NZXT Tempest EVO is a terrific option for the user looking for an affordable mid-tower case full of nice features. It is definitely an improvement over the original Tempest and the best of all: it is better and comes with the same price tag.

Strong Points

• Meshed bay covers.
• Meshed slot covers.
• Air filters on the front panel.
• Air filters on the front fans.
• Air filter on the bottom panel.
• Rear panel and interior are painted black.
• Hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler.
• Holes for routing cables on the motherboard tray with rubber covers.
• eSATA port.
• No sharp edges where you could cut yourself while building your PC.
• Impressive number of hard disk drive bays (eight or nine) that will please even the most demanding user.
• Screwless mechanisms for fastening drives.
• Comes with six fans.

Weak Points

• Could have come with thumbscrews for fastening daughter boards.
• No noise absorbing mechanisms for the hard disk drives.