Cooler Master MasterCase NC100 SFF Small Form Factor 7.9 Liter Case with V650 Gold SFX PSU, GPUs 2.5 Slots up to 320mm for Intel(r) NUC 9 Extreme Element, Black

Save your effort get the nVidia 3050 for it is the best fit.

Bought this case June 8, 2024. After less than a year of mild use, the V650 SFX Gold PSU has seemingly gone out on me. The power issues began several weeks ago prior to this review. After pressing the power button, The PSU began making a repeating ticking/clicking noise and would fail to post, with the clicking noise continuing until the power cord is unplugged or the power switch on the PSU itself is switched off. So, with the PSU being within the covered warranty period, I submitted a form for customer service warranty support through their website, and have not heard anything after 2 weeks of waiting now. Doing a little digging online, I have found that many customers have encountered this same problem with extremely long or completely nonexistent customer support response times. Other reports of Cooler Master failing or refusing to honor warranties tells me everything I need to know. I probably won't be hearing from them at all, much less getting my faulty PSU replaced. Save yourself the trouble and stay far away from this company. I will update this review if I end up getting a response from them.

After contacting CoolerMaster support on 6/2023, I was informed that no parts are available and that this product is discontinued... DESPITE it being listed prominently on their website and no indicator it's discontinued, with a link to this exact Amazon product page to buy. BUYER BEWARE. Now I'm stuck with a case that has a broken power switch LED. I can't even return it or exchange it because of how long it's taken to work with CM support. As a result I will not do business with CoolerMaster in the future.

-A three fan GPU is 2.5in too long -A two slot card can easily be too wide. Interfering with PSU. -A 50/50 you will be moving PSU. (15min. hassle.) -Weirdly complicated laser cut design. -Stamped metal with many differently sized and types fasteners and sharp edges. -You will likely need another cable(s) -Accessories wedged tightly and don't rattle while shipped but, are difficult to remove. This should be connect, slide in and go.

I actually had to go through two of these before finally giving up. I've been building PCs since the early 2000's and never have I run into such a potentially great product with terrible design flaws. The first one never powered up with a video card installed. The second one powered up with the video card installed but died when I did the final cleanup of the cables to get the lid on. Then it exhibited the same issue as the first unit. Both systems would power up if I removed the video card from the equation. I'm using a NUC 9 Extreme Compute Unit with an ASUS RTX2070 Mini that's built for the Intel Extreme Chassis. When I reinstall the Compute Unit and Video Card into the original Intel Chassis, everything just works. One other note, the NC100 doesn't have a NVMe or PCIe 8x slot on the PCIe connector board. I don't personally need them for my application but, they are missing. The OEM chassis has them. I don't recommend this product to anyone until they change the power supply design and possibly add the missing peripherals on the connection board.

Just few steps away from making a perfect case for the element. Cooler Master could have done it better if they could solve the following issues; 1. The quality of built. I received part with some painting defects on each panels. 2. The configuration of the ARGB. They could have integrate the controller, which is pretty small, into the power button PCB. And take the 5V from the element power I/O pin. That could save one extra component from dangling inside the case, and people won't struggle with the power LED indicator. 3. The power cable could be shorter to fit better. Again, the location of all power sockets are known and fixed, no need to make extra long cable. 4. Provide an antenna kit, could be sold seperately. I am guessing that cooler master is doing an intel a favor to manufacture these cases. No one would really think to profit from a small market like ghost canyon. so they did not put too much thought on this case. Wish CM could done better in this case, but they didn't