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NZXT Hades

Based on 18 reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

7
Average:

1
Bad:

2

Pros

Fan control, Temperature probes, Large fans, Excellent cable management, Price
Distinctive look, Great cooling performance, Quiet, Nice cable management design, Temperature monitoring panel, Fan controls included
Appearance it just looks good, Ventilation 300CFM with very quiet fans, Perfectly set up for water cooling, Great cable management.
Good Looking Design, Toolless installation features, Ample room for components, Good cooling features with room for expansion, LCD Temperature display, Good design efforts to keep the case dust free.
Excellent Airflow and Cooling, Excellent Fit and Finish and Attention to Detail, Spacious Design for a Mid Tower, Accommodates 300mm Graphics Cards, Sturdy and Solid Build, Bottom Venting For Power Supply, Unique Styling, Very Easy to Work On.
LCD temperature readouts; four fans; rubberrimmed cablerouting cutouts; painted interior.
High airflow design, Mesh fan filters, Outfitted with watercooling passthroughs, Lots of room, Cable routing, CPU heatsink cutout, Three channel temperature display, Two channel fan speed controller
Sweet looks, Good Price, Good build quality, Black screws and thumb screws, Good airflow, HDD rails with rubber rings, 2.5 inch adapter included, Four fans included, Temperature LCD, Two fan controllers, Prerouted cables, Plenty of cable routing & hiding.
Tons of fans, Great looks, Fan controller, Temp display
Cable routing. Makes for a fantastically clean build, MASSIVE 200mm fans, Great airflow and cooling, Toolless drive mounting, CPU cooler cutout, Handles large video cards in a midsize tower case, Check your temps at a glance with the built in temperature.
Good performance, Motherboard cutout for easy CPU bracket removal, 2.5" hard drive adapter, Cable management, LCD Temp readout, Dual channel fan controller.
Looks nice and is well made, Built in temperature monitoring, Wire management.

Cons

Door fan can interfere with larger coolers, Hard drive racks a bit involved
Slightly cramped interior, Troublesome cable management grommets, Drive installation more involved than most cases
Motherboard tray isn't removable, Cold! With all of this air exhausting out of the case, your legs and feet will be cold if your system is sitting under your desk.
Nontypical size for fan mounts, Topmounted I/O ports don't allow tucking the case into tight spaces, Hard Drives mounting orientation could be facing to the side, Cable management grommets easily come out of their holes
Does Not Allow For All Fans to Be Used With Tall CPU Cooler, Hardware (screws/standoffs/thumbscrews) Crossthread Easily, silver
Cramped quarters; hard drive mounting system is difficult.
Not completely toolless (Hard drives require 8 screws each), Front USB ports are a bit close to each other.More expert reviews of the NZXT Hades can be found at Testseek.com
Some CPU coolers may not clear side fan.
No reset button, Tons of fans are noisy
NZXT forgot the put the specialty screws for mounting the HDD. Can’t just go buy them from your local hardware store, I would be willing to pay a couple extra bucks for a larger, incolor owner’s manual. The one with the unit uses very small.
Unable to mount liquid cooling radiator with provided mounts
Can’t use large CPU coolers or even average sized ones, Not really room for larger video cards depending on configuration, Not really much room inside of case at all

By XSReviews on August 18, 2010

As we’ve come to expect from NZXT, the Hades is another unique chassis with appealing visuals. In terms of cooling, the Hades has a lot to offer with the four fan system although the noise levels might irk some users. The temperature sensor...

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By Atomic MPC on August 11, 2010

A poor enthusiast choice, but otherwise...

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By Modders-Inc on August 01, 2010

I installed a full ATX motherboard, a dual core Athlon with a decently large cooler, 8GB of DDR2 RAM, an overclocked AMD/ATI 5770, two hard drives and a 600 watt power supply in this case; there was never a point where I felt like I needed more room. ...

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By Real World Labs on June 25, 2010

Overall, the NZXT Hades offers a ton of value and features. The large fans are fairly quiet and fan controlled for a nearly silent build. The temperature probes are an interesting extra you don’t see in many cases, especially at the...

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By HardwareHeaven on June 17, 2010

The NZXT Hades case impressed us with its quiet, simplistically functional performance and useful features. Starting at the front the refreshingly easy to use magnetic closure for the front door panel was a pleasure to use in addition to being quiet...

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By TweakNews on June 08, 2010

After working with this chassis, I can safely say that there's nothing hellish about NZXT's Hades mid-tower ATX case. It's feature rich with a good cable management design and a drive cage design built for maximum configuration options. The...

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By Icrontic on May 14, 2010

Once upon a time, I believed that the best case on the market was the Antec 900. Many enthusiasts still believe that, but I am no longer one of them. For me, that case is the NZXT Hades. The Hades offers superior airflow, superior cable management...

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By Bit-tech.net on May 12, 2010

Up until the last moment, the Hades had surprised us. Build quality isactually very good and much better than previous NZXT cases we've looked at. The front door is a bit of an eye sore, but apart from that it has all the hallmarks of a great value...

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By Pureoverclock on April 26, 2010

The aesthetics of the NZXT Hades are the first thing to catch your eye; the exterior styling is very unique and while it may not suit the most discerning tastes, it’s not offensive and we did think the look grew on us. It does have a very...

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By The Best Case Scenario on April 17, 2010

In older Greek myths, the realm of Hades is the misty and gloomy abode of the dead (also called Erebus), where all mortals go. Later Greek philosophy introduced the idea that all mortals are judged after death and are either rewarded or cursed. Very...

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