NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case
If you want a sleek and smooth gaming case in your hands, then slide your fingers over the NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case. NZXT’s award-winning Tempest steel Mid-Tower case offers the perfect chassis for the most extreme gaming and multimedia systems. Known in the industry as the Airflow King, the Tempest’s sophisticated interior cooling system boasts six fans, including a 120mm dual-intake, 140mm dual exhaust, along with 120mm fans strategically positioned at the rear and side of the case.
This versatile case supports E-ATX motherboards and has plenty of room for high-end components, including large graphics cards. Other superb features include easy accessibility, an innovative cable routing system to allow the cables to be hidden behind the motherboard tray, bottom mounting for the PSU, and server-like HDD space that can accommodate as many as eight (8) hard drives. Want the perfect gaming and multimedia chassis? Look no further than the new NZXT Tempest Mid Tower case. Commanding performance meets eye-catching style with the NZXT Tempest.
Specifications
Form Factor:
ATX Mid-Tower
Compatible Motherboards:
ATX
Micro ATX
Extended ATX
Bezel Type:
Mesh
Side Panel Type:
Clear
Material:
Steel
Special Features:
Vented Side Panel
External 5.25" Drive Bays:
3
External 3.5" Drive Bays:
1
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays:
8
Expansion Slots:
7
120mm Fan Ports:
4
120mm Fans Included:
4
140mm Fan Ports:
2
140mm Fans Included:
2
Depth:
22.12"
Width:
8.32"
Height:
20.5"
Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.7
Customer Reviews:
147
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Value
4.7
Features
4.8
Quality
4.6
Performance
4.8
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Nice Case
Reviewer:
BRAMPTONBUYER on
Feb 03, 2010 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Six included fans and looking nice was enough to make me choose this case, not disappointed. The fans seem very quiet.
Great case
Reviewer:
Pabstguzzler on
Jan 24, 2010 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Great case, and good deal as well. Plenty of room and kees everything nice and cool....would recommend this case to anyone.
Nice, cool case for price.
Reviewer:
SNOWBUDDY0 on
Jan 20, 2010 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
4.0
I have been using this case for a few months now, and I have experienced little trouble with it. Installing new hard drives and other optical drives is very easy. Fans are quiet (at least to me, and to my friends), but they keep the case extremely cool; cold air seems to flow out of my case. The only problem I have had with the case was the placement of the power supply; I had a power supply with shorter cords and I was forced to stretch the cords pretty far to reach the sockets on the motherboard. However, that power supply was one of the cheapest available, and when I bought a power supply that wasn't just a generic one, everything was fine and in reach. The placement actually kind of keeps things from cluttering up. Overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase.
Great case overall.
Reviewer:
Joe on
Jan 12, 2010 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
This thing is probably the largest mid-tower on the market, but it needs it with the six (yes, six) fans that it comes with (an amazing value in itself). Its capability to handle eight hard drives is simply awesome. The fans are almost silent. The LEDs on the front look great (they really should make the HDD LED blue as well), however the front two fans' LEDs are pretty dim. The only reason I give this a 4 for quality is because the power button seems like it will pop back in any second (it already has, but I popped it back into place), as does the reset button. Overall a great case for the money, not a value to miss out on.
One sweet Tower
Reviewer:
wolff on
Jan 12, 2010 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
This is one sweet Tower with a lot of room in it.
Nice looking and not to bad for fan noise.
Assembling Barebones Computer Kits & Computer Cases
Remember when assembling one of our money-saving Barebone Computer Kits, or
installing your existing computer components into a new computer case, you
may have to modify the case to fit your components - This Is Normal!
Cases are designed to hold and accommodate a wide variety of motherboards,
interface cards, connectors, and other components. Because of this,
the case manufacturer designs their cases with easily removable panels to
allow these components to properly fit in the case. All you need to do
is punch them out with a screw driver or fold them over with a pair of
pliers to snap out the metal piece for your exact components. In this
way, you save the cost of assembling your computer, and have the
satisfaction of building your own workstation.
PLEASE NOTE:
Carefully read all documentation BEFORE you start to assemble your Barebones
Kit or add components to a Computer Case. Some components need to be
assembled in a specific order. Also place the components in the case
temporarily to confirm any modifications (punch outs) that need to be made
to fit that component.
Got Enough
Memory? Bet You'll Need More!
Windows Vista and today's software
applications make much greater demands on your system's memory. Adding
peripherals, like webcams, USB hard drives, and complex Internet pages, all
take memory. Watching DVD movies, or watching videos on the web, or
playing PC based games demand increased memory. So take full
advantage of your system's potential, your operating system's enhancement
and entertainment capabilities, and your software's productivity by expanding
your system memory!
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Shared
Memory? Or Where Did My Memory Go?
Your computer uses memory to run your
Operating System, applications, peripherals, and to generate and display
graphics on your computer monitor. Video memory is a form of RAM, and is
either built into your motherboard; or on a graphics card (video card).
Depending on the motherboard's configuration, and that of the video card (if
separate or built-in to the motherboard), your computer may have to draw on
its own RAM memory to meet its video memory needs. This creates shared
memory, where your computer’s RAM will be shared between its own Processor
(CPU) and its graphics chip.
The result is that some systems will have
shared memory, some will not. If you have 2GB (for example) of system
memory installed, you may notice that your system reports significantly less
memory. This is because your system is using shared memory for your
video.
What can you do about this?
You can actually configure this shared memory through your computer’s BIOS
settings. However, this is a setting best left alone, since it is
typically optimized for display performance, and making changes may impact
display resolutions, and other video capabilities.
The simplest solution is usually to either:
increase your system memory; or to upgrade the video hardware. By
upgrading to a new video card with built-in video memory, then turning off
shared memory, you will free your system to use it's maximum potential
memory, and provide your system with much more robust video features.
How Much
Memory Do You Really Have?
When you look at the specifications for a computer, it will display the
installed memory, and typically the maximum memory that can be installed.
However, while these are real values, they represent a potential useable
memory depending upon the installed operating system, and other factors. The actual useable memory may be different
(lower) from these values.
The reason is simply that a computer may have a limitation in the operating
system (such as Windows 32 bit versions), or configured to use shared memory,
which reduces the amount of RAM that is available to the CPU by using
some of it for other purposes, such as for video memory. In some
cases, you can control the maximum useable memory through system settings,
by upgrading from a 32 bit to a 64 bit version of Windows XP or Vista, or by upgrading to a video card that has internal onboard video memory.
But always
remember, that the amount of memory that your system reports, is not always
the amount of actual installed memory. For example, if you have 4GB
installed, 32 bit versions of Windows will typically report 3.2GB due to a
limitation of Windows itself. Also note that different Windows
programs report available and maximum memory differently, which can be
confusing. If you find that you need more
memory, we suggest expanding your system memory, since this is the most
effective performance increase, and the one that is easiest to perform .
NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case - Clear Sides, Front USB, eSATA Ports
$99.99
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TEM-001BK UPC No:
842431041791 Box Size:
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25, Width:
23, Depth:
11 )
Shipping Weight:
30.0000 pound(s)
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