NZXT Beta

Darksaber · Jun 14, 2009

The NZXT Beta is an extremely affordable enclosure with a sub 50 US Dollar price tag. We take a close look at the case to see if any corners were cut to keep the price down or if NZXT managed to combine usabilty, a solid feature set with that low, low price tag. In other words: will it come across as cheap or affordable?

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hooj · Jun 17, 2009

Looks wise this case doesn't grab my attention.

Kantastic · Jun 17, 2009

Waiting for Amazon to stock them.

Darksaber · Jun 17, 2009

Kantastic said:
Waiting for Amazon to stock them.

Newegg got them with free shipping:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146055&Tpk=nzxt beta

Studabaker · Jun 17, 2009

Wow, that is silly affordable for what it is!

TheLaughingMan · Jun 17, 2009

Don't forget the extra fan

Already bought this for a build 2 weeks ago. It was a great case for the money. The HD audio cable is short considering where it needs to be connected on 90% of motherboards out there. Also, remember to order at least 1 extra fan and maybe two more thumbscrews if you swap 5.25 drives a lot.

Strange note: The case has a slot for a 3.5 drive, but the faceplate blocks it. It is kinda weird to even include it if you can't really use it. I mean I know I can stick a hard drive in there, but then why not turn it to match the other drive bay ports.

Charper2013 · Jun 17, 2009

Mine will be here tommorow

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A Cheese Danish · Jun 17, 2009

Looks like a very swell case indeed! And pretty nice price on it as well.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Jun 17, 2009

nice case wrong name

BumbleBee · Jun 17, 2009

I don't like the power or reset buttons, exposed front ports, lack of a 5.25" to 3.5" adapter and hard drive rack is not secure to my likings. everything else is nice and offers pretty good value for it's price range. if they removed the liquid cooling tube grommets and the front plastic that is in the stylish fin design they probably could of used thast money for a flip cover for the front ports or included a dust filter on the side panel.

MilkyWay · Jun 17, 2009

tasty budget case, small plain and affordable also has soem nice layout and features

for me its a winner, id get it if i wanted a smaller tower or a budget case!

front panel is plastic to save on costs, its a budget case duh!

h3llb3nd4 · Jun 17, 2009

hmm.. Will be sticking with my Zerodegree for a longg time...

Studabaker · Jun 17, 2009

h3llb3nd4 said:
hmm.. Will be sticking with my Zerodegree for a longg time...

I just looked that case up. I love the concept. Are they still making & selling a case like this? BTW I'd like to see some pics of yours. That's just a really cool concept, I was like, you mount the mobo how now?!

[I.R.A]_FBi · Jun 17, 2009

how much does teh arocoool cost? can it take a tall 120 mm tower?

cana beta take a tall tower cooler as welll?

h3llb3nd4 · Jun 17, 2009

Studabaker said:
I just looked that case up. I love the concept. Are they still making & selling a case like this? BTW I'd like to see some pics of yours. That's just a really cool concept, I was like, you mount the mobo how now?!

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1423456&postcount=2496

Studabaker · Jun 17, 2009

h3llb3nd4 said:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1423456&postcount=2496

that's pretty cool

h3llb3nd4 · Jun 17, 2009

Studabaker said:
that's pretty cool

heh, forgot to answer your Q, I don't think they're making them anymore tho...

kk let's not drag this topic away

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Jun 17, 2009

I like this case a lot for a mid tower. I would definately consider using this in a build over the antec 300 just for the cable management that the 300 lacks.

Darksaber · Jun 17, 2009

TheLaughingMan said:
Strange note: The case has a slot for a 3.5 drive, but the faceplate blocks it. It is kinda weird to even include it if you can't really use it. I mean I know I can stick a hard drive in there, but then why not turn it to match the other drive bay ports.

Simple reason really. NZXT has taken an OEM frame and slapped their own front on it. No other way really to offer a case that cheap. That frame has a 3.5 inch bay, but NZXT decided to ignore that and go with their own front. I docked the case 0.2 points for that and 0.2 for the short audio I/O cable...

cheers
DS

InTeL-iNsIdE · Jun 17, 2009

Man thats one fugly case :ohwell:

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Jun 18, 2009

InTeL-iNsIdE said:
Man thats one fugly case

Looks better than the Asus case.

Charper2013 · Jun 18, 2009

I just got mine setup 5 secs ago. Im loving it except for one thing. The audio port on my headphones only gets 1 ear working. Other than that. Great case with superb cable managment.

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Jun 23, 2009

so when will the final version come out?

TheLaughingMan · Jun 24, 2009

Bjorn_Of_Iceland said:
so when will the final version come out?

lol. Like Gmail this case will be in Beta forever.

WarEagleAU · Jun 27, 2009

Very exceptional for a sub $50.00 case. As such I would not knock it for not having a cpu cut out of the mobo tray for brackets and changing of coolers. This is really a premium of high end cases and are actually something very new. I love the all black interior and the cut outs for cable management. NZXT seems to be hitting on all cylinders with their cheap cases.

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Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
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Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

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Storage	Seagate Momentus XT 320GB
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Case	NZXT Source 220
Audio Device(s)	None
Power Supply	Corsair TX750 V2
Software	Windows XP Professional
Benchmark Scores	N/A

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Case	Dan Case A4
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Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Logitech G613

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

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Storage	2x WD 250GB AAKS in RAID0!
Display(s)	19" I-Inc LCD @ 1440x900
Case	Ultra X-Blaster Clear Side
Audio Device(s)	Audigy with X-Fi drivers; Logitech X-540s
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	Vista 32-Bit

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Cooling	Dark Rock 4
Memory	G Skill RipjawsV F4 3600 Mhz C16
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Storage	Crucial 2 TB M.2 SSD :: WD Blue M.2 1TB SSD :: 1 TB WD Black VelociRaptor
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Power Supply	Antec HCP 850 80+ Gold
Mouse	Corsair M65
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB Lux
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	I don't benchmark.

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Audio Device(s)	on-board\|\|on-board
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Cooling	ACFPro
Memory	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card(s)	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
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Case	El Cheepo
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
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Mouse	steelseries Sensei MLG edition
Keyboard	Cooler Master QuickFire Pro
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Mouse	Logitech G604s
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Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Ducky Shine TKL MX Blue + Vortex PBT Doubleshots
Software	Windows 10 64bit
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Mouse	Razer Death Adder
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