NOX Myth – Internals

In order to remove the side panels, there are two silver thumbscrews at the back which upon unscrewing allow the panel to slide out.

From the inside, it is possible to have a better view of the fan too. It has see-through blades and uses a molex connector so just connects straight up to the PSU.

The layout is relatively basic with simply one large chamber for all of the circuit boards and PSU to be installed and then a column on the right-hand side for all of the drives to be situated included the HDD cage at the bottom.

Moreover, at the bottom there are two vents: one for the PSU and another one in which a 120mm or 140mm fan can be fitted if you which to increase the system cooling. The rubber feet allow this to be possible as they raise the case up, so it doesn’t sit on the floor, allowing the hot air to escape freely.

Cable management is very well addressed in the NOX Myth as all the cables from the case (such as the f-panel and USB connectors) are fed through a hole in the chassis which allows them to be kept out the way of the motherboard. Once through this hole, there are a couple of zip ties to keep the cables all together so they don’t sprawl all over the case – nice to see cable management done well.

As it evident from the image below, the hard drive cage that can hold up to four disks slides into the column at the front. It is then secured by four thumbscrews on each side; this can be quiet annoying if you want to take it out because you have to undo all of them screws but at least it’s secure when attached.

The cables are all the standard types that you get with any PC enclosure, for example USB and front audio, and are all neatly held together with a plastic tie.

Overall there are 7 PCI slots, plenty indeed and to remove the metal plates that sit in each of the slots there are yet more thumbscrews at the top. The 120mm fan above this uses a more generic 3-pin connector.

The feet, one in each corner, are quite large and are manufactured out of thick black rubber with a sizeable tread; they do a reasonable job keeping the Myth from sliding away.

All of the drives for this design simply slide into the allocated slots and are secured by a few screws. However, to put in the optical disk and other front bay drives, you need to remove the whole front panel – not that this requires much effort, you just pull it off.

Interestingly, the ports are not located on the front panel; instead they are on the top. Personally, I’m a fan of this as you can access them easily and don’t have to search for them at the bottom. The ports are:

• 4 x 2.0 USB
• Audio Jack
• Microphone Jack
• Power button
• Reset Button

Also, the HDD cage once removed is quite a good design. For starters the inside it’s coated with anti-vibration foam to dampen any sound emitted from the disk.

Furthermore, at the front there is another 120mm fan with a 3-pin connector with the single purpose of keeping the hard drive cool.