Cooler Master Elite 110 Black Armor Edition Computer Case 'Mini-ITX, USB 3.0, Mesh Side Panel' RC-110A-KKN1

I've decided to give this case 5 stars despite a couple of features that turned out to be a bit inconvenient.I bought this case because I had a spare power supply and a spare graphics card (Powercolor HD5770)left over from upgrading another computer.The full size components fit nicely without much hassle,(I'm using an MSI AM1I mini-itx motherboard which has a PCIE slot for a full size graphics card).Case is strong enough and finished to a good standard with no sharp edges, looks nice and fairly compact.Minor irritations, the case has space for multiple HDDs but in practice you would probably be limited to one or two.When the Graphics card is fitted it comes very close to the left side of the case (viewing from the front) and so asin my case would you be limited to mounting an SSD here as a full size 3.5 inch HDD would foul the card.Other mounting points for HDDs are underneath the top bracing plate (which is detachable) and in theory wouldtake 2 full size HDDs but only if you mount the PSU fan facing DOWN into the case, which I don't like doing (YMMV of course).The HDDs are mounted upside down on this brace plate which is not ideal as the electronics on the HDDs arefacing up into the mesh vent on the top case cover and could in theory get FOD or liquid accidentally dropped into them.Apart from that a nice item and I'm happy with the result.

i have been interested in downsizing as much as i can before i move out, so i rebuilt my pc with mini itx components. This is truly an itx system case. i did try the antec isk 600 case and that was good but was still too long and the housing felt flimsy sometimes. This case is much smaller and the metal more beefy, and if your clever and invest in the right parts, e.g modular psu, cable ties, molex to sata, molex to gpu. you can make this work and look good. i haven't finished the build yet but so far i got my i7 4790(non k) with stock cooler, evga 850w p2 platinum(overkill i know), ssd, 1 x 3.5 2tb hdd and im waiting on my gtx 970 mini itx from gigabyte to arrive i will update on temps & cooling etc further down the line. i am not into water cooling as i do not overclock or believe in it unless your working for nasa decoding tons of space flight paths. So i have gone for a 140mm pwm noctua fan and i may swap out the cpu cooler for a low profile zalman cooler. there are tons of cable tie options and i have routed all my psu cables around the front fan inside the front mesh, tucks away nicely.

Bought to use as media player chassis. It's very nice, but easily scratched and the front panel collects a lot of dust near the intake fan, but all computers do that, it's just not as easy to clean it and there are no filters.Having said that, I love the case. Its the perfect shape , and holds the right amount of disks for me. It might seem a little cramped once you get the power supply in, but all in all a very tidy case with good build quality. It does however scratch quite easily and the lid is quite flimsy but I dont plan to take it apart very often.

Excellent compact case. LEDs are easily removed if you fancy a change of colour. Runs cool, I've got the PSU with the fan drawing from over the motherboard and exhausting out the back.I've utilised the USB 2.0 header on my motherboard and put two sockets inside the front panel on the opposite side to the ports to hook up USB devices which don't need speed - the dongle for my Logitech keyboard lives in there. I've also fitted a Microsoft xbox wireless receiver in there with ease. My one annoyance is that the silver of the front panel ports can be seen through the mesh but a tiny bit of foam sorts that out.It is tight for longer graphics cards if you fit something with a chunky cooler you'll lose the ability to attach hard drives on the side panel. I'd recommend using SSDs top mounted as its good solution. There isn't a lot of room for cable management nor CPU coolers so be aware of that. I'd recommend getting a modular PSU if you don't want to be cutting down the wires / voiding warranty. Water cooling would solve the CPU cooler issues but you can only squeeze a 120mm radiator in it.The case is good quality plastic and metal construction, it looks the part as a media PC or Steambox.My setup utilises:* Gigabyte GAH-77N-WIFI with Intel n3220 and ARCTIC Alpine 11 GT Rev.2 - Super Silent Intel CPU cooler for Mini PCs - Up to 75 watts cooling capacity with 80 mm PWM fan* Gainward Geforce GTX 560 with ARCTIC Accelero L2 Plus VGA Cooler - nVidia & AMD, 92mm Efficient PWM Fan, SLI/CrossFire (buy longer screws to use this on this card m2x16 are fine - hole spacing is the same but it needs just a few mm longer screws to seat properly* standard height RAM* Noctua NF-S12B Redux 1200 PWM PC (Cooler, Computer Case Fan, 12 cm, 0.9 W, 12 V, 12 cm)* Nexus RX-5300 530W Modular Power Supply Unit (big fan = cooler case environment)* Single SSD* Akasa AK-PAX-2 Paxmate PLUS for full ATX (bought elsewhere and used very little, less than half the material supplied)