Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3 Case Review

From the factory the MasterCase Pro 3 comes with two 140mm cooling fans located at the front and back of the chassis with support for an additional 3 depending on your particular need.

All of the fan mounting locations are slotted so you can position the fans however you like.  The slots also support a greater variety of cooling options including radiators that don’t always follow conventions.

The top of the case supports two 120mm or 140mm case fans or a single 240mm radiator plus 25mm (thick) fans.  Given the proximity to the top of the motherboard you’ll want to use one of the thinner 25mm to 30mm thick radiators to ensure you have enough space.

Additional or Optional radiators can be installed at all of the fan locations including a 280mm at the front and/or a single 140mm at the back.  Of course your installation experience may vary depending on radiator configuration and motherboard.

Case construction is quite good with the inner frame being constructed from quality SECC steel.  All of the corners are rivet reinforced with very clean locking joints indicating that the Cooler Master manufacturing process has only gotten better.  You will notice extensive venting along the back panel giving the case a decorated appearance that won’t sacrifice cooling performance. 

The side panels are made from very heavy gauge steel with angular reinforcements to provide strength and rigidity.  Cooler Master has installed a slightly shaded window that isn’t dark enough to completely obscure the case internals but does provide some light resistance for a good reflection.

At the bottom you’ll find a darker piece of Acrylic used to obscure the basement of the MasterCase Pro 3 and is done such that you will be hard pressed to see it from the outside.  In fact I didn’t notice it right away until I removed the side panel for these photos.

An interesting thing I have noticed is that the base chassis is also a perfect square.  While this may not seem like much it opens an interesting modding opportunity such as rotating the case internals without impacting the external panels.