Opinions Wanted on Nzxt CS-NT-ALP-WCS Alpha Classic Series

[keakar]

NZXT CS-NT-ALP-WCS ALPHA CLASSIC SERIES MID TOWER CASE

IM THINKING OF BUYING ONE AND WOULD LIKE OPINIONS ON IT.

YOU CAN SEE IT HERE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146042

DO YOU OWN THIS CASE?

IM LOOKING FOR REVIEWS FROM PEOPLE WHO OWN IT.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

WHAT DONT YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?

IS IT AS ROOMY AS THEY SAY?

IS THE AIRFLOW AS GOOD AS THEY SAY?

[t_ski]

Looking for some advice? The first thing I can tell you is to stop yelling ;)

Take a look at Darksaber's review of the case here at TPU:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/Alpha

[philbrown23]

aren't you already running a mid tower case? why not upgrade to a full?

[keakar]

aren't you already running a mid tower case? why not upgrade to a full?

yes the one in my specs is the one im replacing, but what would a full tower do but take up more room?

looking at the design of full towers i dont see any cooling or airflow advantages because from what i can see the psu is still roughly located in the same position relative to the motherboard and cpu. its just making the case bigger without spreading the components out.

[Chewy]

Bigger case leaves room for air to move about easier I think, I love my full tower case in my Avatar, just give like 6" from my mobo to the optical drives :P also it has 2 top exhausts aswell.. more space = more room for ventilation possibilities.

I get your point also, but more room = more space for air to displace.

[keakar]

Bigger case leaves room for air to move about easier I think, I love my full tower case in my Avatar, just give like 6" from my mobo to the optical drives :P also it has 2 top exhausts aswell.. more space = more room for ventilation possibilities.

I get your point also, but more room = more space for air to displace.

ya i can see what your saying, but what i would like to see in full towers is to leave the motherboard at the bottom of the case and just lift the psu and rear 120mm exhaust fan up those 4" or so. i think that would run your system much cooler than the way they do it now. the rear exhaust needs to be above the cpu cooler because the air coming off it wants to go up anyway since its hotter. i am seriously considering just mounting the psu on top of the case and drilling a hole to run the wires through. it wouldnt be pretty but it would be the most efficient air cooling setup.

[t_ski]

You could do a mod this this guy (I have a similar setup) that pulls the hot air out of the top of the case:

http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=81927

[keakar]

You could do a mod this this guy (I have a similar setup) that pulls the hot air out of the top of the case:

http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=81927

naa thats not what im after, i want something basic and simple with the entire case cooled by 1 exhaust fan of 120mm size pushing only 35-45 cfm at 14-18 dbls noise level mounted at top rear of case and then the psu to do its own thing as needed but not be part of case cooling


my design goal is to have minimal airflow with max efficiency of that airflow threw proper case configuration and take advantage of the natural tendancy for heat to rise. the benefit of moving air slower keeps the case clean without the need for filters and also makes less noise.


what i liked the most about this case was the air intakes are open and not restrictive like most cases so i dont have to cut out the rear fan grill or drill out all the holes to a larger size (usually 3/16 or 1/4" depending on hole spacing).

[keakar]

You could do a mod this this guy (I have a similar setup) that pulls the hot air out of the top of the case:

http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=81927

wow, this guy did an absolutely great job on that case! i'm not into watercooling but wow! :eek:

anyone looking at this thread should do themselves a favor and click the link to follow this guys case mod!