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NZXT CS-NT-PANZER-B PANZERBOX Black Welded Aluminum ATX Mid Tower with Dual 190mm Fans Computer Case

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Mamma Jammin' Air Flow

5 out of 5 eggs
1 - Almost fully aluminum and very light.
2 - No ugly flashy lights.
3 - Big stock fans. There is no need to upgrade. ...
— Scalamoosh 9/11/2009

Panzer is gunnin!

5 out of 5 eggs
Stays very cool with great air flow and looks good doing so. Fits the biggest heatsinks with room to spare! Lightweight ...
— los 6/21/2009


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  • Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
  • Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year


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Build the ultimate LAN party rig with the PanzerBox by NZXT. This mid-tower case can accommodate Micro ATX, ATX and baby AT motherboards. Install optical drives in the three 5.25-inch drive bays. You’ll have plenty of storage space for all of your games with four internal HDD bays. Connect headphones, microphones and other peripherals on the top mounted I/O front panel.

The PanzerBox looks like a tank, but is constructed out of light-weight aluminum for convenient portability. Both side panels feature heat vents, because there’s nothing worse than heat to slow down your gaming. The PanzerBox keeps your system running cool with two 190mm fans – one front panel and one top panel – which move an amazing 150CFM each. The rear 120mm fan also helps vent heat away from your CPU.

Games are constantly making upgrades to their systems to stay on the cutting edge of technology. The PanzerBox makes it simple to install new hardware with a retractable motherboard tray. Adding expansion cards or drives is a tool-free affair with the included thumbscrews. Build your gaming system with the PanzerBox and eliminate the competition today!

  • newegg All Aluminum Case With the full aluminum body, the NZXT PanzerBox reaches the balance between chassis stiffness and heat dissipation providing a feather-light yet rock-solid enclosure, perfect for a LAN party!
  • newegg Excellent Expandability with 7 Drive Bays Featuring three 5.25" external drive bays, and four 3.5" internal drive bays, the NZXT PanzerBox provides excellent expandability.
  • newegg Efficient Ventilation The NZXT PanzerBox features dual high performance 150CFM controllable 190mm fans as well as a 120mm rear fan for efficient ventilation and effective system cooling.
  • newegg Convenient Installation The NZXT PanzerBox features a fully removable motherboard tray for easy installation and system upgrade.
  • newegg Convenient Top I/O Panel The convenient top I/O panel enables easy access to two USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA port and two audio ports.

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Model
Brand
NZXT
Model
CS-NT-PANZER-B
Spec
Type
ATX Mid Tower
Color
Black
Case Material
Aluminum
With Power Supply
No
Motherboard Compatibility
ATX, Micro-ATX, BABY AT
Expansion
External 5.25" Drive Bays
3
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
4
Expansion Slots
7
Front Ports
Front Ports
USB / Audio / e-SATA
Cooling System
120mm Fans
1 x120mm rear fan
Physical Spec
Dimensions
17.91" x 9.61" x 17.91"
Weight
13.8 lbs.
Features
Features
1 x 190mm front fan, 150CFM
1 x 190mm top fan, 150CFM
Extremetech approved
Mid Sized, Extreme Performance : Fitted with dual high performance 150CFM controllable 190cm fans and a dual radiator bracket to provide the best performance, the Panzerbox offers high performance for a mid sized case due to its unique layout.
Removable Motherboard Tray: A removable motherboard tray makes upgrading easy and painless.
Pure Aluminum: Build in all aluminum, the Panzerbox is light and luxurious, perfect for traveling and showing off at LAN parties. Compared to similar products with high airflow and ATX expandability, the Panzerbox is almost 25% smaller and 50% lighter.
Full Expandability: Room for high performance 10.5" cards, over sized heatsinks, even larger dual radiator solutions.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
1 year limited
Labor
1 year limited

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  • Dis
  • 3/2/2010 3:10:32 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsYe Gosh, It's a Tank!

Pros: Exceptionally light for it's size. Mostly tool-free setup, including thumb-screws for the drives, excellent touch! Only need a screwdriver to seat the motherboard and PSU.

Very striking, and imposing look on the desktop.

2 Gigantic case fans, as well as a large exaust fan at the back make it about the best at air cooling of any case. For their size, they are quiet, and can hold paper with ease (moving a lot of air).

PSU is entirely seperate from the rest of the computer thermally. It intakes from the side, and exausts to the back, brilliant design.

Removable motherboard tray was a joy to work with, exceptionally easy to get everything seated properly the first time.

Pre-drilled and fitted in the back for water cooling, includes all bracketing needed. Bracketing for 4 3.5" hard drives.

Header cables for audio, eSATA, USB, etc are sufficient to reach the bottom of the motherboard without looping them over components.

Cons: If you are not used to having a large fan on your computer, the noise from them is high. This case isn't for grandma's quiet sitting room, it's for higher-end gaming components. They are, though, quieter than they first appear.

The front and top fans require fan headers on your motherboard, make sure you have 2 available (or an adapter). The third at the back has standard 4pin bridge as well as fan header connection.

PSU placement is on the bottom of the case, across from the motherboard. Double check to make absolutely sure your video card will clear it. It should, but if it's an exceptionally tall card, be certain to look into this first. Mine clears (system specs below) just barely.

Other Thoughts: System Specs:
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
Thermaltake W0319RU 850W ATX 12V 2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
NZXT CS-NT-PANZER-B PANZERBOX Black Welded Aluminum ATX Mid Tower with Dual 190mm Fans Computer Case
Lite-On DVD +/- R(W) Optical Drive
500GiB Western Digital SATA Hard Drive
Kubntu 9.10

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  • N/A
  • 2/24/2010 1:14:16 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsExcellent Case

Pros: +Cavernous for a mid-tower thanks to the PSU placement.
+Fans do an excellent job of keeping your components cool.
+Extremely strong chassis design even with both sides off and motherboard tray removed.
+Removeable motherboard tray
+Watercooler Friendly
+Got a big CPU Cooler, not a problem here.
+PSU is slightly elevated by a support bracket giving you space to tuck away excess PSU cables for the non-modular types
+Space available on motherboard side of case to route cables behind it for a better interior look
+Even with 2 GTX 260s running at full speed ambient case temps rarely exceed ambient room temps.

Cons: -No dust Filters
-Fans are kind of loud
-No side view window for the mod. crowd
-Did I mention Dust?

Other Thoughts: Ive had this case for quite sometime and am extremely pleased with it for the most part. For being a mid-tower case, it has a ton of room in it and you could pretty easily install all the components without removing the motherboard tray. I had some hesitation about it's PSU placement but its actually a MUCH better location then the standard setup. It would, however, get in the way of aftermarket watercooling on video cards if the barbs come off the top of the card as the space between a GT200 series card and the PSU is somewhere between 1/4-1/2 of an inch. Cooling is top notch although because of the design, it does require some canned air about once every 2-4 weeks. The front and rear fans suck air in and the top fan blows it out, because of this the top fan mesh gets caked really quick. Thats the reason for the 1 egg deduction, other then that and the watercooling vid card mentioned earlier, I cant see any reason why you SHOULDNT buy this case.

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  • mikey mike
  • 2/3/2010 8:43:02 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsThe Coldest Case made.....Ever.

Pros: Roomy and cold. The only thing colder would be a mini fridge. Core i7 at 3.6 GHz hovers around 30 C at idle. Motherboard temps at 20 C. Amazing room from the increased width. Easiest build I ever did. Removable motherboard tray is huge plus. Aluminum is not flimsy at all, yet has no weight to it. THERE IS NO PLASTIC ANYWHERE ON THIS CASE.

Cons: Noisy fans. If you want quiet, use BIOS fan speed control. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THUMB SCREWS OR YOU WILL BE SORRY.

Other Thoughts: Best case made for the money......hands down. IMHO

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  • hajji
  • 2/2/2010 7:45:26 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsCase meets expectations

Pros: - Great airflow - exceptional
- For the cost it is a really great case
- Removable mobo tray is a neat feature - but you have to plan for it - tall video cards or CPU cooling makes it moot.
- Though it is aluminum with mesh front and top for airflow it feels very sturdy, not flimsy.

Cons: - The two 190mm fans are not silent - so don't expect a whisper quiet rig.
- It is a smaller case heightwise, however it is wider to make up for it resulting in a larger footprint
- Not a LAN case by any means as it is bulky and heavier than a standard LAN case.
- Cable management is essentially absent.
- Odd PSU placement can be a little hassle if you are swapping out PCIe cards.

Other Thoughts: I received the case and one of the metal guides on the case door was loose in the box with its two screws. The rest were already affixed to the case doors. Attempting to screw this guide in place, it was evident that the screw holes are too big or stripped, and this part will not stay as expected. I have emailed the RMA, let's see what the time line is for resolution.

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  • lgb0077
  • 1/25/2010 9:24:59 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

2 out of 5 eggsLight but some quality control issues

Pros: Nice design with large cooling fans.

Cons: Mine arrived with two broken fans. Both front and top fans were completely detached from the case. I don't think this was cause by shipper since there was no damage to the box when it arrived. Since this was a Christmas gift I did not notice this till a week after the 30 days return windows was up. Since I had never had a problem with anything ordered from NewEGG, I didn't think to check inside the case till installation time.

Other Thoughts: I don't think Newegg will exchange since I don't have the box. I am really disappointed in NZXT. Oddly this case was replacing another NZXT case (Nemesis) which I had no problems with so I know they build good stuff. Maybe this one just slipped through. I strongly suggest everyone check your fans and everything else inside upon delivery.

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  • N/A
  • 1/15/2010 9:46:42 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsExcellent case

Pros: Good design, plenty of room, good air flow.

Cons: Wish they had made the case 2 or 3 inches taller to fit the power supply under the motherboard.

Other Thoughts: Had to trim opening a little bit to get motherboard tray to fit back in with VenemousX cpu cooler installed. Took just a minute. They could make the opening a little larger to accomodate large heat sinks.

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  • lightspeed
  • 12/24/2009 7:39:52 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGood Case

Pros: Very open cools very well,easy to set up, looks great,nice size not to big or small. Has enough space inside. I wanted a case that looks good and cools and has screening in all the important areas to help keep things cool. The size was also something I wanted but not so much as to have a cave. Size wise its just about the same length and height as a Dell case I had just a few inches wider. I almost didn't buy this case because of the so so reviews some gave which I find out after doing this build myself was really not a problem. I am very happy with it hard drives have a separate housing with rubber mounting. It also can be taken out very easily and new drives put in. The mother board tray is easy to work with and comes out easily. Both sides come off for easy access to almost anything in the case. Did I say cool and looks cool too.

Cons: Minor point, The blue power light is like a laser, Its not a problem for me but definitely noticeable. Needs fan controllers to limit the speed of the internal fans. If they go at full speed its a little annoying and unnecessary with a controller on low they are perfect.

Other Thoughts: There is so much cooling in this case that air circulation is not a problem even with the drives mounted in front of the fan. Which I consider a plus. The case is really open and accessible with that comes a little loss of rigidity. But again not a problem,especially with the thing all assembled. The power supply is above the video card, I have a 5870 mounted in this with a Gigabyte UD5 board and no problem but if you want a wider card its not your case. The power supply takes 4 screws to remove and put to the side to change the video card all of 3 minutes. Cpu cooler as big as you want. Like I said I almost didn't buy this case because of the reviews. If you know what you are building and size it up before then there shouldn't be a problem and in fact you will be loving your computer. I am really happy I went with this case.

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  • Heed
  • 12/14/2009 8:35:52 AM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsLove the Panzerbox

Pros: Airflow is great, the box is solid without being heavy, removable motherboard tray works well.

Cons: Side covers can be difficult to get aligned when putting them back on and the mesh in front of fans collects dust.

Other Thoughts: I have built 4 systems and this one with this case was the easiest and most satisfying. As noted by others the case is shorter and wider, my friends have dubbed my new PC "The Furnace" because of the way it looks, not the temps.

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  • subyqa
  • 12/13/2009 4:44:35 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsPanzerbox

Pros: Great looking case with removeable MB mount - thumb screws for easy removal of panels. 3 fans included.

Cons: Arrived with the lower front fan INOP

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  • N/A
  • 11/18/2009 1:32:30 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsBe forewarned

Pros: Lots of fans keep the case cool. Nice big appearance when finished.

Cons: Jeez. Not nearly as big as I wanted. Made my entire build difficult. You must remove the power supply to change the graphics card and / or install other cards.

Other Thoughts: Just study your mobo pics and compare to the layout pics of this product before buying.

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