| Like the
on on the
right side, the left side panel is unspectacular. Again there is noise
insulation foam and there are no ventilation holes, which is typical vor
silent cases. Let's have a closer look at the 3.5'' drive bays. These
haven't been mounted with a 90 degree angle, NZXT chose to place them
parallel to the side panel. In order to avoid colliding with the cooler
or a graphics card you have to remove the front fans and then you can
slide out the carriages easily. These have been made from plastic which
seems to be brittle. If you place a 3.5'' drive it will be mounted one
vibration absorbing rubber grommets. The carriages themselves are held
in place by thumbscrews and the overall installation process of hard
drives is very easy. Something else that has been well made is the
snap-mechanism for the three 5.25'' drives. This one locks the drives
tightly. In fact over the past years we have seen a lot of screw-less
locking mechanisms that did their job way worse. Looking at the slot
bezels NZXT puts them in palce with the same thumbscrews they use for
the side panels. If you want to install a graphics cards it can measure
28 centimeters lengthwise when the hard drive cages are installed and 31
centimeters when the hard drive cages have been removed. |
Review: Cooler Master HAF XB 