NZXT Source 530 Review

Published by Marc Büchel on 26.06.14
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Left Side

Overview

 

The left side panel features a huge window made of plexyglass. In the bottom part there are three cages which can take up to six 3.5- or 2.5-inch hard drives. The single bay in the bottom is not removable but the other two are easily removable and one of them features an orientable fan cage which allows you to install one more 120mm fan. In total, this case supports up to nine fans, Right above the drive bays, you can find three tool-less clips made of plastic but the latches to fix the device are made from steel. There are no issues with oversized graphics cards as we tried both the R9 290X and the ASUS GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II which are large enough. A closer look at the bottom left corner reveals the location for the ATX power supply. The bottom of this case has a dust filter, which makes sure that the PSU and the lower fan stay dust-free. The front of the power supply features a place for another two 120mm fans with a big dust filter which covers both fans. When compared to the older Source 350 model, which we previously reviewed, there are quite a few differences, including the space for HDD / SSD is placed in different area and the dust filters are larger in size.

We decided to equip this case with a Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU cooler, which fits perfectly. Once we have assembled all the hardware in place, you can see that this case offers a good internal space, even for high-end components. Installing a triple radiator in the top as well as huge graphics card was not a problem at all.

 

 



Page 1 - Introduction Page 5 - Left side
Page 2 - Preview Page 6 - Top / Bottom
Page 3 - Front / Back Page 7 - Conclusion
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