Wow, nice ad Tom's. How much they pay you?

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Gotta pay the bills right? if you cant block the adds yourself then i have no sympathy.

Not a horrible price, although I would like to see this case in action with temps and airflow tested. When was the last Chassis round-up? I believe the last one had three and they were sub $100. I would like to see a large round up with multiple price points. I am looking for a new case to tweak around with and build a new rig for the wife.

Meh... My 2-year old CoolerMaster CM-690 also holds 7 fans (120-140mm).

The recently revised CM-690 II holds 10 fans, accommodates 2 radiators, has removable/washable filters, and more, yet it's still cheaper ($80-$100) than this NZXT case. The $100 model adds even more features, such as an SLI/CrossFire video card support bracket (which can hold two 80mm fans) and an external "drop-in" SATA hard drive slot.

When did something as simple as the fan count in a PC chassis become, well, newsworthy?

I just don't pay more than 70 dollars for a case, although my most recent I did paid 100 but with a 25 dollar rebate so I really paid 75.

wait, I also got 40 back from my old case (build a PC for a friend with it) and my real cost went down to 35 dollars ... he he

The white phantom will be my next case when they release, updating my old antec case from 2004 its about damn time too! Nice time to go SSD as well. The white phantom design reminds me also of Stormtroopers from Star Wars episodes 4 thru 6 that is for those of you that remember the 70s.

Looks REALLY nice, and probably really loud with all those fans around.

this is a nice case i must say, but i still have not seen a case yet that dollar for dollar out performs the antec nine hundred two. some may offer better cooling, but the price spread with that doesnt make it a good deal against the antec case. but dollars aside i like this case and i may pick one up.

I think I'll stick with Lian-Li Cases. I'm not one for geometric sculptures or cases that look like they could sprout a robotic arm and start poking me. Makes me wonder what happened to good old square computer cases...
Well, I guess there's a market for everything these days... it's just down to personal preference. If you ask me, though, I prefer my CM 690 II Advanced, with 8 cooling fans and a price tag of $90.

HardwareSecrets reviewed this case today also: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/art [...] view/1060. They noted quality / material issues. It's not for me. The next case I buy for myself will probably emphasize quiet. My OCs are mild, so I don't need all those potentially noisy fans.

lol the emperor's guards was the first thing that popped into mind when i saw the case in red.

It's going to be another fugly plastic box. I'm sorry, but if I'm going to pay $100+ for something, I want it to be made out of quality parts. Hell, I'd pay double that price for a Lian-Li any day.

I know everyone has their own preference, but cases like these just scream teenager to me.

I am thinking about doing a very quiet water cooled setup, and want to get a case that would allow me to mount a 4x140 radiator on the top. That way the fans would cool the radiator and provide exhaust for the case. Does anyone have a case that they would recommend for that.

I am thinking about doing a very quiet water cooled setup, and want to get a case that would allow me to mount a 4x140 radiator on the top. That way the fans would cool the radiator and provide exhaust for the case. Does anyone have a case that they would recommend for that.

Well, CM 690 II has space for 9 fans and costs $79. This cabinet is way too costly. :\

Looks cool, but to late for my next build.

Shouldn't you include something about Craigbru's contribution to this case?

First look reminds me of Power Rangers.

Looks good from the inside.

Not bad for $140 for a full tower casing.

too big and too red

Hmmm, my 2 year old Antec Twelve Hundred also supports 7 fans (120-140mm), big freaking deal.

7 fansnothing new ,really though two slots beign fitted for 200+ mm is awsome, but stil hell, my coolmaster centurion 590 holds 7 fans with 4 spots able to mount 140 mm's fans ( the two top spots and two on the side) the rear takes 1 120 , and the front can take upto 3 but technically only 2 since most people do like having optical readers.further moreteh centurion 590 is a wide mid size tower with swapableHDD bays so its lighter than a fulltower ,yet it has all the room you need for big CPU heat sinks and massive vid cards (about 13 inch clearnce if you position the HDD bay up higher , if postitioned at the bottom of the case it wil take any video card you try to fit in it. lol sorry for the long run ,just think this is by far the best "no frills" case ever made , too bad coolmaster stoped making them , i will likely hang on to this one for my next build even, i just can't understand why more mid towers ,don't have the swapable HDD bays.

Mid towers strictly running on air using a standard ATX mobo require more or faster fans than full size towers that house the same mobos because of condensed heat in smaller space. Larger cases allow the same heat to spread due to more open space. A similar analogy would be taking off the side panel which instantly adds more space for the heat to travel.

A good rule of thumb is if you stress your system and experience a temp drop with the side panel off then it means your case needs better cooling.

NZXT has never made a chassis with good airflow. I've worked on four of them myself and they make no sense no matter how many fans you have shoved in there.

Anyone still remembers the Coolermaster stacker pro 830 SE? It has place for nine 120mm fans!

And looks cool too

i got the nzxt gamma , real killer case, space for 4 140mm fans, and 2 120mm fans, water cooling grommets, front facing hdd bays for longer video card support, and lower mounted psu, e-sata front port, great case for the money

Ah NZXT, they always make beautiful cases. I am perfectly content w/my Cooler Master HAF 922 and Thermaltake v3 but if I had a little extra cash I would buy a NZXT just for the good looks.