The Cooler Master Elite 110 was released over 2 years ago, but it remains strong as a top contender for the best mini-ITX chassis out on the market to this day. Cooler Master was very kind enough to send us an Elite 110 mini-ITX chassis for our upcoming case mod, and it was only fitting to write up a review of it. I’ve always had a fondness for small PCs, stretching back 20 years with running several Shuttle SFFs and building small PCs for cars with Epia motherboards. So when the courier arrived with the Elite 110, it was like an early Christmas.
The Elite 110 is the little brother of Cooler Master’s Elite series, measuring just 260mm x 208mm x 280mm (w x d x l), fitting only an mini-ITX motherboard.
Let’s have a quick look at the specs to see what we have.
Specifications
| Model Number | RC-110-KKN2 |
| Available Color | Midnight Black |
| Materials | Appearance: polymer front mesh panel Case body: Steel alloy |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 260 x 208 x 280 mm / 10.3 x 8.2 x 11.1 inch |
| Net Weight | 2.65 kg / 5.9 lbs |
| M/B Type | Mini-ITX |
| 3.5″ / SSD Drive Bays | 3.5″ HDD x 3, or 3.5″ HDD x 2 + SSD x 2 or 3.5″ HDD x 1 + SSD x 3 or SSD x 4 |
| I/O Panel | USB 3.0 x 2, Audio In & Out |
| Expansion Slots | 2 |
| Cooling System | Front: 120mm fan x 1 (installed, converted to 140mm fan x 1) Side: 80x25mm fan x 2 (optional) |
| Power Supply Type | Standard ATX PS2 |
| Maximum Compatibility | VGA card length: 210mm / 8.3 inch CPU cooler height: 76mm / 3 inch PSU length: 180mm/ 7.1 inch (w/ less cable management) 142mm / 5.6 inch (w/ full cable management) |
