The NOX Xtreme Coolbay CX joins the fray of affordable mATX cube cases with liquid-cooling potential at its core. With a price to match what other brands offer, like the Xigmatek Aquila, the Aerocool DS Cube, or Prodigy M, the NOX Xtreme may not offer many unique features at first glance as the differences only become apparent upon taking a closer look, with the Coolbay CX making better use of the space internally, offering better cable management, and including a card reader. Yet it also suffers from the same shortcomings since it can't handle both liquid cooling and an external drive bay. Then there is the Corsair Air 240 with a higher level of engineering, but the lack of an external drive bay and a limit to what air coolers may be installed.

This leaves the user with the question of whether an optical drive is required with liquid cooling as the goal. In such a case, the added size above the motherboard is not essential, which may entice people to look at more specialized options for the same price. If you do require an ODD bay or just want to go for the biggest air cooler you can fit into a cube, the Coolbay CX is a definitive choice.

The NOX Xtreme Coolbay CX ultimately is one of those good cases that does not stand out much as it may offer just what you want by grabbing your attention with its smaller elements, like that card reader. If such is right up your alley, we can certainly recommend the chassis because its price fits.