We're looking at a new model in the HUMMER series, a mid-tower style tower designed to mount basic ATX, ITX, and Micro ATX type seating. The chassis is made of 0.7mm steel, in addition to having a tempered glass side on the left side and on the front, made of ABS and wood.
Regarding its cooling capabilities, the tower supports up to 10 fans, which we can mount as follows:
- Upper part: 3 x 120 mm / 2 x 140 mm.
- Front: 3,120 mm / 2,140 mm / 2,160 mm (including two 140 mm fans).
- Rear: 1 of 140 mm (included)
- Bottom: 3,120 mm.
Or the following liquid-cooled radiators:
- Front: 120, 240 or 360 mm radiators.
- Rear: 120mm radiator.
- Top: 120, 240, 280 or 360 mm radiators.
The tower also allows us to mount hard drives, being able to place either three classic 3.5 inch hard drives or 4 small 2.5 inch hard drives. We don't have an external drive bay. It also has 7 expansion slots on the back.
In terms of compatibility with large components, the maximum height of the CPU cooler is 181mm, while the maximum length of the graphics card is 410mm. The power supply compatible with this tower is the Standard ATX.
The facade also offers us some connections:
- Two USB 3.0 ports
- A USB 3.1 Type-C port
- HD audio with microphone
- power button
- reset button
The general size of the tower is 235 mm wide, 450 mm high and 456 mm long, and it has an empty weight of 6.8 Kg As for its price, we are talking about 79.90 dollars in the store official, and you can easily find it. it is discounted in other stores.
Unboxing and external analysis
The tower is delivered in a cardboard box, as this type of product usually arrives. On the front and back of the box we find a photo of the tower, while on the sides we find its main features and specifications.
The tower comes protected by two pieces of polystyrene and inside a plastic bag.
Once the protection has been removed, we can now find the tower itself.
The first thing we will see is the facade. As we have already explained, one of the most remarkable aspects of this tower are the wood grafts. We can see 10 bamboo-colored strips that extend vertically across the entire facade.
These are very well fixed, glued to the back, and give it a very original touch.
We also find on this front the USB ports, the audio connector and the tower buttons, and nothing else.
The top of the tower is a grille intended to place the fans. And, on the outside we have a dust filter to prevent the computer from filling up with dirt.
On the left side we find the typical tempered glass panel, as in the other towers. This allows us to see the interior of the tower while it is operating, interesting if we have RGB lighting systems.
The back of the tower is plain and nothing fancy. We can see the hole in the motherboard, the 140mm fan mounted by default, the expansion slots and the hole for the power supply.
The right side of the tower is just a plate of aluminum, with nothing sticking out.
And finally, at the bottom we find the feet, with rubber finishes, on which the entire tower will be held, and a removable dust filter to prevent dirt from entering the tower itself from the outside.
Internal analysis
The first thing we'll see is that we can remove the entire facade of the tower. To do this, simply apply force from the bottom outwards to remove it. This way we can access the front part of the tower, where we can anchor the fans, or the radiator, depending on the type of heat sink we are going to mount.
On the front we also find a dust filter, but in this case we cannot remove it, since it is attached to the screws that hold each of the wooden pieces.
The side of the tower does not have screws, but rather anchors that allow us to remove it simply by exerting outward force. We can apply force from the rear or from the front.
The anchors are like this:
And the same thing happens on the other side of the tower.
We already have the tower open. And you can see everything inside.
As we can see, it has good channeling to be able to route the cables from the back to the front when connecting the motherboard. We also have a plate, at the height of the socket, which fulfills two functions: to access the rear of the plate if we use a heat sink with a backplate, or to place hard drives or 2 disks, 5 inches.
We also see that the power supply compartment is insulated, and that there is plenty of space to install a radiator.
The feed hole (which is inserted from the rear of the tower, by the way) has rubber bases, which helps reduce vibration.
There's not much else to note about the source. We can also see the very basic cabling, which is reduced to USB ports, HD audio, power connectors and fan cables.
The fans are also connected in series, which greatly simplifies wiring.
Finally, we also have a bag with the screws and some ties to attach the cables.
PC assembly
The first thing we assembled on the computer was the power supply. As we have already shown, it has its own compartment, very well fitted and finished with rubber. We insert it from the rear, and tighten its 4 screws to keep it fixed.
On the back we have enough space to connect the source cables (in our case, modular). We take the opportunity to place all the computer cabling, remove the cables that we will not need, and leave everything ready for connection.
In the next step we will mount the motherboard. To do this, just put it inside the tower (we have enough space for this), and place it in its place so that the screw holes are well placed.
In our case, since the motherboard is a little wider than normal, we found that the spaces to pass the cables did not suit us well. We can think of several solutions, either using the bottom holes to pass the cables, or if we have a source with flat wiring we can pass them through without problem. If our motherboard has a normal width, we can take advantage of these spaces.
We found a somewhat narrow space to pass the CPU power cables, but if we pass them in advance we will have no problem connecting them.
Additionally, if you have a power supply with flat cables, everything will be much simpler.
We already have everything set up. All we have to do now is route the cables and connect them to their respective connectors.
And that's it. All we have to do now is place the covers on the tower to leave it completely closed, and we will have our computer ready to go.
Conclusion, is it worth it?
Are you tired of the same old tricks and looking for something different and stylish? It's your turn. The new NOX HUMMER ELEMENT is a tower that has decided to opt for wood on the facade as a decorative element instead of using the well-known RGB. Thanks to this, just by seeing it, we can already know which tower it is.
But opting for elegance and simplicity does not mean leaving other things aside. Thanks to the side panel we will be able to continue to see the interior of the tower, as in any model of the gaming series, which will allow us to add a touch of color (if we wish) to our configuration.
It is a tower that can be opened without the need for a screwdriver, making it easier to clean and repair the equipment. Additionally, it is quite spacious inside, allowing us to mount virtually any component without problem. Assembly is very simple and we had no problems placing the components.
Of course, where we had some problems was with the cable routing, because our motherboard is too big and only covers the spaces provided for this purpose. And to connect the power cables from the CPU to the motherboard, because we didn't have enough space. But with a little skill, in the end everything comes together perfectly.
For all this, we decided to award this NOX HUMMER ELEMENT our gold medal, highlighting of course its design which we loved.
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