The right case panel can be removed, although since the case uses drive rails and comes with removable hard/floppy drive cages I don't see any reason to remove the right panel. The top panel is riveted onto the case, making it nearly impossible to remove by conventional means. Once again, there shouldn't be any reason to remove the panel, so there shouldn't be any issues.

I explained earlier that there was some slight damage to the rear of the case, which was most likely due to UPS throwing my package around or something. The portion of the case that the power supply screws into was completely bent in on the left side as you can see. The bend caused the power supply to sit in the case improperly, so I used a hammer and gently pulled the case outward. I asked my UPS guy to drive a little slower when he came over today, so hopefully anything he delivers in the future will arrive without damage.

I was actually surprised that the case dinged because it is quite sturdy. It didn't flex at all during a shakedown test and it had an overall sturdy feeling that is hard to describe. While I wouldn't stand on the case, I wouldn't worry about it getting damaged during transport to LAN parties.

The feet on the bottom of the case are very stiff and don't move around unless you want them to. You can position them so that they stick out from under the case, which would keep the case from falling on its side during an earthquake, or you may keep the feet positioned under the case so that they aren't sticking out, which may be more aesthetically pleasing to you.

The power supply doesn't screw directly into the Nitro Elite; it screws into a bracket that screws directly into the case. The bracket wasn't flimsy, but at the same time it wasn't very stiff. The power supply didn't vibrate unnecessarily as a result of the bracket being used. I am not sure why the case uses the bracket instead of just having the power supply screw directly into the case.

Now that we have closely examined the cases very impressive shell, let's take a look at what really counts, the internal features and functionality.

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