almost a year ago we awarded the NZXT s340 our prestigious stuff that doesn't
suck award for being a well-built case with a smaller footprint at a fairly
reasonable price since then the s340 has been a hit with many system Builders and
now NZXT is doubling down and releasing an allnew Razer Edition s340 for folks
who want to pair it with their razor peripherals or who just really like the
color green or who well yeah anyways we'll be taking a closer look at the
s340 than we did the original time it was showcased quite a while ago and
we'll see what new features Razer brings to the table is it good enough for your
next case stay tuned to find out and hit the like button if you're interested in
seeing us attempt a a hard drive platter
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to the Logitech g303 features a light
weight design an advanced Optical sensor with Delta zero technology for precise
tracking and RGB lighting to match your setup click the link in the video
description to learn more so let's get right into it the packaging that NZXT
use is the same kind of middleof the road styrofoam that they've been using
for a while now and although we were lucky enough not to encounter any
defects on the original s340 that we reviewed not this guy uh this time
around we had The Misfortune of having a fan fall completely off of its frame
resulting in in a broken Fin and some pretty serious initial disappointment
I'm not sure if this was due to the packaging or if the fan was just effective but it might have been
something NZXT should take a closer look at in the future as numerous people have
complained about shipping damage on the original s340 which we mentioned in our
previous video review which you can check out here fortunately we were able
to throw on a replacement fan and just charge on forward with our review the
case itself is nice and light for a mid Tower and while I don't see it as a land
party case specifically as there's no handles it wouldn't be too hard to Lug
around if need be you'll be able to find a matte black finish on the entire case
in contrast to the original s340 which was mostly glossy which which finish is
superior kind of depends on your personal preference though I do personally prefer matte finish above
glossy finish every time if for nothing else than just its fingerprint
resistance with that said let's have a closer look at the outside of this bad
boy the front of the case is completely clean has a smooth smooth look with the
exception of the light up green razor logo in the middle the left side panel
features a large highly tinted window to show off your components the tinting is
quite dark and might be too much for some people who really want to be able
to see their rigs innards and detail but folks who want a more stealthy look
might really go for it in any event adding some cheap LEDs on the inside is
an option as well if you want to brighten stuff up the right side panel
is bare and continues the case's stealthy matte look moving to the top
you'll find a 120 mm fan included this
particular one here is white as you can probably see but we had to replace the
previously installed fan so it it won't be white if you buy yours uh the mount
does support up to 140 mm fans if you want to swap the current one out and the
included fans the two included fans in the case are rifle bearing base fans
with three pin connectors you can plug them into whatever you want you also get a power button at the top which glows
green when the computer is on as well as headphone and microphone jacks green
hard drive activity light and two USB 3.0 ports in razor green instead of the
traditional blue I especially liked how the power button gave a nice hard click
when I pressed it so you know for sure that it's been activated do note that
there is no reset button on this case however make it a little bit more
difficult to cycle your system although not a ton of people use them anyways the
back of the case features a button that allows you to easily turn the case
lights on or off the rest of the back is pretty standard you you get that second
120 mm fan and the regular complement of
seven PCIe slots the thumb screws for the slots are covered on the outside of
the chassis presumably to save space on the inside you do need to remove an
extra panel that's held on with a thumb screw beside these slots to install the
PCIe cards though this is an improvement over the original s340 which simply left
that space open exposing the inside of your case the side panels are held on
with captive thumb screws that include small little washers to keep them from
scratching your case's finish which is actually pretty cool and there's also a
thumb screw bracket for your power supply Mak it easy to install and remove
said power supply from your case the bottom has some ground effect lighting
again in that razor green which you're probably expecting which produces a
pretty powerful visual effect in a room with maybe dim lighting and this makes
the case look kind of like something out of Fast and the Furious but you might be
going for that no judgment no judgment what's not as cool as this is the power
supply dust filter however the original s340 came with a flimsy but still
functional filter that didn't have a frame and was just kind of held in place
with some small metal Clips forgivable since it was a budget-minded case the
razor Edition comes with the same filter but once we removed it it was a little
tricky to reinstall because you have to bend the thing into a couple of tiny
holes or slots underneath where the underglow lights are even on a budget
case something as simple as a dust filter should really be not that hard to
work with you do however get the same nice rubber feet that you did on the
original s340 that give your case a nice amount of clearance which is especially
important if you'll be using it in a carpeted area so now let's explore the
inside starting behind the front panel the front bezel is a little bit
difficult to remove cuz there's pegs and they're stiff and I don't like pegs but
whatever once you give it a good tug you'll get the thing off uh under there
you'll find a much nicer magnetic dust filter which is easy to remove reinstall
clean all that good stuff and space for two 120 mm fans or 2 140 mm fans or a
240 mm radiator or 280 mm radiator if
you prefer your water cooling side of things however because of the mounting
location of the PCB for your top iio you have to install the fans between the
radiator and the front of the case or you won't have enough room at the top
once we figured this out though installing a full size 2 1880 mm closed
loop water cooler was actually pretty easy there's also a very nice amount of
clearance between the bezel and the front of the chassis itself so your fans
should get some good air flow from the top and bottom of the case make sure
though to be careful when removing this front bezel as the wires for the light
up razor logo connect to a plug that's cable managed through it and a hole in
the frame and stuff and it's very easy to snag the plug on the hole and because
the wires are so thin you can snap them right apart which is what happened to us
during the review process fortunately we able to solder the thing back together
and get the light working again but it is something you should definitely be wary of behind the fan radiator mounts
there's a cable management bar which kind of separates itself a little bit
and well allows you to manage cables behind it instead of the typical series
of holes that we'd see on other cases with possibly some gromets in it it
features a razor logo though it's a little hard to see with everything being
closed behind the window tinting because it is not actually illuminated the bar
itself however is actually pretty useful I like that it comes into the middle of
the case a little bit cuz you have more space there and something like a 24 pin
cable which can have a bunch of extra bulk you don't have to try to cram and
hide behind the motherboard tray on these style of cases you might not have
a ton of space behind that motherboard tray so that 24 pin is taking up a lot
of valuable real estate so if you kind of shove it up there a little bit kind
of get out of the way speaking of the motherboard tray you'll find pre-installed standoffs in the proper
places for an ATX board with a peg in
the center to help you avoid frustration during a which is great I love those
things there's also a couple of cable management holes up to the top on either
side for things like your eight pin EPS connector and system fan headers there
aren't rubber grommets but the holes do a pretty good enough job regardless
directly below the motherboard tray we have an h440 esque basement area there
are two thumb screw mounts for your ssds on top of the basement which lets you
show them off which is great as well as Cable Management holes behind them for
both your SATA cables and anything you need to plug into the bottom of your
motherboard the inside of the basement contains both your power supply and non-
removable hard drive CAG that you can hold two mechanical hard drives in or
ssds do note though that the case doesn't come with any ssds adapters so
you'll have to use some third party solution or just leave it there to be
completely honest doesn't really matter you'll also need screws for the hard
drive mounts as they aren't toolless and as with the original s340 you'll either
need to remove the power supply or use a short screwdriver to get to the kind of
second screw further inside the basement you can mount one more drive on the
floor of the case which you'll need to screw in through the bottom and if
you're concerned about Drive airf flow the vents near the top of the basement
above the cage so you're kind of hard drive heat can go into the main part of
your case and be blown away from there for those of you that don't want this
and would rather block it off there isn't a stock solution but I'm sure you
can figure something out the drive cage is also where you'll find the
accessories kit you get screws zip ties a handy socket for moving and installing
standoffs and a couple of razor stickers that you can stick on things like a case
moving behind the right side panel we see that NZXT has included some cable
management options I counted four Cable Management loops on the bar three near
the front and another 11 on the motherboard tray which is freaking
awesome actually especially as I've seen far fewer options on larger more
expensive cases pre-installed cables are nearly pre-managed with Bakery style
twist ties including the fans which come connected to a Molex powered fanhub that
also provides power to the case lights there are a couple of caveats though if
you use the front cable Loops it may be a bit harder to close the side panel as
it can get caught on whatever cables are there also while the cable management
bar is a good idea overall it can make connecting cables to Sid mounted SATA
ports a challenge as you have to kind of thread them through a narrow Gap and
then plug them in without a lot of clearance for your fingers there's some ways to do it but it's not as easy so
can we say that the NZXT s340 razor
Edition doesn't suck just like its predecessor the answer is a definitive
yes the one drawback is that you're going to have to pay an extra maybe 30
bucks to get the razor branding and case lighting which may move it out of the
budget realm for some buyers at $100 but the build quality is very good
throughout with the only plastic being on the front bezel and the case was also
pretty quiet even though it doesn't have any actual noise dampening features
specifically anywhere so if you want a stealthy black and green build and don't
mind plunking down a few extra dollars the NZXT s340 raiser Edition definitely
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