With all the maintenance, upkeep, and thoughtful installation, apart from enthusiast, custom liquid cooling loops are out of the question. However, there is an elite group of PC users out there who are up for the challenge and are looking for the lowest temperatures possible. However, the sky is not the limit when it comes to liquid cooling, but rather your case and what it will hold. The NZXT Switch 810 is a new case designed specifically for enthusiasts with enough room to hold practically anything you could imagine putting in it. NZXT sent a sample case to GDN for review and our reaction was nothing short of pure amazement.

External Design of the Switch 810

If you only had one word to describe the Switch 810, it would have to be “Features.” The front panel of the case is very stealthy looking from factory. At the top is a hidden panel that contains the front I/O ports. From left to right, you will see 2 USB 2.0 ports, 2 USB 3.0 ports, a SD memory card slot, 3.5 mm audio and microphone jacks, and power reset and LED buttons. Everything is fairly familiar to PC users except for the LED button. With a simple press, 2 white LEDs activate on the back allowing you to easily see all of your motherboard’s and expansion card’s I/O ports.

Below the hidden panel, there is what appears to be four 5.25” drive bays. The top one includes a stealth drive bay cover allowing you to make your optical drive blend in with the front of the case. While you can use the bottom one can be used as a drive bay by removing 4 screws from the inside, by default this bay actually holds a hot swap HDD/SSD tray. Just below this, a slight push on the NZXT logo, and you have access to 2 spots for 120/140mm front intake fans. From factory, only one 140mm fan is included here.

The side panels are fairly standard. Nothing to see on the motherboard side, but a rather large, angular window lets you see your components from the other. The back of the case has room for 9 expansion slots and 4 ports for water cooling tubes. Here you will also notice the space for a bottom mounted power supply and the unique fan rails. The long fan rails lets you mount a 120 or 140mm output fan on the back and slide it up or down for precision airflow. I already told you about the 2 white LEDs that light up the I/O ports, so the last feature on the back is at the fan filter. Placed at the bottom of both the front and back, the filters stretch across the entire bottom of the case preventing unwanted dust from entering.

The top of the case holds the power button, power LED, Hard Drive activity LED, and unique air vents. These air vents will open and close allowing the user to choose between maximum airflow and the less case noise. The best thing about the top panel is that it removes with a gentle push on the right spot. With the top panel removed, you have plenty of room for a radiator or three 120/140mm case fans.