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Justin D.

Justin D.

Joined on 05/26/10

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Most Favorable Review

Fantastic Case w/ Tons of Features

NEW NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case. Next Generation 5.25-less Design. Include 4 x 2nd Gen FNv2 Fans, High-End WC support, USB3.0, Matte BLK/Red
NEW NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case. Next Generation 5.25-less Design. Include 4 x 2nd Gen FNv2 Fans, High-End WC support, USB3.0, Matte BLK/Red

Pros: - Cable management is a dream (most cables already routed for you). - Very solid case with excellent build quality. - Comes stock with 4 fans - Plenty of water cooling options (have a Corsair H100i on the way that will be mounted on the top). - Very handy light switch that lights up your I/O ports as well as the NZXT logo on the power supply cover. - Easy to remove and clean dust filters on the front intake fans and under the power supply. - Hard drive rails can be removed to increase airflow from the front intake fans. - Thumb screws everywhere means very little tools needed when pulling out or adding components.

Cons: - Wish there were more vent holes on the top and front panels of the case and had more room to pull more air. - Needs more space behind the back panel for routing cables. Mine is slightly bulging out. - Slight nit pick but I wish the switch for the I/O port and NZXT logo were on two separate switches.

Overall Review: Overall a fantastic case that has a great amount amount of features to boast and for a reasonable price tag. I came from a NZXT Tempest Evo that lasted me a good long time (still works but just decided to buy a new case) so I decided to go with another NZXT brand case and I am not disappointed with that decision.

Most Critical Review

Motherboard power doesn't fit in all the way

CORSAIR CX Series CX600 600W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply
CORSAIR CX Series CX600 600W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply

Pros: - Very quiet - All the connections were long enough to reach where they needed to go in my Gigabyte Sumo Omega mid tower case.

Cons: The motherboard connector does not fit in all the way on my MSI 970A-G46 motherboard. I had to get it in as snug as possible (would not clip in place) otherwise the board would not get power. At a point when I couldn't get any power I thought the unit might have been DOA. I wish I had done a bit more research as I saw later that other people had this issue but still got it to work.

Overall Review: This was part of a build for my brother and it took more time fiddling with it than what is necessary to get it to work. I would send it in for an exchange but I'm going to leave it so long as it works. This was my first experience with a Corsair product and I may be wary of shopping their parts again in the future.

Lots of great features for an acceptable price

GIGABYTE SUMO OMEGA GZ-ZSUCWP Black ABS + Steel ATX Mid Tower Mid Tower
GIGABYTE SUMO OMEGA GZ-ZSUCWP Black ABS + Steel ATX Mid Tower Mid Tower

Pros: - Six fans standard with options for more - Cable management was fantastic and easy - Dust filters on all fans that intake air - Very easy to remove and clean dust filters - Option to take out top hard drive cage for longer video cards - Fan controllers are a nice feature - Ability to hot swap hard drives and SSDs on top

Cons: - The cable for the LED switch on the side panel fan is short and didn't know exactly where it needed to go. That's what I assumed it was anyways and its not really a big deal. - There's a metal tab that sticks out to help hold your power supply in place so be sure to watch out for the height of your psu. I managed to get mine in but the rubber pads that your power supply sits on made it difficult to get in place since it was so snug. I slightly pulled one off a bit fitting the psu in. - There are two plastic clips on the back of the motherboard tray that you need to be very careful with. I broke one without putting much force into it.

Overall Review: An overall fantastic case that I bought for a build I was doing for my brother. Would definitely think about buying another if/when my NZXT Tempest Evo mid tower case ever decides to break down. Or if I get bored and have money to buy another one of these bad boys for myself.