A Closer Look - Inside

To gain access to the insides, simply remove the thumb screws holding the panels in place. In the case of the glass panel, there are four, while the metal side panel is secured by two. The interior is very traditional and is based on an OEM design which we have with cases by other brands in the past.


As there is basically no space behind the motherboard tray, save a little trench with around 15 mm of room, Bitfenix has chosen to eliminate this issue by the way of an embossed side panel. It will leave you with around 25 mm instead of 15 mm of space to work with.


You may also pull off the front, which reveals another 120 mm fan. This one is completely black and lacks LEDs as there is no use for them due to the solid front panel. You may install another 120 mm unit above this one if you like. It is nice to see a total of two fans within the Bitfenix Nova TG as some cases in this price segment only offer one. Also noteworthy are the high-quality I/O connectors utilizing PCBs instead of plastic molds. One additional tidbit that hints at the fact that existing tooling was used can be found on the bottom of the ODD bay. While the Nova TG only offers a single 5.25" drive bay, the interior could hold three. There is even a bracket for a 3.5" drive bay that simply has not been folded downward.


Taking a closer look at the interior, you may install three 2.5/3.5" hard drives in the bottom. While we have seen the general layout of the chassis in the past, the trays within the Nova TG are different and the tooling in this area seems a bit more elaborate. With a metal side panel, you could have a fourth 3.5" drive here, but the option at the very bottom is blocked off by the mounting piece for the glass side. Above that, you will find three additional 2.5" drive bays that use the same tray mechanism for easy assembly.

In the very top are the aforementioned three 5.25" bays, of which only the middle one can really be utilized out of the box. Here, Bitfenix has placed some rather cheap plastic tool-less locks, which we know won't work well. It would have been nicer to see (thumb) screws here instead.


In the rear, starting at the bottom, the PSU bay is nothing out of the ordinary. Four very small foam pads have been placed on the floor of the chassis to keep any vibrations at bay. Above that are the seven expansion slots with their break-out covers, and in the very top, the LED-equipped 120 mm fan can clearly be seen. It comes with both a Molex and 3-pin header, which is great as it gives you the utmost flexibility on how to power it - however, I would have liked to see a detachable Molex adapter attached to the 3-pin connector instead.


All the cables within the Bitfenix Nova TG are of the standard variety and are sleeved black to go with the interior paint job of the case.