When it launched in 2020, Cooler Master’s NR200 case revolutionized small type issue PC constructing. Not solely did the 18L mini-ITX mesh case price an astonishing $80, nevertheless it supplied easy accessibility to each nook and cranny inside. Pulling off the panels required no instruments and the entire case might be torn right down to its particular person items. You may construct an SFF PC for a lot much less cash in addition to with much less intense planning or backtracking throughout the construct.

Afterward, a NR200P adopted, which got here with a further tempered glass facet panel, as did the NR200P Max, a variant that solely supported vertical graphics card mounting and included an influence provide and AIO CPU cooler. Now at CES 2024, Cooler Master’s seemingly blended these two fashions to create the NR200P V2.

We acquired to go hands-on with it whereas at Cooler Master’s sales space and as you’ll be able to see within the embedded video above, the NR200P V2 is arguably extra NR200P Max than authentic NR200P in its bones. For starters, it solely helps vertically mounted GPUs—and it expands on simply how massive they are often. You can squeeze in graphics playing cards as much as 356mm in size, 160mm in top, and 4 slots huge. This case additionally primarily helps all-in one liquid CPU coolers, with a prime bracket that matches as much as 280mm radiators. You can nonetheless use an air cooler, however the most supported top is 67mm, simply as on the NR200P Max. (The authentic NR200P gives as much as 76mm in clearance.)

Like its predecessor, the NR200P V2 comes with each a tempered glass and mesh facet panel, although the latter has gotten a facelift. Cooler Master’s executed away with evenly spaced holes in favor of a modern geometric “Ncore” sample—you’ll discover a comparable look on the corporate’s Ncore 100 Max, a slimmer, taller mini-ITX case first proven at Computex 2023. Cooler Master has additionally added a USB-C port to the entrance I/O panel. 

The modifications to the Cooler Master NR200P appear like a win for water-cooling followers and one which’ll be accessible quickly. It arrives in February 2024 with coloration choices of both white or black and an MSRP of $140 USD. In the in the meantime, the unique model continues to be round—so should you choose its help for horizontally mounted graphics playing cards, it’s best to nab one when you nonetheless can.