NZXT reveals Vulcan mATX case

Robert Hallock 21 Apr, 2010 at 10:59am ET Article published in Tech

Yesterday it was confirmed that Californian chassis maker NZXT is preparing an mATX enclosure with airflow like none other.

Dubbed the Vulcan, the chassis will ship with two 120mm fans: an intake at the fore of the chassis and an exhaust at the top. For those who demand more, the Vulcan has room for another 120mm exhaust on top, a 200mm intake mounted on the side panel and an 80/92mm exhaust located in the rear. The total airflow for a fully-configured Vulcan comes to approximately 213 CFM intake and 124 CFM outtake.

Other features include room for CrossFireX Radeon HD 5970s, an integrated fan controller, a detachable carrying handle, toolless installation and a front I/O panel with eSATA, USB 2.0 and audio.

The NZXT Vulcan stands 7″x16.6″x16″ (WxHxD) and weighs in at 12.8 lbs. The chassis hits retail on May 25 for €59.90 ($80 USD).

: Credit: TechConect.com

: Credit: TechConect.com

Comments

21 Apr 2010 ~ 11:19am Cliff_Forster Love how they eliminated the drive bays along the area where the graphics card is installed. So few matx cases do this leaving you very limited on what cards you can fit.

My only concern looking at the design is noise, its not going to win and silent computing awards, but thats the price you pay for that kind of air flow.

I dig it, its a good looking case.
21 Apr 2010 ~ 12:04pm Thrax I have personally used the 200mm and 120mm fans linked in this article, and I will say that they're VERY quiet, especially when you turn them down via the fan controller (the NZXT Hades uses the same design).
21 Apr 2010 ~ 1:48pm mertesn Exactly. It's like the Antec Nine Hundred or any CPU/GPU heatsink. You're only as loud as your fans are allowed to get. If the lowest settings are too loud, swap the fans for quiet ones.
21 Apr 2010 ~ 2:17pm Cliff_Forster

mertesn wrote:

Exactly. It's like the Antec Nine Hundred or any CPU/GPU heatsink. You're only as loud as your fans are allowed to get. If the lowest settings are too loud, swap the fans for quiet ones.

I use the Antec P183 which is built like a tank with sound dampening side walls. It helps to contain it a great deal, if I take the side panel off, its much louder, maybe as much as double.

Fan selection certainly helps, but its still like sitting next to a case with its side off, which, is a really cool design, I'm not knocking it. It might be the one mAtx enclosure on the market that you could over-clock the snot out of.

So its a balancing act. I love it though, I can only think of two traditional tower style matx cases that I would consider "enthusiast" The Antec Mini P180 is one, and now this one. Its a form factor that most enthusiast users would skip just because the enclosure selection is limited to little lan box's that are neat, but the power requirements of today's enthusiast desktops just don't fit. This case is a really nice option.

I'm building a system now with Antec's Mini P180, sound was more of a concern for me than a massive over-clock though.

The Vulcan mATX might be the only micro tower that we would say is over-clocker friendly. Its a differentiated offering, I like it.
21 Apr 2010 ~ 5:07pm BuddyJ I see room for a real heatsink and cable routing. Congrats NZXT, YUOR DOING IT RITE.
21 Apr 2010 ~ 6:14pm fatcat WANT.
21 Apr 2010 ~ 9:48pm clifford_cooley I'm not sure I want something on my desk that resembles a welding machine.
29 Apr 2010 ~ 2:49pm Optix @ fatcat: want moar!

I like NZXT. Their cases are always well thought out even if their old 120mm fans were noisier than all get out.

Depending on the price tag I may hold onto my crappy Thermaltake V3 until this one launches.
29 Apr 2010 ~ 3:40pm RWB Been looking for a new case all morning! Was wanting to buy one today though :P
30 Apr 2010 ~ 1:03pm wpeltola Interesting design, but what about dust filters? Most of the mid-high end gaming cases these days are coming out with dust filters and I certainly have appreciated that addition since I have three cats
30 Apr 2010 ~ 1:07pm Thrax Death to dust filters!
30 Apr 2010 ~ 1:07pm BlackHawk Internal design looks nice but the bezel is way too bulky for an mATX case and rather ugly as well.
30 Apr 2010 ~ 1:11pm wpeltola

Thrax wrote:

Death to dust filters!

Haha, they are a pain in the @$$ to clean, but I'd rather have the crud stuck in those than hanging out on the expensive internal components
2 May 2010 ~ 8:57pm ardichoke

wpeltola wrote:

Haha, they are a pain in the @$$ to clean, but I'd rather have the crud stuck in those than hanging out on the expensive internal components

This ^ I miss the dust filters on my old Enermax case.
5 Jun 2010 ~ 2:24pm fatcat why isn't this bitch at newegg yet

edit> nvm http://store.nzxt.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=CR%2DVULCAN