NZXT Apollo
Installation
Installation is pretty simple. Thanks to the nice tool-less design of the 5.25” bays, the PCI slots and the hard disc bays there is little to write about.
The only part where you’ll need to fish out a screw driver is for the motherboard that’ll need the spacers put into place and then the included screws. That is honestly the longest part of the install.
The power supply needs your screwdriver still, but I’ve yet to see a tool-less power supply system so I can’t complain.
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After this, your optical drives slot in from the front, and then you slide the clips forward and lock them. Done. If you are a little worried about how secure these drives will be, the clips allow you to access the drive screw holes so you can further fasten your drives into place.
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Time for the hard disc which just slotted into place after a 20 second job of putting on the drive rails.
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The add-in cards were even easier and after removing the PCI blanking plate, the clip flipped up, card went in and the clip flipped down. Annoyingly, if you use a double slot card (i.e one of the 8800 series) you won’t be impressed by the lumps on the case. These lumps are meant to align any add-in card to the right level so that the clip will work correctly; they also provide a bit of support once the clip is in place. However, the lumps get in the way of the fused part between a dual-slot card and stop the clips from working properly. You’ll have to grab your lump hammer (or other precision tool) to remove them.
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With everything in place and ready to fire up, it was one of the shortest installs I’ve had for a while. Nice one NZXT, you’ve made this reviewer’s life a lot easier.
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