Assembly

Installing the mainboard is done by the traditional use of mainboard spacers and screws. As you can see an ATX board will fit just fine, but things are pretty tight all around. Large graphics cards will fit, but you will have to sacrifice a HDD bay in the process, as we have seen in the H2. NZXT has opted not to include the rubber grommets covering the holes of the mainboard tray, which makes things look a bit more messy.


The installation of both 3.5 and 2.5 inch drives is fairly simple. While the former kind does not require any tools - just some muscle power, you will have to use traditional means to secure a 2.5 inch drive to those trays. A 3.5 inch drive is held in place by rubber lined, metal pins, so there is no need to fear that any vibration will passed onto the chassis frame.


Once the drives have been placed on the trays, simply slide them into the case through the front of the chassis. This is pretty cool and easy, but with such a system in place, NZXT has not chosen to go the last mile and make some or all of these bays hot swappable - a feature already sorely missed in the H2 and also not present in the Tempest 410.


Installing the optical drives is an easy task. Simply pull out the cover, slide the drive into place and swing the lock back so that the pins snap into the holes of the drive. This system does hold rather well, but still gives a tiny bit of play.


Once everything is installed, you can clearly see that cable management is very good and keeps the mess out of the interior. Most of the cables are routed behind the mainboard tray. Please excuse my cable mess, NZXT supplies a few zip ties so you will be able keep this area clean as well. Nonetheless, I was still able to put the side panel on the case without any problems.

Finished Looks

Once everything is installed and the side panels have been placed back on the chassis, the case makes a similar impression compared to the empty version. The optical drive fits well within the chassis, since it is actually the simplest part of the front looks.


NZXT has employed white LEDs for power/HDD, which looks pretty cool actually. In the rear you can see the fan spin when turned on, while the components can clearly be seen through the side and top opening of the chassis.