NZXT Switch 810 Special Edition Review

You’ll be forgiven if there’s a sense of déjà vu right about now. Yes, we’ve already reviewed NZXT’s excellent and very popular Switch 810 full tower case but the new Special Edition begs for another look. While the exterior and interior design hasn’t changed, NZXT has replaced the original version’s high gloss piano black paintjob with a sexy looking soft-touch matte finish. There are some other, very minor additions as well but with a price premium of only $10 to $15 over the standard version, this case should be on your short list.


We love it when manufacturers listen to their paying customers and that’s exactly what NZXT did here. The newest version of the Switch 810 is no longer scratch, fingerprint magnet that its sibling is and it doesn’t look nearly as cheap. Remember, this is a full tower case so the amount of desk space it uses up is nothing short of epic but the new finish does give it a somewhat stealth look.

Unfortunately, using pure matte finishes is never easy and NZXT has run into a few small issues here. Due to the combination of metal sides alongside plastic front and top panels, there is an obvious colour difference between the two materials as each distributes paint in a different way.