NZXT Source 210 Elite White Steel with painted interior ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ Black Front Trim

Pros: -Spacious, allows for good airflow
-Lots of mounting options for fans
-Lots of slots for HDD's
-Nice looking

Cons: -No SSD specifc mounting

Other Thoughts: Good sturdy case for a budget build, would be nice to have SSD specific mounting but not a big deal.

Pros: The case by itself is pretty neat. It has a ton of drive bays, three DVD bays, a standard bottom PSU place and comes with a TON of screw for anything you might need. It looks great and is as an Xbox controller (when the case is empty) Fans are great too.

Cons: The airflow could be better. The front has one fan and a hole in bottom of the front panel so small it's useless to put a fan there. Also the mb panel could have some more holes and the back could have more space. Taking the expansion slot screws for the first time is nearly impossible. I ended up cutting a small hole because the freaking screw's grooves basically disappeared.

Also I had to move my hard drive lower because the cables from my HDD didn't let my 7970 fit.

Other Thoughts: Great case for normal use and for aesthetics. Could have better airflow. Fans included.

Pros: Great case, solid, easy and all-around good.

Cons: This case was really good until I saw a paint error, I don't know if it's me but on the left-top side-corner of the case has a cluster of small bumps and is annoying so I knocked a few eggs off for it.

Manufacturer Response:

I just wanted to thank you for being a customer of NZXT.

I also wanted to apologize about the issue with the Source 210 Elite. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to strive to make our products better. Feel free to contact us at http://www.nzxt.com/support/ and open a ticket we would like to help you out! we are looking forward from hearing from you.

Best Regards,
NZXT Support

Pros: lots of air low. good for the price.

Cons: not the best plastic, no air filters, and front USB ports were upside down.

Manufacturer Response:

I just wanted to thank you for being a customer of NZXT.

I also wanted to apologize about the issue with the Source 210 Elite. We appreciate your feedback. Feel free to contact us at http://www.nzxt.com/support/ and open a ticket we would like to help you out! we want to hear more from your situation about the USB ports being upside down or any other concerns, we will be looking forward to hearing from you!

Best Regards,
NZXT Support

Pros: 7 Case Fan option. 2 came with it. (see con)
Big case, plenty of room. (see con)
Nice clean white paint, easy to build and work on.
Small HDD drive bracket. Easy to work around.
20mm backside room for easy cable management.
Liquid cooling option.
Color and design goes great with my furniture.
Heatsink cutout.
Extra screws, how generous.

Cons: Decided to go with 5 more fans. Didn't make a difference in temp with CPUID. I would suggest saving that money on a cpu heatsink. Also, since the front layout are not vented, the front fans make a louder humming noise. Motherboard and cpu ran cooler with the aftermarket heatsink compared to the extra fans. Case is a lot bigger than my prebuilt AM2 HP desktop but bad motherboard layout. Standoffs are way too close to the corner, building is a PATA. Especially installing corner standoff and cpu heatsink. Top/corner fan is sitting on top of the standoff. It comes with it so you have to take it out to install your mobo. Cable management is not big enough because some cables are wrapped with thick vinyl. Every time I check my cables, they are crushed slightly. This is me being picky, for 30 bucks on black Friday, I can't complain.

Other Thoughts: NZXT Source 210
Biostar TZ77B
i3 3220
Xigmatek GAIA Heatsink (push/pull)
EVGA GTX 660
Auzentech Prelude Sound Card
16GB G Skill 1600. (2 different sets but still works.)
Intel 330 180GB SSD

Pros: I love the 8-3.5 bays, and the lower mounted PSU. It was very well put together.

Cons: The only negative I would say there could be a bit more space for cabling behind the MB, but not too bad at all...

Other Thoughts: NZXT Elite 210 White Case
2 - LG GH20 DVD Burners
2 - 4gb Kingston Beast Ram 1600mhz PC12800 (8 gigs)
ASRock FM2A75 Pro 4 motherboard
AMD Quad-Core FM2 Socket A8 5600K 3.6ghz Turbo enabled pushing it to 3.9ghz
Toshiba 500gb 2.5 HDD
Seagate Terabyte 2.5 HDD
SanDisk 32gb SSD
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
2 - 120mm Fans
80mm Fan
NZXT 650 watt Modular PSU
Roswell Card Reader

Pros: The first thing I noticed is how light it was. Yes I understand I can look at the weight on the specs, but who buys cases based on weight? Plenty of room to do all your activities, and it's pretty to look at.

Cons: The fans, are loud. This is probably me though because I have been running low db fans for a while. If you have a fan controller ignore this.

Other Thoughts: Top fan can push I was impressed for it coming with the case.

Pros: Light, many drive bays, nice looks, painted interior, toolless design, bottom mount PSU

Fans, fans and more fans! Great Air flow!

Cons: Thin and flimsy, not really a con for me, but maybe to others, but this is why it is light.

Don't care for the way drives are held in. The little twist lock clamps don't secure drives very well.

Other Thoughts: I have owned MANY different cases ranging from bottom end $30 cases to high end $300 cases. This is a very nice case for the money. Well made and quality build. Sure it doesn't hold a stick to one of my several hundred dollar cases, but this IS a VERY NICE CASE for the money.

Very well laid out case... I really love the cut outs to run wires behind the mother board and the inclusion of several wire tie mount spots.

The bottom mount power supply basically only circulates air through itself, sucks air in from case exterior and blows it right back out.

I bought this for a server build, and I really like all the drive mounts. I only wish they were turned 90 degrees.

The cooling is exceptional, especially for buildinig a server. I think the description is a little off on the number and size of fans. I am not particularrly keen on the NZXT case fans, I like the Cougar "Hydro Dynamic" fans... Much better longevity.

These are the cougar fans I put in:
2X140mm fans in the top
5X120mm fans
1 in bottom
2 in front
1 in side cover
1 in rear

Like I said, AWESOME AIR FLOW!

As far as the drive locking features, I don't care for them. They do not secure the drives very well. They are able to flop around a bit after attaching them. They only secure one side. However, you are able to throw a screw in the other side to secure them. But this defeats the whole toolless design. Also on another note, if you aren't dragging the case around to LAN parties, I guess it isn't all that important to secure them real well any way.

Pros: Solid metal construction, lots of spots for fans, lots of drive bays, room for oversized heat sinks and video cards. Included fans are white bladed matching case, no leds and very quiet, big pluses to me. The popular coolermaster 212 heat sink fit (which is enormous).

Cons: Bottom mounted PSU. With room for so many 140mm fans, there are also many holes necessary to accommodate them, so dust could be an issue.

Other Thoughts: I bought additional low volume fans, expecting the need to replace noisy stock fans, but that was not necessary. Bottom mounted PSU is better for cable mgmt, but with a down-venting psu (there are holes to allow for this) it might get hot under heavy use, but I have not experienced any issues. Motherboards are still configured for a top-mounted psu, so some cord arrangements are a bit awkward.

Pros: This case is overall great.

- Great design
- Lost of space
- Sturdy
- Comes with two in case fans
- The locks for drives is great
- Plenty of space
- Tons of places to put more fans
- Great airflow
- USB 3.0 Port on front of case (and USB 2.0, Headphones, and Mic)
- Very Good Quality

Cons: None at all.

Other Thoughts: This case is a fantastic case for any price. I am very satisfied with this purchase and recommend it for beginners or professionals.