Hey a suggestion as I like the idea of the smoke test to show off a case's ventilation: Please put in a GPU, whether faux or real, with its own fans running. Because of how big a 3090/4090 is and how restrictive some cases are when it comes to card orientation, I'd have a much better understanding of what a case is capable of when fully loaded.
@@Flipstips Liquid cooled systems even out with Air cooling systems. The difference is slight improvement in Liquid based setups till it reaches saturation point. Then it's just an over glorified and horribly priced Air cooler. Air is easier and faster to determine your cooling limits, also far quieter than 4 fans trying force air through a Radiator. Also, Water based systems need to idle down before turning off due to waters slow dissipation of heat. The best bonus is if something goes wrong it's super easy to change out parts in a Air set up. But I hear electricity loves water so have fun!
This is not rocket science, you do not need all this crap to enjoy a gaming PC. Standard setups even with highend parts works amazingly well with zero issues.
I really like this case, it's my favorite NZXT case they have made. The angled front fans are a really nice idea, both in terms of looks and good case air flow design.
It looks really cool but I really dislike that the fron I/O is on the bottom. Alright if you put it on the desk but if it's sitting on the floor then having to reach for it would get annoying super quickly.
@@yasha1928 Because..? Airflow isn't an issue if you have it slightly raised. Still won't be able to reach the buttons though. 😬 I definitely do not have space for it on top of my desk, that's where my monitors need to go
From the owner of a basic H510 case, this case stood out to me like a sore thumb! I’ve been looking at all the O11 Dynamic-type cases and I’m always worried about the intersecting airflow, but this case definitely makes more sense to me, and also looks dope as a heck 👍
@@pseudo3857 The type of case it is caters to PC enthusiasts, those who would put it on a desk for display purposes. Hence the unobstructed glass panels and RGB fans, the entire point of it is to be aesthetic and functional. You aren't getting aesthetics if you're putting it on the floor. So you may as well get a different case.
Mine arrived Monday, phenomenal build quality. A little quirky looking from the front in person but it’ll grow on me I’m sure, it’s just an unusual design choice but I dig it!
I've just built in this case and it's just amazing! Looks fantastic, brilliant airflow and easy to install into. I bought the black RGB version and just installed a 360 AIO at the top.
@@KrauserKahn PC Part Picker eliminates incompatible AIOs I believe, if you pick H6 Flow as the case. Arctic Liquid Freezer III won't show up on the list of coolers, for example.
@@sapphire3084 Yes, that could be the case. But it's not always like that, ie. If you select H6 Flow you can still select the Arctic Liquid Freezer II, which has exactly the same dimensions as the III so it's in theory incompatible, but actually one result shows up of a guy that built it. So I think the AIO doesn't show up because no one posted their build in PCPartPicker yet, I've spoken with at least three other people that have successfully mounted both so it's definitely possible provided that your MoBo isn't too much in the way I'll risk it and try it soon
@@OfficialCloverPie Hey!! I got this case too. I replaced the front nzxt fans with some white BeQuiet! Lightwings in the front. 3 120s I'm the top, 2 140s I'm the bottom and another 120 in the back. Front and bottom intake, top and rear exhaust. Works great and everything fits perfectly. Just make sure to turn the top exhaust fans down to a lower speed as they can rob an air-cooler from air if you use one
@@OfficialCloverPie cooling is really strong with the Noctua NHU-12A (probably the tallest you can fit in the case). The GPU does blow through and exhaust into the CPU but even with an AIO you'd deal with that issue but as I have a 7800x3d it's TDP and heat is very low even under heavy CPU bound loads I'm getting 60 - 75 degrees Max on CPU and no throttling thanks to the beefy air cooler. With all these fans it's still whisper quiet
LOVE LOVE LOVE the smoke machine as a visual aid, also really helped me understand how positive and negative pressure worked, absolutely a great purchase! :D excited to see it in more videos!
note that JayZ is wrong here on this point, a positive airflow is indeed good for DUST reasons, but for TEMP reasons it is BAD. why? because exceeding airflow is gonna vortex inside the case in every corner and etc, all places aside from the main air stream, which will accumulate hot air inside the case (real world comparison: cold winter, people wearing multiple layers of clothing are going into a very warm shop and start sweating, but there is only 1 cashier) to achieve the best temperatures, u have to make intake and exhaust exactly the same (which is nearly impossible, coz meshes and filters reduce intake and u wont know how much exactly), or simply make exhaust stronger than intake, in this case ur exhaust fans will take the air from every spot possible, ensuring constant air refreshing, u dont want hot air to vortex and stay inside the case. and honestly, dust is not a real problem if u have filters, i clean my pc twice a year and every time i barely see any dust, but i personally tested all this stuff for myself 3 years ago using 5 fans with different in-out setups and all those variants with 3 or more exhausts gave me the best temps after playing the same game for 20 mins.
@@remo-con Notice how positive pressure pushes air out the back as well as having extremely high intake, this means that there wont be any exceeding hot air accumulation inside the case.
@@triliner254 this is not true, its pushing out straight flows, while hot air whirling inside. simply check temps via stress tests, they are always better with more exhaust flow, not intake.
Id love it if you guys did a video that showed the airflow with the smoke in multiple cases like the 011 Dynamic, the Hyte Y60, other NZXT cases, ect. Would be an excellent showcase for people looking at case designs and capabilities for cooling especially with a GPU (real or Faux) in a horizontal and vertical mount as that would be helpful in showing the pros and cons for that configuration in select casses
I just finished a new build on this case but white. It was an amazingly easy build, and temps were ridiculously low, compared to my previous build in a corsair crystal 570x. Also next time i'd suggest using a small ping pong or toy plastic ball to levitate on top blowing fans 😎
Can you fit a Rad on the angled 120mm fans? I have a 3080 ti Hybrid with a 240 Rad in a Corsair 680x currently but this design intrigued me as I can move to a 360 rad for my CPU at the top. Wanted to see if the 3080 ti's rad would fit
@@toddward3855 You could possibly fit a 240mm radiator, you would probably need to remove the plastic angled shroud between the motherboard and angled fan spots. A 360mm radiator wouldn't fit though
There are posts on web forums and reddit with examples of a fan on the rear, facing the VRM. It dropped their VRM temp 10c to 30c (maybe 40c IIRC). One guy even made his own copper waterblock for that area. Stable voltage ceiling was raised for overclocks, but the lower temp on capacitors, and to a lesser degree, the surrounding components, directly translates to a longer board life. Probobly all depends on the number of Phases, if it has a VRM heatsink, and if you're using a cpu waterblock. Edited : spelling and grammar
I was thinking of getting the Hyte Y70, but honestly I think I really like this case. Those angled fans are really a great idea. The mechanical engineer in me really likes the optimized air flow solution. This would be perfect for my next build.
Just set up my rig with the H6 Flow non-rgb model. For anyone using air coolers on your cpu, NZXT recommends only using front, bottom, and rear exhaust. Apparently, top fans impact thermals with air coolers.
Got this H6 rgb case and VERY happy with the end results! the 4070ti fits beautifull in it and looks very good with the rgb NZXT fans all around! +1 for NZXT!
I made a pc recently for my 16 year old nephew using this case (He saved up all his money through his after school job and cuts grass, and cleans cars for people in the local area) and just bought the parts but didn't want to build it, so I sat with him and guided him through it all. Uses all noctua fans though. Even though, really, it doesn't need an exhaust fan on the back, I put one there because I just don't like not having a fan there. Has a mag b650 tomahawk MB iirc with a 7800x3d (I did -30 undervolting for steady performance and lower heat output) )and a 4070 iirc, some where in that bracket of cards. 32 gb 6000 mhz ram and he opted for a peerless assassin 120 SE cooler. He spray painted the plastic, and metal, parts of the case tan and brown for the Noctua aesthetic (pre-building it). Suffice to say the PC runs like a dream and the airflow is fantastic. CPU idles around 30c and under load roughly around the 60 mark. He is in love with it and I am rather envious as I have a sort of similar build but on AM4 with a 5800x3d.
I would love to see a fully air-cooled build in this using a noctua or a be quiet CPU cooler. Maybe even go the route of a full black-out no RGB build?
Bought one yesterday. The airflow is amazing (front fans are a little loud), and the dual chamber makes it AMAZING for cable management. One major advantage that people don't seem to be talking about much, is the overall small desk footprint. My sole requirement was a case able to fit a top mount radiator, but still fit on my desk, which is only 450mm deep (my old Phantex p300 could only fit a 120mm rad).
The German part you tried was actually meaning: Offers an unobstructed view of the inside. Greetings from northern Germany buddy. Love your videos for over a decade.
Not bad for the price. My biggest hope is that one day NZXT re-imagines the Phantom line. My first ever PC build was in a Phantom 410 and to this day it’s still one of my favorite looking cases. Been thinking of picking up one or an 820 and modding it for my next build
Mine was the Phantom 530 and that was entirely too much case for a mid range 390/4690k build. I gave it to a friend who apparently turned it into a cooler. I bought it for the window and the overall aesthetics. I do miss having a light to brighten up the I/O, though.
I know you already do a lot. But personally even if it wasn't functional, just a MB, AIO, and GPU in the case would really help get an idea for what it would look like.
I bought my daughter this case for Christmas and paired it with some Asiahorse purple 120s and it's amazing. I would like to see a smoke test done with components installed because showing it empty doesn't really tell much.
I did a graphics card and power supply swap in my prebuilt recently. It was the first time I’ve done such extensive work too my PC, and I had to remove the front panel connector to get the power supply cables for the Graphics card out. And it was the exact situation you described when I tried to turn the PC on. Nothing happened because the connector was plugged in, incorrectly. It took a couple of go’s, but I did eventually get the connector plugged in. That was the most stressful part of the swap.
I have the Corsair 4000D. I hate the fact I can't use my 360 rad on the top of the case, it's currently on the front. This looks like a good replacement. It sucks that my brain is hooked on Corsair though :(
Building my first pc with this exact case. 14700k/msi z790-p. Was really nervous about the arctic freezer ii 360 rgb being too thick and interfering with mobo, but it fits with about a pinky width of space. Although NZXT own data shows case temps best in stock configuration, I agree with adding the lower fans anyways and running at lower speeds. That smoke machine gives an excellent visual!!
I clicked on the video, just because it's my own case XDD I'm never in my life replacing this case unless they make it bigger. It's the best case in damn existence
I was a little concerned when I shoved a 7900xtx into a Fractal North with the tempered glass panel with the stock fans and only the two top mounted aio 120mm fans for exhaust, but it's performing well thermally. Now I'm really curious what the difference in temp would be if i included a 3rd 120mm for exhaust
Just moved my friends build to this case. cooler master 360 in pushpull required very little to be cut from the lower left radiator fan, screw hole still works. Beautiful builds will come from this case.
These cases look so boring and generic at this point. They all look the same and are almost carbon copies of their competitors. There is nothing signature or unique about any of these new cases from Lian li, NZXT and HYTE. This is leading to a bunch of carbon copy non unique builds and it’s kinda taking the charm away.
Just recieved mine last week, non RGB version and more than impressed. Really nice layout, easy to build in and cable management is a doddle. Airflow with the side fans is very impressive. Have a 360mm AIO in the top, both 140's in the bottom and 3 120's fans in the side and cools my 4090 and 13700K without any issues and quietly...Very good design and at GBP 99 or $109 it is a steal...
*Important point...* I've done extensive TESTING for what's optimal in terms of NOISE. What I've found is there's rapidly DIMINISHING returns in the value of the added INTAKE air. For example, I normalized all fans except the front, 120mm Noctua case fans and with a set load and temperature, I found raising the intake fans from 600RPM to 1000RPM made maybe 1degC difference. Obviously it's going to vary a lot by case, load etc but the RULE OF THUMB is that cooling matters most AT THE SOURCE of the heat to be removed and rapidly drops off as you get further away from that. So good copper, then good heatsink, then good CPU fan.... then case fans (you want them ALL but the benefit of what you're doing rapidly drops off further away. Pulling in a lot more air doesn't actually help that much if everything else isn't sorted, and it's all arguably POINTLESS if you don't even need that level of cooling.)... Anyway, I "only" have an RTX4070 rig currently but the three, NOCTUA case fans at 300RPM are plenty for my cooling needs. I'm a bit annoyed though that the Asus RTX4070 Dual OC minimum fan speed is 1000RPM because I can hear that. Okay, the minimum is ZERO RPM but the fans won't turn on when they are inaudible. At 55degC they kick in at 1000RPM and while the sound pressure noise is low there's an annoying quality to the sound. And there's NO way to change that aside from modding the card (which still wouldn't change that 1000RPM but the fans could be quieter)... I'm probably going to MOD the card with these fans: 2x Noctua NF-A9x14 HS-PWM chromax (AFAIK, a Noctua LNA won't drop the RPM in a situation like this. You'll drop the voltage to maybe 9V or whatever, but the fan reports its RPM so I believe the card would just increase the Duty Cycle. So it's a feedback loop. You're only dropping the RPM, AFAIK, for situations where the fan would be at maximum RPM. So 2200RPM at 12V (100% Duty Cycle) maybe drops to 1500RPM at 9V (100% Duty Cycle). Mostly useless for gaming PC's, although I did use them to reduce the brief spike in fan speed when I turn the computer on before the fan control kicks in.) I'd also need a custom fan cable that comes from the UK. (My GTX1080 Noctua made came out really great. I did have to run one of the fans to a MOTHERBOARD fan header because the change in power caused coil whine. I did that, and then let the card control one of the fans and the 2nd fan I used the "FAN CONTROL" software to control and it used the GTX1080's GPU reported temperature anyway so it turned out great! Never heard the fans AT ALL when gaming usually even with my speakers off.)
I absolutely love this case. Because of this review i bought two and used this case to finish the build on mine and the wife's PC. Thank you for this. But i would love to see you do a build in it still. I'm gonna look thru the videos and see if you did. But i don't remember if you did
After two previous cases not having enough airflow, I picked up an H5 Flow. I really love it. Sturdy, well built, and plenty of airflow for my GPU with the direct fan on the bottom. This seems like a great alternative, or upgrade in the future.
I love my 011 Dynamic XL and will likely continue to use the same case basically forever, but this one does seem like it's worth considering if you wanted a smaller case with similarly high air flow and also with decent room to work with on the inside.
I just bought one of these for my new build a few days ago (in white) and I'm really excited to see how the cooling performance works out. I have high hopes based off the massive airflow at keeping the fans at low RPM for a pretty quiet system at all but full load.
I used to love the two tone cases NZXT did, I loved the contrast, like with the H510 and H510 flow, but now they just do full white or full white, makes doing a theme harder.
I like mine, but word to the wise... If you're planning to use fans in the front that AREN'T NZXT fans, some won't fit. My Lian Li Infinity fans don't fit in there, I have them kinda wedged in; so it works... however, I don't know if I'll ever get them back out without breaking them. So, they live in there now. My only other "negative" about this case is that you can ONLY mount 140s in the bottom. There are no off-set mounting points for 120mm fans at all. Other than that, it fits better on my desk than my o11 did. AND, since this was originally an NZXT themed build, I was able to find an affordable case that actually fit my 7900xt Hellhound. The H7 Flow and others that have that stupid "beauty" panel in the mddle prevented me from being able to fully seat my GPU... So, I went back to the o11, until I saw this beauty! I like it, and I think a lot of people are going to like it as well. I do NOT, however, see a lot of potential for custom water cooling unless EK or someone else creates a distro that would replace the front glass.
0:36 „Ermöglicht einen ungestörten Blick ins innere“. Its german. Honestly better pronounciation than most of what hollywood has tried. Love that you tried it!
Got a combo upgrade from microcenter, and saw this case while walking around, and instantly knew this was the one. Easy to build, easy to hide wires, and lots of room, friends dubbed it the fish tank
i'm looking forward to seeing you build in this! i absolutely adore this case design and it came out perfectly in time because i am planning to build my second ever pc since 2016 very soon. i will definitely be choosing this case!
I have this case and my GPU temps dropped by 10 degrees (three fan PNY 4070 Ti) instantly. Fantastic case and easy to build in. Only complaint is no dust covers.
The takeaway that i got from this video, was not only how good of a case this is, but seeing a good smoke machine that can be used to detect boost leaks in cars, which is something i've been looking for for ages😬
Just build my new pc in this case and Im loving it. Im running a RTX 4070 with a Ryzen 7800x3d liquid cooled and after a few weeks of use, never seen temps go above 62 c for gpu and 65 c for cpu. Awesome case so far and looks great too!
Just built in this case. I got lower temps than the 2022 H7 Flow. Most of the air from the bottom fans are blocked by the GPU. I'm using Lian Li AL 120's all around except the bottom which are plain black 3 pin Fractal 140's I had laying around. AIO is a Deepcool LT720. Using a 7800x3d and 4070ti.
I got his case in black non rgb ,it's got 2 140mm ARCTIC P14 PWM PST on the bottom a 120mm ARCTIC P12 for back exhaust with a NZXT Kraken Elite 240 AIO cooler on top ,this case pulls in a lot of air and kicks it back out again keeping my SAPPHIRE RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X nice and cool ,case is well worth the money .
I was sort of expecting Jay to be smoking a cigar in order to generate smoke 😁 Close up shots with spot lights and played in slow motion should make it even easier to see the air flow. Next buy for Jay and the guys, gas masks and a hazmat shower to deal with the smell of smoke,
I would love to see you use that method with every case from now on. and even would like to see on on the inwin 925 and singularity cases youve used recently. Great purchase jay, have always loved your content from you and your team.
I just bought a Corsair 4000D Airflow case like 3month ago, going from a H510 Elite. Now i wish i had waited and got this instead, really like the design of it.
I just purchased this case, it arrived today and I am SO stoked to do my newest gen build in it. Absolutely love the case! I am doing a 4080 with i9 14900K build (I'm coming from a few gens back with the 2080 and i7 8700K, so I couldn't be more excited!) Now to wait for the rest of my parts to arrive so I can get building!
I have a Corsair Carbide Series Air 740. It was a bit more pricey than this and I bought it back in 2016 I think because of the Dual-Chamber and Airflow design. Still using it to this day, but have swapped out nearly every part over time. The Airflow is just simply amazing and wish I could recommend it, but it's not available anymore. It's great there is a similar design to that now, but in a little bit smaller form factor than the Corsair! Great review.
Bought the case for my full rebuild, upgraded to the i7 13700k and this case was a breeze to build in, and for the Black Friday price I got it for, was well worth it
Hey a suggestion as I like the idea of the smoke test to show off a case's ventilation: Please put in a GPU, whether faux or real, with its own fans running. Because of how big a 3090/4090 is and how restrictive some cases are when it comes to card orientation, I'd have a much better understanding of what a case is capable of when fully loaded.
Aye, and an air-cooled CPU with massive twin towers.
yeah I think they should just make an easy build and then test it
YES, or a water cooled build!
@@Flipstips Liquid cooled systems even out with Air cooling systems. The difference is slight improvement in Liquid based setups till it reaches saturation point. Then it's just an over glorified and horribly priced Air cooler. Air is easier and faster to determine your cooling limits, also far quieter than 4 fans trying force air through a Radiator. Also, Water based systems need to idle down before turning off due to waters slow dissipation of heat. The best bonus is if something goes wrong it's super easy to change out parts in a Air set up. But I hear electricity loves water so have fun!
This is not rocket science, you do not need all this crap to enjoy a gaming PC. Standard setups even with highend parts works amazingly well with zero issues.
This video was 90% just wanting to play with a smoke gun
100%
Only thing that would of made it better were if it exposed hidden lasers.
Im kinda jealous
Approved
"Damn i wanna play with smoke but i need an excuse"
I really like this case, it's my favorite NZXT case they have made. The angled front fans are a really nice idea, both in terms of looks and good case air flow design.
It looks really cool but I really dislike that the fron I/O is on the bottom. Alright if you put it on the desk but if it's sitting on the floor then having to reach for it would get annoying super quickly.
@@pseudo3857 you shouldn't have a computer on the floor anyways....
@@yasha1928 Because..? Airflow isn't an issue if you have it slightly raised. Still won't be able to reach the buttons though. 😬 I definitely do not have space for it on top of my desk, that's where my monitors need to go
From the owner of a basic H510 case, this case stood out to me like a sore thumb! I’ve been looking at all the O11 Dynamic-type cases and I’m always worried about the intersecting airflow, but this case definitely makes more sense to me, and also looks dope as a heck 👍
@@pseudo3857 The type of case it is caters to PC enthusiasts, those who would put it on a desk for display purposes. Hence the unobstructed glass panels and RGB fans, the entire point of it is to be aesthetic and functional. You aren't getting aesthetics if you're putting it on the floor. So you may as well get a different case.
Thanks
13:20 just want to say, this is a big part of what keeps me coming back to every Jay video.
Mine arrived Monday, phenomenal build quality. A little quirky looking from the front in person but it’ll grow on me I’m sure, it’s just an unusual design choice but I dig it!
How is it? Looking to buy it so i could fit an 360mm aio.
I've just built in this case and it's just amazing! Looks fantastic, brilliant airflow and easy to install into. I bought the black RGB version and just installed a 360 AIO at the top.
You kept the stock fans?
wanna do the same, what are the temps?
Which 360 AIO did you install? I heard the fit is bad with some of them
@@KrauserKahn PC Part Picker eliminates incompatible AIOs I believe, if you pick H6 Flow as the case. Arctic Liquid Freezer III won't show up on the list of coolers, for example.
@@sapphire3084 Yes, that could be the case. But it's not always like that, ie. If you select H6 Flow you can still select the Arctic Liquid Freezer II, which has exactly the same dimensions as the III so it's in theory incompatible, but actually one result shows up of a guy that built it. So I think the AIO doesn't show up because no one posted their build in PCPartPicker yet, I've spoken with at least three other people that have successfully mounted both so it's definitely possible provided that your MoBo isn't too much in the way
I'll risk it and try it soon
My H6 arrived last week. Gonna use it for my first ever own build.
Hey Daniel, Eager to know how is the case and how does it perform, and what Fan Specs and placements you went with...
@@OfficialCloverPie Hey!! I got this case too. I replaced the front nzxt fans with some white BeQuiet! Lightwings in the front. 3 120s I'm the top, 2 140s I'm the bottom and another 120 in the back. Front and bottom intake, top and rear exhaust. Works great and everything fits perfectly. Just make sure to turn the top exhaust fans down to a lower speed as they can rob an air-cooler from air if you use one
@@servicesaustralia4329 oohhh thanks!! How’s overall cooling?
@@OfficialCloverPie cooling is really strong with the Noctua NHU-12A (probably the tallest you can fit in the case). The GPU does blow through and exhaust into the CPU but even with an AIO you'd deal with that issue but as I have a 7800x3d it's TDP and heat is very low even under heavy CPU bound loads I'm getting 60 - 75 degrees Max on CPU and no throttling thanks to the beefy air cooler. With all these fans it's still whisper quiet
@@servicesaustralia4329 that’s great!! Thanks 😊
LOVE LOVE LOVE the smoke machine as a visual aid, also really helped me understand how positive and negative pressure worked, absolutely a great purchase! :D excited to see it in more videos!
note that JayZ is wrong here on this point, a positive airflow is indeed good for DUST reasons, but for TEMP reasons it is BAD.
why? because exceeding airflow is gonna vortex inside the case in every corner and etc, all places aside from the main air stream, which will accumulate hot air inside the case (real world comparison: cold winter, people wearing multiple layers of clothing are going into a very warm shop and start sweating, but there is only 1 cashier)
to achieve the best temperatures, u have to make intake and exhaust exactly the same (which is nearly impossible, coz meshes and filters reduce intake and u wont know how much exactly), or simply make exhaust stronger than intake, in this case ur exhaust fans will take the air from every spot possible, ensuring constant air refreshing, u dont want hot air to vortex and stay inside the case.
and honestly, dust is not a real problem if u have filters, i clean my pc twice a year and every time i barely see any dust, but i personally tested all this stuff for myself 3 years ago using 5 fans with different in-out setups and all those variants with 3 or more exhausts gave me the best temps after playing the same game for 20 mins.
@@remo-con Notice how positive pressure pushes air out the back as well as having extremely high intake, this means that there wont be any exceeding hot air accumulation inside the case.
@@triliner254 this is not true, its pushing out straight flows, while hot air whirling inside. simply check temps via stress tests, they are always better with more exhaust flow, not intake.
The additional temperature inside the case is negligible at worst @@remo-con
Id love it if you guys did a video that showed the airflow with the smoke in multiple cases like the 011 Dynamic, the Hyte Y60, other NZXT cases, ect. Would be an excellent showcase for people looking at case designs and capabilities for cooling especially with a GPU (real or Faux) in a horizontal and vertical mount as that would be helpful in showing the pros and cons for that configuration in select casses
I just finished a new build on this case but white. It was an amazingly easy build, and temps were ridiculously low, compared to my previous build in a corsair crystal 570x. Also next time i'd suggest using a small ping pong or toy plastic ball to levitate on top blowing fans 😎
Can you fit a Rad on the angled 120mm fans? I have a 3080 ti Hybrid with a 240 Rad in a Corsair 680x currently but this design intrigued me as I can move to a 360 rad for my CPU at the top. Wanted to see if the 3080 ti's rad would fit
no you can't. the angle is just enough for fans @@toddward3855
no or you need to remove a plastic piece@@toddward3855
@@toddward3855 You could possibly fit a 240mm radiator, you would probably need to remove the plastic angled shroud between the motherboard and angled fan spots. A 360mm radiator wouldn't fit though
@@toddward3855 I currently enjoy my Corsair 680x. I have a custom loop in it that I redid a couple of months ago, and it's working really well so far.
There are posts on web forums and reddit with examples of a fan on the rear, facing the VRM. It dropped their VRM temp 10c to 30c (maybe 40c IIRC). One guy even made his own copper waterblock for that area.
Stable voltage ceiling was raised for overclocks, but the lower temp on capacitors, and to a lesser degree, the surrounding components, directly translates to a longer board life.
Probobly all depends on the number of Phases, if it has a VRM heatsink, and if you're using a cpu waterblock.
Edited : spelling and grammar
I was thinking of getting the Hyte Y70, but honestly I think I really like this case. Those angled fans are really a great idea. The mechanical engineer in me really likes the optimized air flow solution. This would be perfect for my next build.
The Hyte Y70 is a bit overrated imo. I built in that case for a buddy a while back.
Just set up my rig with the H6 Flow non-rgb model. For anyone using air coolers on your cpu, NZXT recommends only using front, bottom, and rear exhaust. Apparently, top fans impact thermals with air coolers.
Got this H6 rgb case and VERY happy with the end results! the 4070ti fits beautifull in it and looks very good with the rgb NZXT fans all around! +1 for NZXT!
I made a pc recently for my 16 year old nephew using this case (He saved up all his money through his after school job and cuts grass, and cleans cars for people in the local area) and just bought the parts but didn't want to build it, so I sat with him and guided him through it all. Uses all noctua fans though. Even though, really, it doesn't need an exhaust fan on the back, I put one there because I just don't like not having a fan there. Has a mag b650 tomahawk MB iirc with a 7800x3d (I did -30 undervolting for steady performance and lower heat output) )and a 4070 iirc, some where in that bracket of cards. 32 gb 6000 mhz ram and he opted for a peerless assassin 120 SE cooler. He spray painted the plastic, and metal, parts of the case tan and brown for the Noctua aesthetic (pre-building it). Suffice to say the PC runs like a dream and the airflow is fantastic. CPU idles around 30c and under load roughly around the 60 mark. He is in love with it and I am rather envious as I have a sort of similar build but on AM4 with a 5800x3d.
0:32 I actually understood that lmao
The French pronunciation worked extremely well for me, being French myself, I enjoyed it! Thanks for that Uncle Jay :)
I would love to see a fully air-cooled build in this using a noctua or a be quiet CPU cooler. Maybe even go the route of a full black-out no RGB build?
Bought one yesterday. The airflow is amazing (front fans are a little loud), and the dual chamber makes it AMAZING for cable management. One major advantage that people don't seem to be talking about much, is the overall small desk footprint. My sole requirement was a case able to fit a top mount radiator, but still fit on my desk, which is only 450mm deep (my old Phantex p300 could only fit a 120mm rad).
Does it come with the fans at the bottom ?
The German part you tried was actually meaning:
Offers an unobstructed view of the inside.
Greetings from northern Germany buddy. Love your videos for over a decade.
There is a vertical mount kit being sold that works with this case, so it can be mounted vertically, not only horizontal/standard
Im build my first pc right now and i bought a 4090, should i go with vertical mount. Its a heavy gpu in the end.
forgot to make it public?
MORE SMOKE TESTS PLEASE! I love airflow tests it's a science that interests me so much.
Not bad for the price. My biggest hope is that one day NZXT re-imagines the Phantom line. My first ever PC build was in a Phantom 410 and to this day it’s still one of my favorite looking cases. Been thinking of picking up one or an 820 and modding it for my next build
Mine was the Phantom 530 and that was entirely too much case for a mid range 390/4690k build. I gave it to a friend who apparently turned it into a cooler. I bought it for the window and the overall aesthetics. I do miss having a light to brighten up the I/O, though.
I know you already do a lot. But personally even if it wasn't functional, just a MB, AIO, and GPU in the case would really help get an idea for what it would look like.
agreed, and enabling any RGB that comes with the product - the fans in this case.
13:36
"Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in."
0:06 that was personal xD
The front IO all being in one connection with no annoying little frayed wires is amazing!!! The future is now!
How is this from a day ago and just now seeing it? Also is there going to be 25 days of Jayzmas?
Same for me. Not showing on my Subscribe feed at all. If it wasn't for the link from twitter I would never have seen it.
He probably whitelisted it when he uploaded it then made it public today
As someone who speaks those languages Jay used in the opening, his pronunciation was perfect. Zero notes.
I wish this case existed before I got the H7 Flow.
I feel you , i have the snow 51 which sucks with cablemanagement
I bought my daughter this case for Christmas and paired it with some Asiahorse purple 120s and it's amazing. I would like to see a smoke test done with components installed because showing it empty doesn't really tell much.
Im making my first PC build with this case! I cant wait!
How’d it turn out? Any problems fitting your cpu cooler in there?
@@jonsnoff5369 i have the nzxt kraken elite 360 and it fit perfectly!
smoke testing the case to visualize air flow should be common testing for cases, really gives a clear understanding on how the case performs
Funny, I was wondering if HYTE could do this with the Y60 because they started putting a screen in the corner as well as a liquid cooling system.
Just finished a hyte y60 build, super happy with it and looks fucking beautiful in all white
I did a graphics card and power supply swap in my prebuilt recently. It was the first time I’ve done such extensive work too my PC, and I had to remove the front panel connector to get the power supply cables for the Graphics card out.
And it was the exact situation you described when I tried to turn the PC on. Nothing happened because the connector was plugged in, incorrectly. It took a couple of go’s, but I did eventually get the connector plugged in.
That was the most stressful part of the swap.
I have the Corsair 4000D. I hate the fact I can't use my 360 rad on the top of the case, it's currently on the front. This looks like a good replacement. It sucks that my brain is hooked on Corsair though :(
5000d is the answer to your problem then….
just goit this case yesterday and rebuilt my pc THIS video was what I watched first before buying and I highly recommend this case 100%
Building my first pc with this exact case. 14700k/msi z790-p. Was really nervous about the arctic freezer ii 360 rgb being too thick and interfering with mobo, but it fits with about a pinky width of space. Although NZXT own data shows case temps best in stock configuration, I agree with adding the lower fans anyways and running at lower speeds. That smoke machine gives an excellent visual!!
I clicked on the video, just because it's my own case XDD
I'm never in my life replacing this case unless they make it bigger.
It's the best case in damn existence
I was a little concerned when I shoved a 7900xtx into a Fractal North with the tempered glass panel with the stock fans and only the two top mounted aio 120mm fans for exhaust, but it's performing well thermally. Now I'm really curious what the difference in temp would be if i included a 3rd 120mm for exhaust
Just moved my friends build to this case. cooler master 360 in pushpull required very little to be cut from the lower left radiator fan, screw hole still works. Beautiful builds will come from this case.
Kinda weird that I could only find this video from your Twitter link, and doesn't show up at all when I go to your channel
He's probably testing to see how much traffic Twitter generates.
I see it on the channel. I also got the notification
@@SteelKreelSame
One of the biggest pains is digging up the manual for the front panel connectors so glad to see this issue addressed
These cases look so boring and generic at this point. They all look the same and are almost carbon copies of their competitors. There is nothing signature or unique about any of these new cases from Lian li, NZXT and HYTE. This is leading to a bunch of carbon copy non unique builds and it’s kinda taking the charm away.
That aquarium design is really popular rn leading every manufacturer to take a piece of the pie.
True, SFF usually gets the most unique case design nowadays due to engineering involved with size/temp trade off
So true, yet I still love them all. Lmao
To be fair, NZXT and Hyte kind of ripped off Lian Li and ran with it. Yet their cases are still inferior to the original O11 Dynamic
That is true for every case ever. Someone innovates, and everyone replicates. Rinse, repeat.
I bought one of these in white and migrated from a Crystal 280x when I moved to a 7800XT from a 6600 XT. It's so damn good.
7800XT / R7 7700X / Corsair H100i Elite / 3x Corsair HL120 RGB / 32 GB Corsair RAM
GPU No load: 31celsius CPU No load: 42 celcius - no optimizations or undervolts / Balanced cooling in iCue
@@jjmcookhow u liking ur 7800xt? Im upgrading to a 7800x3d and have the 7800xt in mind as gpu. Maybe 7900xt depending on prices in January
@@НААТ same here haha
notice how he precisely positions the case for every shot in order to hide the bulge on the back. NZXT must pay very well
i noticed that tho hah
lol have you never heard of the concept of a dual chamber case ? thats like the point of the case
I've had mine for about 4 months. It is an amazing case. Absolutely love it.
Sorry Jay but I didn't finish watching this video because I am still boycotting NZXT due to their mishandling of the cables.
Just recieved mine last week, non RGB version and more than impressed. Really nice layout, easy to build in and cable management is a doddle. Airflow with the side fans is very impressive. Have a 360mm AIO in the top, both 140's in the bottom and 3 120's fans in the side and cools my 4090 and 13700K without any issues and quietly...Very good design and at GBP 99 or $109 it is a steal...
Thanks for the feedback. I'm still undecided between the H6 Flow and the Lian Li Lancool 216.
first?
No one cares
@@Wrld____________________Eater yeah i know just fancied a go
Please God do a build in this case soon I'm dying to see how it "flows" with all the parts in it, 360 aio on top of course. Plz and thank you.
When Jay said that it looked smaller than he thought, I was somewhat thinking the same.
Then I rememebered Jay is a giant.
*Important point...*
I've done extensive TESTING for what's optimal in terms of NOISE. What I've found is there's rapidly DIMINISHING returns in the value of the added INTAKE air. For example, I normalized all fans except the front, 120mm Noctua case fans and with a set load and temperature, I found raising the intake fans from 600RPM to 1000RPM made maybe 1degC difference. Obviously it's going to vary a lot by case, load etc but the RULE OF THUMB is that cooling matters most AT THE SOURCE of the heat to be removed and rapidly drops off as you get further away from that. So good copper, then good heatsink, then good CPU fan.... then case fans (you want them ALL but the benefit of what you're doing rapidly drops off further away. Pulling in a lot more air doesn't actually help that much if everything else isn't sorted, and it's all arguably POINTLESS if you don't even need that level of cooling.)...
Anyway, I "only" have an RTX4070 rig currently but the three, NOCTUA case fans at 300RPM are plenty for my cooling needs. I'm a bit annoyed though that the Asus RTX4070 Dual OC minimum fan speed is 1000RPM because I can hear that. Okay, the minimum is ZERO RPM but the fans won't turn on when they are inaudible. At 55degC they kick in at 1000RPM and while the sound pressure noise is low there's an annoying quality to the sound. And there's NO way to change that aside from modding the card (which still wouldn't change that 1000RPM but the fans could be quieter)... I'm probably going to MOD the card with these fans:
2x Noctua NF-A9x14 HS-PWM chromax
(AFAIK, a Noctua LNA won't drop the RPM in a situation like this. You'll drop the voltage to maybe 9V or whatever, but the fan reports its RPM so I believe the card would just increase the Duty Cycle. So it's a feedback loop. You're only dropping the RPM, AFAIK, for situations where the fan would be at maximum RPM. So 2200RPM at 12V (100% Duty Cycle) maybe drops to 1500RPM at 9V (100% Duty Cycle). Mostly useless for gaming PC's, although I did use them to reduce the brief spike in fan speed when I turn the computer on before the fan control kicks in.)
I'd also need a custom fan cable that comes from the UK.
(My GTX1080 Noctua made came out really great. I did have to run one of the fans to a MOTHERBOARD fan header because the change in power caused coil whine. I did that, and then let the card control one of the fans and the 2nd fan I used the "FAN CONTROL" software to control and it used the GTX1080's GPU reported temperature anyway so it turned out great! Never heard the fans AT ALL when gaming usually even with my speakers off.)
I absolutely love this case. Because of this review i bought two and used this case to finish the build on mine and the wife's PC. Thank you for this. But i would love to see you do a build in it still. I'm gonna look thru the videos and see if you did. But i don't remember if you did
After two previous cases not having enough airflow, I picked up an H5 Flow. I really love it. Sturdy, well built, and plenty of airflow for my GPU with the direct fan on the bottom. This seems like a great alternative, or upgrade in the future.
its my fav case ever. just looks so clean, gonna buy it in white color.
Spit out my coffee I laughed so hard hearing/watching Jay speak German @00:30
This is the case i JUST got. It's being shipped today, so this video comes at the perfect time. Thanks Jay!
Excited to see a build in there. Added this one to the list of cases I'm considering for my build next year
I love my 011 Dynamic XL and will likely continue to use the same case basically forever, but this one does seem like it's worth considering if you wanted a smaller case with similarly high air flow and also with decent room to work with on the inside.
I just bought one of these for my new build a few days ago (in white) and I'm really excited to see how the cooling performance works out. I have high hopes based off the massive airflow at keeping the fans at low RPM for a pretty quiet system at all but full load.
I used to love the two tone cases NZXT did, I loved the contrast, like with the H510 and H510 flow, but now they just do full white or full white, makes doing a theme harder.
I like mine, but word to the wise... If you're planning to use fans in the front that AREN'T NZXT fans, some won't fit. My Lian Li Infinity fans don't fit in there, I have them kinda wedged in; so it works... however, I don't know if I'll ever get them back out without breaking them. So, they live in there now. My only other "negative" about this case is that you can ONLY mount 140s in the bottom. There are no off-set mounting points for 120mm fans at all. Other than that, it fits better on my desk than my o11 did. AND, since this was originally an NZXT themed build, I was able to find an affordable case that actually fit my 7900xt Hellhound. The H7 Flow and others that have that stupid "beauty" panel in the mddle prevented me from being able to fully seat my GPU... So, I went back to the o11, until I saw this beauty! I like it, and I think a lot of people are going to like it as well. I do NOT, however, see a lot of potential for custom water cooling unless EK or someone else creates a distro that would replace the front glass.
good looking out on the size restrictions.
I just re cased my PC into this NZXT and i love it 2 140 fan and 260mm top AIO and the front fans work so well together
That’s the same thing I’m planning on doing eventually
Just ordered the white version for my wife last week. Cant wait to build in it.
Finally. I bought this case a day after Release and was just Wartung for content crrators really talking about it. Thaaaaanks jay
Case is amazing, my favorite case so far.
0:36 „Ermöglicht einen ungestörten Blick ins innere“. Its german. Honestly better pronounciation than most of what hollywood has tried. Love that you tried it!
Just bought this 2 weeks ago (white color)! Worth it! Fit my 4090 in it!
That smoke machine is pretty sweet. It does a really nice job showing the airflow.
I building my first PC and ordered this case. Lucky me this video came out.
I love it at 21:56 Jay ends up saying "more case entering the chassis" rather than "more air entering the chassis" as I think he meant to say.
Got a combo upgrade from microcenter, and saw this case while walking around, and instantly knew this was the one. Easy to build, easy to hide wires, and lots of room, friends dubbed it the fish tank
i'm looking forward to seeing you build in this! i absolutely adore this case design and it came out perfectly in time because i am planning to build my second ever pc since 2016 very soon. i will definitely be choosing this case!
I Just got this case yesterday for a new build for sons x-mas! I hope he's gunna love it!
9:48 yup I was one off on my first build and was so worried something was wrong till I finally figured that out
I have this case and my GPU temps dropped by 10 degrees (three fan PNY 4070 Ti) instantly. Fantastic case and easy to build in. Only complaint is no dust covers.
This case is absolutely amazing!! Currently building with now and the space and look with the tempered glass is so beautiful
Great video Jayz. That's probably one of the best cases out there now. Nice test 😃
The takeaway that i got from this video, was not only how good of a case this is, but seeing a good smoke machine that can be used to detect boost leaks in cars, which is something i've been looking for for ages😬
Just build my new pc in this case and Im loving it. Im running a RTX 4070 with a Ryzen 7800x3d liquid cooled and after a few weeks of use, never seen temps go above 62 c for gpu and 65 c for cpu. Awesome case so far and looks great too!
Wich AIO are u using?
Just built in this case. I got lower temps than the 2022 H7 Flow. Most of the air from the bottom fans are blocked by the GPU. I'm using Lian Li AL 120's all around except the bottom which are plain black 3 pin Fractal 140's I had laying around. AIO is a Deepcool LT720. Using a 7800x3d and 4070ti.
I got his case in black non rgb ,it's got 2 140mm ARCTIC P14 PWM PST on the bottom a 120mm ARCTIC P12 for back exhaust with a NZXT Kraken Elite 240 AIO cooler on top ,this case pulls in a lot of air and kicks it back out again keeping my SAPPHIRE RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X nice and cool ,case is well worth the money .
Looking forward to the build, and the smoke was a great way to show airflow. I don't NEED a new case but for $130 bucks w/rgb, I very much WANT it.
Would this case be able to work with a motherboard that has the power connections on the bottom? Such as TUF Gaming Z790-BTF WiFi 7 Intel® Z790
I was sort of expecting Jay to be smoking a cigar in order to generate smoke 😁
Close up shots with spot lights and played in slow motion should make it even easier to see the air flow.
Next buy for Jay and the guys, gas masks and a hazmat shower to deal with the smell of smoke,
I would love to see you use that method with every case from now on. and even would like to see on on the inwin 925 and singularity cases youve used recently. Great purchase jay, have always loved your content from you and your team.
I just bought a Corsair 4000D Airflow case like 3month ago, going from a H510 Elite. Now i wish i had waited and got this instead, really like the design of it.
5:45 yes please try that with the PSU, would love to see the results.
As a NZXT H9 user, the H6 is sick. I mean more than H9 for me, i like the front buttons for being on desk, where H9 has power button on top
I've been wanting to upgrade my PC case for a while now and im now tempted to get one of these.
£99 for a case with that amount of airflow is mental.
Its cool to see the airflow since im going to be building a mid tier build in that case when i get my man cave setup in a large shed this year
Just did a build in this case yesterday went all white it def looks sharp and the case is def different with the angle up front
I bought the non RGB version for blackfriday, my current case is terrible on for airflow this will be a much needed upgrade!
I just purchased this case, it arrived today and I am SO stoked to do my newest gen build in it. Absolutely love the case! I am doing a 4080 with i9 14900K build (I'm coming from a few gens back with the 2080 and i7 8700K, so I couldn't be more excited!) Now to wait for the rest of my parts to arrive so I can get building!
I have a Corsair Carbide Series Air 740. It was a bit more pricey than this and I bought it back in 2016 I think because of the Dual-Chamber and Airflow design. Still using it to this day, but have swapped out nearly every part over time. The Airflow is just simply amazing and wish I could recommend it, but it's not available anymore. It's great there is a similar design to that now, but in a little bit smaller form factor than the Corsair! Great review.
Finally a smoke machine, been waiting for this video
Bought the case for my full rebuild, upgraded to the i7 13700k and this case was a breeze to build in, and for the Black Friday price I got it for, was well worth it