NZXT Adamas

At first glance there seems to be nothing remarkable where the side panels are concerned. Both sides are solid black, no windows. 

     

The side panel for installation does have dual 120mm fans for cooling but the remarkable thing about both of these side panels are their method of removal. The latches are at the top and by pressing down the side panel comes right off. 

At the bottom of the doors are hinges which serve two functions. The first, of course, is to keep the side panels securely in place. But when you're removing the panels they also keep them from just falling off when you press the releases. 

    

These hinges, and the latches at the top, are pretty tough and not likely to break without some intervention by a madman wielding a 12lb sledgehammer. The easy removal of the opposite side panel makes for great access to easily your wires and cables to keep the inside of the case nice and clean, which is something that you will need as the inside of this case is pretty cramped.

The back of the case is painted just as black as the rest, and just as hard to take a good picture of. But the thing to take note of is the 120mm exhaust fan. It's hard to see in the picture, but unlike most cases, the exterior of the fan grill here is designed to be flush with the rear I/O panel. Remember this as we take a look at the inside, it's going to cause a bit of a problem later on.

The top of the case has raised ridges down the middle and each side, as does the bottom of the case. While this, to my mind, is purely decorative some might argue that they are not unlike cooling fins on a heatsink and will help to dissipate the heat. I think they just look good.

  

The case feet are screwed in, and provide a nice wide footprint to help keep the case from 'accidentally' being knocked over.
 

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