It will only be out in the middle of September, mainly. And, it would seem that the target market for the MAX right now is new builders, people wanting to get into the ITX/SFF scene with minimal fuss, kinda like what the NZXT H1 did.
In my opinion, a couple of factors that really doesn't bring too much excitment for the new case (at least for myself).
- Most people who already have a NR200 were looking forward for a top "hat"/version to mount top radiators.
- Instead, the MAX has different rear layout, meaning tooling differences, not an easy plug and play for existing NR200s (I might be wrong)
- Only comes in a bundled kit (850W Gold SFX PSU, Gen 4 Riser, 280mm AIO) - not good for existing enthusiasts that only want an empty case, although CM might eventually release the MAX by itself. Gen 4 Riser is a good thing though.
- Size is still around 18.5L, towards the larger size.
- Vertical mount of the GPU looks to be too low for my tastes, empty space between the top rad and the GPU seems underutilitsed.
- Only slim fans can be mounted at the bottom (officially), meaning without modding, custom loops with a bottom rad will be tougher.
- No traditional layout for GPUs for plugging directly into the PCIe slot.
- Removal of side bracket
Don't get me wrong though, I have a NR200 and I love it still, although personally, I was looking for a NR200 variant that can fit a NH-D15(S) without mods/shorter standoffs.