The cable cutouts on the motherboard edge, the clearance for cables, and the tie points that are well-placed for velcro straps make cable management pretty good. ![]() The other side of the case uses an old-school steel panel with tabs that hook into the case, but it’s thick enough and the cable management space is wide enough that there isn’t much danger of the panel bowing out when it’s being put back on, which is usually the biggest annoyance with that style of panel. This also doesn’t affect function, but it is visible from the outside of the system. The glass is supposed to be slotted in, slid forward,and screwed into place, but since it can’t slide forward that last millimeter or so, the metal tabs at the rear of our case were bent slightly when the thumbscrews were tightened down at the factory. Opening up the case for the first time revealed two minor fit-and-finish issues: first, there was the tip of a broken-off rivet (nothing structural) loose in the bottom of the case, and second, the glass panel doesn’t slide all the way forward to fit flush against the front panel. A removable fan/radiator bracket would solve this completely, but also add to production costs. It’s difficult to install fans of any size in the bottom-most slot because of the HDD cage, which is riveted in place and prevents most screwdrivers from fitting under the PSU shroud. Cooler Master includes two 120mm fans with the case, one intake and one exhaust, which is (much like the Meshify C) enough for the case to function but not really excel. There are also just a couple of mounting holes that are too small for fan screws (although they would fit radiator screws). Two 140mm fans are supported, but they don’t line up with the cutouts and the mounting holes are at the bottom of the panel rather than the top, so there’s no way to point a 140mm intake fan directly back towards the CPU cooler. The mounts inside the front panel have three perfectly-sized ducts for 120mm fans, but not so for 140mm ones. By opting out of a filter they’ve also made it possible to mount fans on the outside of the chassis, nearly flush with the front panel, which should draw more air from outside of the case instead of just recirculating it inside. Dust will gather on the outside and some will inevitably get through, but it’s easy to wipe down and the front panel comes off easily. The NR600’s front is covered with a fine mesh that acts as both a filter and a front panel, hopefully avoiding the thermal problems that some cases introduce by backing mesh with additional layers of filtration.
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