NZXT Switch 810 Review 22

NZXT Switch 810 Review

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Value & Conclusion

  • The NZXT Switch 810 Chassis goes for 169.99 Euro at Caseking.de & for 149 GBP at Overclockers UK. US Readers will have to fork over 169 USD + taxes.
  • Light in the back to help you find the right plug in a dark environment
  • Extremely well engineered interior layout
  • Plenty of fans right out of the box
  • Cool little PCB to connect fans to
  • Removable HDD cages
  • Multiple locations for radiators
  • Extremely good, white paint job
  • More than enough space for the longest graphics cards, largest CPU coolers or biggest PSUs
  • Hot-swap bay in front, with real PCB to connect to
  • SDHC Card Reader included
  • Dust filter on all intake areas
  • Screwless locks for 5.25" bays
  • XL-ATX ready
  • 2x USB 3.0 & 2x USB 2.0 ports
  • Available in Black & White
  • A lot of plastic - no real metal mesh parts to reinforce the outer shell
  • Top air vent flimsy
  • No HPTX support
  • Front hot-swap bay requires you to screw in a HDD into the metal bay
  • Screwless locks for ODDs do not hold that well.
NZXT is pushing into new regions with the Switch 810 chassis, as the case comes with a higher price tag than most of their other offerings. The large XL-ATX case does offer a long list of extremely useful features, most of which are due to the completely redesigned interior space. Thanks to the unique changes and modular HDD cages, you may install radiators in the top, floor or front of the case. A hot-swap bay in the front gives you easy access to your data on spare drives, while the SDHC card slot is a nice little thought from NZXT.
What really impressed me though was the light in the back. Something that is so simple and easy to implement, but with a big benefit. All this makes the NZXT Switch 810 a great chassis, but the company has gone a bit far with the use of plastic on the exterior. While it is natural that most of the parts are made of the material, the chassis features a lot of straight, flat surfaces, which could have been used for aluminum plating maybe to give that chassis a bit better overall feel.
In the end, the NZXT Switch 810 delivers everything and more, if you are able to look past the cool but plastic exterior shell - the insides is what counts anyways.
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