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Posted by: Michael on Tue, Oct 27th, 2009

Over the past couple of weeks, I have felt like a little kid in a candy store. But the candy was computer cases. NZXT over the past two months has sent me some of their finest cases to check out and instead of making a review for each. I thought I would tell you about them all in one post.

So which NZXT Cases do I have?

I have the Panzerbox which is probably one of the best looking computer chassis I have used in a while. It sort of resembled the Antec 900. The Panzerbox is an Aluminum case really light weight and as I said it looks great.

When NZXT designed the Panzerbox I believe that they focused 100% on giving you a case that will deliver a cool system, because when I ran the temps on the system I averaged an internal case temp of 85 degrees Fahrenheit which was 13 degrees lower than with my Lian-Li case. It must be the two 190mm at the top and single 120mm fan in the back that the case comes with along with the aluminum build.

I really enjoyed putting a system together with the Panzerbox, because there is so much room in the case that my fat hands were able to maneuver inside attaching different peripherals easily. Plus the wiring can easily be hidden because of the size of the case which will equal better air flow and a cooler system.

It’s a huge case so you can fit four high-end graphics cards inside with no trouble at all. The only thing I did not like about the Panzerbox was it didn’t feel sturdy like a steel case would.

Because of the two fans it wasn’t that quite of a case either, I eventually got use to the humming but it was annoying at first.

This case is perfect in my opinion for a hard core gamer and for that we give it our 4 out of 5 Star Must Have Award.

The next case we have is the Beta EVO, another nice looking case but definitely not as nice looking as the Panzerbox by no means is the Beta EVO an ugly case I just really dig how the Panzerbox looks.

Like the Panzerbox the Beta EVO is huge inside, a lot of room to move my hands around and it was very easy to install the motherboard and hide cables because of that.

However unlike the Panzerbox the Beta EVO didn’t keep my system as cool. My system averaged an internal case temperature of 97 degrees F. Which isn’t bad but 12 degrees higher than the panzer box.

The case is very heavy but that is because of its steel design, and because of that steel design it is very sturdy which I liked. It was also kept the noise inside of it so it wasn’t a noisy system.

Overall it’s a pretty good case and like the Panzerbox great for gamers and deserving of our 4 Star Must Have Award.

The next case I have is the Gamma, a nice steel tower case that kind of looks like an old time arcade machine, it just needed some joysticks and a little screen.

Just like the Panzerbox and the Beta EVO the insides of the case were huge, so again easy to install a motherboard and various peripherals and easy to hide the cables.

This case seriously reminded me of my pac man days. Just thought I throw that in there.

Just like the Beta EVO the Gamma was a bit heavy but very sturdy and also kept the noise level to a minimum. It can support up to 6 fans and I installed 6 fans and I barely could hear a hum.

Just like the two cases before, the Gamma is a great case for gamers especially since it looks like an arcade machine. Just because of the design we award it our 5 Star Must Have Award.

Now onto the final case, the M59. I love cases with side panel windows and I love things that look like they belong on a Space ship, so I immediately fell in love with the M59.

However I soon fell out of love with it, not sure why but I just didn’t feel comfortable installing the motherboard and especially graphics cards into it. I still can’t figure out why as it is as big and open as the previous three cases.

Another downfall is with this case my internal case temp averaged 123 degrees F. Way to hot in my opinion.

It also wasn’t a quite case, since my fans were working overtime because of the high temps it was rather loud.

I really dig the style and the way the case looked but it let me down in other areas.

That’s it for now! For more information on all these cases visit http://www.nzxt.com