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The NZXT Tempest EVO front panel is very streamlined in appearance and yet removing the front panel reveals a whopping 9 drive bays! The top 3 bays are the easiest to access; all that is required is to remove the drive bay cover … by pushing it out from the interior.
The 6 remaining bays covers can be removed by taking the front panel off the chassis. After removing the front panel we find the 2 front intake fans. These fans come with removable dust filters that just slide out to allow easy cleaning. Directly above the fans is a bracket that provides floppy drives a place to live. To remove the bracket we just turn the locking mechanism and it slides right out.
Next we have the 2 side panels, the first side panel contains a smoke coloured window with 1 x 120mm Blue Led intake fan to draw cool air in towards the graphics card and other system internals, while the 2nd side panel is very plain in appearance. It does extrude somewhat to leave extra room for cables that will be routed behind the motherboard tray.
The top panel contains the power and reset buttons as well as 2 USB ports, I E-SATA port and two inputs for a set of headphones and a microphone. 2 x 140mm fans also reside here and exhaust hot air out the top of the chassis.
On the rear panel we have the PSU space which is located on the bottom of the case. Moving up we have the expansion bays for add on cards used in the system build. The expansion bay covers are made of a steel mesh which should add to airflow. Next to the expansion bays there are 4 pre drilled holes protected by rubber to run liquid cooling hoses through. Continuing up we come to the area that houses the I/O shield for the motherboard and 1 x 120mm rear exhaust fan.
Next image we have a picture of the full rear panel of the Tempest EVO and finally the bottom of the chassis. There are the 4 rubber feet on the bottom and a vented area below where the PSU sits to draw in fresh air. This area is protected by a removable dust filter as well which we will look closer at once we get to the system build.
