The Cooler Master Elite 430 Black Case
Cooler Master’s Elite 430
One of the most beautiful things about a case is when it is filled with hardware and it is still cool inside. Here we see one oversized reference HD 5870 and one shorter PCB HD 5870 installed into an ECS A890-GXMA AMD motherboard for CrossFire. However, there are one or two issues that you do not see and we will get to that presently. Also, notice that the clear side case panel has a cutout for a 120 MM fan. Although it is optional (not included), we believe it is absolutely mandatory to have a side case fan if you are running performance graphics and especially with an overclocked CPU.
The “Look”
The first thing we note about Cooler Master’s Elite 430 is its classic look. This is not a kid’s PC, nor is it cheap in any way. It has a couple of USB ports and sound outputs and the grilles do double duty as aesthetics and dust filters, which is especially important as the front fan is an intake fan. You can put in 3 optical drives and room for two additional hardware units the size of floppy disk drives. The Elite 430 complements any décor and the front blue LED looks very good, day or night. We gave this case a very thorough examination to find out the differences between this, an entry level value case, and Cooler Master’s much more expensive line of cases.
Cooler Master did a good job of saving money in the right places – without compromising style or quality and leaving you options to improve cooling over the included single 120 MM fan. We will tell you their secret very shortly and I believe you will also be impressed with the Elite 430 in providing a good value in an entry level enthusiast mid-tower case. The chassis sports a plastic front and has a very basic front I/O panel there. The paint job of the chassis is very good – inside and out – and there are no imperfections that we could find. The paint is moderately easy to scratch. Even greasy handprints wipe off easily and we give high marks to the exterior.
Unfortunately, we wish we could give high marks to the plastic side panel. If you are a perfectionist, beware! It scratches very easily. Ours came with a cloudy panel that needed cleaning out of the box. Simply wiping with tissue paper was sufficient to put tiny scratches into the surface.
The Features:
Features of the case Elite 430 include:
- Excellent airflow
- Black interior
- Superior cooling performance including retaining holes for watercooling
- Well-managed interior space for extra long video cards
- Excellent cable management system
- Easy customization for adding additional cooling fans
- Tool-free design
- User friendly
- Two year warranty
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