NZXT Tempest

Volt · Apr 1, 2008, 07:55 PM

To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/Tempest/

tkpenalty · Apr 29, 2008, 05:56 AM

This case is way underrated...

At least 9/10

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Apr 29, 2008, 02:21 PM

hmm.. 3 drive bays.. No way to hide teh cables once again.. NZXT ftw

WarEagleAU · Apr 30, 2008, 12:29 AM

There are ways to hide the cables. Did you read the review? See the pictures. Even with the cages, there are ways to hide the cables. Excellent review Volt. This may be my next case.

Kovoet · Apr 30, 2008, 09:08 AM

Kind of looks like the Antec 900 but with more fans

Volt · Apr 30, 2008, 09:17 AM

Score was lowered mainly because of this:

Although the company advertises the chassis as an enthusiast case, based on the looks alone it’s far from what I consider to be enthusiastic. The cheap looking plastic is something I'm not fond of.

Other con's are listed on the last page which justify the 7.8 score.

intel igent · Apr 30, 2008, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kovoet

Kind of looks like the Antec 900

yup! looks like NzXt are up to their old tricks again.

qwerty_lesh · May 5, 2008, 01:54 PM

For budget casing, these have got to be better then some [they come with air filters for starters], id defidently buy one of these over a cm 690 without a doubt, then again id prolly try to fix the sound issues with it

Their may be cases like the 300 and 1200 by antec which are around the same price point and prolly more solid, but im sure that their are some things that come with this case that antecs and others dont come with, been getting some of these tempests in at work but havent gotten the chance to tinker with one yet, tbh i went straight to the value and conclusions in ur review

but hey, i read exactly what i wanted to know about these, and have a good idea about their suitability. thanks volt

KieranD · Aug 5, 2008, 02:05 AM

the case is amazing

its got a good layout inside and for the sleeved cables and modular psu its fine for routing

couldnt have asked for a better case sure some of the front is plastic and the top is too but it is made of quality steel and has lots of airflow never mid the fans it has dust filters and holes in the front panel for airflow

psu is mounted on the bottom and it can accept even the largest of psu mines looks tiny in it

i noticed that the case in on the NZXT webpage and it has lots of links to reviews and one of them is to this site lol

zithe · Aug 5, 2008, 02:20 AM

Sure... Maybe it does look like an Antec 900...

But this isn't as fugly.

Considering one of these cases. Or the apollo. An orange apollo with orange fans and blue cold cathodes and water cooling. Sounds like an acid trip.

Apr 1, 2008, 07:55 PM	#1
Volt Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	NZXT Tempest To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/Tempest/ Last edited by W1zzard; Apr 27, 2008 at 08:34 PM.

Apr 29, 2008, 05:56 AM	#2
tkpenalty Eligible for custom title Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 5,023 (2.43/day) Thanks: 412 Thanked 358 Times in 266 Posts System Specs	This case is way underrated... At least 9/10 __________________ AMD Radeon X1950~HD4000 Support Clubhouse “Mac: "Woah, what are you doing?" Mac says as he levitates in the air. PC: "Playing Half-Life 2, this is my gravity gun." Mac: "Well I can sort of do that." PC: "Technically Mac, you have to become me first."” -From_Nowhere

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Video Card:	Gigabyte 8800GT 512MB Ultra Durable 2\X1950PRO Extreme 256MB
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Optical Drive:	2xLG GSA H6N
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SyncMaster2243BW/17" LG Flatron L1750S
Case:	Antec SOLO\APEX PC-123
Sound Card:	ALC889\ALC888
PSU:	Corsair VX450\Coolermaster iGreen 600W
Software:	Windows Vista 64bit Ultimate/XP SP2

Apr 29, 2008, 02:21 PM	#3
Bjorn_Of_Iceland Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Húsið mitt Posts: 2,389 (1.49/day) Thanks: 430 Thanked 315 Times in 237 Posts System Specs	hmm.. 3 drive bays.. No way to hide teh cables once again.. NZXT ftw __________________ SIEG HEIL!!

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PSU:	Corsair HX850
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Apr 30, 2008, 12:29 AM	#4
WarEagleAU Bird of Prey Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gurley, AL Posts: 9,948 (4.63/day) Thanks: 3,511 Thanked 554 Times in 518 Posts System Specs	There are ways to hide the cables. Did you read the review? See the pictures. Even with the cages, there are ways to hide the cables. Excellent review Volt. This may be my next case. __________________ =-TheEagle-= Heatware: WarEagleAU 9-0 and growing. “You crazy? Surfing any website without an antivirus is like freaking with a dirty woman without protection” -OzzmanFloyd120 - Edited for content and clarity

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Memory:	2 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance White LP @ 1.35V
Video Card:	XFX Radeon HD 6870 900/1050 (no OC yet)
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 1.0TB, WD Caviar Green 1.0TB, WD 160GB
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Case:	NZXT White Phantom
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek 5.1
PSU:	NZXT Hale 90 Gold Cert 750W Modular PSU
Software:	Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.
Benchmarks:	5.9 Windows Index rating 3D06 - 17472

Apr 30, 2008, 09:08 AM	#5
Kovoet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lost in London Posts: 620 (0.40/day) Thanks: 47 Thanked 113 Times in 100 Posts System Specs	Kind of looks like the Antec 900 but with more fans __________________

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Case:	Coolermaster HAF "X"
Sound Card:	Asus Donar DX
PSU:	Enermax 1050watt 85+
Software:	windows 7 Premuim

Apr 30, 2008, 09:17 AM	#6
Volt Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Score was lowered mainly because of this: Although the company advertises the chassis as an enthusiast case, based on the looks alone it’s far from what I consider to be enthusiastic. The cheap looking plastic is something I'm not fond of. Other con's are listed on the last page which justify the 7.8 score.

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Motherboard:	p4p800e-dlx / p5q-DLX
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Video Card:	3850AGP / 4890vaporX
Hard Disk:	36g raptor+120g wd / wd 1001fals 1tb
Optical Drive:	LG x 2 / LG BluRay
CRT/LCD Model:	BenQ / sharpAQUOS LC-37D64U
Case:	modded antec plusview / generic
Sound Card:	audigy 2zs / ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3
PSU:	fan/cable modded powerstream 520 / OCZ 700mxsp
Software:	Xp pro SP2 / VISTA ultimate OEM

May 5, 2008, 01:54 PM	#8
qwerty_lesh Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 495 (0.28/day) Thanks: 27 Thanked 36 Times in 31 Posts System Specs	For budget casing, these have got to be better then some [they come with air filters for starters], id defidently buy one of these over a cm 690 without a doubt, then again id prolly try to fix the sound issues with it Their may be cases like the 300 and 1200 by antec which are around the same price point and prolly more solid, but im sure that their are some things that come with this case that antecs and others dont come with, been getting some of these tempests in at work but havent gotten the chance to tinker with one yet, tbh i went straight to the value and conclusions in ur review but hey, i read exactly what i wanted to know about these, and have a good idea about their suitability. thanks volt __________________ Gaming: X58-UD5 - 920 C0 - NH-U12P - 3x2GB OCZ Platinum 1333 - Sapphire HD5870 - Antec P182 - TruePower Trio 650w - 3x 24" Acer x243H in Eyefinity - 100GB OCZ Vertex II + 4x 500GB Seagate - Sony Muteki Sound - Win7 Ultimate x64 HTPC1: GIGABYTE P35-DS4 - E6750 - 4GB OCZ SystemElite 800 - GIGABYTE 8800GTX - TT Shark - Earthwatts 500w - Windows 7 Ultimate x64 HTPC2: GIGABYTE 945GCMX-S2 - E4300 - 2GB Corsair DHX 800 C5 - GIGABYTE 7600GT - Antec Fusion - Windows 7 Ultimate x64

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Case:	Antec P182
PSU:	Antec TruePower Trio 650
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64

Aug 5, 2008, 02:05 AM	#9
KieranD Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 5,350 (3.07/day) Thanks: 1,598 Thanked 793 Times in 689 Posts System Specs	the case is amazing its got a good layout inside and for the sleeved cables and modular psu its fine for routing couldnt have asked for a better case sure some of the front is plastic and the top is too but it is made of quality steel and has lots of airflow never mid the fans it has dust filters and holes in the front panel for airflow psu is mounted on the bottom and it can accept even the largest of psu mines looks tiny in it i noticed that the case in on the NZXT webpage and it has lots of links to reviews and one of them is to this site lol __________________ http://www.yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.com/

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Video Card:	VTX3D AMD 6850 (OC'd to 850mhz Core 1150mhz mem stock voltage)
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Case:	Lancool K-62
Sound Card:	Realtek onbaord, Logitech X540 speakers, Superlux 668B headphones.
PSU:	Corsair TX650w
Software:	Windows 7 Professional 64bit

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Aug 5, 2008, 02:20 AM	#10
zithe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Chili, NY Posts: 2,619 (1.82/day) Thanks: 207 Thanked 345 Times in 305 Posts System Specs	Sure... Maybe it does look like an Antec 900... But this isn't as fugly. Considering one of these cases. Or the apollo. An orange apollo with orange fans and blue cold cathodes and water cooling. Sounds like an acid trip. __________________ “Fudzilla Confirms its fake!!! ]” -SammyHayabuza

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