NZXT Crafted Series Tempest 410 Elite Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Looks great. Super convenient, especially the toolless 5.25" Drive Bays & side panels. Plenty of ventilation. The pop-out front fans are nice. Plenty of routing space.

Cons: The ONLY gripe I have is the 3.5" drive bays. They put the slide holes going in opposite directions, making the toolless functionality pretty much useless. You can bend the bay racks to make it work, but it's frustrating. Great in theory, but a big fail putting one set of holes in backwards to defeat the entire purpose. I would deduct a half star for this, but since I can't, I'm going to leave all 5.

Other Thoughts: All in all, an awesome case. The one con is minute, but hard to describe, making the cons section more verbose, and thus making this review look more negative than it is. Love it.

Pros: Lots of space. Nice cooling and stock fans are quiet. Good space behind the mobo to hide cabling.

Cons: Some of the screws & screw holes are the greatest but what can one expect in this price range.

Pros: Overall it is a great case, looks nice, and everything fit well. The removable front fans with dust filters makes it very easy to clean.

Cons: I wish the HDD bays faced perpendicular to the mobo, and it makes cable management kind of tricky. Also the grommets that lead to the right side for cable management come very easily and are difficult to route cables through without them falling off. There is only one USB 3.0 port in the front, which is kind of disappointing but not a huge deal.

Other Thoughts: Not quite a perfect case but still great for the price.

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Pros: Love this case. I like that it is somewhat edgy and looks very cool. But isn't to over-the-top and gamey that it is polarizing to only the gamer niche. Basically it still looks classy enough to have in an business or home office. Its somewhat large which I like, its easy to work on/install parts and has plenty of room for long graphics cards. But not to large that it looks ridiculous on your desk. Its made of very thick aluminum for a case. Tons and tons of room for cable management in the back; as well as the built in top Rad support makes for very clean insides and out. By far my favorite part is the easy, cable free front mounted fans.

Cons: My only problem was the copper contacts that the front mounted are somewhat delicate. One of them was slightly bent but still worked just fine. I contacted nzxt and they sent me replacement contact boards for both fans at no charge so Im happy with it.

Other Thoughts: This is the third nzxt case ive owned and very happy with it.

Pros: Absolutely sick design and great features. Plus, I love how the window is nice and big and doesn't have any places to mount fans (which I won't, so it's nice to have a solid piece of plastic).

Cons: The spring loaded clip that holds the top-front compartment closed and open was not pushed all the way in during manufacturing, so it took about an hour to figure out how to put it together, which required taking off the top. Also, the removable dust filters on the two front fans are really hard to take out without having to take a flat screwdriver to it.

Other Thoughts: Even with the cons, it was definetly worth the money. Since it is discontinued, you can maybe find some at Wal mart or E bay.

Pros: *Window
*Easy Remove Fans
*Hot Swap HDD's
*Great Cable Management
*Attention to Fine Details in Paint
*Space for a duel 120mm Radiator on top!

Cons: *Mic and Headphone jack aren't labeled on the front
*Window gets a bit of the HDD's in there

Other Thoughts: I think this is a stellar case with great airflow! A side window also makes it really stick out! I love this case, and I think it is the best in its price point.

Pros: nice solid frame, plenty of honey comb steel mesh as well as three fans for ventilation, easily disassembled, lots of room for aftermarket cooling,

Cons: power button is a little chinsy if you want to get picky about it but not enough to remove an egg

Pros: Very clean inside all black plenty airflow, plenty screws great dust filters Drive installations are very easy and cable management even easier..

Cons: The only issues i have with this case is that my very bottom grommet that all of the PSU cables go through did not come inside my case or anywhere in the box (which is weird) a few more zip ties would have been a bit more helpful grommets do come off a bit easy and my bottom fan wasn't making correct contact with the contact plate for power i had to unscrew the screws and slip some tape between the little board on the fan and screw it back on it works now (bit too far away originally) and on the same bottom fan the honeycomb mesh seems to be bent inwards a bit ( i noticed this when i was looking at my case sideways )

Other Thoughts: I believe my cons are just from my unit which happens and is completely understandable great case i love it if you are looking for a good case within a 70 - 100$ price range get this one.

Pros: 1)-Quiet fans
2)-Top Water cooling/fan bay <-----FAVORITE FEATURE
3)-Great Build Quality
4)-Lots of room
5)The entire case is Just perfect DO NOT HESITATE!!

Cons: Absolutely NONE

Pros: Great case looks awesome does what i need, except one little issue

Cons: Unfortunately one of the modular front fans is non functional, I really would rather not have to tear apart my build to exchange a swappable part but nobody from nzxt support team got back to me.

I e-mailed them as soon as I was aware that the part was not working and haven't heard back after a week still.

It is tempting to give a lower egg# if for no other reason than it seems they are the people getting responses.

Other Thoughts: Was going to get the nzxt hue LED accessory and a spu cooler to go in the top of my case but if this is what I can expect for support then I think I will pass.