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NZXT is an American computer hardware manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California. The company is best known for being a major manufacturer of computer cases, components, and accessories for the PC gaming market.

The name NZXT is a corruption of the word "next" in uppercase.

History
NZXT was founded in 2004 by Johnny Hou. The company's first product was the NZXT Guardian, which was a case featuring a plastic front bezel resembling Transformers toys and lighting effects. Over time, they gradually expanded to other genres of computer hardware, including computer power supplies, computer cooling, motherboards, and streaming devices.

Products
NZXT is most known for its computer cases, but also sells motherboards, power supplies, cooling products, LED lighting, and other accessories; marketed towards PC gamers. The company design and develops their products in Los Angeles.

Cases
NZXT released a new line of cases in October 2017, consisting of the H700, H400, and the H200. They have a minimalist look, and is made of steel with a tempered glass side panel. The "i" variants of each case also come with decorative LED lighting and a fan controller. A cheaper case, the H500, was added to the lineup in May 2018.

The H-series cases were refreshed in May 2019. The new revision introduced a more tempered glass panel and a front-panel USB-C port. One of the refreshed cases, the H510 Elite, also has a second glass panel for the front of the case.

Cooling
NZXT has made multiple all-in-one water cooler products under their Kraken lineup. Their first of these was released in 2013, in 140mm and 280 mm sizes. NZXT has since released multiple updates to this lineup, including ones in 120mm and 360mm sizes.

Motherboards
NZXT released their own line of motherboards for the Intel Z370 chipset in January 2018. It was praised for its minimalist design, as the circuitry is not exposed; but was initially criticized for its high price. The lineup was refreshed in October 2018 to support the Z390 chipset.

Power supply units
NZXT began selling power supply units in 2010, before ceasing sales of them in 2016. They re-entered the market in July 2018 with a series of modular digitally-controlled power supplies in a partnership with Seasonic.

BLD
In 2017, NZXT launched a computer building service called BLD. The service asks about what games would be played on it, budget constraints, and customization options before generating a PC build. The build is sold pre-assembled.