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Reviews of NZXT Tempest

Testseek.com have collected 65 expert reviews of the NZXT Tempest and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for NZXT Tempest.
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May 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Great at Sucking and Blowing
  • Blue LEDs All Over
  • Great Placement of Front Panel
  • Awesome Design
  • Server Like Storage
  • Nice looking
  • Watercooling ready
  • Fans included
  • High quality
  • Great cooling performance
  • Eight HDD bays
  • Very high build quality
  • Extra long case accommodates longer video cards
  • Massive amount of airflow from six large case fans
  • Surprisingly quiet
  • Reasonably priced
  • Lots of fans for great airflow
  • Nice attractive finish
  • Mostly tool-free installation
  • Eight HDD bays!
  • Good airflow
  • Dust filters
  • Excellent airflow for great case cooling with minimal noise
  • Six 120/140mm cooling fans included (3 with Blue LEDs)
  • Clean lines and conservative styling looks great
  • 9 Interchangeable drive bays with support for up to 8 internal HDDs
  • Active air coo
  • Inexpensive
  • Feature packed
  • Spacious interior
  • Well thought out and implemented
  • Two 140mm and four 120mm fans
  • Excellent cooling
  • Near silent operation
  • Two removable 4-slot hard drive cages support 8 drives total
  • Pre-drilled mounts for a dual 120mm radiator
  • ESata and USB top ports
  • Front panel filters
  • Lots of room
  • Great value.
  • Very well made and designed
  • Sturdy construction
  • Very quiet
  • Looks cool
  • Keeps system cool
  • Easy to install system
  • Lots of room inside
  • Removable HDD cages
  • Lots of room for hard drives or 5 1/4” devices
  • ESATA connector on front I/O panel
  • Lots of fans
  • Good front I/O panel placement
  • Drive cages
  • Easy installation of 5.25 / 3.5" devices
  • Alright design for what its worth
  • Very good build quality
  • TONS of space
  • All fans included
  • E-ATX ready
  • Space for 8 HDs
  • Airflow-enhancement features
  • ESATA port on the front panel
  • Tool-less drive implementation
  • Solid
  • Sturdy case with a nice finish and attractive styling
  • Strong air cooling performance
  • Plenty of interior space and flexible configuration
  • Screwless hard drive & optical drive installation
  • LED lighting effects in front of case (for those that lik...
  • Excellent Ventilation
  • Plenty of Hard Drive Space
  • Screwless Drive Installation
  • Good looks
  • Predrilled for radiators
  • Sleek design
  • Lots of room inside the case
  • Plenty of quiet cooling
  • Interchangeable drive bay options
  • Bottom PSU gives more working room
  • USB
  • Audio
  • ESATA located on top of case
  • Plenty of room
  • Eight screwless hard drive bays
  • Lots of cooling
  • Pretty lights.
  • Nice clean design
  • Roomy interiors
  • Tool less drive rails
  • Six 120mm Fans
  • ESATA Port
  • Pre drilled holes for water cooling
  • The look
  • Feel and sound are all very analog.

The editors didn't like

  • A Little Pricy for Some
  • So Many Fans Make it a Little Noisy
  • No removable motherboard tray
  • Side panel vibrates
  • Expensive (at time of review)
  • I found a couple of minor attention to detail issues
  • But nothing Id consider a con
  • Not a silent case by all means
  • Top Fans need internal grills
  • PCI slots arent tool-free making a screwdriver required for 5% of system installation
  • Build quality
  • Noisy
  • Toolless ODD mounting systems are not very robust
  • No IEEE1394 Firewire port
  • Styling
  • May depend on user
  • Front panel tabs for removing 5.25” mesh covers are brittle
  • Tool-less twist 5.25” bay mounts feel cheap
  • Hard drive cage installation requires 6 six screws
  • Power and reset buttons a little flimsy
  • Not particularly quiet.
  • Top I/O ports can be out of reach depending where case is
  • Heavy
  • Hard to access HDDs when system is installed
  • Cheap plastic finish
  • Need to remove panel to remove drive cage
  • Delicate front panel pins
  • No indents on side panels hard to pull them out
  • A bit loud / poor acoustics
  • Power supply mounting inefficient
  • Fixed speed fans not silent
  • Some edges slightly sharp
  • Wont support advanced video-card setups
  • Unusual power-supply layout not ideal for everyone
  • No front-panel FireWire port
  • Mediocre cable management system
  • Front Panel Fan Removal to Access HD Cage
  • No Removable Motherboard Tray
  • Limited Cable Management
  • Rough edges inside
  • Can be noisy
  • Toolless design doesnt work very well
  • Fan speeds not customizeable. Not exactly the most innovative case we've ever seen.
  • It has no digital effects and no sampling capabilities.

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  Published: 2008-08-27, review by: hardwarelogic.com

  • When cases come through our labs as frequently as they do here at HardwareLogic, it is hard to declare a definite champion in certain classes of enclosures. The Antec Nine Hundred began the rout early on in the mid-ATX realm with a case that was immens...

 
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  Published: 2008-08-14, Author: Sean , review by: planetx64.com

  • Abstract:  The Tempest is a hit and miss for looks, but for functionality, ease of build and price point the tempest has quite a bit going for it. It is easily superior to the Case Nine Hundred having more room, better cooling, the ability to install a dual fan r...

 
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  Published: 2008-08-01, review by: techarp.com

  • Abstract:  NZXT was established in 2004 in Los Angeles, California with the goal of providing every gamer with a case they can identify with. By combining unique design with improved case performance, they hope to provide their users with quality cases that repre...

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  Published: 2008-07-30, review by: dragonsteelmods.com

  • Very well made and designed, Sturdy construction, Very quiet, Looks cool, Keeps system cool, Easy to install system, Lots of room inside, Removable HDD cages, Lots of room for hard drives or 5 1/4” devices, eSATA connector on front I/O panel
  • Top I/O ports can be out of reach depending where case is, Heavy, Hard to access HDDs when system is installed
  • The NZXT Tempest is an excellent case overall with great attention to quality, design and functionality. With its six 120mm fans youd expect it to be loud but it isnt, its pleasantly quiet and yet keeps your system and its components nice and cool...

 
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  Published: 2008-07-05, review by: virtual-hideout.net

  • Overall, I was extremely impressed by what was offered by the NZXT Tempest. It seems like a fairly simple notion; lots of fans, and a simple, uncluttered design to deliver maximum airflow. In this respect, it succeeds. It also offers quite a bit of dr...

 
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  Published: 2008-07-02, review by: maximumpc.com

  • Plenty of room; eight screwless hard drive bays, lots of cooling; pretty lights.
  • Fan speeds not customizeable. Not exactly the most innovative case we've ever seen.

 
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  Published: 2008-07-01, review by: computershopper.com

  • Lots of fans, airflow-enhancement features; eSATA port on the front panel; tool-less drive implementation
  • Wont support advanced video-card setups; unusual power-supply layout not ideal for everyone; no front-panel FireWire port
  • Aptly named, NZXTs Tempest gaming case aims to transform your desktops interior into a wind tunnel, and it succeeds— at a remarkably low price. ...

 
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  Published: 2008-06-29, review by: Overclockersonline.net

  • Great cooling performance, Eight HDD bays, Very high build quality
  • Expensive (at time of review)
  • With the Tempest being NZXTs debut here on Overclockers Online, I expect it to be a rising name in the industry. The build quality on all parts of the case is excellent, and with a superior packaging method, it is very evident NZXT aims for the design...

 
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  Published: 2008-06-23, review by: futurelooks.com

  • The NZXT Tempest Midtower Case is definitely one nice looking case. This is something that NZXT tends to excel at. Whether you are looking for an enclosure to make your computer look something out of a mecha anime series, or something that looks good...

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  Published: 2008-06-20, review by: Computerpoweruser.com

  • Abstract:  Bays: 3+3 5.25-inch external (1 3.5-inch external via adapter), 8 3.5-inch internal; Motherboard support: mATX, ATX, eATX; Fans: 4 120mm, 2 140mm Smooth simplicity is what makes the NZXT Tempest a striking chassis. The steel midtower is black, with mes...

 
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