Viewing page 1 of 7 pages.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextCooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case
December 6, 2012 by Lawrence Lee
|
Product
|
Cooler Master
Elite 120 Advanced
Mini-ITX Case
|
|
Manufacturer
|
|
|
Street Price
|
US$45
|
Cooler Master is one of the biggest players in the PC case market and has been
for as long as we can remember. Their catalogue is dominated by towers of various
sizes and price ranges from the affordable Elite/Centurion series to the massive
Cosmos.
They've dabbled in smaller mini-ITX cases like the fanless TC-100
we examined in 2009 but nothing with mainstream appeal has ever matriculated
until now. The rising popularity of the mini-ITX form factor is difficult to
ignore when the position of the desktop PC as the dominant species among computing
devices is in question.
The box.
|
The Elite 120 Advanced.
|
The Elite 120 Advanced is one of the biggest mini-ITX breadbox style cases
we've seen, close in size — at first glance — to the 14.6 liter SilverStone
Sugo SG07 reviewed two years ago. At 20 liters, however, the Elite 120
displaces 25% more volume. In comparison, the
classic Shuttle systems which kicked
off the breadbox PC trend a decade ago and SilverStone look-alikes (the SG05/06)
were typically 11~12 liters. These earlier boxes were not really meant to house
hot video cards and could handle hot CPUs only with fairly noisy CPU coolers.
Like the SG07, the Elite 120 Advanced provides enough room for a powerful discrete
graphics card and aims at satisfying gamers seeking a smaller PC without compromising
performance.
The chassis has an unassuming appearance, a long and boxy breadbox sized case
with a matte black finish and ventilation slits riddled along the sides and
top of the case. It stands only about 8 inches tall but that's enough for a
SFF gaming machine, which clearly was Cooler Master's intention. The Elite 120
Advanced supports graphics cards up to 34.3 cm long and CPU coolers up to 6.5
cm tall (actually 7.6 cm by our measurements), an ATX power supply, a standard
5.25 inch optical drive, and up to three 3.5 inch hard drives. Cooling is comes
in the form of a 120 mm intake fan and a low profile 80 mm side fan. It's a
very affordable case, with current street price as low as US$45.
Accessories.
|
The case ships with a short manual, a PC speaker, a small bag of screws, a
nut-driver to tighten the motherboard standoffs, four fan bolts for a second
120 mm fan, zip-ties, and a pair of drive sleds with two more inside pre-installed
to a pair of 2.5 inch drive trays.
|
|
| Model |
RC-120A-KKN1 |
| Color |
Black |
| Material |
Appearance: Aluminum & Polymer front
Case body: Steel Alloy |
| Dimension |
240 x 207.4 x 401.4mm -
20 liters
9.4 x 8.2 x 15.8 inch |
| Weight |
3.3 kg / 7.3 lb |
| M/B Type |
Mini-ITX |
| 5.25" Drive Bay |
1 |
| 3.5" Drive Bay |
3 (internal) |
| 2.5" Drive Bay |
4 (internal, converted from two 3.5” bays) |
| I/O Panel |
USB 3.0 x 1 (internal), USB 2.0 x 2, Mic x 1,
Audio x 1 (supports AC97 / HD Audio) |
| Expansion Slots |
2 |
| Cooling System |
Front: 120mm fan x 1, 1200 RPM, 19dBA
Side: 80x15mm fan x 1, 2000 RPM, 20dBA
HDD: 120x25mm fan x 1 (optional) |
| Power Supply |
Standard ATX PS2 |
| Maximum Compatibility |
VGA card length: 343.0 mm
/ 13.5"
CPU cooler height: 65.0 mm / 2.5" |
| Warranty |
2 years |
| Help support this site, buy from one of our affiliate retailers! |
|
