External Examination (continued):
Turning the case, we can take a look at the side panel that will hide the system components. As you can see here, Cooler Master has given you a place to install a 120, 80 or 60 mm fan. Other than the fan hole, this side is plain and is painted in a flat black, which shows fingerprints easily.
In the below left image you can see the top of the case when in tower mode. Behind the holes is where the power supply would rest. I like the option of an exhaust at the top of the case. Something that's nice here is that you can place your power supply in and have the intake fan pulling cooler air in from outside of the case. Moving to the bottom of the case you will find feet similar to those found on audio rack components and another location for a fan. You can reposition the feet if you put the case into desktop mode, and this fan location is similar to the one on the side panel as it allows you to install multiple fan sizes.
 
Internal Examination:
Now that we have taken a look at the outside, let's move to the interior of the case.
As you can see here, the case is fairly standard with a few exceptions. The biggest difference is the position of the motherboard. It has been inverted so the CPU is at the bottom of the case, and the expansion slots are in the middle of the case. This is not a new design, however it is not standard. If you look closely, Cooler Master has installed standoffs for standard ATX motherboards, and although Micro ATX motherboards share many of the same holes, the Micro ATX motherboard used in this review was unsupported in one corner. Thankfully it is the corner for the front panel and USB ports, so there should not be much pressure applied here.
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