NZXT TEMPEST Enthusiast Steel ATX Midtower-Retail
NZXT?s award-winning Tempest steel Mid-Tower case offers the perfect chassis for the most extreme gaming and multimedia systems.
NZXT TEMPEST Enthusiast Steel ATX Midtower-Retail Accessories
 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Processor, 2.40 GHz, 8M L2 Cache, LGA 775
Lite-On SATA 20x Super All Write LightScribe Internal DVD/Dual Layer RW Drive (LH20A1L06)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual-Core Processor, 3.0 GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775
Zalman CNPS9700LED Ultra Quiet Cpu Cooler
MSI P35 Neo2-FR Intel P35 Core 2 Quad Socket 775 1333MHz PC2-8500 DDR2-1066 ATX Motherboard
PC Power and Cooling S61EPS Silencer 610W EPS12V power supply, SLI and 80+ Certified
Intel DX48BT2 Extreme Series X48 Desktop Board, ATX, DDR3 1600, 3xPCIe x16, 1600MHz FSB, LGA775, Retail Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Quad-Core Processor, 2.66 GHz, 12M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775
Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drive WD1001FALS 1 TB SATA 32 MB
XFX GX260NADF9 GeForce GTX 260 896MB DDR3 576MHz PCI Express 2.0 SLI Ready Video Card ( Dual DVI/S-Video )
NZXT TEMPEST Enthusiast Steel ATX Midtower-Retail Reviews
I'd say it's someplace in between an mid and full tower. Great case. I'd wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. Advertised as a midtower. If you want to monitor all of the fan speeds be sure your motherboard has enough fan headers. The two front mounted USB ports are pretty close together making it difficult to use them both at the same time for all but the slimmest USB connectors. Plenty of room. With 6 fans it definitely runs cool and they run relatively quiet.
Save yourself the heartache, spend ten more bucks and order from somebody else unless you have the time to deal with their shoddy business practices. Because Amazon thinks slapping a shipping label on the side of a box that has NO PADDING INSIDE makes for an acceptable way to ship a PC tower. I'm sure this is a fantastic tower, unfortunately I can't get one that isn't broken to verify. I was GUARANTEED that the replacement would be properly packaged. So now I am getting my third replacement.
I just put in a request for my THIRD replacement tower. Also, I have many parts for this PC that I needed to install and test within 30 days to be able to use the stores return for broken items instead of going through the manufacturer, now over a thousand dollars worth of crap is sitting there and I just have to hope it works or it will be a loong time to get it replaced. It arrived broken, I called to get a second replacement and report the problem. I could get a refund but I want to make Amazon do what they say they are going to do. Of course I'm dealing with the call center in India where I can't understand a word they say and they can't get an issue resolved.
it arrived today, not packaged at all just the label on the box again, but this time it was in even worse shape. This will be the last time I ever mess with this garbage company that grew to the point where they don't give a damn about individual customers, but I will hold them accountable and make them come through with a packaged item that arrives in acceptable condition. The first one arrived beat all to hell, why you ask.
This is not a light weight case, the weight is substantial. It comes with all the fans (6 of them) included so cooling those components is not an issue. One thing that could have been added is a set of casters which would help in moving the case around. put one on the front top. When the case was delivered it had damage from shipping.
and one I will be doing in the future. It has plenty of room inside making installing the components a easy job. The bottom mounted power supply is a nice feature, keeping its heat away from the processor. This to is a simple mod. A quick email to the Nzxt Company brought a answer the same day advising me that replacement parts were being shipped.
The Nzxt Tempest Case is a excellent case. I did not like the placement of the hard drive LED (on the left side of the case) however a quick mod. Overall a very nice case with great support from Nzxt.
For those curious as I was the case holds 8 HDD's in its 2 cages and still has 3 drive bays open for blu-ray/dvd.etc. The case itself is very sleek looking and has enough room for the largest of graphics cards and whatever other hardware. All fans are replaceable and all grills are cleanable. All in all the best case for the money, makes me wonder why others willing to spend more money on just "brand" whatever. The other 4 fans do a nice job of air cooling everything else.
the lighting are just right, antec's are too bright like they're trying to blind me. The 2 front fans cool HDD's. roomier than 900, better cabling and liquid cooling friendly. has everything the 900 does and much more but with less $$$.
EXTREMELY. good case. i paid regular price but got it with free shipping. This case was roomy enough for my triple SLI video card setup and had enough cooling to keep my components running all week. lots of fans and surprisingly quiet. More money for me :) I LOVE THIS CASE.
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