Nox infinity omega review in Spanish (full analysis)

NOX INFINITY OMEGA is the third and last tower that NOX has presented to the public, and it is the one that we will analyze today. Directly built on the HUMMER TGM chassis, it is a very compact box with front lighting and a rear fan, allowing us to see its entire interior thanks to an acrylic window installed on its side and a metal front. Clearly located in the entry range, the OMEGA provides a simple and elegant design for users who do not want to spend more than 40 euros.

And as always, before we start, we have to thank NOX for their trust in us by giving us this chassis to do our review.

NOX INFINITY OMEGA technical characteristics

Unboxing

Starting with Unboxing, this third box of the new NOX consignment that we tested today comes inside a neutral cardboard box with a presentation based on a very basic sketch of the chassis and its main characteristics, which we will already know in detail in a few seconds..

And inside, as expected, we find the same bundle as always, a box inserted in a transparent plastic bag and anchored on its two sides by thick expanded polystyrene corks, you know, the one that leaves balls when broken.

Unpacking it will be a simple task since its weight is extremely light and the tower has very compact measurements. Inside it, we can find the small bag with the screws for the installation of components and the speaker for the BIOS. We do not have a user manual and other extra accessories.

Exterior design

We have already taken it out and now it is time to take a look at its entire external area, and in this case we are not going to take too long, because NOX INFINITY OMEGA is an extremely brief chassis in terms of design. NOX wanted to provide it with simple lines to ensure an elegant and user-oriented chassis that above all they are looking for is an economic assembly without giving up the division of the chassis into compartments and RGB lighting.

In fact, in its main aesthetic characteristics we have an I / O panel with a USB 3.0 port, a front case that is metallic, something quite positive, and a side panel that unfortunately in this model is acrylic, so be very careful when cleaning it already scratches. Its internal division is maintained with the three sections for cables, PSU and hardware something that a chassis of 30 does not usually have. And, for this price, we must be much more flexible in this type of chassis and put ourselves in the right context.

Well, the measurements of this chassis are 421 mm high, 198 mm wide and 415 mm deep, weighing just 3 Kg when empty. NOX has used a 0.4mm SPCC steel inner chassis identical to the HUMMER TGM model also reviewed by us, so once again we consider it somewhat flimsy.

And we will start the detailed description by the left side panel, in which an acrylic window has been installed, yes, it is not tempered glass, and we will immediately notice this when we see its color slightly darkened in brown.

It occupies practically the entire side and its mode of installation consists of four manual thread screws in each of the corners, in turn on rubber protectors to prevent wear and tear. Needless to say, the drawback of having acrylic is that it scratches very easily.

If we go to see the right side of NOX INFINITY OMEGA, we will find installed a sheet metal panel painted in black or dark gray, I am not clear. This sheet is also equal to the TGM chassis, that is, with a widening in the central area of ​​10 mm to allow us to increase the cable management space to approximately 24 mm.

Also on the side of the front case we can see an opening for the air inlet or outlet, also provided with a medium grain dust filter. I think that this opening should have been somewhat larger, occupying the entire available area, and thus allowing a larger air flow.

Nor do we forget its front and top, which are built in sheet metal instead of plastic and also the front area in a somewhat lighter color than the rest of the chassis. The port panel is also installed here, specifically in the upper area, although physically attached to the front panel.

Well, if we look again at the front, just to the right we will see a line of a different color, what does it have? It has an addressable RGB lighting strip that will be connected to the internal microcontroller and can be managed through a button on the I / O panel.

In the upper area we miss an opening to allow the installation of fans, NOX has chosen to delete this element due to cost issues. So we only have the port panel, which has the following:

• 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 2x USB 2.0 Audio Jack Microphone Jack Power Button and RESET Button for lighting control

A carbon copy of the port panels of the other two new models when it comes to connectivity, except that now the LED button is the round one, which in other cases was used for RESET. In any case, it is great news to have such a control in such an extremely economical chassis.

The back follows a continuity with the rest of normal and current chassis. So we have a ventilation hole in which, luckily, we have pre-installed a 120mm fan with addressable RGB LED lighting also connected to the microcontroller. Remember that there are RGB fans that cost even more than this full chassis.

In addition, we have 7 expansion slots where 6 of the 7 plates are widened to the chassis with two welding points. As we always say, remove the necessary before placing the motherboard. By the way, there will be two of them if we have a double slot graph.

And finally we are at the bottom, an area that is also completely traced to the TGM with its four round plastic legs that raise the chassis about 20 mm from the ground and a medium grain metal dust filter in a basic frame installation.

In the left area we also see the rivets that keep the double bay hard drive cabinet fixed. This is a terrible decision, because with screws it could move and not limit the space for the PSU as much.

Interior and assembly

The assembly that we have carried out on this chassis is as follows:

• AMD Ryzen 2700X with stock sink Asus Crosshair VII HeroAMD Radeon Vega 56PSU Corsair AX860i

We now enter the section where we explain in as much detail as possible the capacity of the interior space and the keys to keep in mind for mounting on the NOX INFINITY OMEGA. We are going to repeat ourselves a lot, but it is that the chassis, and especially the interior, is almost the same in this OMEGA as in the HUMMER TGM, that is, they are built on the same base, and this is something that most manufacturers usually do.

Then we find a chassis clearly divided into three areas, the main one where we will install all the hardware, the rear area where there is space to pull 24mm cables and the lower compartment for power supply and mechanical hard drives. In this case the chassis supports Mini ITX, Micro ATX and ATX motherboards.

We have holes to spare on the side for running power cords and a huge hole for convenient installation or removal of the CPU cooler. We do not have space available for EPS cables, or rather, there is certainly one on the side, but when we place the motherboard it will be practically closed, making no room for the cables.

And it goes without saying that we will be in the same terms in terms of capacity for power supplies of a maximum of 160 mm as long as they are not modular, since the connectors will hinder and we will have to remove them to be able to fit it. The capacity for CPU coolers drops to 140mm, although we dare say there is enough room for a 150mm one. Finally we can install graphics cards up to 330 mm without front cooling, otherwise the capacity could drop by 5 or 6 centimeters.

Storage capacity

The entire storage system is located in the rear area, clearly we see a cabinet provided with two beans with capacity for 3.5-inch mechanical hard drives. In this case, we do not have the side brackets that the HUMMER TGM brought.

And if we move to the side area attached to the front, we will have enough space to install two other 2.5-inch HDD or SSD hard drives. We can choose to install them facing the main area or in the back. So in total there will be room for 4 hard drives.

Cooling capacity

The cooling capacity of NOX INFINITY OMEGA is also quite easy to explain, since the total capacity will be four fans with one rear installed. Once again, we can remove the front, although not completely, by having the port panel glued to it.

The space for fans is as follows:

• Front: 3x 120mm Rear: 1x 120mm

Unfortunately we have lost the possibility of installing fans in the upper area, so the capacity is considerably reduced.

And the space for liquid cooling systems will be:

• Front: 240mm Rear: 120mm

According to the manufacturer, the back supports liquid cooling, but the truth is that the space left between the plate and the pre-installed fan is zero. What's more, we will have problems introducing motherboards with side protectors in the port panel as is our case with the Crosshair VII Hero. In any case, we value the fact of having capacity for systems of 240 mm in the front.

Indicate only our recommendation to install one or two fans at the front to create a backward air flow, since, since there is no upper gap, hot air will accumulate to a greater extent.

Microcontroller and LED lighting

The lighting system for this NOX INFINITY OMEGA chassis consists of an LED strip on the front panel of the chassis and an addressable RGB fan at the rear.

All this will be managed by the brand's microcontroller, model ZT-AJ-XCKZ4, which is the same as the one we saw on the INFINITY ALPHA chassis. It has good expansion possibilities, for example, it supports a total of three ARGB fans with a 6-pin header, where we already see one pre-installed. Similarly, it supports two LED strips of which one has one installed.

And we must indicate that this controller is also capable of controlling the PWM signal of the installed fans, although NOX has omitted this possibility from the front panel, and has chosen to place a connector so that the board has this function.

Once again we are raising the fact that a chassis of just over 30 euros incorporates a relatively complete and advanced lighting system like this one.

Installation a hardware mount

Regarding the assembly procedure, the most important thing to keep in mind is that our power supply does not measure more than 160 mm long. What's more, we recommend that it is not greater than 150 mm, since like us, you could have problems inserting it through the side hole. In our case it is a modular source, and we have had to remove all the cables to be able to put it in, and then, connect them one by one in a hole of about 20 mm in the purest surgeon style.

That said, it is otherwise a standard chassis, which allows us to have a fairly clean main compartment, although with many holes as we can see. The EPS cable or cables for CPU will have to be thrown through the main area, since the side hole does not support so many cables, thus remaining in sight.

Final score

Finally, I presented the final result with the assembly carried out and the lighting activated. For such an inexpensive chassis, the process has been quite fast and the final appearance is quite good.

Final words and conclusion about NOX INFINITY OMEGA

NOX INFINITY OMEGA is a chassis that competes in an entry range alongside a large number of chassis. But in its favor we can say that, for this price, it is one of the most complete in terms of performance and aesthetics. A tower with a metallic front, separation of discs and PSU and also with RGB lighting, we would have liked that, instead of acrylic, its window was made of glass.

In fact, we have this lighting on the front and on a pre-installed 120mm ARGB fan in the back. All this managed by a good microcontroller that supports more connections and a button on the I / O panel for its control. It is also interesting to have one USB 3.0 and two 2.0 ports on this panel.

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The hardware capacity is acceptable, although it supports heatsinks for only 140mm CPUs and 160mm PSUs, although we recommend that they be smaller, for your safety. The chassis itself maintains the internal structure of the HUMMER TGM, and we consider it a bit flimsy with fairly fine steel, although in this case it is understandable due to the price.

It is good news that it supports liquid cooling of 240 mm in the front area or 3 fans of 120 mm, since it is a fairly compact chassis, also the front has a dust filter in the air intake. We would have liked the top opening to be kept for more fans.

To finish, NOX INFINITY OMEGA can be purchased for a price of approximately 35.99 euros here in Spain. What more can we ask for from such an economical chassis? In general it is correct, elegant, with good design and giving a fairly clean final result.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ METALLIC AND MINIMALIST FRONT	- BASIC AND WEAK CHASSIS
+ INCLUDES ARGB LIGHTING + CONTROLLER	- WE RECOMMEND SMALL PSUs (150 MM OR LESS)
+ 120 MM ARGB PRE-INSTALLED FAN	- ACRYLIC SIDE PANEL
+ DIVISION IN THREE WORK ZONES	- LIMITED HARDWARE CAPACITY
+ SUPPORTS 240 MM AIO LIQUIDS

The professional review team awards him the silver medal:

NOX INFINITY OMEGA

DESIGN - 70%

MATERIALS - 70%

WIRING MANAGEMENT - 72%

PRICE - 75%

72%