A Closer Look - Inside

To gain access to the interior, simply remove the three thumbscrews holding the cover in place, which can then be taken off the case. The insides of the Elite 120 are completely black and Cooler Master has pre-routed most of the cables properly, but I chose to re-arrange them during the assembly process because of its length.


The optical drive bay can be found on the very top and utilizes the same locking mechanism we have seen in many other Cooler Master cases as of late. This solution does not require any screws and is easy to use, but tends to lack the strength to really clamp down on the installed drives. Luckily, you can also use screws to pin the drive down. Below this are the three hard drive bays. As mentioned before, Cooler Master ships one pair of rails as accessories, while the other two hold 2.5" adapters in place within the chassis. Each of these trays can take two 2.5" drives in such a slot. All the connectors point away from the side with the graphic card, allowing you to install long GPUs easily.


A small 80 mm fan on the side is intended to create air movement around the CPU area - a welcome sight considering that you will not be able to install anything terribly high performance within the chassis due to size constrains.


All the cables are of black color, or utilize black sleeving. You will only find traditional connectors on the end of each lead, which should make installation a breeze.