Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus Case Review

The Top, Bottom, and Rear Panels

The top panel of the Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus supports the installation of two 120 mm fans, which are not included. There is an air filter for these fans. The case supports the installation of a radiator up to 280 mm long on its top panel, but as the motherboard position is too close to the top panel, it may interfere with memory modules, depending on the motherboard.

Figure 5: Top panel

On the bottom panel, the Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus comes with an air filter for the power supply fan. It also supports one 80 mm, 92 mm or 120 mm fan at this panel, but there is no air filter here.

Figure 6: Bottom panel

The rear panel and the interior of the Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus are painted in black. The power supply is installed at the bottom of the case.

The case supports the installation of an 80 mm, 92 mm or 120 mm fan (not included) at the rear panel, as well as a 120 mm radiator. There are also two holes with rubber covers for hoses of external liquid cooling solutions.

This case has seven expansion slots with disposable covers. We missed some reusable covers here.

Figure 7: Rear panel

Let’s now take a look inside the Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus.