Antec NX250 Mid-Tower Case Review
Peter Donnell / 3 years ago
Exterior
First impressions are always important, especially with a PC case, as you’ll likely be seeing the NX250 from this angle many times per day. Honestly, it looks pretty fantastic, with that tempered glass window providing you with a way to show off your build. It stops short of the bottom of the case though, starting at the PSU shroud, but honestly, I rather like the split look this provides.
The front panel looks amazing, with a brushed metal texture that looks awesome.
It’s actually plastic, but honestly, it’s a £45 PC case, so faking it is perfectly acceptable, and again, it really does look great!
Plus, there’s a massive amount of ventilation down each side, with a built-in mesh filter rather than a removable one. You’ll just need to give it a quick hoover out once in a while. There’s a lot of ARGB lighting here too, but we’ll see that in action later.
Down the right side, it’s just a stock black panel, nothing fancy, but it certainly gets the job done.
Around the back of the NX250, you’ll find a 120mm fan mount at the top, and there’s even a fan pre-installed here too.
There are seven expansion slots, which are metal and ventilated. However, it’s likely no surprise that six of these are the cheaper snap-off metal covers rather than reusable covers, but that’s to be expected at this price range. However, the top one is screwed on and can be reused.
There’s room for an ATX PSU in the bottom. Again, there are no real surprises here. It’s all pretty standard stuff, not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Upon the top, you get a large ventilated section, which actually looks pretty great. Of course, the filter is magnetic, so you can easily lift it off and give it a good clean when required.
Below it, you’ll find room for 2 x 120mm fans. Of course, that also means you could fit a 240mm slim radiator up there too.
The front I/O panel is on the top right of the case, and it’s pretty competent too. It offers up USB 3, a pair of USB 2, and audio jacks, which is more than enough for a gaming controller, headset, etc. There’s a nice large power button towards the front, but the reset button is actually wired to the ARGB lighting controller for the front panel, removing the need for desktop software to change the colours/effects.
