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I reviewed the NZXT Guardian back in April, I remember being distinctly
disappointed with it. Not that I didn’t think the Guardian wasn’t a great
chassis…far from it! But there were a lot of little finishing touches that
NZXT had been overlooked or not thought about during the design phase that
tempered the Guardian’s unique styling and effective design. As much as I
didn’t think it would happen this year, NZXT is back in a big way with a new
chassis, dubbed the Nemesis Elite. A quick glance at the propaganda evidently
shows that Johnny H. and the rest of the NZXT team were watching the reviews
and listening to the forums very carefully. The split level 80mm exhaust we
didn’t like is gone, and the new Nemesis features three 120mm fans. The
slightly annoying plastic door clip has also departed, replaced with a much
nicer magnet. Although it appears that the moving “eye” is gone, it now
changes into a variety of colors. NZXT has also brought a few more items to
the table, in the form of die cast aluminum and a rotating multifunction LCD
fan controller. With all this, I was certainly eager to get a look at the
Nemesis Elite and put it through its paces. On with the review!
Packaging &
Contents
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The
Nemesis Elite arrived in a rather nice box, complete with all the relevant
specifications and color clearly marked on the sides. The unit is packaged in
the standard way, with Styrofoam end caps and covered in a plastic bag. The
review unit I received clearly had been stripped of the 400W Orion power
supply, although there was a power cable and manual inside the case. Just to
clear up some potential confusion, there are actually two types of Nemesis -
The “Elite” model we have here features all aluminum construction and comes
only in black or silver and the standard Nemesis comes in several colors,
including blue, bronze, grey, black, and white. The standard model has steel
construction and has a different rail system than the Elite, and also lacks
the LCD. By looking at a few pictures, it appears to be an identical rail
system to the Guardian, with the addition of 120mm exhaust and a side facing
hard drive cage.
Specifications
| SPECIFICATION |
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MODEL |
NEMESIS SERIES |
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CASE YPE |
MID TOWER FULL SIZE ALUMINUM
CHASSIS CASE |
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DIMENSION (W x H x D)
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205X436X450 mm |
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COOLING SYSTEM
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FRONT, 1 X 120 mm BLUE LED FAN
REAR, 1 X 120 mm BLUE LED FAN
SIDE PANEL, 1 X 120 mm BLUE LED FAN |
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DRIVE BAY - FRON ACCESSIBLE
- INTERNAL |
9 DRIVE BAYS
4 EXTERNAL 5.25" DRIVE BAYS
2 EXTERNAL 3.5 " DRIVE BAYS
3 EXTERNAL 5.25" DRIVE BAYS
SCREWLESS RAIL DESIGN |
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MATERIAL |
1.0 mm ALUMINUM CHASSIS
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EXPANSION SLOTS
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7 |
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POWER SUPPLY |
400 WATT PS2 ATX 12V ( OPTIONAL
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WEIGHT |
6.5 KGS |
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SUPPORT MOTHERBOARD
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MOTHERBOARDS: ATX, MICRO-ATX,
BABY AT |
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