The NZXT Panzerbox is a great case. The company has had the guts to design a completely new case, while trying to be able to stuff the same amount of parts into much less overall space. That mission has succeeded beautifully, with a full size ATX mainboard tray, four hard drives and three optical drive bays. NZXT even goes the extra mile and includes all the parts needed to install your own dual 120 mm radiator. The two large fans are a great idea, but also pose a big problem in regards to noise. While you won't notice them during a LAN party, they will probally drive you mad at home. Considering that these monsters push 110 CFM of air, it would have been nice to see a dust filter at least on the front intake unit.

Besides that, the case is certainly impressive. It scores big with painless installation methods, plenty of expandability and space for big graphic cards, CPU coolers and power supplies. The Panzerbox delivers on the promise to be an uncompromising LAN party case. As you would expect, there are a few things to watch out for when putting your parts in there and even though you can go for normal, full size components, the case does pose a few limitations. First off, make sure that your graphics card does not have some fancy cooling with fins or heat pipes beyond the edge of the full height PCB as the power supply will get in the way of that. Luckily most graphic cards, even high end ones, manage to stay within those confines. Next, make sure to connect all the needed cables first, before installing your optical drives, as these may cover these plugs. But none of these are major issues, and certainly not deal breakers, so anyone looking for a well constructed, small, case to roll over the competition at the next LAN party, should look no further than the Panzerbox.