Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus Case Review

Inside the Elite 431 Plus

Both panels are attached to the chassis using black, metallic thumbscrews. The motherboard tray has a huge cutout for you to access the backplate of the CPU coolers without having to remove the motherboard from the case. There are no holes in the tray nor clearance between it and the right panel, so it is impossible to route and store cables behind the motherboard tray.

Figure 8: Overall look

Figure 9: A view behind the motherboard tray

In Figure 10, we have another overall look inside the case. Expansion cards are fastened using regular black screws. The Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus supports video cards up to 12.2” (310 mm) long and CPU coolers up to 6.3” (160 mm) tall.

Figure 10: Overall look

The power supply is installed at the bottom of the case. It can be installed with either its bottom fan facing up or facing down, so you can decide if you want the fan of your power supply to pull air from inside the case or from outside of it. As shown before, there is an air filter for the power supply fan. The Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus supports power supplies up to 12.6” (320 mm) deep.

Figure 11: Power supply compartment

As we mentioned before, the reviewed case supports one 80 mm, 92 mm or 120 mm fan in the bottom panel. If you install a 120 mm fan, you will only be able to fit power supplies up to 5.9” (150 mm) deep.