NZXT LEXA-NP Black/ Silver Aluminum Construction Plastic Front Panel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: The case looks great. There are a lot of little things that are nice with the case. For instance, the ergonomics of the case are nice - easy to open, pickup, and open the drive door. The case is very light even when loaded with components. The carry strap quality is very good. It includes protectors so the plastics parts do not touch or scratch the case. The fans are super quiet. Plenty of cooling for HDDs and other components. It is easy to read the tempature display which shows 3 tempatures (CPU, HDD, SYS (SYS is whatever you want)).

Cons: As some other reviewers pointed out, the case material is fragile. Since the case came with a carry strap and is meant for transport, the case material should have been designed a little sturdier so it can be transported safer when in a car. The wiring for the lights and connectors could have been an inch longer. The reset switch wire barely reaches the pins on my MoBo; but it does reach. The case does not include a speaker as far as I can tell. Maybe the cable fell into the front of the case? I do not see a cut-out for the speaker either. The tempature display is nice, but only monitors tempature in Celcius. Also, the display does not show fan speeds. The clear panel should have included a protective sheet from the manufacturer over it during shipping. Also, it would be nice if the panel fan wire was designed to wrap around the panel so the wire does not dangle and is not exposed. Also, that wire should have a quick-release ability when you want to remove side the panel.

Overall Review: The ads were a little unclear to me, so let me detail some of the things the ads left out. Two of the fans have blue LED's. That's enough light and you won't need additional lighting. There is a quick-release bar that secures all of your PCI cards in rather than having to screw each one in. But, I still installed my cards in just to be safe and did not use the bar (still a neat idea). The carrying case has a large mesh pocket which could be used for CD's, manuals, or cheat-sheets. There are four included fans. A lighted 120 mm on the back, lighted 120 mm on the clear side, 80mm fans in the front and top. You can install an additional 80mm fan on the bottom. If I had a bottom fan, I personally would re-install the top fan upside-down to push hot air out of the case. The case aborbs all of the sound of my components - it's so quiet it's hard to tell if the computer is on if you don't look at the lights.

Pros: -Like the title says "very purty". Brushed aluminum and candy black paint look FANTASTIC. Round front and back provide a very sleek look, I have this in the living room as a HTPC so looks was important to me. -Quiet. The default fans are great and really quiet. There are 3 x 120mm and 1 x 80 mm. Individually the fans dont move much air, but thats why they are so quiet, it comes with such large and so many fans however that airflow isn't a problem unless ur doing serious overclocking. In which case would buy nice but noisy delta or sunon fans anywayz. -Light. This thing is about as heavy as a luchbox when its empty. While setting up the build, I was lifting it with one hand and raising it over my head. Great to impress girls and friends with your super-human strength. -All the aluminum edges are nicely rounded. I didn't get cut once doing a somewhat complex and tight fitting watercooling installation. -The front door is held magnetically, much cooler than the cheapo plastic latches

Cons: -The default fans are clear with four BRIGHT blue LEDs each. If you like this kinda thing then move this comment up to the PROS section above. I used a wire cutter to cut the power leads to the LEDs so now they are just clear. -The finish is very easy to get dirty with fingerprints and such. Nothing a little lint free cloth wont take care of. I also reccomend carnuba wax, "car wax". Keeps it a little cleaner and maintains its luster. - I couldn't believe this thing didnt come with some kind of lint free polishing cloth. I got one from the AutoZone down the street less the five bucks :D . -if your watercooling there isn't too many places you can mount a radiator (back of the case is no good) unless you mod it. -These are really CONS im just nitpicking :D

Overall Review: Great build it was very easy to work with because Aluminum was so thick, durable and light. Gosh this thing is pretty. There is plenty of room for standard installations and lots of Drive Bay space for hard drives and such such but if your doing water cooling, definitely have a plan to mod or be willing to mount radiator to the window, which I doesn't look as good.

Pros: I've had this care for over a month now, first of all, the case is very aesthetically pleasing to look at. Very sleek. I like the curves, nice cooling: fan on front, side back, top and a optional fan port on the bottom since the whole case is raised up by 4 short legs. The case temp sensor and LCD look very sleek and have a nice color too it. The 120mm fans are great, quieter than the smaller fan, LEDs are very bright but lighting is very conservative on the outside of the case with only the HDD light and a horizontal blue LED line on the front. The front case covers any odd-color drives you may have (beige or white). The front cover seems to muffle the sound of the removable drives. The case is called a mid-tower but there's a lot of space. I like the dust filter that the added with the case, especially the aluminum dust covering the side window case fan (very useful for intake fans). After one week of use, I took the filter out, shook it a little and there was dust all over the place

Cons: I had to position my PSU upside down because it couldn't adjust to the screwholes, thus making the top blowhole unusable for a fan because power cables were too close to install it. I'm being a little nitpicky about this one but the window view extends all the way so you can see the drivebays, I personally like windows that cover the drivebays but that's my opinion. If you use all the fans in your case, it will be somewhat noisy. Oh yeah, we Americans are stubborn, we still like the Fahrenheit measurement when everybody else is using Celcius, the temp sensors only measure in Celsius but I guess I'll have to adjust. You can take off the screws by hand with the thumbscrews if you have the plastic back cage/cover installed. I never put any screws on the side panel though, the side door handle securely latches to the case already.

Overall Review: I like the addition of the carrying strap for the case, it protects the side window from scratches and makes the case more easier to carry. I also had an LED short out on one of the two 120mm fans. I went to NZXT's website and e-mailed support, all I had to do was provide proof of purchase (invoice/receipt) and photographic proof of the problem and they provided me a replacement fan and arrived in a few days. Great service!

Pros: I have owned this case for almost a year now and am very happy with it! It has great cooling options and is designed to get optimal airflow for all the parts including the HDD. The blue lights are a "pretty" feature and will make your neon-colored components glow nicely. The screwless HDD and front-panel racks work amazingly well and make for easy, quick installation. This case is very spacious and allows for all your components to fit nicely inside.

Cons: Your CPU temp will never be accurate because you cannot place the temperature probe directly on the CPU. I put mine at the base of my Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro heat-sink and the temp reads within 4 degrees Fahrenheit of the temp my MoBo software displays. If you ever want to clean your front fan filter (which you should quite often), you will have to remove the ENTIRE front portion of the case. This can be a little nerve wracking because it feels like you are going to break it but don't worry its pretty tough!

Overall Review: Note that no fan is included for the bottom, 80 mm fan hole although there is an air-filter on it. I would suggest buying a medium to high airflow 80 mm fan to place here just to maximize your airflow. Also note that the front of the case is in fact not brushed stainless steel, it is just shiny plastic but it has the same effect. If you plan on buying an aftermarket CPU cooler, i would not suggest something that would be considered "huge" because you may end up hitting the side-mounted 120 mm intake fan. My AC Freezer 64 Pro fits nicely with almost exactly an inch to spare.

Pros: This is a wonderful case. Lots of room. Screwless drive and PCI card installation. Temperature display is a great feature and having it built into the case certainly gives it a very slick look. Very light weight case even when fully loaded.

Cons: Shows fingerprints (use a microfiber towel to keep clean). Front panel is plastic. Looks like metal but should be handled with hands only as it can get scratched easily (think older plastic iPods). When case arrived, the cables for the built in USB, etc had fallen off of the pins. Only took a minute to fix, but I would recommend checking it out before you put the whole system together.

Overall Review: I searched everywhere for a way to change the temp display to Fahrenheit rather than Celsius. Several places said that it couldn't be done. WRONG! There is a jumper on the back of the LCD display that is un-jumped by default. Simply put the jumper onto BOTH pins and you will have a Fahrenheit display. :o)

Pros: Looks like the Mustang Convertable of all cases. Had alot of work room inside and seemed as though it would run very cool with all the air vents.

Cons: Ok here we are at the real story. Opened the box which was in perfect shape... Took the form foam off and wow the front pannel fell off. Then to make matters worse we found out the easy open side pannel was alot easier if you removed the same screws you have to remove on most cases... This case is designed without an ounce of quality please stay away.

Overall Review: Newegg was a dream to work with on the RMA... within 5 minits was got our claim and are sending off for our refund... and they threw a bit of store credit in too.

Pros: This case is amazing. Plenty of room for parts, allowing for plenty of air flow. Fans are pretty quiet, and 4 of them is definitely a plus. Good for transportation as well.

Cons: None I can really think of. If you don't like bright blue LEDs, I would suggest replacing the fans.

Pros: Installed everything with some ease. The clips for the tooless design make it smooth easy install. Cool running case and VERY sleek looking. The LCD with the temp gaughes on them are AWSOME. The peg legs on the case make it awsome for keeping it cool. I think ill put a fan on the bottom vent to shoot air up through the system.

Cons: HD's are setup so all the cables are viewable from the side instead of being hid so it looks a little tacky. It also pushes against the glass so its rough to put the see thru side panel on with all the cablesif you plan on having 4-5 HD's in a raid or for whatever. The only problem i had was installing my 9800GTX... with the toolest PCI piece it wouldnt shut down all the way. Card IS big but it barely made it in there.

Overall Review: SETUP: core2quad Q6600, EVGA 9800GTX, 4gigs DDR2800 patriot viper extreme. Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 7200.11 HD, MSI P7N Platinum 750i nfoce chipset.