NZXT Unveils Tempest - Mid-tower Steel Chassis

malware · 03-21-2008, 07:43 AM

NZXT, a company specialized in PC enthusiasts and gamers chassis, is proud to announce the NZXT Tempest. Tempest is a mid-tower steel case which weights 11.2kg without the optional 500W ATX 2.0 PSU and comes with 6 fans included: dual intake (120mm), dual exhaust (140mm) with additional side and rear fans (120mm). With Tempest you'll also get cable managment system inside the case, pre-drilled holes at the back of the case for external watercooling, and support for the E-ATX standard. “With the Tempest’s 6 120mm fans, we’ve created the Airflow King of cases. Combining the cooling capabilities with the space and storage features, the Tempest is designed to be the best enthusiast and gaming chassis in its class.” Retailing for $99, the new Tempest case will be available from the first week of April from NZXT.

Source: NZXT

Sh3ngLong · 03-21-2008, 09:21 AM

Antec Nine Hundred II?

qwerty_lesh · 03-21-2008, 09:39 AM

can't be, wheres the big boy fan on the top?

tkpenalty · 03-21-2008, 09:58 AM

There are two top mounted 140mm faans....

This case looks very impressive, honestly. The HDD cages are more efficiently designed, holding 8 HDDs sideways mounted instead of 6 in the 900. The 900 also has really poor cable management, as well as having a cramped workspace. Just looking at it from the site, this case is very open.

Moreover, all the fan slots are used up. The grilles make sure that dust cant get in that easily as well. The right side panel has the "unremovable" spring loaded thumbscrews as well.

^ That, certainly this case is excecuted far more efficiently than the antec 900, which I presume it will compete with. Instead of wasting space, on either side of the HDDs in the 900, NZXT chose to make the hdds mounted sideways... allowing four drives.

^The thumbscrews that i mentioned

^The case seems very spacious as well...seems like if you shift those HDD cages forward (i think you can, but you'd probably have to remove the front grilles), you can install an EATX board into it. That would cover those cable management holes though.

Darksaber · 03-21-2008, 10:50 AM

Guys, expect a review soon at TPU ^^. Sample is here already.

cheers
DS

tkpenalty · 03-21-2008, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darksaber

Guys, expect a review soon at TPU ^^. Sample is here already.

cheers
DS

I'd give it 9.8/10 for the review before you review it

.

I'm certainly going to get this case some day!

calvary1980 · 03-21-2008, 11:00 AM

PSU Bay looks roomy but no pre-cut holes to feed cables(the ones on the right look like they were designed for a top mount Bay), was hoping it would be SECC too but it should offer Antec a kick in the pants. Thanks malware

- Christine

tkpenalty · 03-21-2008, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calvary1980

PSU Bay looks roomy but no pre-cut holes to feed cables(the ones on the right look like they were designed for a top mount Bay), was hoping it would be SECC too but it should offer Antec a kick in the pants. Thanks malware

- Christine

There is! The whole part is empty, so you'll have to feed the wires up, and use something to hold them there.

calvary1980 · 03-21-2008, 11:19 AM

incase anybody doesn't know what im talking about. http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9406/cmnoz1.jpg

I don't think there will be room to do this with the Tempest? http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/484/nzxt2rh9.jpg

- Christine

tkpenalty · 03-21-2008, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calvary1980

incase anybody doesn't know what im talking about. http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9406/cmnoz1.jpg

I don't think there will be room to do this with the Tempest.

- Christine

This case doesnt have the motherboard tray down to the base of the case like the RC690, so feeding the wires upwards to hide them would be the best option. Its NOT like the antec 900.

I'd use an antec NEO HE 550W, or any 80mm push pull modular PSU in this case. Its not hard to make a cover with the hole to cover the PSU wiring that may be fed. So ye

Para_Franck · 03-21-2008, 12:22 PM

Nice case, but I still believe that the cm 690 (when on special) is the best mid tower case money can buy, followed closely by the Antec 900.

Grings · 03-21-2008, 12:41 PM

Looks better quality than the 690 (that aint hard, lol)
I agree with tk, this thing looks a pretty cool case to build in, only thing i can see wrong is the tiny watercooling holes, i suppose you could use them for fan cables if you were fitting a rad though (thats what i did with the pre drilled holes on my 690)

Azazel · 03-21-2008, 12:55 PM

looks like an antec 900

InfDamarvel · 03-21-2008, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grings

Looks better quality than the 690 (that aint hard, lol)
I agree with tk, this thing looks a pretty cool case to build in, only thing i can see wrong is the tiny watercooling holes, i suppose you could use them for fan cables if you were fitting a rad though (thats what i did with the pre drilled holes on my 690)

looks like the same quality to me. better than the antec 900 on the inside.

[I.R.A]_FBi · 03-21-2008, 04:52 PM

epic win?

Sh3ngLong · 03-21-2008, 06:53 PM

I like my Antec 900 case a lot, but my two biggest gripe are:

1) Poor cable management: There are no slots/compartment to the back panel to hide the cables. The Tempest case does.

2) Dust magnet: I find myself having to dust out my case almost every 2 months. There's always lots of dust around my hard drives, graphic card, fans, CPU cooler, PSU cables, and even inside the PSU. The two 120mm in the front just sucks in all the dust into the fat mesh holes. At least the Tempets appears to have some kind of dust filter on the fans.

Oliver · 03-21-2008, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkpenalty

I'd give it 9.8/10 for the review before you review it

.

I'm certainly going to get this case some day!

Same here........being an NZXT apollo user already........having modded it somewhat with a grill instead of the smoked plastic front and removed the drive covers on the bezel to put in a 120mm fan and a second lower down blowing on the HD's; this thing is better because bigger than the apollo so less restrictive for air cooling. Only grief x2 is the HD trays are in the way (too high, but I guess one can use the lower slots first) and the side fan (as in the Apollo-those are really disruptive of air flow, and have a tendancy to keep the case in positive pressure (like a rice cooker

)and that 'aint good!!!

Whats with the cases with the PSU down south........they get hot and hot air rises up on the MOBO

i'll never warm to that??!!

ktr · 03-21-2008, 07:36 PM

Cable management is gonna be a bitch for that case.

mikey8684 · 03-22-2008, 12:47 AM

Pretty nice case ... Mikey Likey

$165 AUS is a very good price for everything your getting with it.

Would love to get one $$$$$$$$$$$

Assimilator · 03-22-2008, 01:25 AM

I really appreciate that they've left a small amount of space between the top of the PSU and bottom of the motherboard - most cases have the bottom of the mobo sitting almost flush with the bottom of the case, and that can cause problems if you're working with an SLI or CrossFire mobo (for example, the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe).

@Grings: how big are your watercooling tubes? ;p IMO, most cases with holes for watercooling make the holes unnecessarily large - but this case should allow any tubing to fit quite snugly.

This is a damn nice looking case, and I can't wait to read the review.

Sh3ngLong · 03-22-2008, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darksaber

Guys, expect a review soon at TPU ^^. Sample is here already.

cheers
DS

Looking forward to reading your review! Can you also let us know if you'll be able to fit multiple of the latest and greatest graphic cards in this case? TIA!

Skrabrug · 03-22-2008, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azazel

looks like an antec 900

thats what i was thinking

HaZe303 · 03-22-2008, 03:33 PM

Antec 900 wannabe/rip-off. Sure it seems like this one is a better build. But still, cant NZXT get their own desings and not steal others??

eidairaman1 · 03-24-2008, 01:42 AM

sorry i gotta have a Full Tower with 2 120 Fans in back and 2 up front and possibly a slot fans for additional fresh air cooling in the front (reverse polarity that is heh)

Grings · 03-24-2008, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Assimilator

I really appreciate that they've left a small amount of space between the top of the PSU and bottom of the motherboard - most cases have the bottom of the mobo sitting almost flush with the bottom of the case, and that can cause problems if you're working with an SLI or CrossFire mobo (for example, the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe).

@Grings: how big are your watercooling tubes? ;p IMO, most cases with holes for watercooling make the holes unnecessarily large - but this case should allow any tubing to fit quite snugly.

This is a damn nice looking case, and I can't wait to read the review.

5/8 o/d, they did JUST fit through the 690's holes if i took the grommets off, however they were also in completely the wrong place (as are the ones on this case) so i just drilled 2 new ones at the top above the 120mm mount

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Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R [m-ATX]
Cooling:	(CASE) 2x 120mm (VGA) Stock (CPU) Stock
Memory:	4GB (2x 2GB) Kingston Hyper X DDR2 800MHz
Video Card:	Leadtek PX8800GTX TDH 768MB
Harddisk:	[Samsung] 500GB SATA --- [Western Digital] 1TB SATA
CD/DVD Drive:	LG H62N 18x SATA DL DVD±RW
CRT/LCD Model:	24" HP LP2465 Widescreen
Case:	Lian Li PC-K8
Sound Card:	Realtek AC'97 Audio
PSU:	500w Flexiglow Modular
Software:	Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit SP2
Benchmarks:	I push the button of power and a she turns on .... I like ... NIIIICE

03-22-2008, 01:25 AM	#20
Assimilator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 194 (0.11/day) Thanks: 30 Thanked 16 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	I really appreciate that they've left a small amount of space between the top of the PSU and bottom of the motherboard - most cases have the bottom of the mobo sitting almost flush with the bottom of the case, and that can cause problems if you're working with an SLI or CrossFire mobo (for example, the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe). @Grings: how big are your watercooling tubes? ;p IMO, most cases with holes for watercooling make the holes unnecessarily large - but this case should allow any tubing to fit quite snugly. This is a damn nice looking case, and I can't wait to read the review. __________________ <html> <code> <style> The QuadFather: 4x4x4x4 4 cores (Q6600) / 4 GPUs (quad 8800 GTs) / 4GB memory (quad 1GB DDR2-800 sticks) / 4 hard disks (quad 320GB Seagates, RAID-5)

System Name:	Firelance
Processor:	E8400 E0 @ 3.6GHz
Motherboard:	Biostar T-Power I45
Cooling:	TRUE Black w/2x 120mm ADDAs
Memory:	2x 2GB Mushkin DDR2-800 @ 4-4-4-12
Video Card:	XFX 9800 GX2
Harddisk:	120GB WD Caviar SE (OS) / 2x 750 GB WB Caviar SE (RAID 1, storage)
CD/DVD Drive:	Samsung 16x DVD-RW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer P243W
Case:	HAF 932
PSU:	TruePower Quattro 850W
Software:	Windows 7 x64 RC 1

System Name:	DU45 MkII
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
Motherboard:	eVGA nForce 780i
Cooling:	Coolermaster Aquagate MAX, 2x 230mm fans, 1x 140mm fan
Memory:	Crucial Ballistix TRACER 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin 800 (PC2 6400) DDR2
Video Card:	Galaxy GeForce 8800GT HDMI
Harddisk:	750GB Seagate (SATA2), 400Gb Samsung (SATA2), 1 TB Seagate
CD/DVD Drive:	LG DVDR/RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 22" WS X223w & CMV CM-922D 19" LCD
Case:	Cooler Master HAF 932
Sound Card:	Razer AC-1 Gaming Audio Card
PSU:	750w Zalman
Software:	Microshaft Winblows XP - Pro (SP2)

03-22-2008, 03:33 PM	#23
HaZe303 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sweden (08-Stockholm) Posts: 290 (0.21/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	Antec 900 wannabe/rip-off. Sure it seems like this one is a better build. But still, cant NZXT get their own desings and not steal others?? __________________ Break´n the law... Break´n the law...

System Name:	Game PC & HTPC Entertainment System
Processor:	Intel Core i7 920@4.0ghz & Intel Q9450@3.6 (Both lapped)
Motherboard:	GigaByte EX-UD5 (F9) & Asus P5Q-E P45 (2101)
Cooling:	CPU: TRUE w/Noctua P12 Fan & Xigmatek SD964 GPU:2x Zalman 900cu + Accelero S1rev2 & GTX260 Std
Memory:	OCZ 6GB DDR3 1866mhz@9-9-9-27 3x2gb & Corsair Dominator PC8500 4GB @900mhz
Video Card:	Powercolor HD 5870@900/5000mhz & Sapphire 4850x2 @700/2300mhz
Harddisk:	Samsung TB1 F1, 2xOCZ SSD@Raid0, 2xSamsung 500GB spinpoint @Raid0 etc etc.
CD/DVD Drive:	PIONEER DVR-212 SATA & PIONEER DVR-215 SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	FujitsuSiemens LSL 3260W 26" LCD & LG 37LC2R-ZH 37" HDTV
Case:	Silverstone TJ09B (303MOdified Window) & Silverstone LC-17B (303Modified)
Sound Card:	SB X-FI XtremeGamer Fatal1ty & Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
PSU:	ThermalTake ToughPower 1200W & Corsair TX650W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate RTM x64 on Both systems.

03-24-2008, 01:42 AM	#24
eidairaman1 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stationed in Florida, Home is Houston, Texas Posts: 4,176 (4.77/day) Thanks: 231 Thanked 308 Times in 280 Posts System Specs	sorry i gotta have a Full Tower with 2 120 Fans in back and 2 up front and possibly a slot fans for additional fresh air cooling in the front (reverse polarity that is heh) __________________ http://profile.xfire.com/eidsirairman1 “10 years ago I was banging cheerleader left overs and defending quarterbacks. Now I get excited over a box of fans and some silicone. I'm pathetic...We AMD boys like our CPU's like we like our women. Hot and fast. Mmmmmmmm six cores. Sorry I was having a Homer moment.” -TheMailMan78

System Name:	BS03/04
Processor:	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+ 1.675 Vcore 1867MHz-> 2296.8MHz
Motherboard:	DFI LanParty NFII Ultra-B (HellFire 3EG Rev 2)
Cooling:	4 Antec 80mm, TR SI-97 Adapted Antec Tricool 120 Blue
Memory:	2GB Mushkin Redline 4000 (208.8MHz currently) DDR-2.8 Vdimm 1T 2 3 3 6
Video Card:	Sapphire R1950Pro 512MB -66MHz AGP 1.5 Vagp
Harddisk:	250 & 400 GB Seagate Baracuda 10 SATA
CD/DVD Drive:	2x Samsung Multiformat Rewritable Drives
CRT/LCD Model:	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V
Case:	Antec SX830 EATX Case
Sound Card:	Creative Labs SB XFi Xtreme Music & SB PCI 512
PSU:	Antec NEO HE 500 Watt
Software:	Windows XP Pro SP3

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