it absolutely blew me away how many of
you requested a review of nzxt's s340
case that is until i watched the promotional
video for it on nzxt's youtube channel
what is this nonsense nzxt your video
contains no information about the case
so i get it now i understand why you're here watching my video you'd like to
know more than this
about the s340 so here we go
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click now to learn more okay blah blah and zxt's packing materials
they kind of suck two out of the seven new egg reviews
mention shipping damage but nzxt doesn't seem to care so i'll just quickly
mention closed cell foam and how great it is rather than waxing philosophical
about it for five minutes and then we can move on
for the case itself we'll start as usual with an exterior tour at the front we
find a flat solid piece of glossy black
sheet steel with an ncxt logo stamped in the bottom and otherwise nothing of note
on the right side we find well pretty much the same thing but with no ncxt
logo stamp this time on the left side we find more of the same but this time with
a window and then finally on the top aside from the two usb 3 ports steel
plated audio jacks and illuminated power button and an up to 140 millimeter fan
slot with an included 120mm fan more metal but this time with a regrettably
much less scratch resistant matte finish on it it won't be a deal breaker if you
don't regularly store stuff carelessly on the top of your case but for those
who do well you might need to learn to be a bit more careful because it does
scratch quite easily at the back we find the second of the
two included 120 millimeter fans this time in a 120 mil only mount seven
vented pci expansion slots with exposed thumb screws for easy access and a power
supply mounting bracket that's removable and features the same captive thumb
screws that you'll find on the side panels i love these captive thumb screws
they're an awesome inclusion because i hate losing case screws
on the bottom of the case is the least exceptional power supply fan filter ever
and some nice tall rubber bottomed feet that keep the case up for better airflow
and keep your power supply from dying if you install it fan side down and then
put your case onto a carpet finally around to the front again for a
moment we'll pop off that bezel to find a much better this time actually
magnetic fan filter for those front fan mounts that support either dual 120 or
dual 140 millimeter fans and a matching radiator these fans should have great
access to fresh air through the bottom that i mentioned before as well as the
open slot at the top of the front bezel
opening up the case we find that nzxt has done a great job of hiding the cost
saving measures that make this case so affordable and providing an equally
surprising number of little extras that customers will enjoy i mean sure the pci
thumb screws are just open there and that was a bit of a cost saving measure
and the paint finish is internally that matte finish not super durable but all
the edges are rounded to protect your wires and fingers the entire inside even
all the wires is black the motherboard standoffs are pre-installed with a post
in the middle one that holds your board in place while you screw in the rest and
you even get that sweet stealth psu cover from the h440 albeit without the
illuminated logo i think the most striking thing about the interior is how
spacious it seems in spite of the case's small size instead of filling up the
front with drive mounts it's taken up entirely by the radiator mounting points
although it should be noted that dual 120 millimeter reds will have some
orientation flexibility but dual 140 millimeter ads going this way and this
way only and a top to bottom or top to
basement at least shield that seems to serve two purposes one as a structural
support and second as a stealth cable
management cover great idea speaking of cable management all the main bases are
covered with non-grommeted holes around the motherboard tray in sensible places
to pass through fan connectors and the 8-pin eps connector on the top and spots
on the bottom for front panel usb audio and buttons and the SSD connectors for
the two two and a half inch mounts that are on top of the stealth basement cover
this SSD mounting is a carryover from the h440 that i'm really happy to see
because i think it looks nice but in the event that you want a graphics card in
the second slot from the bottom or even some single width cards in the bottom
slot you may find yourself needing to use the other drive mounting points that
i didn't like nearly as much built into the front bottom of the case is either a
two and a half inch or three and a half inch mount that is accessed by sliding
the drive in from the side then screwing it in from the bottom and then above
that one is two more three and a half inch mounts that are only sturdy enough
if you ignore nzxt's instructions to only screw in your drives from the front
of the case and make sure you screw them in from the inside as well something
you'll need to either remove your power supply for or find a stubby screwdriver
in order to do none of these mounts include any
anti-vibration mounting making them in my mind the weakest part of the design
of this case back to strengths though in spite of the
narrow width and therefore limited cable management space behind the motherboard
tray ntx team managed to make it super easy to build a clean looking machine in
here to go along with the ample CPU cutout for cooler installation they've
got tons of cable management loops back here easy logical routes to follow for
most of the normal connections and that brace slash cable cover thing does an
amazing job of providing room to hide the 24 pin SATA data and
this was a happy accident but on this board right angle usb 3 giving the rig
the appearance of having had a lot of time spent on cable routing when really
i spent no extra time at all so i guess that leads us well into the
conclusion for this surprisingly compact
atx tower well there's no real innovation here i
mean the antec sonata did the whole piano black glossy finish normal square
box at a reasonable price thing over 10 years ago
ncxt executed the concept incredibly well for less than you'd expect as
always there's a pricing link in the video description you get a case that
feels reasonably sturdy nzxt advertises it as 90 metal supports as much hardware
as most gamers and even enthusiasts are realistically going to put in their rigs
and looks surprisingly classy even if
it's not quite up to the level you might expect from nzxt's promotional videos
and images when you see it in person so for delivering great value at a low
price i'm pleased to award the nzxt s340
my third stds award for being something
that doesn't suck looking for a case and this one fits
your budget perfectly you've got my blessing go ahead and pull the trigger
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