NZXT Lexa Tower Case Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by jmke @ 2005-11-13

NZXT known for their more extravagant case designs like the Guardian and Nemesis, has decided to introduce a more common-look case. The Lexa is a sight to behold, lightweight with a lot of space, comes with 4 rather silent case fans. How does it perform? Read on to find out

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Design and Cooling

Design

The Lexa is an eye catcher in the looks department; the front panel is covered by a reflective metallic paint and has 2 LEDs built in for Power and HDD activity together with an LCD display for temperature display. Although it’s not as flashy as the Nemesis and Armor NZXT cases this design is more mainstream and will fit in nicely into a modern environment. The finishing is excellent on all parts, e.g.: the power button, in-take vents on the side, the USB ports and fan grills.

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The 5.25” bays are hidden behind a sturdy door with solid hinges (the door is kept shut by the use of magnets, a nifty system), the reset button is also found in here; the power button is located outside the door, so you can start your system without opening the door, which is practical.

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The case rests on 4 rubber feet which helps reduce vibration noise.

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Cooling

This comes loaded up with fans which will surely boost its cooling efficiency, in the front you have one 120mm fan, and this one can easily be replaced (if needed) when you remove the front cover. At the back there is another 120mm blue LED fan, the third large fan is found in the side panel, and also sports a blue LED. The last active cooling component is an 80mm outtake in the top panel.

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Since the case is sitting a few inches from the ground the Lexa makes good use of this space by providing an intake hole in the bottom. All the in-take holes feature dust filters which can be taken out and cleaned with a bit of screw and push work. Not quite plug and play but it’s not something you’ll do everyday so it doesn’t have to be.

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Let’s get a system installed in there shall we? ->
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