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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.
Award: Most Awarded May 2008
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: 2008-04-01, review by: hardwareluxx.de

  • NZXT liefert mit dem Tempest ein beinahe durch und durch gelungenes Gehäuse ab. Es besitzt eine schicke Optik, einen durchdachten Aufbau, viel Platz und eine hervorragende Belüftung. So geht Letztere erfreulicherweise erstaunlich ruhig an die Ar...

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  Published: 2008-03-31, review by: eiskaltmacher.de

  • Das Tempest macht einen sehr soliden Eindruck und kann speziell durch das schicke Äußere überzeugen. Das umgesetzte Kühlkonzept hält was es verspricht und hält das System auf niedrigen Temperaturen. Die dabei verwendeten Lüfter sind zwar auf Grund der ...

 
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  Published: 2007-01-01, review by: tweakpc.de

  • Der LuftikusDas Tempest ist ein sehr spezielles Gehäuse. Bei seiner Umsetzung hat man sich vorgenommen, einen bestimmten Preis nicht zu überschreiten, um damit einer sehr preisbewussten Klientel gerecht zu werden. Gleichzeitig hat man aber auch...

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  Published: 2008-06-05, review by: clubedohardware.com.br

  • Nós gostamos muito do NZXT Tempest e achamos que ele oferece uma excelente relação custo/benefício para usuários que estejam procurando por um gabinete “bala” que não seja tão caro.Primeiro ele oferece duas gaiolas para instalação de até quatro discos ...

 
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  Published: 2008-04-29, review by: SweClockers.com

  • God kylning, Gedigen konstruktion, Enkel att använda
  • Hög ljudnivå, Vissa fläktar är dåligt balanserade
  • Tempest ansluter sig till gruppen chassien från Nzxt som har ett lite mer nedtonat utseende. De lysande fläktarna och fönstret i sidoplåten finns fortfarande kvar, men vi klarar oss från sci-fi-inslagen. Tempest är utrustat med en ordentlig uppsättnin...

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