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The "Airflow King Reborn!" At least that is how NZXT is touting the Tempest EVO case. It's an upgrade from the original Tempest that was released in 2008. Back then the original was competing directly with Antec's Nine Hundred, as well as other reasonably priced enthusiast enclosures. The new version, with three added letters (EVO), goes head-to-head with Antec's Nine Hundred Two and Cooler Master's Storm Scout, among others.
Maintaining the focus on airflow, the Tempest EVO claims to utilize more efficient fans than the original Tempest, as well as other small improvements. But NZXT already had a dominating airflow design in the original Tempest, right? So, what does the Tempest EVO bring to the table? Did NZXT really make some upgrades to the airflow and overall design, or did they just repackage the same ol' case to make a few bucks? The key will be to take a close look and pay attention to the details. Don't worry, we aren't going to be playing a twisted version of Where's Waldo, and undoubtedly we'l
The following is a review that I did over at HardwareLogic a few months ago.
Antec Fusion Remote Black Review
First taking a look at the very front of the Fusion Remote Black, we can see on the far left top the main monochrome LCD display. This gives information such as time, movie title, artist title, song title, and can even be programmed for local temperature. Below that is the external optical drive bay. Antec even built this to "stealth" your optical drive with a black brushed aluminum cover. Further to the right, we see a Firewire port and dual USB ports. A little further to the right we can see the two front audio ports. Next to them are the reset button and the main power button. The large dial right above the reset button is the system volume dial. We really did not see the specific need for this, as the main volume control was part of the full featured remote control that we just discussed. However, we did find that this dial added a bit of class to the overall design and look of the Fusion enclosure.