Well-Built Mini-ITX Case: Cooler Master NCORE 100 MAX Review & Benchmarks

We have one ITX case review coming up we can't name (but many of you have requested it), but as for what's after that, options are wide open! What's next in ITX reviews? What do you want to see? We'll start buying or requesting them ASAP. In the meantime, check out our Fractal Terra review to see our first ITX review we published as part of this methodological approach! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKiFk7tBTLg

A few generstions and this case would be the shroud of the RTX8900

I love the no BS start into the video!

love the focus pulling during the pan at 9:00

This is good to see Cooler Master improving their quality and providing an interesting case. Are cases just getting better? Are they learning and innovating? seems like it. Price on this is high but at least its a really cool case.

An an owner of a MasterBox MAX NR200P, I am happy to see a "soul sucessor" do well like this! Love the mITX reviews!

Always good to see someone come up with an innovative case design, and it seems there is a lot more of that in ITX cases than elsewhere.

The renaissance of smaller PC cases in the DIY community is definitely something that's needed because the mid to full tower fellas already have all the fun.

8:59 loved that shot! I got into videography last year and knowing what I now do about depth of field in cinematography, it's really nice the way you timed the focus of the camera to your notes about the features of the panels too.

What I really want from the ITX market is for them to keep doing revisions and updates to successful releases; the Hyte Revolt 3 is great but it didnt exactly account for new bigger gpus with wonky extra appendages. The way CM is doing this with the optional extra space is a good way of approaching the problem so props for that Excited to see more itx reviews btw

Not in the market for a case right now, but I love this in depth review! It's a super intriguing design with a really compelling footprint. Thanks for the deep dive!

I am seriously thinking to rebuild my system from ATX to ITX and this case is definitely something i like. Cooler Master is doing a very good job actually 😎

I asked a manufacturer about those "Deceptive" thermal paste tubes once, and they made a good point. It's easier for a larger number of people to handle than the teeny tiny ones some companies ship, and I quite agree. Still, it would be better to leave a "Viewing" strip in the label.

Loved the use of overlay graphics during the case size section of the vid. Your vids have always been about quality over quantity and it shows. Keep up the good work Steve and team!

Since a decent AIO and PSU both retail near the $100 mark on average, at a £399 msrp you are paying somewhere in between $150 - $200 for what is essentially an interesting ITX SFF case. This puts it in the luxury case bracket but not unreasonable next to others on the market. Personally, I would have been more interested in a case that allows for a 240 or 360mm radiator by mounting it vertically rather than trying to bury a minimal radiator footprint at the top leaving said top port as an exhaust. Yes, that would mean a slightly larger footprint but to me that would be worth it.

Great review, i really like this case. Thank you for getting into SFF reviews, ive really enjoyed them.

Thanks for all you do guys. I’ve been planning out a build in a fractal ridge, but really liking the look of this. Also be nice to have the psu / cooler already good to go for my first ITX build, I do have shaky hands…

I was hoping you would do this case, I love the design!

Great review. This case looks very easy to work with. A nice solution for someone who doesn't want to take on the full challenge of an ITX or Mini ITX build.

I got my GN tour shirt today and absolutely love it. Great job, guys.