Way to go Cooler Master! Completely misunderstanding what made the NR200 / P so compelling

This v2 makes for a cleaner build, but it forces you to use a GPU riser card and AIO cooling. Not sure I dig that.

They ruined the case, it was selling well because: 1. It was cheap 2. Had minimal hardware restrictions 3. Was relatively small / good looking Now that the 2nd point is not the case anymore it makes the 1st point also irrelevant, because for budget builds you will need an aio raising the budget for no reason

I hope they don't discontinue the original, seems like these serve two different needs. So maybe it should be called NR200P Liquid or something :)

Look how they massacred my boy. They threw away all the versatility of the case. They should done the front to be reversible so you can build it inverted and that's all it needed to be perfect. But nooo. The remove the option to use a good air cooler, force to use a riser and vertical GPU, removed the chance to use and ATX PSU, removed the space to mount an SSD or custom WC pump/ reservoir. Really messed up

Definitely a regression. All they really needed to do was update the front-io ports and call it a day. Not everyone goes for water-cooling. Nor does everyone go for 4090+ monster gpus where sag is a massive issue (especially in mini-itx builds where size and heat become major factors).

Cooler Master might of just peeved off the ITX community with these changes. One of the biggest things about the original NR200/P was how accommodating it was for whatever build you wanted to do. Vertical or horizontal mounting, air or liquid, seeing people fit matx or ATX in the case. This just isn't going to fly with this case. V2 is a real step back from the V1. 😬

Well, this is super unfortunate and not at all a disappointing.

this seems to not be a replacement of the V1 but an alternative - I hope they keep the other version around for those who want a tower cooler and horizontal GPU orientation

Coming from a v1, sounds like Coolermaster hasn't seen that the supermajority use air coolers (check out the subreddit) and barely ever mount a GPU vertically or even mention that's something they want to do. Adding room at the top for an AIO is great, but forcing vertical mount GPU is a deal killer. Just give us more room at the top to mount an AIO or a radiator for a custom loop and leave the horizontal GPU mount please.

$140 seems hella steep… og came out at $99, but ended up also rising in price. :/

With the V2, it's almost as if they're selling the NR200 Max without the "max" addiitons In my opinion, this case is 1 step forward, 3 steps back.

Disappointed with the new NR200P. Top mount 280 is nice but they’ve removed flexibility by forcing vertical mount gpu, so air cooling is no longer possible. I would have preferred if they made the NR200 mATX compatible instead and increased the width by a couple mm for more air cooler clearance.

This case isn’t the issue, the issue is that they’re discontinuing the V1. Most people want the option to have an air cooler and a horizontal GPU. I’m glad I’ve got the V1, it seems like an upgrade atm.

I'm going to echo the same sentiment as everyone else. This is a fundamental step back in case design for Coolermaster. They got rid of the flexibility everyone loved about the case. It wasn't a standout in any other area. Now it's just more expensive, while having about as much flexibility as any other sff case and likely worse quality than something like a dan a4 h20. One of the things cooler master could do is redesign the rear bracket to allow the GPU to sit higher. This might allow dual rad which would actually make for a decent showcase build with good temps.

This feels like the NR200P Max without hardware. I'm really happy with my Max but it is more limiting than the V1. Also I'd love to switch out the front panel connection of my Max for the new ones because of USB-C I really hope (but doubt) there will be the option to buy just that part and swap it

I prefer to original design which allowed me to gather cool air to my 280mm AIO from the side, and cool air to my GPU from the bottom. Larger exhaust fans at the top of an already great design was the only improvement which would make me consider an upgrade over the model 200p.

Disappointing. I have both the Max and regular NR200p and chose to stick with the regular as it performs a lot better compared to the Max. The problem with the Max layout is when running a hot GPU (7900XTX in my case), the AIO gets saturated with hot GPU air as its the only point of exhaust. Looks like I will stick with my aircooled V1.

I am very disappointed with NR200P V2, there are nice upgrades like top panel, 280mm AIO compatibility but only vertical GPU mount basically kills this case. :/

I bought the one with the AIO and PSU included as a Christmas gift to myself. I didnt have any issues with MoBo connectors or anything. Thermals have been great too. No complaints at all.

Pros of V2: + top 280 rad mounting + PCIE 4.0 riser Cons of V2: - more expensive - less GPU configs - no air cooler support - no side or bottom radiator mounting - slightly taller than 274 mm but still can't support a 240mm mAtx board If they just: + enabled mATX install + ATX PSUs support + lower cost and sold PCIE 4.0 riser separately + keep everything else the same. This would probably be the best SFF case. Great review though! Keep up the good work Adam.

I’m downsizing my mid-tower to an ITX build and had a white V1 on order with Amazon, but shipping is delayed as it’s out of stock. After seeing this video I’ve cancelled the order and found one in stock elsewhere. More expensive, but I don’t want to take the risk that a restock will be for the V2 and I end up with a case that’s less flexible than the original. Removing the horizontal GPU option and forcing the use of a riser cable is an L for Cooler Master, as there are already better, smaller sandwich layout ITX cases out there.

I hoped they make option to mount a mAtx board in it, some people already making this mods and the same sized sama im01 case allows this.

The V2 is kinda like the previous NR200P Max. Just without the aio and psu bundled in. So I’m actually excited for this case.

I really like the look at this, I hope to pick one up

A Big Nope for me, i don't use Riser stuff I want the Classic Layout

Oooh, basically an improvement of nr200max "chassis only"

So what’s the point? There was already a max variant that honestly looks almost identical except for the usb C port at the front. What they should’ve done imo: -increase the cpu cooler height support by like 3-4 mm. -top rad compatibility in the standard configuration. -maybe an optional mesh front panel. -probably something else I forgot to mention.

this one is more like nr200p max. I felt like CM just removed psu and aio from the nr200p max and renamed it to nr200p v2. Anyways, its a nice thing to have a refresh. I like the v2 over the v1.

Thinking of getting this to modify my nr200p max. For the new color panels an new front IO

Hopefully they don't discontinue V1 as I was recently planning to go for this case with cpu air cooling but aren't able to build it just yet. I just don't trust water cooling, one leak or pump failure or something and you'll get a huge headache.

As a NR200PMAX owner i like it! Edit. Actually it's not really different at all still can't mount 2 full sized fans at the bottom (I have 2x 15mm)

Personally don't mind this v2 , sorry for those missing out on air cooling n horizontal GPU. Your best bet is hoping the Dan case a3 matx gets released soon or streacom sff1

I like the V2 a lot. I managed to get a black and white v1 last summer for around 60 bucks each after coupons and rebates. I'm on a search to make a budget friendly ITX build but finding inexpensive ITX boards is proving an issue.

Seeing this makes me feel like I made the right call switching to the AP201.

I was highly anticipating it and waiting on it as I really like the older one but it was missing USB C on the top/front panel. They added that, but disappointed it's now a riser and seems like it won't work with the air cooler I want to use. Really bummed as I was thinking we'd get an upgrade with at least USB C and maybe other improvements, but they really limited it's use. Now back to square 1 for figuring out a case, I might just go with the older version and either mod a USB C in or just use the one on the back of the motherboard. I REALLY like the size and ease of building in it as I bought the older one for my daughter to build in and when I helped her I got extremely jealous of the case. LOL

I feel like the V1 primarily just needed an update to the front panel ports and support for a top mounted AIO in the glass side panel version.

this is basically NR200P MAX with added type c port, new front hole, and sold without PSU & AIO

3:16 "Most people used the first version with tower coolers". Proceeds to tell how this one does not support them because of the GPU. CM missed out on that. They could make an add on to change the GPU to sit horizontally

So basically they gave us the NR200P Max minus the psu & aio in other colors besides grey. I have a Black V1 literally brand new that I even 3D printed a top hat for so I could comfortably add a 240 rad & fans up top. Changed my mind to a A4-H20 after printing the top & now it just sits in it's box unused.

Is using an aio cooler and mounting vertically really that bad? I'm new to SFF builds so I'm not sure. I thought it was pretty cool.

Are they improving the filters as what they promised to Kitguru?

i feel like I am the only one that loves this. I was looking for a SFF case that supports a 280mm AIO *and* a triple slot card (I have a 4080 FE). There are very few choices out there. The older NR200P Max includes an AIO, but won't fit other AIOs. If that one fails, you'd need to contact Cooler Master for a replacement. This is much better imo.

How to make the ITX community mad: Change something. Anything really. Anything at all.

A lot of negativity from potentially experienced SFF builders, fair enough. But as someone in the planning and purchasing stages of their first SFF build, this is pretty attractive since it’s everything I like about the NR200P Max but with my own choice of PSU and AIO. Interesting stuff

I like all the subtle all-white details but I think I’ll stick with my v1 n200p.

I would build with AIO regardless. Plus bigger GPUs…That’s what I’ve been waiting for exactly…

Perfect

I like everything they did except we can no longer rotate the pcie slots. I don't like vertical GPU mounts. That little design flaw probably cost them alot of money. Because most customers just wont buy it because of that feature is no lacking. So go back to the drawing board Cooler Master for your N200P v3!

I wonder if you could frakenstein a v2 top with the v1 so you get your top fans up to 140 mm, but you can still use and air cooler with a horizontal gpu with no riser

so standard aio are now compatible with the v2?

It's great, but they should've added a second standard 120mm fan on the bottom. This would add only a few millimeters to its height. I was pleased with the esthetics of my build when I used NR200P v1 with a glass panel and vertically mounted 3060ti. I've even used Bequite Pure Loop AIO, so the pump was not on the top of the circuit. But then I've decided to upgrade GPU, and I was able to fit it only horizontally, so it's not so sleek anymore.

If it's really 4 slots clearance for the GPU I think I found my next case

I am happy with my nr200p with 3090 , 240mm aio. Gpu nevrr goes beyind 72c at 1445 rpm with slim intake fans on bottom (mesh magnetic filter is in the case covering bottom fans). With 3d printed feets rised 1.2cm more for better air flow. I want to ditch my arctic aio to phantom spirit 120se and use glass panel

FYI you couldn't mount an AIO on top before on the regular NR200/P, it was only possible on the side

👍 Nice job Adam, you're killing it man!

The only upgrade here is USB C, hope we can mod that onto the V1 cases lol

time for me to buy the old one since this won't mount 2 radiators with fans on it.

is there any difference between this and the MAX case.

I have the NR200 now... I actually like this layout better than the original... But I'm also running a 280mm AIO and want to fit a 4090 in there. The plumbing for the 280 is uncomfortablely tight... So this looks like it would solve that AND give me more GPU options.

If it had normal gpu mount this would be elite

totally buy it

I'm looking to build a pc in the summer and I was thinking about building in the V1, I might just have to buy the V1 before its discontinued. :(

What really made the NR200 stand out was that you could use a tower cooler and NOT use a GPU riser. Now that this is no longer possible, it's just another mini-ITX case. All they had to do for the v2 was add USB C to the front IO, and it would have been fine. Hope they release an air cooler version closer to the original.

The nr200 v1 should just added a front fan with mesh panel so you can have it as an exhaust for the GPU that builds up heat... if you are using the Nr200 normal gpu straight into motherboard. that would have helped with cooling temps and I would have been able to cool both the CPU and GPU from the side and use top and front as exhaust.. At the moment my temps are good but on a risen 5900x and RX 7900xtx it does get hot.. I am forcing the temps to max 78degree cause I think the temps goes crazy when I am in Warzone..

Well as someone who actually has the max version with a 7950X 3D and 7900 XTX, and learning what the cooling capabilities are of the liquid cooler I would actually prefer this upgraded version to switch to. And put in a much better 240 radiator cooler and get the updated ventilation that it provides as well in the newer Mini ITX power supplies

Looks to be a stripped down NR200p MAX in a lot of ways. The main reason I like the nr200 and nr200p is because I could go without using a finicky riser cable. Plus I deshroude my GPU and refuse to go back.

Side mounting on a riser for Founders Editions now heats the ram and cpu for good

4K 240hz with 1080p 480hz OLED monitor only 1199, Let’s Go !!!!

I was hoping coolermaster would update the NR200P MAX to accommodate the growing number of GPU's that exceed the length of the current one for gpu's. There's thousands of builds with Nvidia provided Founders editions of 4090's which are small compared to aftermarket versions which are the majority and also some 7900XTX cards although the AMD cards tend to fit much easier.

i really hope they go with removable motherboard tray like lian li, so we can have more option like, air cooler support + horizontal gpu, or liquid cooled + vertical gpu

Ugh. Not a coincidence they had an entire display of liquid cooling components on the table behind you. I'm guessing the markup on liquid components is huge. I literally only wanted the ability to stand the NR200/P vertically and potentially the ability to reduce the length (front mounted PSU and a 270mm graphics card), since there is a lot of empty space as it is now.

Anyone know if or when we will ever see Trident Z Royal G.Skill Ram Kits those things sold like crack rocks lol ppl love them Shiny Silver/Gold ram Kits.

When can you buy this?

Does it support 3.5" hard drives anywhere?

So it's an NR200P Max but without the included PSU and 280mm AIO. As other commenters have said, this is a bit of a step backwards I think. One of the great things about the original NR200 was the versatility (including the ability to use big tower coolers). Of course, the NR200 has since been surpassed by other models like the Sama IM01 and Gamemax Spark that support mATX and ATX PSUs in a nearly identical footprint.

This might be the case for my all new AMD build.

Clearly the V2 hasn't fixed the bottom standard height fans. I rather have less room bottom clearance and have more room for taller fans. The slim fans are basically a step above useless and don't move enough air and you often have overheating under stress. Even if they had to make the case 15-20 mm taller it would be a better overall solution.

Not to be mean, but how is NR200P V2 not a stripped out version of the NR200P Max with a bit more of height? What I liked about the previous version (and most people I presume), was that you had the versatility to do do both a water cooled or air cooled build. The good part of this new case now is the 140mm fan / 280mm aio support up top, the bracket not coming with lid and the type C port. Major down side is no horizontal GPU support and singular regular fan (having to use a scondary slim fan). Hopefully they'll make a V2.1 correcting all this with user feedback.

It’s just an NR200 Max barebones reskin, but can fit a bigger GPU now. Hopefully they keep selling the first version

140 better include a riser... otherwise I'm in love with this v2

Only including vertical GPU mounts is a regression, they missed the ball on this one. hope they listen to alot of this feedback and make an additional bracket or a V3 with both horizontal and vertical mounts, they'd sell thousands.

Has anyone figure out when this is coming out yet?

9:40 Twist Ties .. Cooler Master went all out from $30K+ simulators to 1/4¢ twist ties. 😂

Hope Cooler Master is listening to feedback, because this design direction is not great. * No rear fan, meaning GPU will cook the radiator. * Slim fan underneath GPU - why? * No mATX motherboard support!? They should've just added the extra 20mm height needed to increase compatibility.

Where can I buy this

Is this out yet?

I put my build in stand-by waiting for this case and is a huge disappointment. All they needed to do was add USB-C, make the case taller to accomodate AIOs (changing the top bracket as well) and larger for the new monster GPUs. Now I either grab a V1 with increased price due to discontinuation or go back to square one since Dan Case also stopped selling the C4-SFX V1

No more bracket across the left side of the case for fans and the vertical config ruins this case for me. I have 2 but I guess I need to buy a few more before they go off the market just to keep for future builds.

Cooler master once again ignoring the community. While all my own builds are water cooled i would never suggest to take air cooling support out of the nr200. The vast majority run air coolers on it, its insane they did this. No one asked for vertical gpu mount only. They literally made the nr200 worse for the 2nd time. Yes the max was a worse case, there are reasons why lots of nr200 users recommends against it. Not to mention the quality issues with the aio and psu you pay a premium for. All cooler master need it to do was to put those new vented panels, the type c would of been nice, and the cut out at the bottom to fit matx boards. People could of still fit a 240aio at the top if they wanted to like i done a few times.

Glad I got a v1, there no way I could get my custom loop in this. I view this as a regression of the design not a evolution.

wait. isn't this a RECOLOR of the P-MAX?

“Kicked off the sFF craze”? What? Lol. The craze was far before it with Silverstone and many other manufacturers. Even before CM the dancase, fractal designs and a slew of others captivated the market but this gave everyone an entry point. These changes to the Nr200P will be a welcome change! NR200P was around $100. It will now be $150+ because of the pcie extension cable that will be required. I will get the Lian Li A4-H20. Smaller, great performance and likely just as cheap if not cheaper!

Why only this channel had this nr200p v2? Is this case real or just gimmick display by cooler master booth?

Oh no. I really dislike the move to AIO only. Really hope they keep selling the original.

I wish they make the holes bigger on top. Its exhaust anyway. Not intake.

Was CPU Air Cooler capacity talked about?

It seems people are over stimulated by v2 case. The original is still sold by my research. It is just an adopted evolution that many manufacturers make. Perhaps the ninnies will chime in again when V3 comes out...

$140 is nuts for this. I was all for it, but wtf. No. Just….no.

Same as NR200p Max minus the PS and water cooler