NZXT Adamas

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Firstly, sorry for all the threads I have trashed these past few weeks by mentioning this case.

http://www.nzxt.com/products/adamas/

Hopefully for around the £120 mark, I mean just look at it.

Not seen one first hand yet so I am warey of making any comments but like the v1000, PC7+II, A10 and 767 (oops) I will stand by this case and say it has a LOT of potential.

Not the most ideal cooling solution in the world, but who says you have to use all the fans, it certainly is not attempting anything radical just tailoring to high end graphics card users out of the box rather than as an after thought.

Lot of potential, anything around the £110-30 mark for this case will be a good buy.

Can't wait to get my hands on one, damn lack of finances!
 
Saw one on the net going for £113, lovely case. Its just like they've asked us all for advice in the best (budgetish) case and taken the pc7 and jazzed it up. Brilliant much nicer than the pc7 aswell.
 
Looks a bit tight for 8800 GTX's from the inside pickys though, and the drive cages look a lot harder to remove than the Lian-Li or Eclipse.
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Sexy case though, but doesnt look to be a touch on the more legendary cases that this forum likes.
 
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Yes it does not look like its going to beat the PC7+ or Eclipse.

But take a look at that row of screws over the hard drives, the case just shows a lot of promise in my opinion.

My money is on cards not getting bigger than the 8800gtx, really they have to get smaller. It is a silly size for a graphics card really.
 
ive seen a video review of this case and it looks very nice indeed but
im sure you cant fit a GTX in there as the case is small in size.

the review said you can fit a mATX and ATX mother board. with not much
space to work with after its installed

nice case tho. but i wouldn't buy it if you have a GTX or are thinking of
using a GTX in the future
 
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problem for me is not so much the inability to fit the 8800GTX, but that the case looks sufficiently cramped with a Mobo and Gfx installed that airflow is being seriously degraded....... enough that it probably NEEDS both of the side fans to produce enough airflow to give the CPU and Gfx an chance (and the top 120mm on the side panel is probably badly placed for tower heatsinks, either to close to the back, or actually in the way of the HSF).

I've heard about compatibility probs with some mobos and the rear 120mm fan as well.

If NZXT had lengthened the case a little, the airflow wouldnt be quite so constrained.

It does look like a lovely case, well made, and with a fair amount of thought gone into it, but it has some glaring faults, which compared to other similarily constructed cases in the same price range won't do it many favours.
 
One thing worth mentioning is the pci slot covers are the type you either break off or leave on permanently not exactly what you'd expect in a case costing over £100.
 
Completely put off by the case for its lack of length. High end case, look how cramped it is, from the looks of it even a 8800gts is going to be a tight fit.
Nice looking case though.
 
not only that, but no Mobo tray that i can see...... and that means trouble if you swap and change regularly.

In a case like the Eclipse you wouldnt notice, but i've broken a decent mobo before trying to get it into a tight fitting case (Silentium T1, my old case), and i vowed never again (good excuse to spend some money..... need new case, need new mobo.... might as well get a new proc too...... new ram..... new Gfx..... errrr.... new COMPUTER!)
 
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not only that, but no Mobo tray that i can see...... and that means trouble if you swap and change regularly.

In a case like the Eclipse you wouldnt notice, but i've broken a decent mobo before trying to get it into a tight fitting case (Silentium T1, my old case), and i vowed never again (good excuse to spend some money..... need new case, need new mobo.... might as well get a new proc too...... new ram..... new Gfx..... errrr.... new COMPUTER!)
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Never use a motherboard tray if the case is good.

Personally I reserve final judgement until I see the case in person.

It has the right look and when graphics cards get back to being a decent size that should not be an issue.

Just got to see it to make the judgement, you never know how much room you actually have until you play with it. Just look at the lanboy.
 
Well Yewen, i look forward to hearing a first hand account from you at some stage! I sure do hope i am wrong, as it looks to be an otherwise sterling case!
 
I said that a few posts up. ;)

Yeh I am hoping that I am wrong, my gut feeling says this case has huge potential but that is mainly because of the styling!

I will just have to wait and see, no money to get one for quite some time so it will be a watch this space type affair, unless someone else buys one. ;)
 
It looks a very interesting case indeed and very good value. I was considering a TJ09 but the cooling on this looks better. I suspect the build quality won't match the Silverstone though. There's another etailer with loads of pictures of it including internal ones.
 
Thing is Hades the issues with the Lexa were not the quality of the design or the build quality so to speak, was just the structural strength of the thing.

This has that and thick panels, all the makings of a modern ATC-Tek case really even down to the styling.

Silverstone have good enough quality but there high end is obviously better than the low end models. I suspect this will be of a very high standard but no frills.

Basic and good it looks, I really need to see one as I would love to love this case, it just has that whole special feeling about it. May take a revision but on paper it is what the Antec 900 promised to be, but to judge I really need to use one. :(

Had no offers of a free case yet, come on people I know you love me! :D
 
The Adamas is definately the best manufactured case I have seen in my career. And that from my 10 years in the trade is a bold statement.

I am not into modding and as it is so new I am unaware of any issues installing GFX or cooling systems. Initial out of the box impression is breath taking.

If I have the time tomorow I will do a mini review take some pictures and take it apart to show you how well this case is made.
 
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