NZXT Beta Classic Series CS-NT-Beta-B Steel Chassis Midtower - No Power (Black)

by Nzxt

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 7.9 x 16.9 inches ; 15.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15.1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002BB0Z4M
• Item model number: BETA BLACK NO POWER
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Announcing the BETA, a mid-tower steel case that delivers gamers a chassis designed for tremendous value without sacrificing performance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful choice., November 21, 2009

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C. Herron - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NZXT Beta Classic Series CS-NT-Beta-B Steel Chassis Midtower - No Power (Black) (Personal Computers)

I spent far too long searching for the best low priced case. This case is well in the $110 range for about half that price. I have not found a single thing to be disappointed about.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great case!, October 23, 2009

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Mike (Austin ,TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: NZXT Beta Classic Series CS-NT-Beta-B Steel Chassis Midtower - No Power (Black) (Personal Computers)

While I've only had this case a few days, I'm confident that this case is going to be in use for a long time.

There's plenty of space to route your power cables behind the motherboard via an extra-wide mount for the power supply. It left enough room to route all my cables. The space between the case support rails and the cover left enough space to flatten out the rounded cables from my Thermaltake power supply.

Just make sure you install the power supply first, route the cables, then install your optical drives and hard drives. THEN install the motherboard and adapters. Otherwise you'll be stuck trying to route the power cables behind the motherboard, which is nearly impossible.

The mesh front allows for ample cooling and having the colored fan looks great (although I replaced mine with a red LED.) If you have experience with some of the Coolermaster cases, the mesh is similar.

As the other reviewer mentioned, the case comes with enough screws and tool-less adapters for optical drives and hard drives. Installation is simple and quick.

The case has mount points for ATX, MiniATX and MicroATX, all of which are labeled. I can tell you that my ECS GeForce6100PM-M2 motherboard fits perfectly.

The only negative things I can mention are the lack of a black back plane cover and the fact that there's an internal 3.5" bay but no way of accessing it through the front of the case. So if you have a 3.5" card reader, you're going to need an adapter for the 5.25" bay or buy the Vantec UGT-CR905 58-In-1 Internal Card Reader sold by Amazon for less than $20.

I've owned quite a few cases over the last 10 years and this one is going to be in my use for years.


Despite the minor negatives, I think my 5 star rating is well-earned.

5.0 out of 5 stars you beta buy one of these cases, September 10, 2009

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bigbeardriver (bellefontaine ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NZXT Beta Classic Series CS-NT-Beta-B Steel Chassis Midtower - No Power (Black) (Personal Computers)

just got the case the instructions were OK. came w/plenty of screws and clips for DVD player and hard drive.easy set up and tool less design are great.I added three more 120mm fans and every-thing is nice and chilly.I can not find any cons about this case. four stars.........