NZXT ZERO 2 Crafted Series CS-NT-ZERO-2 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

Comment:
This case certainly has a lot of room, which you'd expect from a full tower. The places for extra fans are a great feature.Unfortunately a lot of the room for airflow is taken up by cables as this case does not feature any appreciable cable management options. One concern I had was the "rough edges" and poor build quality of this case. Two examples: First, the side panel is almost impossible to put on and off without a lot of grunt work and bending to get the screws in just the right place. I know that often the side panel can be a bit of a struggle, but this was quite extreme. Second, and quite discouraging, the front fan was present but it wasn't even mounted (it was literally just sitting loose between the plastic bezel and the steel chassis. There was no air filter on the front fan as suggested and no real way to mount that fan without popping out a number of rivets in the HD cage.Another small gripe I had was the way that the plastic bezel picks up fingerprints.Even with these somewhat annoying and frustrating issues the Zero 2 is still a serviceable case; but I imagine there are better options for the same price range. I myself gave this Zero 2 away and upgraded to the NZXT Tempest (which I have yet to build anything in, but it already looks far more promising). Even though it is not a full tower the Tempest looks to have a similar amount of room and with the addition of cable management options and more pre-installed fans it seems like a no brainer to me.