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it absolutely blew me away how many of you requested a review of NZXT 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 corsair gaming RGB keyboards feature precision cherian x RGB key switches for sixteen point eight million color / key backlighting for virtually unlimited customization click now to learn more ok blah-dee-blah and ZX T's packing materials they kind of suck two out of the seven new egg reviews mentioned 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 NC XT logo stamped on the bottom and otherwise nothing of note on the right side we find well pretty much the same thing but with no NZXT logo stamped 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 an illuminated power button and and up to 140 millimeter fan slot with an included 120mph end 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 7 vented PCI expansion slots with exposed thumb screws for easy access and a power supply I'm 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 bottom 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 will 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 finished 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 h4 40lb it without the illuminated logo I think the most striking thing about the interior is how spacious it seems in spite of the cases 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 rads will have some orientation flexibility but dual 140 millimeter odds going this way oh 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 main bases are covered with non grommeted holes around the motherboard tray in sensible places to pass through fan connectors and the eight pin eps connector on the top and spots on the bottom four 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 H 440 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 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 strength stone in spite of the narrow width and therefore limited cable management space behind the motherboard tray NEX 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 leaves back here easy logical roots 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 an tech Sonata did the whole piano black glossy finish normal square box at a reasonable price thing over ten years ago NZXT 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 tees 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 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