BitFenix Nova Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅28-10-15
Installation



Installing hardware inside Nova is relatively easy even though there are notably less tool-less mechanisms inside. There are a few areas which require more attention such as the cable management but we encountered no major problems throughout the process of getting our test system inside the case.

Since there is no cut-out at the top of the motherboard tray for the CPU power, this has to be routed across the front-side of the motherboard which is quite unsightly. Care needs to be taken with the bulk of cables behind the motherboard tray as there is very little clearance space between the back of the tray and the side panel but by using cable ties the side panel will successfully re-attach.


In order to get 3.5” drives into the case it’s necessary to slide the drive into one of the available bays within the HDD cage and attach screws to the sides as pictured above.


2.5” drives are also catered for inside Nova with the top of the HDD cage allowing a single SSD-type drive to be installed – screws simply need attaching to the sides too.

Over the page we’ll be considering the clearance options available inside Nova.

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