Excellent review as always! And yes I went and bought the Flow from Overclockers! Very impressed and added 3 white ARGB fans in the front, one in the rear, 360mm AIO in the roof and temps are just great. A small struggle with cable management at the rear as it could have done with just a tad more space but overall one of the easiest builds ever. At the end it was the simple almost minimalist design that did it for me...
The H7 elite is a cool looking case but so is the h7 flow. imo i would go with the h7 flow which I am. I already have an nxzt rgb controller so I don't really need two of them. The other thing is the solid front pannel really increases thermals. However, if you use an AIO unless you are really pumping out performance it won't be crazy. You can also get rbg fans from other companies for less or the same price with the same performance. It all depends on what you like. From someone who is newer to building pc's all though looks are great airflow matters and the enviroment that you have your pc in. The last thing you want to do is have to hot of a PC and have to take the front pannel off so it can breath better. I had to do this with an older NZXT case of mine. Also these cases are bigger than some of the older nzxt mid tower cases. The more space the better IMO easier cable management, easier airflow, and easier to add cooling options within the case.
NZXT H7 Flow is one of the best cases to build into. The price point is perfect, it has aesthetics and air flow, and brilliant cable management possibilities. Honestly, if your NZXT motherboard panel looks like a spaghetti soup....you are the problem, and should probably not build PC's for anyone but your own messy self. If your 12700/3080ti build is getting your ambient case temperatures over 60C, you did something wrong and should start looking at smoke testing your airflow and figure out where you need to add/remove/upgrade. I love my NZXT case and I am not a RGB fanboi, but it made me go lightly and put in a few strips of RGB and accent the white case. Ryzen 5 5600X/Steel Legend B550/64GB Vengeance RGB 3200Mhz/Asus 3060 KO/Deepcastle 360EX with a compliment of NZXT white fans. Stays @ 30C idle, and never above 40C on a summer day. Thanks for the review! Subbed and liked.
Does the Arctic II 280 ARGB fit in this case in the TOP position? Took new Intel 13600k, Kingston 6400 DDR5, Samsung 980 NvMe, MSI MPG Edge mobo wifi ddr5.. I need to buy a case and frankly, I'm already tired of searching the forum for 20 days now.. The thickness of the mentioned AIO (Arctic II 280 ARGB) is 64 mm. So shoot!
Great review and really helpful. I'm going back and forth between the Flow and the Elite. I like the NZXT RGB fans, so its a better value to get the Elite since it comes with 3 already plus the controller (which in Canada would be an extra $160) and the Elite is only $100 more than the Flow, so you save $60 and have it look a bit nicer...but that air flow and cooling from the Flow is hard to pass up. I dunno, my set up is in my basement so it remains cool anyways so the Elite might still work even with a 12600k and 3080.
Sorry if this has been answered and if I missed it at some point, but can you swap the Flow front panel with the elite one like you did with the Flow/ normal one?
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Excellent review as always! And yes I went and bought the Flow from Overclockers! Very impressed and added 3 white ARGB fans in the front, one in the rear, 360mm AIO in the roof and temps are just great. A small struggle with cable management at the rear as it could have done with just a tad more space but overall one of the easiest builds ever. At the end it was the simple almost minimalist design that did it for me...
Which fans ?
Would've loved to have seen the Elites fans lit up with the Flows panel in front of them.
The H7 elite is a cool looking case but so is the h7 flow. imo i would go with the h7 flow which I am. I already have an nxzt rgb controller so I don't really need two of them. The other thing is the solid front pannel really increases thermals. However, if you use an AIO unless you are really pumping out performance it won't be crazy. You can also get rbg fans from other companies for less or the same price with the same performance. It all depends on what you like. From someone who is newer to building pc's all though looks are great airflow matters and the enviroment that you have your pc in. The last thing you want to do is have to hot of a PC and have to take the front pannel off so it can breath better. I had to do this with an older NZXT case of mine. Also these cases are bigger than some of the older nzxt mid tower cases. The more space the better IMO easier cable management, easier airflow, and easier to add cooling options within the case.
Can I buy an H7 Elite and buy the mesh front from the Flow to swap ? Will it fit ?
I asked about that and nzxt said they arent selling the panels, they are only for warranty incase yours breaks :/
Why not just buy the flow? There’s no difference between the two expect for the front panel and name.
This is exactly why we love oc3d. The only one who shows the limits of cases by using thiccc buoy rads.
Good review as always Tom👍🍪🍺💾
NZXT H7 Flow is one of the best cases to build into. The price point is perfect, it has aesthetics and air flow, and brilliant cable management possibilities. Honestly, if your NZXT motherboard panel looks like a spaghetti soup....you are the problem, and should probably not build PC's for anyone but your own messy self. If your 12700/3080ti build is getting your ambient case temperatures over 60C, you did something wrong and should start looking at smoke testing your airflow and figure out where you need to add/remove/upgrade.
I love my NZXT case and I am not a RGB fanboi, but it made me go lightly and put in a few strips of RGB and accent the white case.
Ryzen 5 5600X/Steel Legend B550/64GB Vengeance RGB 3200Mhz/Asus 3060 KO/Deepcastle 360EX with a compliment of NZXT white fans. Stays @ 30C idle, and never above 40C on a summer day.
Thanks for the review! Subbed and liked.
What if you put the flow front on the elite?
Edit: oh you mentioned that at the end lol
I would love to see the elite Fans behind the mesh front on the Flow, to me you lose too much airflow with the glass front
A really helpful review thx.
So my Arctic Liquid Freezer ii 360mm with 38mm+25mm Fan fits easy in the top right?
Thank you
This case is LIT LIT LIT 🔥
Does the Arctic II 280 ARGB fit in this case in the TOP position?
Took new Intel 13600k, Kingston 6400 DDR5, Samsung 980 NvMe, MSI MPG Edge mobo wifi ddr5..
I need to buy a case and frankly, I'm already tired of searching the forum for 20 days now..
The thickness of the mentioned AIO (Arctic II 280 ARGB) is 64 mm.
So shoot!
Vundabar Guv, vertical gpu mount internet cookie!
Great review and really helpful. I'm going back and forth between the Flow and the Elite. I like the NZXT RGB fans, so its a better value to get the Elite since it comes with 3 already plus the controller (which in Canada would be an extra $160) and the Elite is only $100 more than the Flow, so you save $60 and have it look a bit nicer...but that air flow and cooling from the Flow is hard to pass up. I dunno, my set up is in my basement so it remains cool anyways so the Elite might still work even with a 12600k and 3080.
did anything happen with alphacool? did i miss something?
Great Review as always :-) Internet vertical gpu mounting kit :-)
so if you have time now that the non disclosure has passed maybe a quick vid showing the flow front on the elite?
Based on the views the original video got - its not really worth doing anymore
Great video!
Could I replace the from Fseries fans with Aer RGB fans and just use the hue 2 instead since im going to put 2 more aer rgb on the top 3 as well?
Just ordered the elite 🤩
I will too!
How is the noise at the front?
Sorry if this has been answered and if I missed it at some point, but can you swap the Flow front panel with the elite one like you did with the Flow/ normal one?
I’m pretty sure you can
Did you find out?
Do the fans come with the case?
Have I missed it but what is the gpu clearance, have a 6900xt red devil
YAY! REVIEW!
Thank you for not saying first. Haha
^^^This
I don't understand if I can use an arctic liquid freezer as aio ....
3:52 "very big and very deep." Giggity
Can I buy the glass front separately?
At $200 they should've kept the quick release panels
I have a question can a evga 3070 ti ftw3 fit in that case ? 🤔
Im pretty sure 3090 TI fits no problem and its a fucking behemoth, so I wouldnt worry.
No rgb on the back fan for 190 is kinda insane
They are basically 4000d/5000d clones,but little bit more solid built from all the reviews.
Flow >> elite
The more air intake the better just clean the filter once a week and ur good
every lian li 011d mini owners is gonna ditch their case for this. and im not gonna lie. im thinking about it.
so this is better then 5000d
if you mean the 5000 Airflow then Id say no. The Corsair is better
I rather have corsair 5000D flow or the 4000D ql version
I think ur power supply is upside down 😅
Its white... Meaning its a killer case for sure
One of them is definitely worth considering.... two not so much
NZXT's design is garbage
Watch the video.
Amazon top cases list would disagree with you. I just think they copy Corsair.
@@OC3D yeah, it's garbage :)
The Elite is obviously elitely loud, because the fans can't breathe, however whats wrong with the flow? Its a great design.
Have to disagree as the H7 Flow looks so clean and understated...as he said 'classy'! But each to his own...