A Closer Look - Inside

To gain access to the case, you simply have to remove two thumb screws. As you can see the interior has a black paint job. This is pretty rare for a sub 50 US Dollar enclosure and NZXT is aiming to bring all their future cases to market with this feature. Do not expect to see anything out of the ordinary on the inside. Everything is where you would expect it and the interior has a strong resemblance to many other cases out there. NZXT has obviously stayed clear of any costly innovation. There is no hole under the mainboard tray to give way to CPU cooler backplates - too bad.


Taking a closer look at the front area, the hard drive bay can hold up to five drives. Above that are the five 5.25 inch and a single 3.5 inch external drive bay. Yes, I know what you are thinking: "Why a 3.5 inch bay, there is no opening up front?". This is just another hint, that NZXT has taken OEM bones and designed a nice front for it.


To remove the drive bay covers, simply pry the entire front off. The 120 mm fan is black, but does have blue LEDs as we will see at the end of this review. All openings of the front are covered with dust filters - another very nice touch for such an affordable chassis. The I/O cables are of the usual kind and should fit on every modern mainboard out there.


Moving to the rear of the chassis, the bottom holds the seven mainboard expansion slots. Each cover is held in place by a simple screw. I am glad to see that NZXT has not opted for a screwless system here. Staying with trusted and true methods instead of marketing some cheap and useless feature is always a good way to go.