NZXT Vulcan Review 12

NZXT Vulcan Review

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Value & Conclusion

  • The NZXT Vulcan will set you back a mere 60 Euros (incl. taxes) or 70 US Dollars (excl. taxes). This is certainly very affordable for a chassis of this nature.
  • Justified price / quality ratio
  • Small and compact with carrying handle
  • Can still hold full size GPUs - perfect for a small LAN party rig
  • Two fans included
  • Water cooling ready
  • Fan controller included
  • Switch to toggle lighting elements on/off
  • Interior black paint job
  • Great cable management possibilites
  • Rail system for hard drives
  • Very restrictive on terms of CPU cooler
  • Thin metal makes for a somewhat fragile & easily bendable case
  • Thin paint job cannot take even the slightest amount of abuse
  • Mesh side scratches paint & is easily bendable out of shape
  • Somewhat inadequate packaging
The NZXT Vulcan may have a few rather glaring drawbacks, like the fact that you will most likely end up with a noisy and compact CPU cooler as nothing else will fit or the fact that you will most likely end up scratching the thin paint job at the first LAN party you will go to. But you get what you pay for and for a mere 70 US Dollars the case offers plenty of features not found in any other chassis. On one hand you get the portability of a small system with the included sturdy grip on top. This is something very rare and coupled with the fact that you can still put the largest graphics caards into this case make for a unique case in the already crowded market place. These are the strongest benefits of the Vulcan and may well be the reason one will still go for it and overlook the other shortcomings. If you happen to go to LAN parties regularly, want the ultimate portability and are planning to put two large VGA cards into the rig, the Vulcan is the one and only choice and luckily delivers on these features quite nicely.
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