Nexus Prominent R Case Review
Conclusions
Contents
The Nexus Prominent R provides virtually all features the savvy user is looking for in a case, and extra attention was given to make sure the PC will be as quiet as possible.
Strong Points
- Meshed bay covers with air filters
- Air filters for all fans
- Support for seven fans, comes with two
- Eight expansion slots
- Vented slot covers
- Support for seven 3.5”/2.5” storage devices (six internal, one external)
- External 3.5”/2.5” docking bay
- Support for long video cards up to 11.4” (290 mm) or 16.7” (425 mm), if the top hard drive cage is removed
- Individual tool-less holding mechanisms for fastening the expansion cards
- Tool-less mechanisms for fastening disk drives
- Dampening foam on the side panels
- Velcro strap to make sure the power supply won’t vibrate
- A huge hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler
- Holes protected with rubber covers for routing cables behind the motherboard tray
- Metallic clips for fastening cables using cable ties
Weak Points
- Could have come with at least one fan on its top panel
- Could have a fan speed controller
- Only one USB 3.0 port