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NZXT Lexa S

Date: 2009-10-29 | Author: Raymond Buckland
Company: NZXT

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CONCLUSIONS

NZXT has brought us a chassis that is small and compact enough to be toted around easily for LAN parties while giving enough air flow to keep our computer components cool. The Lexa S also is stylish enough to become a show stopper for our friends and family.

During my time with this chassis the only real noise I heard was from the ATI video card fans running at a 70% utilization, even then this chassis did manage to quieten these down a bit (not a whole lot but a little bit). The only real bad thing I can see with the Lexa S chassis is the so called cable management capabilities. The concept is good, but execution was a bit off. There was not enough room to hide the cables behind the motherboard tray, also I was unable to fit the easy grip Molex plugs through the holes. What little cables I did manage to fit through these holes, caused a slight issue when I tried to put the right side panel back on.

Having a price point from 68-80USD does put this chassis a little on the high side for pricing, but again the cooling capabilities and styling does help offset this cost.

OUR VERDICT: NZXT Lexa S
Performance 8
Value 7
Quality 9
Features 9
Innovation 7
We are using an addition to our scoring system to provide additional feedback beyond a flat score. Please note that the final score isn't an aggregate average of the rating system.
Total 7.5
Pro Cons

Decent Cooling Capabilities

Looks good

Small size will make moving from one LAN party to another LAN party easier

 Quiet operation

Included SSD/2.5" drive adapter

Cable management capabilities needs improvement.

May not fit large video cards with large coolers.

 

 

Summary: The NZXT Lexa S chassis provided my computer components the necessary air flow they needed to keep them cool, all the while making this chassis a lot easier to move around the house.

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