Now that we have the outer area covered, let's take a look at the internals.

     At the bottom of the case, I was surprised to see another 80mm fan port.  Having another fan at the bottom brings more flexibility in the user's final layout.

     Next up is the spaghetti shot.  The cabling includes the standard motherboard header wires for the switches and LEDs, also included are three thermocouples for the temperature monitor, AC97, HD Audio, USB and Firewire header plugs, and molex power for the temp monitor's backlight.

     Here is the rear of the case from the inside perspective.  We can plainly see the water cooling access ports, the locking hinge for the PCI slots, and the clear 120mm fan with red LEDs.  Another difference between the original Lexa and the Blackline is the interior material.  The original Lexa uses a polished aluminum that is quite shiny, however the Blackline uses a duller unpolished flavor, which is certainly less pleasing to the eye.

     Like most NZXT cases, the Lexa uses a rotated drive cage, which allows easy access.   This system also uses drive rails which allows the drives to snap into place. 

     The optical drive area is fairly standard, with places for four optical drives and two floppy drives.   What do you say we throw in some hardware and turn it on?