NZXT has followed up on its hit S340 chassis that it released last Fall by announcing today that it is bringing out two new versions.  The Color Edition chassis as NZXT is calling it is the same as the previous S340, but these will be matte black with gloss red or gloss blue accents.

Late last year, NZXT had a hit with the release of the very affordable Source 340 (S340) chassis that blended great design and looks, with a great price of only $70.

Not surprisingly the S340 case has received great reviews, both from review sites and owners.  The case has a simple look that is nice and clean, and even with the windowed side of the case the case is set up to provide a very clean looking interior.  That clean looking interior is thanks to the PSU shroud and the shroud over the inner front portion of the case. The design has no external bays for optical drives or other external bay installed items.

The S340 is build out of cold rolled steel, making it very durable for your build.  The interior has over twenty zip tie locations for easy cable management, with more than enough space behind the motherboard tray for routing cables behind it.  There are three mountings for either 120mm or 140mm fans within the case.  The case is fully compatible with the Kraken X31 closed loop liquid cooler when secured on the rear exhaust fan opening.  For making your next build look great the S340 is a great place to start and adding in a little hard work will get you one very nice looking system that you won’t mind showing off on top of your desk.  There is no word from NZXT on when the cases will actually be available for purchase, but it should be rather soon.

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When looking to build a mATX PC there are more and more case options coming on the market.  BitFenix has a lot of choices for mATX and Mini-ITX cases and the Prodigy M is the big brother to the Prodigy case that is for Mini-ITX.  The BitFenix Prodigy M is one of the more popular mATX cases on the market now and  after testing we found out why that is.  The case is a bit unique with the power supply being relocated to the front of the case while using an extension to allow the power cord to plug into the rear of the case.  This design allows for more open space around the motherboard and components when everything is installed.  The downside we found was that depending on the size of the power supply used there can be interference with installed GPUs or longer add-in cards.

Specifications

Model: BFC-PRM-300-KKXSK-RP

Type: MicroATX Mini Tower

Color: Midnight BlackCase

Material: Steel / PlasticWith

Power Supply: No

Power Supply Mounted: Bottom

Motherboard Compatibility: Micro ATX, Mini-ITX

Cooling: 2x 120mm Fans

Front Ports: USB 3.0 / Audio

Dimensions: 250 x 404 x 359mm

Expansion

External 5.25″ Driver Bays:1

Internal 3.5″ Drive Bays: 4

Internal 2.5″ Drive Bays: 5

Expansion Slots: 5

Features

Cooling Top: 120mm x 2 (optional)

Cooling Bottom: 120mm x 2 (1 included) or 200mm x 1(optional) or 230mm x 1 (optional)

Cooling Rear: 120mm x 1 (included) or 140mm x 1 (optional)

FyberFlex handles, SofTouch surface treatment, heat shield

The next page will cover Packaging and Case Design

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