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Design & Features
Let's begin by taking a look at its most appealing, the front panel design.
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The
sleek-looking steel plated front panel is quite an eye-catcher.
The buttons are also made of chromed plastic and feel a bit cheap.
This includes a power button that is accessible even with the panel closed,
and a large reset button that may easily be confused as the power button.
There is a very small LCD display near the bottom center which
I'll show in action later. Now, what think is the most impressive
feature is the 5 optical drive bays. Considering its overall size and
weight, this is the smallest case I've seen with five 5.25" bays.
There is only one exposed 3.5" bay which is always a good thing, as I
personally refuse to use a floppy these days. The front door locks on very well and does not have any issues staying closed as we have
found here with other cases of the same quality.
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The
side panel looks great. It features a "stealthed" side window which
basically hides all the screws for a much cleaner look. Included, is a
clear 80mm LED fan with a nice aluminum fan grill sporting the NZXT logo.
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Looking now at the inside, we find a removable 3.5" drive cage for quick and
easy installation of your hard drives. It is held in place by only one
thumb screw and a push-down latch.
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What I would really like to emphasize on is its cooling potential.
While this case comes with only one 80mm fan for the rear exhaust, it
is capable of supporting a 90mm or even a 120mm fan on both the front and
rear of the chassis. This is definitely what I like to see implemented
in new models and I'll be
testing with some new and rather interesting 120mm fans, courtesy of
Xoxide.com.
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I would like to note that this case is not
considered, by any means, a very high quality chassis. This is quickly
apparent by the push off type PCI slot covers, one of which was actually
missing. It is mainly designed as a lightweight gaming case with a highly attractive
exterior suitable for LAN parties and portability in general.
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