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Well it’s time to shift our focus to the internals of the NZXT Tempest EVO. This is the real test of a quality chassis as we see any potential issues during our building phase.
As we can see the interior is all flat black which has become the normal colour of late. The area directly behind where the CPU socket sits has been removed for easy changing of cooling solutions. The PSU will be bottom mounted sitting on the 4 rubber support mounts with the fan facing down to draw air in from outside. To assist with clutter the area on the back side of the tray behind the PSU has been cut away to provide ample space to route cables.
Next we have a shot of the two top 140mm fans, the rear 120mm fan and the internal drive bays. We can think of lots of good ways to fill those bays up 🙂
The hardware included with the Tempest included 3 sets of drive rails for devices such as optical drives, all the screws and standoffs required for the motherboard install, a couple of cable routing clips, a PC speaker and a quick install guide.
The last picture shows the Power, Reset and HD LED and E-SATA cables as well as the front panel USB and audio cables that attach to headers on the motherboard.
Nice review Steve. its a good case, my buddy has one
Wicked thanks. good price that chassis. had been looking at it a while ago and it went out of mind. id love a silverstone chassis however.
Nice information, it seems to cool well for the price. I agree though after coming to this from the silverstone raven 02, seems rather a downgrade. its all about price though
Hi Steve, how did you find the noise out of the chassis? any rattles or things like that?
funny thing is I saw this a while ago and I never even looked twice. the box is so bad looking, with some weird dude and glowing eyes. Might check it out later or next time in the local store in cali here.
Nice all around review, and good information on the cooling. seems quiet capable although your room environment is freezing man !
Yeah I liked that review, its always nice to see all the angles inside so I can make my own judgements. not sure id buy one but it seems decent.
17c ! thats one hell of a cold room, tell Zardon to pay for electric ! Good review.
£80 is cheap really for what you get, it is steel, however I like steel for strength. its not the poor mans option many people make it out to be.
Id be interested in those fans, are they any good? loud etc?
Thanks steve, good review man
I like this chassis, there is a sale locally, think id order one.
no strange noises or rattles that I have encountered. Sound level are good but I dont have a dB meter