Introducing the newly modified NZXT Lexa Blackline, designed with a menacing Black and Red theme, the BlackLine comes equipped with two RED led 120mm fans running at 23dba and a top 80mm fan. The front is touched with an piano black finish and the chassis is reinforced by an 1.0mm steel chassis. The BlackLine is also pre-drilled for external water-cooling and sports an complete screwless installation for 5.25", 3.5" and PCI-E. 
Security Lock: NZXT knows our customer cares for their case, that's why we put a user-only key lock on your side panel to keep others tamper with your creation. |
Liquid Cooling ready: special feature made for hardcore gamers, allows for water tubing to enter and exit the chassis |
Temperature LCD meter: Shows temperature for CPU, HDD, and System. Matching color LCD meter helps user be aware of its system's condition at all times. |
Component Vault Design
The Lexa Blackline has a stealthed side window, no screws or rivets visible. The right side panel swings open and is held in place by a secure locking latch.
The Lexa Blackline's acrylic window sports a 120mm silent fan that moves cool air over the graphics card and the processor, significantly lowering the temperatures inside the chassis.120mm fan in it.
An Interior Made to Impress
The Lexa Blackline's side panels open like doors instead of the conventional sliding forward locking. There is room for five internal 3 1/2" drives. Both sets of drive bays are tool less, installation is accomplished by the typical plastic devices that lock into the screw holes on the sides of drives.
A screwless system makes upgrade integrating simpler. All expansion slots have a tool-less clip which swings out when you need to install an expansion card. Instead of the standard expansion slot brackets, the Lexa Blackline has installed brackets that snap into the slots. Directly above the expansion slots are the pre-drilled holes for water cooling tubes. The 120mm exhaust fan installed in the back has red LEDs and is powered with a 4-pin Molex drive connector.
Lexa Blackline has four 5.25 drive bays, with the two 3.5 drive bays below it and room for five additional 3.5 hard drives at the bottom as well as a 80mm blowhole fan with mesh screen to keep dust out of your case.
Another 120mm intake fan with filter at the front bezel. The internal cables which connect the front Firewire, USB 2.0 and audio ports. While the below right image is of the three included thermal probes. They are marked for Hard Drive, CPU and System. The LCD on the front of the case labels the three temperatures for each of these probes.
Detailed Exterior Features
In contrast to the original Lexa design, which featured blue LED fans and LCD display, the Blackline is painted in a warmer color. With the red LED fans at the rear of the case and on the side panel, the glow compliments a red LCD display which gives temperature readings from the front.
True to the original Lexa form, the Blackline offers convenience for consumers who don't want to repeatedly open the door just to power on their system.
  
New to the list of features are the two pre-drilled holes with rubber grommets; a very simple and inexpensive feature to implement which gives computer enthusiasts and overclockers with liquid cooling to opportunity to mix function with affordable fashion. |
Easy Set-up and Management
The Blackline to be an excellent midtower case that still allowed user to utilize full size components. Quad pre-installed fans and a sleek finish makes the NZXT Lexa Blackline a performance chassis with an unique character. What's in the Box
standoffs, various screws, screw-less drive rails for 2.5", 3.5", and 5.25" drivers, and the locking mechanisms for the drives. A manual is included.
