NZXT H510 - Case Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- The NZXT H510 is the Most popular computer case on Amazon.com. Why are Sooo many people buying this case. Let’s find out.
What’s up everyone, Erik here and welcome to Hardware For Gamers. The dimensions of the H510 are 46cm Height, by 21 cm Width, by 43 cm Depth. NZXT does provide a small box that has the screws and fittings in it, there are also some zip ties, NZXT also includes a headset splitter, and there is double sided booklet that illustrates pretty much nothing and is pretty much a waste of paper. Now speaking of waste everything in the box has been separated out into there own little baggies so there is quite a bit of plastic waste here. Which is not cool NZXT.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Overview Exterior of Case
4:00 Overview Interior of Case
7:25 Fan and Radiator Options
8:15 Build Notes
9:36 Temperature Testing
11:38 Final Thoughts
Case Testing Method Video: • (OLD) PC case testing ...
The Test System:
- AsRock B450m Pro4
- Ryzen 7 1700 All Core OC of 3.8Ghz
- 2x4GB of Corsair Vengeance @ 3000mhz and timings of 15-17-17-35
- Uphere AC12 with 2 Arctic P12 PWM PST in Push/Pull
- Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut Pad
- MSI RX580 Armor X (AMD Driver Version 20.9.1)
- Thermaltake SP-550P
- Full Set Cable Mod Cable Extension
- Sata3 SSD (Windows 10 Home Version 2004) - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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Love that you understand positive and negative pressure. I'm amazed that people don't account for that when building.
Yeah there's too many "know-it-alls" reading and writing Reddit threads, rather than learning things and testing things.
I love this case so much I have the red version and it’s so clean it’s so easy to work in
@TxkeOver yes it comes with most of the cords I just got it as well and it’s fucking awesome and easy to work in
@@TokolYT what kind of pc doesnt have usb ports bro
Thank you for the detailed review 🙏
Glad you liked it.
Very comprehensive review, with excellent structure and presentation. Thank you!
Glad you found it helpful.
Great review thank you :)
Thank you
The splitout adapter thing for the front panel is to change the function of the power LED, basically. Some people don't like that it defaults to single-light HDD activity (though I think it's rad, configure my own raspberry pi cases to have a similar behaviour.
They divide the screws so you know what you have and what to use. I don't see any issue with this at all. Nice case.
Awesome Video, Thanks man, excelent
Thank you
I had this case sitting around for nearly a year. Nobody wants it for their build because there's no RGB. I'm doing a new build for myself and it's a perfect minimalistic case for me.
The OG of PC cases
I was thinking of upgrading my case from an Ibuypower case ( case with 2 slits of airflow going down vertically in front of the case) to the h510. Not sure if it’s worth it?
The H510 with just it's stock fans (so no aio or fans on the front) is a pretty good case.
I was in a hurry and I needed a case. I picked this up at Best buy because of the price.
It looks awesome, and my components are cool.
Awesome vid I have this case and have ordered x63 aio do I buy fans for the front of the radiator for better airflow?
I would just use the fans that come with the x63. Extra fans won't help airflow in this case.
@@HardwareForGamers I was planning on using them as they are rgb for inside the case so you can see them but I’ve seen people put extra fans on the other side to maybe pull more air in?
@@antivist8107 the H510 is so airflow restricted it won't add mush extra air into the case. Also as I said in the review too much extra air may overheat the GPU.
all i’m wondering is does it come with front fans?? cuz on amazon they didnt show photos inside of it 4:50 yeah they don’t come with front fans but thats fine i just didnt wanna buy fans if they already did but good to know
yeah, this case works best in negative pressure so you don't really want front fans.
The booklet is very helpful, shows you how to properly install radiator and fans to the metal bracket.
There's a small mistake. You can put 280mm of AIO cooler, not only 240mm.
I just ordered this case, I’m nervous about switching everything over from my older case, any tips on doining it, thanks so. Much
Try not to rush yourself. Try your best to give yourself room. You can try taking a picture or two of your current build and try and match it.
It’s not worth it it’s hot asl
@@ghoul5152 really?
@@Superstar-yd3zh yes
@@Superstar-yd3zh well what hardware r u using it depends
Im thinking about switching out of the corsair 275r airflow for this case but i already have 3 corsair ll120 fans and want to get an aio for my cpu in the future and wont know what to do with extra fan should i make the switch?
Also great video ;]
I would pick the 275r airflow over the H510 because it has better thermals. Now if you don't like the look of the 275 r airflow and want something cleaner looking that's up to you.
@@HardwareForGamers the aio would help with the temps for the cpu but is there any other clean looking white alternatives that wont break my bank anymore xD
@@tommo2805 there is the deepcool Macube that looks really nice now availability is really wonky so I haven't been able to actually get one here in Canada. So I don't know how well it works thermally. it does look really nice and shouldn't be all that expensive.
@@HardwareForGamers alright ill look into are you going to do a video when you get your hands on it?
Got 280 rad front 2 140 hi p fans on rad 140mm hi p top hi p 120 rear holds ok temps GPU will get 80c but think due to itself. Was wondering if cutting more holes to front and re add the 2 120 nxt stock fans to front if all fits would be to newer airflow case thanks
Did the whole help
@@JesManVP my bud had the tools he doesn't want to so besides just hammer punch stuck ATM
U need that front panel splitter on some Gigabytes motherboards , I’ve done that before 😂
Will the xfx 6800 quick speedster fit in this case?
I’ve had this case since December and it’s nice thanks for the video I just got bored
Lmao
should i get extra fans if i’m buying this case? (3 corsair 120)
It depends on your system, but most likely, no you shouldn't. Having it in its stock configuration works the best.
can i have 2 140mm infront and 1 at the top and a 120mm at the rear?
Can you? Yes. Should you? No. look at the temperature testing.
Just bought this. It came with a fan in the back in front, do you recommend I add more fans. Thanks.
There's a fan on the front? Or on top?
@@HardwareForGamers it’s in the back and bottom front
Did you get the H510 or the H510 airflow? Because the default fan locations for the H510 is rear and top... Which is the best locations for the fans.
@@HardwareForGamers the regular h510. Do you recommend I add one on top.
@@Sc19869 I recommend to move the fan at the front to the top
probably because Amazon is dumping it for $65. The hard drive tray has 4 brackets on top of it to mount a third hard drive. It turns out that the drives are so close together the middle one gets too hot to operate for very long. It kept giving me warning lights in Crystal Disk info. I ended up being glad the tabs were there or it would have been a single drive cage. The rear of the case where the cards screwed in was made of very soft metal and my graphics card ended up getting stripped out before the build was even done. Also the front panel ports are the cheapest I have encountered on this case. The USB-C port would hardly accept a plug like it was made of rusty aluminum or galvanized metal. Many times it wouldn't even connect. I have seen videos where content creators have been building rigs and have gone to just set the glass side panel down on the ground to continue working and it shattered in their hands. It also has the worst mechanism to lock it, very hard to make it stay on.
Case makers are moving away, in unison from 5.25" DVD bays to make room for radiators and it makes me sad because even if you don't have a DVD drive there are many other things you can do with them. I am not into water cooling because I use Ryzen chips and they come with a perfectly good CPU cooler in the box. There are so many options for a 5.25" tray. There are drive fan controlers, extra IO ports, Multi SSD or NVME bays and more swappable 3.5" drive bays. The list is exhausting. Drive manufactures shouldn't dictate the monotony of your case for the next 5 years.
I hated this case and unasembled it and moved to the 10 year old proven-to-last Haf XB EVO after just 2 months. All this room make me feel like I have all the room in the world plus even more expandabilty
I used to be into having all those optical drive bays, had an NZXT Phantom for the longest time... But I literally never used them, even the DVD drive, for the absolute longest time. Bought this cheaper, smaller H510 case to rehouse that machine in, and I think I'll be happy with it.
I have a portable DVD drive in case I really do need to read a disk, but otherwise I like the idea of saving more space inside the case.
Is the Airflow REALLY so bad how everybody says ?
It works well enough when in negative air pressure.
Had this case for over a year using nzxt kraken 240aio in the front and two stock nzxt 120mm fans at the rear and top. My temps are okay, ryzen 5 5600x + rx6700xt. Gpu maxes at 73°C full load and CPU at 58-60°C. Goes down to 34°C for Cpu and 40+°C for GPU when idle.
Is the airflow not that bad? Cuz other reviews said its bad cuz of the front not being mesh.
@subber380 With it's stock fan configuration (negative pressure, fan exhausting air out the top and rear) it works okay for a mid power system with an air cooler. but by adding any fans the airflow in the case gets really weird and temps go up.
Does this case overheat a lot? I have heard it does.
Yes it does. It literallt has no ventilation. Watch the GamersNexus review for more info.
this case needs tor have a negative pressure fan set up to work properly. As I showed in the temperature testing. Adding an AIO or fans to the front of the case will cause issues.
@Hardware For Gamers so I need to remove my front intake fans out of my case??
@@anassechaoui4220 likely should yes. As I showed in the GPU temperature testing adding front intake fans raised GPU temp. now it really does come down to your system and how it's set up. So check the CPU and GPU temps under a normal load. if the GPU temp is high try unplugging the front intakes and retest.
@@anassechaoui4220 Just try to think as air ;) - the air does NOT come from the front where the front fans pushes because the front panel is completely closed. The incoming air comes from the front right where you see the thin long part with the little holes.
From there the air comes in and then has to turn 90 degrees. If you push directly in front of this curve... it will NOT lead to increase the incoming air - it will only accelerate the air and therefor create some weird air turbulences.
Like "Hardware for Gamers" said correctly to increase the incoming air you have to increase the underpressure by turning up the top and rear fan and push more air out of the case. THEN you can use a slow push from the front fans to accelerate the air which lead to a slight better cooling.
But you should buy fans for top and rear where you can individual control the fan rotation. And then you have to test a lot to create a good balance.
But... the further cooling effect by the two front fans will be always rather small. You can also just enhance the rear+top fans by changing to other models and this alone should increase the cooling.
I heard a 280mm front mounted radiator will work.
ye i heard that too but this video says 240mm idk man
so what is the ideal setup? 1 intake 2 exhaust?
Stock
@@HardwareForGamers can I change the top fan to 140? ...
@@ProximaSun sure
@@HardwareForGamers thank you for being so helpful!
Are the fans rgb?
The H510 no, but the H510i does have RGB fans.
Hey how many hdmi ports does this have
The case? Zero...
The case wont have any but your motherboard should have one but if you have a gpu you should always plug it into that but in solution with all parts, you should have at least 2
@@HardwareForGamers lmfaooooo
Isn't this known for bad airflow?
It looks like it would be terrible for air flow but it is ok... Don't expect amazing temperatures.
I have an rx 580 and in order to keep the temperature around 75 degrees I have to ramp the fans up to 3000 ish rpm, which is due to the poor airflow of the case.
Given the choice, I would definitely choose a case with a mesh front, not a solid front. Having a solid front for the aesthetic really isn't worth it when it comes to gaming; the temperatures may be a little toasty and the fans will get very loud.
Also due to the design of the case (negative pressure) it gets dusty pretty quickly.
Agreed temperatures are okay (stock)
@@HardwareForGamers will water cooling help alot
@@JesManVP no it doesn't, this case needs negative airflow.
@@HardwareForGamers so aios aren't good for this
if anyone wanna get it dont bc the air is bad and my pc heats up
Buying a H510 means you need to open the front panel xD
for that, use your imagination ^
Lost me at plastic bag complaint. OMG
Okay see you never then...🤔
Legit stopped the video and looked for someone in the comment section to feel the same lmao “not cool NZXT”
@@HardwareForGamers 🤣🤣🤣😆
MT bom
this case pisses me off because It has literally no airflow
Which is literally wrong - it doesnt have the best airflow but of course it does have airflow.
Incoming air from the front side (and probably bottom also) - outgoing to top and rear. Probably the front fans wont do that much cause incoming air comes from the front side - not directly front. So air has to turn 90 degrees. To push the air by additional fans from front... does not seem to increase the incoming air from the front side and the results seem to underline this. The front fans only can help pushing the air if the underpressure by the outgoing fans will get higher. So you have to manually push the rear und top fan if you put front fans in there. So both top and rear should be replaced by better ones. The rear only can be 120mm - the top can be a 140mm. And you should use fans with flexible rotation so you can push them by increase the rotation via fan control (in bios or windows). You probably have to test a lot to find the best combination.
So yes - of course there is airflow but the chassis is not build for very best airflow and best cooling. So in my opinion no overclocking chassis and I also would not put the most power consumpting CPU/Graphics combination in there.
I am going to buy this chassis and will use it with an Ryzen 5600X (65 watt) and an RX 6600 XT (170 watt). So both parts are only medium in power usage and therefor medium in heat producing. Maybe I am going to test with the fan configuration.
@@BoothTheGrey do you think removing pci slot covers help with airflow ? Mainly the ones in front of the gpu. My gpu was getting hot after long gaming sessions so i added a single bottom front intake fan against recommendations and it actually helped a ton for gpu and mobo temps. Like 7-10 degrees. So will opening pci slots help the bottom front intake fan exhaust that air for better airflow ?