NZXT Zero case review

NZXT is a fairly new company that aims to provide every gamer with a case that they can identify with, according to their About Us page on their website. The first time I heard about this company was by the end of 2005 when they released the NZXT Lexa case which David reviewed last year. The company already released some fine products but in my opinion, the NZXT brand is pretty hard to remember if you've only seen it once or twice. I believe quite a few people looking for info on Google about these cases will type in slightly different letter combinations like NXZT, NXTZ, NZTX or other combinations. Anyway, the name of the company doesn't really matter so let's move on to the review of NZXT's new Zero case.

The NZXT Zero is part of the company's Crafted Series and is a full-tower aluminum case. One of the things that sets this case apart from most other cases is the huge amount of air cooling - this case comes preloaded with seven 120mm fans and one 80mm fan! This is pretty impressive as most cases only have about two or maybe three fans. But won't the almost ridiculous amount of fans make the case really loud? According to NZXT the case features quite cooling but that's something we'll obviously have to check while reviewing this case.



This is the box in which the Zero case ships. It looks pretty and inside I found the case in perfect shape. I expected the case too be quite heavy but because it's made out of aluminum it felt a lot less heavy than I expected.



Lets take a look at the features and specifications first:

Features:
  • Full tower Light weight Aluminum Chassis
  • NVIDIA 8800GTX Compatible
  • Quad 12cm fans optimized for SLI and Crossfire Configurations
  • Fully equipped Cooling system with Seven 12cm fans and 1 8cm fan
  • Aluminum plated front panel
  • See-through Smoked acrylic
  • Screwless installation for 5.25", 3.5" and PCI devices
  • Quad 12cm side fan setup
  • Large capacity for hard drives and drive bay devices
  • External Ports: 2 x USB 2.0, Mic, IEEE 1394/FIREWIRE,
  • Intel HD Audio Ready Headphone Jack
  • Specifications:
  • Case type: Full tower aluminum
  • Front panel materials: plastic/aluminum
  • Dimensions (W x H x D): 210.5mm x 532mm x 520mm
  • Cooling:
    • Front: 1x 120mm fan
    • Rear: 2x 120mm fan
    • Side panel: 4x 120mm fan
    • Top: 1x 80mm fan
  • Drive bays:
    • 13 drive bays, screwless rail design
    • 5 external 5.25"
    • 2 external 3.5"
    • 6 internal 3.5"
  • Expansion slots: 7
  • Weight: 7.35kg
  • Motherboard support: ATX, micro ATX, baby AT, mini ATX
  • PSU: optional 500W




  • Inside the case I found a manual and a box with screws and a kit of plastic drive rails for toolless installation of hard drives and 3.5" and 5.25" devices.



    Added: March 9th 2007
    Product reviewed: NZXT Zero case
    Reviewer: Thomas De Maesschalck
    Score: 7.5/10
    Page: 1/4



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    Thomas De Maesschalck

    Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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    Comment #1 posted by Anonymous on 2010-01-23 20:40:38
    im sorry, but that thing just looks incredible cheap, and just plain horrible.