NZXT Tempest 410 Case Review - PAGE 5

The Tempest 410 is definitely a no-frills work horse of an enclosure and its fine engineering really shows in the cooling data results. It's reassuring that the engineers at NZXT have learned from their previous work with the EVO and produced a case where the user do not have to remove the front panel just to clean fan filters. It's also commendable they stuck with the 120/140mm fan format, and devised the sheer number of fan mounting positions. This mass of fans are what made this workhorse of a case a show-winner when it came to cooling performance. The only mini-complaint is that it would have been nice if NZXT had provided a few extra fan-screws with the case, but that can't overshadow the modular fan mounting system that NZXT has included with the Tempest 410 which hopefully will set a new standard in fan mounting systems.

It would also have been nice if the case was about 2 inches longer, so that you wouldn't have to sacrifice up to three hard drive slots in order to fit a top-end videocard. Other than than that, this case is one of the best Neoseeker had the pleasure of reviewing, and it's a definite winner.

PROS:

• Amazing design for dust filtering and fan access for the front fans
• Great dual 140mm exhaust fan design on the top of the case
• Solid, no-nonsense, styling and case design
• Lots of hard drive room for your storage needs
• Excellent cooling capabilities
  

CONS:

• Needs better feet and dust covers over the bottom fan intake ports
• Needs another two to three inches added to the case length
• Essentially worthless storage compartment built into the top of the case above the optical drives.