Nexus Prominent 9 Case Review

The Top, Bottom, and Rear Panels

In Figure 6, you can see the top panel of the Prominent 9, with cooling vents. The case comes with one 140 mm fan installed on its top panel (Nexus DX14SL-12, 1,000 rpm, 46 cfm, 18 dBA), and an additional 80, 90, 120 or 140 mm fan can also be installed. This fan uses a regular peripheral power connector and a three-pin fan power connector, so you can install it directly on your power supply or on your motherboard.

Figure 6: Top panel

The bottom panel, seen in Figure 8, has a mesh for the power supply fan and a mesh for an optional 80, 90, 120, or 140 mm fan. Unfortunately, these meshes are not equipped with air filters.

Figure 7: Bottom panel

The rear panel and the interior of the Nexus Prominent 9 are not painted, which differs from the Prominent 5. The power supply is installed on the bottom part of the case, and it comes with seven expansion slots with solid covers. There are two holes protected with rubber covers for passing through hoses of liquid cooling solutions, a feature not available on the Prominent 5.

Like the Prominent 5, the Prominent 9 doesn’t come with a rear fan installed, so we assume that the manufacturer designed this case to be used with a small sealed liquid cooling solution, installing its radiator on the mesh for the rear fan. This mesh supports 80, 90 and 120 mm fans, if you decide to install one.

Figure 8: Rear panel

The Prominent 9 comes with a tab for you to add a padlock or warranty seal to its left-side panel, preventing unauthorized people from opening the computer. This feature is also available on the Prominent 5.

Figure 9: Tab for padlock or warranty seal

Let’s now take a look inside the Nexus Prominent 9.