NZXT Tempest 210 CA-TP210-01 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Awesome... keeps cool, woudln't mind all the fan spots being filled... even at an additional cost

Cons: Mine was bent, disappointing... trying to deal with the Sata drives on the motherboard were pretty difficult, but has a lot of great SATA 3.5" hard drive bays. The 5.25" drive bays with the auto locking connectors, they open everytime I touch or load a new hard drive, dissapointing.

Other Thoughts: Good case overall. There are a few cons... having my blu ray drive slide back and forth because the locks don't really lock on the 5.25" drives... stinks. Trying to get the sata connections in on the Fatal1ty motherboard... very difficult.... otherwise, really appreciate the case!

Pros: VERY open design. Nice no screw drive bays.

Awesome airflow possibilities. You can set it up however you wish.

Usb 3.0 works.

Was packed 'ok'. Not great.

Pop open front bays for easy access.

Fairly well built. Altho pretty light guage steel.

Cons: Thumbscrews for the side panels are useless. Far too small to be thumbscrews. You'll be using a screwdriver.

Flathead screws used for the expansion slots may look nice. In practice these are fairly useless as well.

Front usb 3.0 is only 1 port. But plugs into a motherboard port that supports two...

Includes fan areas on the bottom of the case.... UNDER where the power supply goes... Should have been solid as theres no way to actually put fans into these spaces even tho they are setup for fans.

Included fans have their wires routed badly. Wires are too short. You won't be plugging these into anything as setup.

Requires disassembly of the top fan to get the wires and connectors out to reroute them.

3 motherboard standoff threaded holes were stripped out.

Other Thoughts: All in all a good case for the price. At this price point it's a good deal. (especially with free shipping)

Pros: - Plenty of room
- Great cable management options
- Nice appearance, inside and out
- Stock fans are quiet
- Many places to mount extra fans
- Fairly light

Cons: - Bottom of case arrived slightly bent
- Tool-less bays are awkward and difficult

Other Thoughts: The bottom was bent in such a way that the power supply screw holes wouldn't line up. I was able to fix it with a little bending and now you can't even tell there was an issue. The tool-less mounting system is more difficult to use than in other cases I've worked with. You have to line up these little pegs just right in order to get the hard drive or optical drive to attach correctly. I would have much preferred the plastic hard drive trays that are in more expensive cases.

That being said, those are just minor issues with a case that is good bang for your buck. I would recommend this case to those looking for a nice looking functional case for little money.

Pros: This case is AMAZING for airflow. Even with overclocking and the stock case fans, it stays super cool. Another big pro is how much space is inside this case. It was incredibly roomy, even for my large hands.

Cons: I had to knock off one egg for two reasons. The first reason is the side panels for this case. I found them to flex a lot, and when put on, didnt sit quite right. The main problem this caused was the stripping of the holes for the screws. The sides stay on but they were a pain to deal with.

Other Thoughts: Overall, its a great case. I would still recommend this case to anyone. The two cons I mentioned were very small compared to the benefits of this case.

Manufacturer Response:

Hi sloken,

It seems that you've received side panels that may have been damaged via shipping. We apologize for the difficulties in trying to get them to fit into your case. We'd like to provide you with a better solution: Please visit our Helpdesk website and Submit a Ticket > http://nzxt.com/support-- one of our customer service representatives would be happy to help you resolve your issue.

Please let us know how we can help.

Sincerely,
NZXT. Support

Pros: Good design, I like how it's not as loud as some of the other cases out there, I think this looks awesome, and it still retains all the needed hookups.

Tool-less design worked well for me, seems sturdy even when the disk is spinning at full RPM.

Cheap.
Pleasing to the eye.
Solid construction, no flex.
Better than average cable management.
The two fans it comes with are keeping everything nice and cool.
Good airflow with a lot of places for it to come in and out of.
Water cooling capable.
Plenty of HDD room.

I gotta say I am very happy with this purchase, great design for such a low cost, highly recommended!

Cons: I noticed the hookup for the front USB 3.0 seemed to pop out of my motherboard frequently and rather easily during the build, this could be my motherboard not holding onto it properly or some other factor that is not the fault of NZXT, so not really a con.

Other Thoughts: More USB3.0 ports in the front would have been nice, doesn't clash aesthetically with anything in my house, very Feng shui, or whatever your personal interior decorating discipline is.

Pros: Great Case for a budget build

Cons: it wasn't free

Pros: Aesthetically pleasing with its minimalistic design. The mesh provides good ventilation. Dust filter included in front helps keep my fans from pulling in dust. Had the right number of drive bays and USB ports for me.

The case is sturdy, as are most of the parts within it. There is sufficient space behind the motherboard's area for cable routing. Drive installation is incredibly simple - it just clicks in. If you're looking to do a simple build for gaming or anything less demanding, you can't go wrong. The price is easily the best thing about this case.

Cons: The two holes for potential water cooling tubes are covered with metal which must be punched out if you want to use them, rather than rubber slits.

Other Thoughts: This case is more or less bare bones, but it will get the job done. I've installed the maximum number of fans in it and have had no problems. A few of them are LED's and they look fantastic through the mesh.

Pros: This case has all the features you want for a great price!
-Tooless design
-Easy Cable Management
-Bottom Mounted PSU
-Great Build Quality, even if the case is mostly Plastic

Cons: None!

Other Thoughts: I use this case a lot when I'm building computers for my clients/friends. It has never let me down. 5/5

Pros: This is such a great case. It is a budget case that looks better than stock, without overdoing it with lights and stuff.

It has a lot of room inside for your various components and a good amount of space on the other side of the case for cable management.

Drive bays and hdd/ssd pop in easily with they tool/screw less design.

Comes with plenty of extra screws for any other thing you might need them for. i only needed a couple so I have like 20-30 screws left.

Love the HD audio ports and the usb 3.0

Cons: The only con of this case is more of a personal problem, in which my motherboard does not have a USB 3.0 port.

Other Thoughts: Love the case and will be ordering a USB3.0 to 2.0 or a PCI to USB 3.0. Thanks newegg and thanks to NZXT.

Pros: - Looks great (thin white power and hard drive LEDs are a very nice touch)
- Bottom mounted PSU bay is welcome
- High quality 140mm and 120mm fans included
- Loads of airflow customization options with 8 possible case fans
- Honeycomb grill design brings in tons of cool air
- Painted interior is a very nice touch
- Tool-less brackets are a great add* (see cons below)
- LOW COST

Cons: - No filters for bottom mounted PSU slot or bottom fan slot
- 20mm of cable management space isn't quite enough to keep everything tucked out of the way (though a modular PSU would be a good bit easier to work with)
- Tool-less brackets are plastic, so they're a bit flimsier than you'd hope. Definitely recommend screws on one side of the bay just to make sure everything's nice and tight.

Other Thoughts: I would TOTALLY buy this case again. Even with a few extra cables that I couldn't tie down parked in the lower hard drive bay, the airflow is incredible. My system is running much cooler than in my previous case. Very happy.

- 1 egg for less than ideal cable management space (though you may think it's plenty)