NZXT Lexa S Case Review

Conclusions

NZXT Lexa S is a mid-tower case targeted to the user that wants an inexpensive good-quality mid-tower case featuring fan speed controllers. Here is a summary of what we found about this product.

Strong Points

• Meshed bay covers.
• Meshed slot covers.
• Dust filters on the front panel.
• Dust filter on the bottom panel.
• Rear panel and interior are painted black.
• Hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler.
• Holes for routing cables on the motherboard tray with rubber covers.
• eSATA port.
• No sharp edges where you could cut yourself while building your PC.
• Impressive number of hard disk drive bays (seven) that will please even the most demanding user.
• Screwless mechanisms for fastening the disk drives.
• Supports two 2.5” drives.
• Two fan speed controllers.
• Outstanding cost/benefit ratio.

Weak Points

• Power button behind the front door.
• Could have come with thumbscrews for fastening daughterboards.
• No noise absorbing mechanisms for the hard disk drives.
• Two USB ports too close to each other, preventing you from installing two “fat” USB devices at the same time.

We think this is a terrific product for the user that is on a budget and is looking for a good product. It is USD 10 more expensive than M59, however it comes with two fan speed controllers and two fans more than M59. If you want the ability to control the speed of the fans from your case – for example, slowing the fans down when you are not playing for lower noise level and cranking them up when you are for higher ventilation – it is worthwhile paying USD 10 more to get this case.