For the rest, we must also highlight its tempered glass side that allows you to see all the equipment installed inside, and whose lower part is separated from the upper part to “hide” the cables and the parts that we does not want to be seen from the material, even if it is true that it has a window that allows the power supply to be seen.
Unboxing and external analysis
The NOX HUMMER Frost is packed in the manufacturer’s typical box, made of hard cardboard and neutral in color in which a drawing of the box has been printed on the front and back (they are identical), leaving the technical specifications for the sides (they come in Spanish and Portuguese, in this case), so you can see at a glance all the features it offers.
Here you can see the NOX HUMMER Frost out of its packaging and in a three-quarter view, which definitely highlights that tempered glass side with a black frame that will allow us to see all the hardware we install at inside.
This side (which is covered with a plastic to prevent scratches or fingerprints being left during its manipulation, but which it is logically advisable to remove once we are going to proceed with the use of the device) is, as we said, made of tempered glass and it is not tinted at all but is completely transparent. The way to remove this side is the old fashioned way: with four screws, one in each corner.
On the opposite side we find the traditional metal plate, in this case black, that to remove it we will have to remove two screws and pull it back.
At the front we see a triangular grid that starts in the lower area, with a clear incision under which the ARGB LED strip that we have mentioned several times before is installed. The HUMMER logo adorns the upper left corner of the faceplate in white.
We go to the back, where we see the hole to install the power supply in the lower area. Above this hole we have seven punched out expansion slots, but beware as these are not reusable but rather the ones that need to be broken in order to be used. At the top, the hole for the I/O shield of the motherboard and, to the right of it, a grille behind which you can install a 120 mm diameter fan.
We go to the upper area, where we find a large magnetic dust filter above a grille in which we can install two fans of 120mm each. Here too we have the buttons and connectors area of the box, which in this case includes power and reset buttons, two USB 2.0 ports, a solitary USB 3.0 and two audio minijacks.
In the lower area we have four rubberized feet, as well as a non-magnetic but integrated dust filter in the power supply area. We can also see some perforations that will be used to be able to move the rack for the 3.5-inch units that we will see later inside.
Seeing how the box looks on the outside from all angles, it’s time to see what it offers us on the inside.
Internal analysis
We remove the two side panels and we can see the “skeleton” of this HUMMER Frost from NOX. At first glance we can see that it has many perforations for the passage of cables, as well as a generous hole that will allow us to manipulate the socket of the motherboard without having to disassemble it.
We start by looking at the front, where we can see three mounting points for 120mm fans, as well as a generous hole to accommodate liquid-cooled radiators. Also in this area we can see the inner face of the ARGB LED strip and its wiring.
Logically, the front can be removed simply by pulling it, allowing us to more comfortably install the front cooling that we want to put on the box.
We go to the opposite side, where we have the seven punched-out expansion slots which, as we mentioned earlier, are non-reusable. Also here we have the grill for the rear fan and the hole where to install the motherboard I/O shield.
A grid and two fixing points for 120 mm fans predominate on the roof of the box. We can also see three perforations that will allow us to comfortably channel the cables we need in this upper area.
In the lower area we have a separation of the motherboard area and that of the power supply and hard drives, with numerous holes to channel the cables, including a more advanced one designed for the PCIe cable of the graphics card.
Looking inside and outside the box, it’s time to put our test rig in there to see how it works.
Assembly: how does it work with the NOX HUMMER Frost?
We begin the assembly of our test bench with the power supply, in this case a CORSAIR RM1000i with considerable dimensions. The power supply fits easily into the case, but we had to remove the HDD rack from the bottom, otherwise it would be impossible to connect the modular connectors.
The rest of the assembly is child’s play, since in this box the motherboard can be installed without problems with the heatsink and RAM already installed in advance.
As you can see, a capable system can be installed without any problems, and in this case it includes an ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO motherboard, with a Core i9-12900K, DDR5 RAM and a Noctua NH-U12A heatsink. as well as a GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti and the CORSAIR 1000 Watt PSU.
The connections are not difficult either, this box has plenty of space for the passage of cables, especially since we used the box as it came out of the factory, that is to say without fans.
Now let’s see this ARGB front, protagonist of the NOX HUMMER Frost. In the following gallery you can see what it looks like in strong lighting conditions and in normal lighting conditions.
The ARGB LED strip that NOX installed on the front of the case stands out enough and illuminates practically the entire valley that the manufacturer has designed above the grille, giving it an elegant touch accentuated by the RGB lighting of the internal components that can be seen through the tempered glass side window.
Conclusion and judgment
The NOX HUMMER Frost is a box which, as you have seen throughout this analysis, is extremely simple. It has plenty of room to handle it easily even if you have no experience building computers, and it has room to install high-end components without the slightest inconvenience.
We are dealing with a box whose recommended retail price is 44.90 dollars, very affordable to start with but as we have already said, we must bear in mind that it is delivered without fans and that it will have to be purchased separately in order to have optimal airflow inside.
For the rest, it’s a fairly rational box for users looking to have quality components but without spending too much, and it therefore obtains our Silver Award, as well as our recommendation for its design.
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