NZXT ZERO 2 Crafted Series CS-NT-ZERO-2 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Sleek styling. Nice black finish. Very good cooling with extra fans installed. Solid hinges for the door. Fairly solid 'plastic' door. Two strong magnets keep it closed very well. Very roomy internal area. HDD cage mounted sideways allows for easier HDD installs and removals. 7 slots for 120mm fans and two slots for 80mm fans. Front intake has a screen filter and so does the bottom 80mm intake. USB, eSATA and Audio inputs on the top of the case and away from the power button is a plus.
Internal sheet metal has all the edges folded. Very nice touch.

I painted the gray sheet metal flat black and it looks like a $200 case now compared to it's $99 value. It's amazing what a little paint will do.

Cons: 7 fan slots and only 3 fans supplied? Bummer. Luckily I had 3 extra 120mm fans laying around.
Nzxt placed the top 80mm air hole too close to the PSU slot. This means that if you install an 80mm fan that you will have to remove the fan to remove the PSU. Not to mention 80mm fans tend to make more noise so maybe Nzxt should have considered a 120mm opening on top. As it is I will not be using a fan here.
Plastic front door when opened isn't very attractive. Power button behind the door; I'd prefer it outside of the door so I don't have to open it every time.
No cable management options at all. I am forced to place extra cabbles in the drive bay area. Considering this is a full tower Nzxt should have designed in better cable management options.
The HDD cage has no opening on the back of it which means you can not place the drives in with the cables towards the rear and you are instead forced to have the cables face the front of the bay. No hiding the cables from view is a bummer.

Overall Review: I like this case a lot. but at the same time I realize this case could be so much more. As bargain cases go this exceeds my expectations but compared to other quality name brands I'm disappointed. Cooling options are good but not providing all the fans means that cooling is not nearly as good as it could be. The front intake is heavily restricted due to the HDD cage design and even the front plastic panel. To off set this you must install fans on the side door. But they failed to provide any.
Fit and finish is very nice though and atleast having the options for better cooling is a big plus. This case is quite roomy and attractive and because it meets 98% of my needs I will give it 4 eggs. I knew what I was buying so I can't punish Nzxt for the lack of fans.I would have given this case 5 eggs if it had any sort of cable management options. I subtract 1 egg because they made hiding my un-needed cables very hard.

Pros: Wide enough to fit most aftermarket coolers

More than enough external drive bays
Top I/O ports are standard USB, eSATA, and headphone/mic jacks

GREAT airflow. Side fans deliver cool air directly on to my GPU as well as in front of and on my Zalman CNPS9900ALED

Front door has a magnetic latch and keeps the dust out.

Cons: Motherboard tray does not have access to rear of motherboard.

The length of the case does boast the length of a Full ATX case, however, my HD 6870 touches from end to end. That means the rear of the case to the beginning of the HDD bay. If you're intending to get (or already have) a GPU longer than 12", this would not be the case for you.

I did mention that the case has great airflow, which I stand by, but it only has a 80mm top fan slot. That is obviously not a perfferred fan size for top exhaust.

The front HDD fan is a 120mm fan but does not do a good job of air intake through all the mesh that protects dust from getting in.

No protective mesh on side fan ducts.

The case isn't ideal for hot swapping. No hot swap bays on the front and the top has an eSATA port but no hot swap bay.

Serious lack of cable managment ports.

Not Liquid Cooler ready.

Overall Review: I rated this case as a high end gamer although I bought this as an enthusiast. I felt VERY good about this case even though I gave it so many negatives.

Cable management wasn't a big deal for me even though it is for so many other people. I managed my cables with zip ties and zip tie mounts and was very pleased with the outcome as wire management ports can't hold the wires to the same degree as zip ties can.

Getting a top mounted PSU case was essential to me because of the lack of length my current PSU's cables have. This case made up for that weakness.

Without a fan installed over the CPU HSF, I have about 2.6 cm to spare. With a side fan installed over my Zalman CNPS9900ALED, I have about 2mm to spare and I believe my cooler sits at 134mm in height. You may have to recheck that.

All in all, good case but please remember I took two eggs off for a gamers point of view. If you're an enthusiast this still may be a great case for you.