NOX Coolbay HX Case & APEX 700W

Darksaber · Feb 3, 2009

Yes, the Coolbay HX looks similar to the Antec 900, but this chassis from NOX manages to score with additional features, a nice interior paint job and better cooling, making it a choice to be taken very seriously, especially considering the price point.

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MRCL · Feb 5, 2009

If its intended as a contester to the Antec 900, I'd say this round goes to Nox. I'd prefer the Coolbay over the 900.

to6ko91 · Feb 5, 2009

# Cable routing made easy

Why not use it ???

Darksaber · Feb 5, 2009

to6ko91 said:
Why not use it ???

Simple reason: We review cases, we do not build PCs.

If I were to build a PC with this chassis, I would spend the time to do cable management. But we fill the case with hardware, snap an image and turn it on. That is it.

Wiring the entire system nicely and then taking it apart after a single shot is way too much work.

cheers
DS

to6ko91 · Feb 5, 2009

Darksaber said:
Simple reason: We review cases, we do not build PCs.

If I were to build a PC with this chassis, I would spend the time to do cable management. But we fill the case with hardware, snap an image and turn it on. That is it.

Wiring the entire system nicely and then taking it apart after a single shot is way too much work.

cheers
DS

:shadedshu too much work ??? how ?? I am probably the laziest person on the planet and I would still take just a minute to put the 24 pin and the 4/8pin behind the mobo .... (just couse it is the easyest

)

P.S. bloodrage is some bad ass looking mobo :respect:

DonInKansas · Feb 5, 2009

As someone who keeps their case on the floor, I love the ports and tray on top.

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

System Name	Fractality 1.0
Processor	Intel Core i7-860 @ 3.6GHz
Motherboard	EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling	Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory	16GB Kingston Hyper RAM
Video Card(s)	PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Storage	64GB and 180GB SSDs / 1TB and 2TB HDDs
Display(s)	24" Acer V243W
Case	Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software	Win 7 64bit

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

Processor	Core i5 3570K
Motherboard	AsRock z77 Pro4
Cooling	Zalman CNPS10X Extreme
Memory	2x4GB GSkill Sniper
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX970 Gaming
Storage	240GB OCZ ARC 100, Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Display(s)	LG 23" 1920x1080
Case	Antec P100
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec Edge 750W
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro 64

NOX Coolbay HX Case & APEX 700W

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

MRCL

to6ko91

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

to6ko91

DonInKansas