motherboards
Video Cards
motherboards
CPU & Boards
motherboards
Memory
motherboards
Case & PSU
motherboards
Cooling
motherboards
Storage
motherboards
Monitors
motherboards
Peripherals
motherboards
Affiliates
NZXT Tempest
Published:
Category:
Manufacturer:
Reviewer:

Thu, 3 December, 2009
Cases & Power Supplies
NZXT
Jeremy O'Steen
Discuss in Forums    Print Article    Best Price:
Introduction
Airflow: this is one of the first things we consider when buying a new case.  Yes, we want it to look good, and be able to show off all of our hardware, but what good is a case that is not able to meet the basic demand of keeping our components cool?  Todays computer components are getting hotter and hotter, just take a look at some of Intel’s newer processors or the latest enthusiast offerings from ATI and NVIDIA.  With all of this heat output, keeping critical system temperatures down is of the utmost concern for today’s do-it-yourself PC building market.  And, like most other consumers, we want our cake and the ability to eat it too.  We want our case to be affordable (while keeping it cool), because not everyone is able to afford to liquid cool all of the heat generating components in their case.  

Enter the NZXT Tempest, which they have dubbed the “Airflow King”.  Considering the great number of cases on the market right now that are able to boast some incredible cooling performance, it seems that NZXT has a lot to live up to in order to claim the crown.  Is the Tempest truly the “Airflow King” they say it is, or is it just another case trying take the crown and falling short?  We hope to be able to answer this for you today.

Thanks go to our friends at NZXT for supplying the review sample.

NZXT was established in 2004 with the objective of designing unique products catered for hardware enthusiasts and gamers. NZXT has won numerous awards from media and publications from across the globe with a product line spanning from gaming chassis, power, and gaming input devices. Formed by gamers, NZXT continues to expand into new horizons and push the envelope further with each product unveiling.



Index:
Discuss in Forums    Print Article    Visit NZXT    Best Price:



news rss feed
8th September
ASRock kick starts the next stage in USB 3.0
7th September
PLX Devices Debuts World’s First Brianwave Interface for iPad/iPhone/iPod
Origin To Unveil Gaming PC/Xbox Hybrid This Afternoon
09/06/10 Hardware Reviews
6th September
The future of gaming chassis HAF 912
5th September
Corsair Obsidian Series 700D
4th September
Swiftech's H20-X20 "Edge" Series Liquid Cooling Kits
3rd September
09/03/10 Hardware Reviews
BitFenix is officially announcing its first product, the Colossus Full Tower PC
2nd September
Mad Catz® Announces Expanded Range of Official Rock Band™ Accessories
more news
Forum Posts
03:14 by suviawilliams
game controler (9)

02:48 by Drdeath
2 x i7 980's. (0)

02:44 by Drdeath
They finally arrived (31)

01:58 by Drdeath
Pny Gtx 460 Xlr8 1gb (2)

22:08 by Skyguy
Nvidia spends $2,000,000 on Crysis 2 (5)

22:06 by Skyguy
Legendary overclocker Duck hits 7.3GHz with i5 655K (8)

21:58 by Skyguy
Thermalright Venomous X-RT (17)

20:26 by criss_glitch666
Wireless N PCI adapter stopped detecting networks (9)

20:06 by Doctor_Death
Samsung's Water-based Cellphone AQUA (1)

20:04 by Doctor_Death
Infraction for Lanyards: Spammed Advertisements (9)

Latest Downloads
EVGA Precision 1.9.0
DriverSweeper v1.5.5
Prime95
NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v5.1
EVGA Voltage Tuner v1.1.2.1
Radeon Bios Editor v1.22
HD Tune Pro 3.50
FurMark 1.7.0
GPU-Z 0.3.8
Casey's CS:Source Config file: V2.0
What type of cooling do you have?

Air cooling
Water cooling
Phase Change


Past Polls
Lian Li PC-Q06
OCZ Fatal1ty 750W
SilverStone Precision PS05B
Enermax Revolution 85+ 1020W
Sparkle Gold Series 1250W Power Supply
SilverStone Sugo SG07 Mini ITX Case
Enermax MODU 87+ 900W
NZXT Phantom
NZXT Tempest EVO
Cooler Master HAF-X
more reviews
Site Search