Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L Review

A video review of Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L (MCB-Q300L-KANN-S00).
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[@Armfan99]

Really like how they made the dust filters a design element, best budget case out there.

[@yuumi925]

R2624.....u call thet a budget case?

[@ichi8088]

@@yuumi925 Cause it is a budget case I have it myself, getting ready to build my first PC soon. I got it off amazon for 33 bucks

[@maincharacter2677]

Rock Lee 33 bucks? that’s around £25 or a little over in Britain. That is not fair. It’s £44 here.

[@ichi8088]

@@maincharacter2677 Case was 33 bucks, The fans were like 12.99 for 3 of them

[@josephli5649]

I feel like the Thermaltake versa h18 is slightly better due to the easier cable management l

[@RaihanSergi]

This review is SO COMPLETE. Cooler Master did a right job sending this sample to the guy. Definitely will buy this one

[@aracalbuto]

I'm new to PC building. Do you know if it has RGB fans or if those are normal ones? Thanks!

[@EJTunaFish]

Shuichi Akai it has one normal 120mm fan. I suggest getting a 3 pack of rgb fans

[@aracalbuto]

@@EJTunaFish thanks mate. Another question: if I have a motherboard with only 2 ports for case fans, how can I connect 3 fans (2 in the front and 1 in the back)?

[@EJTunaFish]

Shuichi Akai you can buy a hub, they’re pretty cheap.

[@EJTunaFish]

Shuichi Akai and most RGB fans come with a controller the you plug them into, then you plug that in

[@Stevenx01]

Intro: really awful. Content: professional and clear.

[@austin.k69]

Wasn't sure if I wanted this case but after all you've said it fits my needs perfectly and is a good price to boot. Thanks for your review

[@Dunklen0Drachen]

finally a Q300L Review!!

[@justintreehut7990]

yes indeed!!

[@YashBudhiraja]

Thanks for making this video! I was just going to get this case, but saw minimal high quality reviews.

[@bexuzz5520]

Was it good ?

[@dimmuborgir82]

I just got this case and almost had cancelled my order of it as i was indecisive on it. I must say I'm glad i didn't, it is better quality than i thought and videos of it don't do it justice! Its a great upgrade from my old bitfenix neo . Nice and modern and so silent. Don't be put off by some of the reviewers.

[@dimmuborgir82]

@@kommandant8272 Hi yeah the case is great definitely worth the money. I manages to get mine on ebay for £40.00 i think it was discounted but still worth it if you had to pay a little more. It comes with one fan and i added two front fans, dont have a custom cooler but the airflow is fine. I use a controller for some games and having the usb ports on the side is ideal. If i could post a picture of it here i would but yeah i recommend it.

[@macpatterson9750]

When I first saw this I knew I needed it. All I need to complete my new build now Is this case and a gpu

[@trevinofritz7824]

How did the build go?

[@andresgallego5727]

This is a pretty interesting case, i would like a more premium model with a PSU shroud and a tempered glass side panel, it would be interesting to see more designs to replace the front dust filter, i actually think that's the idea behind it.

[@tlaytmasusa2715]

I just got this, the designs on the front and the top are magnets and they came to me bent

[@syncmonism]

@@tlaytmasusa2715 I think they will become straight again after not too long, maybe you'll want to put them under a stack of books for a little while.

[@chimp3103]

A agree completely 👍

[@namonaite]

This feels challenging, in a way that rewards those on a budget whose willing to make it work, although some features may feel less budget friendly I feel theres a lot that can be done with this and i would definitively buy one if the only store that sells them in my country could get them sooner then the 17th of December. Honestly I cant wait to be able to buy this tiny behemoth.

[@hbhamilton3]

What a great, inexpensive case! Just finished a build for a friend's son and really enjoyed deploying this case.

[@Hurly]

i bought this case for my first pc build, and its so far amazing!

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Thanks for this extended video. Wanted to know if you can mount 2x 2.5inch hdd's. and... yup 😄 Going to order this for my nephew 👌

[@Thinkingpoop]

Lucky kid!

[@D-2-the-no]

What a superb review. Fast but not too fast, clearly to the point and very clear on pros/cons. Excellent. Have a like and a sub

[@Vortez]

Thanks for the feedback. Glad you found it useful and welcome aboard!

[@MikeMessiah]

Best case for MATX lovers. Super compact, Super Cute, yet such great Air Circulation and -Cooling- . A Total WIN-WIN from Coolermaster

[@premierdeal]

And not an In-Win....lol

[@Angeroast]

ok thanks, its perfect for me

[@godmagnus]

How do you figure the cooling is great? Did you test it?

[@MikeMessiah]

@@godmagnus ok, after 4 years im gonna say it, the cooling ain't that great. it has ventilations everywhere, which is cool (no pun intended) but the issue is that the holes aren't big enough. Therefore we aren't actually getting good airflow.

[@acorchia]

Good review mate! You touched all the points I wanted answer for. Floor dust (removable, easy to clean) space inside for cpu fan, gpu. HDD,SSD rubber feet, and space. Thank you!

[@marklarkins582]

Great review. I added a rear 120mm radiator and two 140mm intake fans as well as a 120mm top rear exhaust fan. Case is super cool. Thanks for the review which helped with my build. I love the case.

[@davidicke4379]

So one 120mm fan on the top back, two 140mm fans in front, and another 120mm fan on the back under the preinstalled one?

[@marklarkins582]

David Icke two 140s in the front. The existing 120mm I moved to the top front added another to the top back position. Then I have the radiator 120 cooling the cpu and expelling air out the rear of the case. Total of 4 fans and the radiator.

[@davidicke4379]

@@marklarkins582 got it, thanks!

[@josephfreeman5289]

Just bought this for a budget garage build. Very happy with it

[@sillekramyt8534]

the acrylic side panel was incorrectly put in place at around 45 seconds into the video, the acrylic panel should slide under the power button piece, not sit on top of it.

[@n3ttx580]

Well i own this case for 2 and something months now.. And its cool as hell. Althrought i don´t have beefy af and cool system, i had an mid tower case before with everything mATX in and it was big and ugly, so i decided to buy q300l. The build quality is pretty solid, screws are a bit tight tho. Installation of motherboard/IO panel was as good as in any other case, no problems with installing GPU either (but i dislike those popping brackets, they could really go with screws.. but you can buy them from Amazon). PSU installation was pretty simple and i recommend to stick all of the cables to the back before you put in PSU.. HDD bracket is really cool and i like it, but SATA cables may interfere with 24pin ATX power cable (but this depends on your routing scheme / motherboard). Installing SSD was a bit tricky (i mounted those rubber things backwards..) but pretty cool.. Cable managment support is pretty basic (pretty lot of tie points and lots of holes) but enough for 50$ case. I fit my Spartan 3 cooler without any problems.. and the positionable front.. well side IO panel is really cool if you tend to move too much on your chair and you may risk breaking some USB drives .. estetically, it is really freaking cool, i love those "cubes" and how they look in mid-light, but if you plan to install RGB fans/strips, the light may be actually so strong that the geometry effect dissappears and the light from strips/fans will cast really terrible circle shadows. And yes, the dust filter is cool, i actually had to clean it only once but its really convinient. For 50$, its a go-to choice for *any* mATX build. I give *8.75/10*

[@rage0exe]

How is the airflow my man?

[@neiruwu]

is it loud?

[@sterndog]

Thanks for the time you took to write this up, N3ttX. I myself have a similar system that I’m looking to transplant into a new case, and I really appreciated hearing your thoughts.

[@lyde5413]

Do you think this case could fit the Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

[@RaulBernalThird]

How are the noice levels?

[@karlsonkab51]

brilliant example of form following function providing beauty - would be nice to have a premium version with thicker metal panels and perhaps TG

[@emile4316]

Awesome case, you convinced me! A big selling point for me is the great airflow.

[@JuptianGames]

I was looking at cheap cases, and this review made my choice a lot easier... Thank you!

[@Outmind01]

A professional and thorough review of a case it's difficult to find information on. Thank you.

[@victorpaz4450]

Yo lo tengo con una MSI B350m Bazooka, 2x8 de ram Corsair Led White, Ryzen R5 1600 cooler stock,. SSD m.2 WD Green de 480Gb, HDD WD Black de 2tb, 5 coolers NZXT F140 y una Radeon RX580 de 8gb. La verdad que este case me sorprendió, un espacio súper amplio, es muy lindo a la vista, bien ventilado y compacto. Es cierto que el panel I/O aparenta fragilidad, pero no es nada preocupante. Personalmente lo recomiendo.

[@Cla55icG00se]

Awesome content delivery. You deserve more subs. Keep up the good work!!

[@Wulliee]

Good to see you back with another video 👍

[@SteveMavronis]

If this had been out 2 years ago, I would have considered it. I wanted a non-ATX small case. I built a powerful 140mm fan-based gaming PC in the Phanteks Evolv ITX. This MasterBox has the same sex appeal. Gaming motherboards support high-end integrated audio so only a GPU is needed. Unused slots are wasted space. My case is on my desk. With a windowed PC why throw it down on the floor? I want my guests to see what I put under the hood, not hidden under a desk.

[@znek4288]

I ordered a full build with this case! It will be here in a few days, I CAN'T WAIT!!!

[@andrewkwon8406]

Znek Ayyyyy I’m probably doing the same

[@znek4288]

@@andrewkwon8406 I'm gonna get 2 extra 12mm fans for the front later in August but it comes tomorrow and I have to enjoy it first hahah

[@andrewkwon8406]

Znek Hope everything goes smoothly

[@valentinpianta]

I know it's designed for a single 3.5 hard drive, but is there room for a second hard drive?

[@znek4288]

@@valentinpianta not sure because DHL is late with it and it hasn't arrived yet. They reckon something around Tuesday

[@NIVO1972]

Cooler Master listen up here: Sell me the same case with the tempered glass sidepanel for $30 more and you've got a serious winner!

[@billlacey2426]

Temp glass! Do it CM do it do it!

[@TheDarnook]

Just buy this thing and order the glass to be made elsewhere.

[@dubb9020]

@@TheDarnook but where tho

[@TheDarnook]

@@dubb9020 Look here bfy.tw/L9H9 I ditched the case tho, it looks very good for airflow but it's not - watch some thorough reviews. I ordered FractalDesign Define C Mini instead.

[@dubb9020]

@@TheDarnook really the airflow is bad? do you still have the case? id buy it from you

[@moises1228]

You sir have gained a subscriber, i love they way you explained everything even put a build onto it showing how you could cable manage. Awesome review im so close to building my first pc.

[@nosnap]

Honestly, I've got nothing to say other than it's a great case for its price, especially in other countries where stuff might be a tad bit more expensive than others it's a lifesaver to not go over budget.

[@fillbill2089]

3:10 he forgot the IO shield

[@ifeanyi1264]

Lmao

[@narwhal4304]

Most KZbinrs who review PC cases don't install the I/O shield because they will just move all the parts out of the case again.

[@nofloco3175]

I got this case and it was very nice for cable management and looks very clean in my setup

[@Cla55icG00se]

Awesome review! Straight to the point, brief and describing what is important.

[@Vortez]

Thanks for watching!

[@km90003]

I had the boxlite 3.1 tg and it was terrible in regards to thermals but it looked really nice. Fortunately, i returned it and got the q300l. Which looks better in my opinion and has way better air flow and a cut out for the cpu plug. Great case! Love everything about it. Especially the price.

[@hugodinis7828]

A Lot of people say this case has very poor airflow, how do you guys feel about it?

[@Ed-bj5eq]

I recently transferred my old gaming rig mATX internals to this case with 2 x 120mm intake fans and 2 x 120 mm exhaust fans. Currently working as entertainment PC in a TV rack. Excellent case, light, compact, ample space to mount 160mm PSU, 270mm 2.5 slots GPU, 160mm cpu Gammax400 air cooler, good air flow with 4 fans, easy to build, more space for cable management on the covered side. Thanks for you review 🙂👍👍👍

[@alphx8189]

how do you get the fans in urgent

[@tonyd223]

I have one, with a Corsair H100i V2 cooler on the front. It's desk based, and I wish the metal was just a little bit thicker as it bends to the touch and vibrates. The included fan is rubbish. Oh and my MATX board only has 2 fan headers...

[@matthewwalloch6250]

you can get a header splitter for like 3 usd

[@tonyd223]

Yep, but I wanted a PWM 4 pin one - so bought the Deepcool FH-10, which gives full control. That thing is great, and much much cheaper than a Corsair Commander

[@leoh4038]

Thanks Tim, this review was great! Definitely considering this case for my first micro atx build.

[@chrisperrywv]

Man- this case would look so good in white

[@rodrirm]

Amazing review of the case, the only thing left would have been some temp measures to see how it perform, but its an amazing review and great image quality!

[@alvareo92]

From other reviews it’s on the hotter side, good thing it’s cheap so you can use that leftover budget on a couple front fans

[@GAnimeRO]

great cable management making it touch the hot backside of the mainboard

[@wisdoom9153]

I honestly thought the front panel is blocked, i just saw this video. Alright, must buy.

[@TruthSeekerAll]

heard this case gives bad thermals, even with fans installed.

[@cakeisalie]

thank you for this review, helps me a lot in decision making

[@scrunts666]

Thanks for the video, it was very informative and gave all the right information. I have now purchased one because of it.

[@stumpmonkey7068]

I really like this case. Thanks for examining it so well.

[@jacobbond8657]

so i cant fit a 360mm liquid cooler even though the height accomidates for it with extra room

[@DutchVanDerLindo]

Yep

[@NaturalHalfling]

Getting this for my own build, the dust filters that let you easily clean them without having to take the entire front panel off are so much easier to maintain for me. I think the front IO panel being on the side is actually really good for some, for example I usually position my PC so that the rear IO shield is facing me, because I think it lets the heat escape easier than if it faced the wall, so with the front IO panel on the side it's still easily accessible. If only the lower dust filter was more easily removable and the IO panel had a usb-c, then it would be perfect, but it's still good enough for me as is. Love that it's got the space for a 3.5 drive, I don't know if I could go without my storage.

[@dwaynestimpson5449]

I ordered 2 of these for my Ryzen builds. My gaming PC, MSI B350 Mortar, Ryzen 1600X M.2 SSD, for my office PC, MSI A320 Grenade, Ryzen 1500X 128GB SSD paired w/2TB Barracuda as a Fusion Drive. Currently they are in P300s, looking for a smaller footprint with better air flow.

[@octanegamer1576]

also note something about this case is that this shares the same components as the Q300P, the one with RGB fans and handles that can be installed to this. personally, I want to buy and buy the handles separately.

[@ares23dc]

Extremely well done review. You have earned a sub. Thank you. UPDATE: Bought the case for my wife and it's a complete pleasure to build in it.

[@javiersalas6366]

Hey still recommend it?

[@EJTunaFish]

Javier Salas late but yea it’s still a great case

[@tiny_a_dog5721]

The only reason possible reason I would not but the case is that it doesn’t have a psu shroud, but other than that it’s fucking great

[@camoboy3116]

thankyou for making this video it put my mind at ease

[@JayzBeerz]

plastic front panel is a killer

[@carlypryke4578]

You have got the side panel on wrong 0:30 The glass is not meant to go over the front io

[@obeliskt1024]

if this supports 2x200mm fans in the front for intake(even if modding is required) then goodbye h500p

[@chasecreechproduction6914]

The rubber mounts under the PSU are definitely for grounding it not for vibration absorption, geez watch the verge

[@Loooooooooooooooool]

I have 6 fans in mine :D. Airflow is great. I also have mine laying on its side. Love this case.

[@tadbirtwalid1029]

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[@smoggysling4663]

@@tadbirtwalid1029 uhhh, what?

[@kelvinini]

was looking for a horizontal chassis and this might be a good choice

[@thebritishindian1]

Thank you for this review. There is no way I could stand those removable dust covers. Their website looks as though that was all metal which is why I thought it looked great. This is why I love KZbin, thanks for your great review and saving me from purchasing the wrong item for me

[@solarisone1082]

Why not? Seems convenient to me.

[@gurshawngamingyt1716]

This is going to be my first build with this case

[@brandonramkissoon3432]

Me 2

[@jcg8360]

Just wondering how many ssds and hard drives can you fit into this case. Love the video high quality

[@kennedymoreiras3054]

This is late lol but it can hold 1 hard drive and 2 ssds

[@gsainoy]

@@kennedymoreiras3054 thats real late

[@BudgetZay]

kennedy moreiras this is late but i bought the pc new from someone else and they didn’t inculude the sad screws and i’m upgrading all my party rn so where would i put an ssd?

[@3icyy895]

how do i move my MODULAR I/O PANEL

[@harindudilipa1559]

I bought a pc this is my case :') ❤️

[@bexuzz5520]

Heyyyy do you like it I thinking about getting it ?

[@bleron8227]

bruh same

[@yeoldefoxeh254]

@@bexuzz5520 Don't. Terrible airflow due to the fact that it is full of mesh. No directions whatsoever.

[@homeiswhereukeepurdealdoe]

oh thank u, u kind sir, u laid everything on the table in such a good manner. ♥

[@alf717]

Great review. Juts what I was hoping to see. I wonder if I might be able to get a Hyper 212 in this case. Coming in a 159MM I think it is safe to say it will fit but will be a tight fit like the one used in this review.

[@babis8142]

I wish the feet were a little taller; there's barely enough gap for the psu to get enough air

[@droidking614]

a very good and a straight forward Review! Nicely done

[@TheXanUser]

Looks flippable? Swap feet to top and use top dust cover on bottom, for placement on left side of your desk/monitor.? (PSU on top)

[@last5902]

I'm tired of taking the side panel off to play games. So I'm thinking of changing to this. I NEED BETTER AIRFLOW😂

[@SamFBM]

its a good case if youre looking to buy one ive had mine for a while now and i still love it

[@oHunterr]

I chose to buy this case on a whim for my first pc, and after receiving it, it looks very nice. Kinda late on looking for reviews tho 😂

[@_Mohanned]

Which cpu cooler did you get?

[@glagolica]

I can't plug in my Corsair RM650 PSU's power cord because of that weird opening at the case's back...

[@mralaksana5617]

If this case was tempered glass included, it will be perfect

[@pedroaraya4063]

Pretty sure the tempered glass version is called Q500

[@krehbein]

Probably not, since it will drive the price up at least $20. Can you really tell the difference looking at it from a few feet away?

[@D-2-the-no]

Ok so i got one of these. Awesome case but i have to point out that when my fans were mounted to it, because of the cheesegrater design the fans got about twice as loud and became quite audible. Im using be quiet! fans aswell which were silent mounted off the case. No noise though if mouned outside the case. So I fixed this by buying two cheapo 140mm front fans and hollowing them out and using them as a buffer between the case and the cheesegrater mount. Bit of a ballache but worth pointing out for those of you who want a quiet build. It wouldnt be a problem whilst gaming as i have headphones on but working from home doing light tasking stuff the noise would be annoying as it had a drone to it.

[@thedipperdapper3806]

this dude should voice nature documentaries

[@tamingguppies]

True

[@cadensixkiller4413]

i bought this and didn’t realize how small it is, i hope all the parts fit

[@howard4997]

Did they fit?

[@liamhorne6939]

Thx for explaining it so well i was going to put a 240 mil rad on the roof until u said it wont fit

[@medidix]

IS IT GOOD TO BUY ??

[@victorinoxity5235]

Noooo.... You'll regret it... Air circulation is so bad in this case..

[@CharlyDS]

Thanks for the great video, I was on the fence about going mATX instead of my usual ITX (more expensive and harder to get) but after checking this case size, I think this'll be my next case for a new mATX build: Asus H610m-k + i3 Gen13, no video board, so it should run cool. I agree about the front panel location (side panel actually). I don't use it that much anyway and that's why I'm getting a motherboard with more USB ports on the back.

[@dessa4885]

Looks like the front mesh the filter sits on will have terrible airflow considering most of the surface area is mainly SOLID material rather than open space

[@newguy69]

Can the feet be swapped to the top and installed upside down with the window on the right side? I've got my PC on the left side for years and looking for a reverse-ATX case. Thanks

[@iwxzdom]

I don’t really look at amazon ratings but someone gave this case 1 star because it came with a small scratch

[@groundhornbill]

This casing came highly recommended by the dealer. And now I wish I'd watched more KZbin reviews. My GPU runs hot, fans constantly at 100% and I now have to buy more fans to try improve cooling - which the dealer can't guarantee will work. And the GPU fans are only about an inch above the PSU. What's the point of blowing hot air onto a hot device. As the presenter says... push the budget a little and get a better casing. I wouldn't recommend this casing for anybody installing a GPU.

[@racingflash6292]

3:00 False because I did install an AIO liquid cooler 240mm radiator and even with the top VRM heatsink being close to the radiator I still have a finger of space.

[@macpatterson9750]

Do you think you could fit another 3.5 drive on the floor in front of the psu and one on top of the psu.

[@andreaslavazos3979]

Υep that would do. It can easily fit multiple HDD in front of the PSU, as long as the PSU is the the standard 14cm and not a long modular one. Approximately the space a have left empty with a typical PSU is 17-18cm in length. That is more than enough to add HDDs

[@survivalistboards]

Why have the drives been moved to such a difficult to reach location? This seems to be a trend with new cases.

[@tankandspank]

I wish they'd have an option for a metal panel instead of the transparent plastic one

[@SNORKYMEDIA]

you didnt seem to mention you can fit the PSU at the front so you can use an ATX board....

[@spartanvi]

Just picked up this case for a friend's build and share all the same complaints and praises. One thing that really puzzled me when building in the Q300L was the PSU bracket. What's the point of that? Seemed to needlessly complicate PSU installation and partially block the AC cable without bestowing any obvious benefit.

[@Kris-kl7ok]

This is the case I'm going to be getting for me pc! Thanks, I'm for sure going to get this now :)

[@mickfaasen6948]

I needed this because my Phanteks enthoo evolv shift keeps overheating the GPU

[@CorrosiveH2O]

Which matx motherboard should I get with this?

[@henrikgustav2294]

Really wish for some even slimmer for igpu matx build

[@anuragsingha4557]

What is the name of cpu cooler?

[@t0mbd1gg3r]

Anyone tried to build a fullATX mobo into that case? It might be possible by moving or rotating the PSU (I only want to use 1 graphics ard). I really like this case, it's super cheap, but I have a fullATX mobo.

[@brofenix]

I like it~ Thank you for the review and great footage, I think I will buy this for my build :)

[@nobytes8706]

ele é quantos centimetros da placa mãe até o vidro? eu tenho um aer cooler da cooler master de 16,5cm o meu gabinete tem 180ml e o vidro não fechou .sera que nesse dá?