc.) cases will be an ATX mini (also called micro) tower. This means that the motherboard will typically be a mini-ATX form factor (determined by overall dimensions of the board, and mounting screw configuration). ALL size ATX towers (often referred to as a case) require the exact same form factor PSU - including, but not limited to, mini-tower, mid-tower, and full-towers. ATX is the primary form factor for for ALL modern PSUs.Hope this helps some prospective buyers know what they can expect!

I have video of building in case on My YouTube Channel ,(James Michael Clifford NB

Well made. Very nice. Very compact. The smallest case for a full ATX moherboard I found.