Cooler Master CMP 320 Mini-Tower mATX Case Review

Build Quality

There’s getting away from the fact this is a cheaper case, with a price of around £65 it’s not exactly low budget, but with case prices generally higher in recent years it’s about on par with a £50 case from a couple of years ago. The case is quite lightweight, telling me the overall metal isn’t too thick, but honestly, it feels durable enough and I’ve no complaints here.

You get a good quality magnetic dust filter up on the top, and the front panel relies on its mesh grille for filtering, so will simply need blowing out with an air gun or cleaning with a hoover once in a while.

There’s no fan in the back, which is a bit lame, but with two fans in the front, and passive airflow at the back and top of the case, most mid-range systems will cope well enough.

The expansion slot covers are those nasty snap-off ones… shudder. However, I rebuild my systems and make many changes, and if you only plan on building a system once, I doubt snap-off covers will bother you in the slightest. I do like the removable plate on the right though, as it’ll allow you to more easily install larger graphics cards.

There are some nice quality feet on the case too, giving it good clearance, and there are some soft feet that will stop it from scratching up your desk, hard floor, etc.

The PSU shroud is built-in and offers up a great way of hiding the boring bits, but also gives the case more of a premium look and feel too.

There are no cable grommets, but the steel is folded back and the edges and corners rounded so thinks shouldn’t get snagged or hung up here.

Plus, there are cable tie loops built into the metal.

There’s an SSD mount here, but it’s extremely basic, rather than a removable mounting plate, it’s just some holes that require the use of screws/washers to install (they’re included in the box).

This drive bay is much nicer though, as it features a single screw locking it in place so you can easily remove it. Then there are two slide-out trays with tool-free 3.5″ mounts, but they can also support 2.5″ drives with the included screws.

Not that you’ll see it once it’s installed, but I love that they’ve given this USB 3.0 header the Cooler Master purple.

The front panel fans are the highest quality component present in the case. They’re CF120P ARGB fans, and while the case is £65, these two fans are likely a good £15 chunk of that.

They look great even with the lights off too, and they’re not just all show and no go, as they’re actually pretty solid performers, delivering good airflow and low noise.