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The all black interior of the Switch 810 makes a good initial impression. There are 10 cutouts for cable management which should allow even a novice to create a tidy build.
The area of the motherboard tray that is cutout should be large enough to eliminate the need to remove the board to change cooling solutions.
Just below this cutout NZXT list all the motherboard styles that the Switch 810 can accommodate. This list includes ATX, Micro ATX, Mini ATX, Flex ATX, SSI EEB and SSI CEB.
When we were examining the interior of the Switch 810 the first thing that jumped out and grabbed attention was the fan attached to the hard drive cage. NZXT have designed special brackets that allow the user to adjust the angle of the fan to direct more airflow at the graphics card and processor. The 5.25″ bays are designed to be tool free and NZXT have improved the locking mechanism to better secure the optical drives.
The power supply mount position is at the bottom of the Switch 810. NZXT have added 2 additional rubber mounts to accommodate extended length power supplies. As we mentioned earlier there is a removable dust filter that sits directly under the power supply.
NZXT have not decided this case to be ‘tool free'. Instead they supply a full compliment of thumbscrews to secure the add on cards.
The Switch 810 has two removable drive cages. The cages are secured by a few thumbscrews and are extremely convenient when it comes to accessing hard drives. All of the access is handled from the back side behind the motherboard tray which makes installing hard drives a breeze, and it also adds to the simplicity of cable routing.
Here we have a closeup shot of the small PCB that can support up to seven fans. There is no way to control the speed of the fans we connect so they will all run at their top rated speed. This is great for cooling but may lead to a noisy system depending on the number of fans used and their combined noise level.
One thing that is impossible to avoid are a large number of cables that need to be hidden behind the motherboard tray. The Switch 810 can handle up to ten fans, but be prepared to hide many cables in any available space!
The weight puts me off, same as the coolermaster case they recently released at over 20kg. I move my case around sometimes, im not dealing with that, even with castors as they ruin the wood floor I have.
I like the styling but I wonder why they omitted a fan controller? I dont want to run many fans at full speed. you would need to spend a fair bit of cash getting silent fans for this case without the controller.