NZXT H510 Elite Case Review: Making Things Worse
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- NZXT's H510 series case replaces the NZXT H500. In this review, we're looking at the NZXT H510 Elite for thermals, build quality, and value.
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In this review, we're looking at NZXT's H510 Elite, which is an update H500 series case that has more RGB LEDs and glass. These two things, naturally, increase the price by $100 MSRP. In today's review and benchmark of the H510 Elite, we'll look at the thermal and acoustic performance, build quality, and more, but also talk about NZXT's post-launch change (and test that, too).
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Also known as the "Note 10 of PC cases". ;)
It's good to have a separate PC for streaming, you think we will get to a point where a second PC will be wise to help run all the RGB ECT, them dual PC cases might get more tempting...
What the fuck are they thinking when designing these cases? Hahaha
This case would work for me as I don't RGB or overclock and my house is air conditioned. I would not spend that much on a case though, that's just silly.
I would like to know if you can do a Rosewill Challanger S review. I think this case has potential for standard air cooling. In addition has more case option than most cases of its class. For this reason I would like you to consider this case for review. Thank you Gamers Nexus.
For that price you can get the base H500 and a full set of chrismas tree decorations.
Led christmas lights are cheap at walmart
U can get a h700 for $150
@@lastpally exactly what i was thinking.
plus u can return the lights after xmas is over like a true scumbag
LOL!
The technial engineers worst nightmare:
- Ok, so it works really well you say? Good, now we'll let bob over here make it look like something!
Bob just made one of the most popular cases ever
@@oliverdking too bad it’s ass
Slaps a tempered glass front panel and some rgb fans on the h500
Nzxt: okay gives us 160 dollars
$170 here. 100 more than the h500 lol. Ridiculous.
Lol I know when I first saw the price it was like 159. Then when this review came up it went up by 10 bucks.
@@gerbinators6307 they're taking crazy pills if they think that's a $170 case. The phanteks p400air that comes out next week comes with 4 fans( 3 of them rgb ), a controller, an entirely mesh front panel and is way less cramped leaving room for radiators for $89! How can you charge 170 for this?
I think the main gimmick for nzxt is that it's builder friendly (even though they removed the ssd cages in the front). However I still believe the case should cost around 120 at most since I'm assuming the smart device is around like 30-50 bucks and the aesthetic changes
I got mine for 108 euro. I wasn't gonna pass that up
a friend asked me how he can name his new case prototype, i told him "H500, you can't go wrong with this"
I want to know the case. I’ll probably not buy it but I’ll spread the word if it’s good.
Putting fans in the front then blocking them off is the *best* case design.
proves that companies can piss all over the customers and make them pay for it :D
It has nothing on putting a pull-fan right in front of another pull-fan, facing the pull-fan.
@@michelvanbriemen3459 that breaks physics and generates new air
They used the GN tempered glass cardboard case as reference ;)
th-cam.com/video/QwvfRwFx7ZM/w-d-xo.html
I glued a solid piece of acrylic to the front mesh on my case. Am I doing it right?
I just wanna say, these case reviews are incredible and there's nothing else like them out there. From someone who came off an awful case and is very wary of what to buy now these helped me immensely and now I just watch new ones for fun and knowledge. Thanks so much.
Just built a computer with the H510 Elite. Was such a nice build to do, first build I had done since my actual first build 10 years ago.
So far it's a billion times cooler than my last pc. I'm not really seeing the same thermals on the CPU as are being listed here, same with the GPU, and I run the fans on silent.
Also, I didn't have any of the build issues that you guys mentioned, no warping, no bad screws etc.
The problem here personally, is that you are super builders, who build constantly, think about us lot who don't buy often and don't go over the top overclocking.
This Case is fucking awesome and I love it!
If people don’t really mind bad thermal performance and only care about aesthetics and ease of building they are not probably going to watch a review mostly based on thermal performance like this
nice
Can you make me one ?
Youre actually coping.
Oh boy, from that title you know its gonna be a spicy one
"You can have your glass and eat it, too."
Will this be a t-shirt?
"They must be proud because they sent two identical ones"
No Jesus
They want you to turn glass into mesh
After using this case for about 3 months here are some of my observations - although the front seems blocked the mesh to the right does a good enough job on ensuring good airflow "especially" if you pair it with the 280mm NZXT Kraken. I've had no problems with overheating is even the most rigorous stress testing (conducted in 30-degree ambient temperature with no fans or air conditioning). I get idle temps of 26-28 degrees on the CPU and 30-33 degrees on the GPU and full stress temps of 60-65 degrees on the CPU and 68-75 degrees on the GPU.
Bear in mind I live in India where atmospheric temperature is usually in the 30 C
Same experience here. Airflow is fine, just doesn't look like it
@@megacurlerer what's your cpu and gpu?
I have good results as well. I am in no way shape or form using high end, high demand parts. I have a ryzen 5 5th gen and a rtx 2060. If you bump up to higher end parts I can see how thermals may be a concern
Is the case can be fit the bigger GPUs too ?
Someone is trying to be Apple. Yeah we had room for two jacks, but we made it a single and here is your dongle :facepalm:
For $50
NZXT H510i Elite S
No front I/O
$300 pricetag
Someday you will not find that combines 3.5mm jacks on cases anymore, maybe on motherboards too xD
@@hundredwaves8459 This is why I bought a seemingly old school case. White Define R6. Still has a 5 1/4 port for my BluRay drive and if I need more cooling, open the front door, lol.
Quite a few headphones that come with a combo-jack were designed for use with mobile phones and thus have a bit shorter cables than you'd want when connecting to a PC case... And the $2 splitter looks really "Elite" over that tempered glass...
"NZXT must be proud of that case because they sent us 2 identical ones."
I almost pissed myself there :3
It must suck to have to give reviews that have a negative vibe when you're already in direct contact with the manufacturer and know that they, to one degree or another, truly value your feedback. It takes guts because you know that, no matter how objective you are, your review will have some sort of a "bad guy" vibe. But the upside is if the manufacturer listens to your advice, everyone eventually wins. Kudos!
"The Enso is a scale model of the heat death of the universe"
LOL
At least Enso releashed a mesh version too.
See an all glass design instantly know it's going to be pretty trash
KingEdgeHead case is nice but it should have been all mesh design.
except the o11 dynamic i guess
Cries in O11 Dynamic
I like the look of the thermaltake v200
@@FanOfKOTOKO Yeah but the o11 dynamic has an entire 3 fan area without glass that it intakes air from. So I don't really count it and If I did it's the exception
Everybody gangsta till nzxt still can't make a good case.
So everybody still gangsta
Ah, well, its not as bad as that. H510 Elite is by far the worst H series case. The others are fine :)
@Conor you seem very serious about your critique of NZXT, did you have a bad experince with them? Also thoughts on Fractal Design?
@@alialbather6116 refresh that doesnt need to happen, feelsbadman
@@CallMeTonyga that doenst make the products bad lol
@Conor what is cheap about their cases? :)
I own this case with 5600X + RTX 3060 combo. I live in SEA and I play Forza Horizon 5 in 120fps on hot sunny afternoon in my living room without aircon. My temps are around 67-69c which is healthy. I don't understand the hate in the comments. I enjoy my build. I hope you people have a nice life. Everyone on its own :)
"...scale model of the heat death of the universe."
Will the Enso cool any better with the new one Steve ripped it?
It sounds good, but it's exactly backwards. Heat death is about absence of heat...
@@samimarishien3682 I think he means to say, there is _no movement of heat_ inside the case, which is part of the heat death model; there is uniform heat, so it doesnt move. Though, him calling the Enso a miniature pizza oven would have been more apt.
NZXT: Here's our new H510 case.
Airflow: Am I a joke to you? 🤨
Yes it is, they even joke about their shitty airflow on social media.
Sees NZXT 510 elite as 'best high end ATX case' on toms, thinks 'great, look forward to Tech Jesus review'. Sees Tech Jesus review. Unsurprised at result.
been out of the game for a long time and came back. can't help but think that tom's has turned into trash. well, at least I still have anandtech. I mean, I think.
@@michaelmabe8214 ehhhh 🙈
@@SirNickyT 🙈
I've never heard him not complaining. Nothing is perfect. I always know what to expect with his content. It's easy to criticize. My boss mastered it. LoL
@@TheSmileyTek Not without looking like an idiot it isn't. If it was that easy, Tom's would have said the opposite.
I just picked this case up open box at a good price. Almost returned it after watching this review but decided to forge ahead and try it out. I've got an AIO on my CPU and a hybrid 1080ti so not apples to apples. Case cools great with my configuration, 2 x 120 intake in front, 1 x 120 exhaust rear. Just gamed for 2 hours and my 9700k never breached 70c, while the GPU stayed below 62. I'm sure the airflow is as bad as the review showed, but for water cooler parts it seems to do fine and looks fantastic.
Same.
NZXT seems to want buyers to go with water cooling most of the time, judging at their restrictive airflow designs. It does look pretty as hell, though.
What if they replaced the front panel on the H510 Elite with a mesh front panel? I believe more customers would be interested in that than having a glass panel which could choke the airflow.
Congrats dreams come true
Huge shout out to Gamer Nexus for this review! Even though it’s over a year old, the review helped with my decision on NOT buying the elite case! Keep up the good work! 🦾
All NZXT has to do is replace the front glass panel with a mesh panel and bam they fix the thermal issues. I don't understand why the design team can't fix the obvious..
They must think that the look is more important than the thermals??
Because looks sell more.. its pretty obvious
daPi not after this review 😂
@Ray Ward I went out of my way not to have RGB and just build for performance. A whole lot of less cables to deal with. I might add custom cables.
Or do both like the Corsair 570X
Well i bought this case in 2020, and Im happy I did. They changed up the fans making 3 of them 240 mm and the rear exhaust a 120. The rad support is still lacking but it works, I have 1 long rad (idk the lenght off the top of my head sorry) and i have the 240mm rad on the exhaust, so thermals are quite good since Im watercooled. Building in this case though was a pain I wont lie it took me 4 hours to take everything out of my old case and put it in this one. None the less this case is a huge upgrade from my 2015 cosair crystal I think it was called. It looks great and I have better idle temps and good temps under workloads. I definatly havent had a super preimum case and I wouldnt classify this case as such, but again it was a huge upgrade for me and a few things have changed since this reveiw.
I've been dying for a GN case review. Thanks GN team, you guys are awesome.
DANG! I really loved the look of the case.
: (
Yea originally I wanted a more aesthetically pleasing PC case. I found the awesome H150 Elite!!! Then I see the price, then I see the design, then I see the benchmarks... I cri. I probs will buy the H510i just for the LED/Smart hub and save a $50 for other crap. Lmao
F34RL1C1A does the h510i have better airflow
Gavin Margret no
ill buy it anyway
x340x its ass ur gpu and cpu with suffocate
NZXT: Elite
Me: You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means
Me: You: NZXT: Elite
Me: You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means
"Scale model of the heat death of the universe"
Thank you for making me actually laugh out loud. :D
Love this guy's channel and knowledge. That voice though... idk. Kinda makes me tune out lol.
Bought an H500 blank from Cooler Master that was plagued with problems and bad customer service. Returned the case and was able to snag an H510 Elite for the same price with an open box discount at Micro Center...the smart device may be a gimmick, but it was so much better than mess of wires Cooler Master gave me, and the performance has been good despite the random wind gusts coming from the case. Keep up the great videos, Steve!
Was deadset on this case. Thank you for showing me the light. Will renew my search. Planning a 3950x build and thermals will matter
4000D/5000D Airflow are amazing high airflow cases with amazing styling. Just fill it with fans and you got some amazing thermals.
Happy to see some new case videos. Can't wait for the Silverstone alta s1 review and if they end up manufacturing the new raven concept, looking forward to that review as well! Thanks for all of your time and effort in making such informative videos, very much appreciated!
Why is front I/O so crap on such an expensive case! They should've added the Type C *in addition* to the 2nd Type A. Genuinely curious, would that've been so hard?
G'day @@watermalone__ I agree with the lazy engineering, but they changed the Headphone/Mic from 2 ports to 1, they would of only needed to elongate the circle to an oval to use that space & keep the 2 USB3
@UC-5Se_jsr9HxDj5KghNL4jQ yeah, brains solve problems differently,
I agree they are cutting out so many usable features to add Glass & RGB
"Because it's clean bruh!"
Yeah seem strange I won't buy a case now days unless it has at least 4 usb on front and 2 of them has to be 3.0 or better. If they was going to place glass on the front they should have ported air vent with screens around the edge.
@@TheIceblade711 The only case I'd consider buying today is the Fractal R6, and yet that thing is pricey
I recently found this channel, and I'm glad I did. It reminds me of Totalbiscuit's channel. The quality of the reviews and the honesty.
I bought this case a month ago they gave me a 120mm 140mm exhaust and 140 mm front rgb fans. Just so people are aware. They should have all fan slots populated when you buy one now.
This is correct!! My one came today with full populous!!!
Statistically speaking, even before watching the intro, I have a feeling this is going to be a good video.
The comments on this video are disappointing it’s so sad to see such an amazing product ruined by a garbage review like wow
I have this case and I have no problems.. it stays just as cool as my buddies with a mesh front..
"Amazing product"
Has a glass front panel with almost no airflow at all
It's trash product like all nzxt cases. Prioritising looks over performance and overpriced as hell.
@@keylatheace_dcs127 have you owned this case?
@@L3ON360Z have you owned this case?
It also adds $60 (retail) worth of AER fans. So, $70.00 base case, $60.00 worth of aer fans (retail price), 1 LED strip, Smart device. The price is pretty reasonable overall.
No
I don’t understand why everyone complains about the thermals on this and the h510 case. They perform great. Slap on an aio , I rock the nzxt z63kraken and it never goes above 67 under a complete full load, apps and game open, it’s really not bad at all.
Yeah I have the same case & CPU Cooler and I never go over 70, my idle temps are CPU-31 GPU-24 but gaming it’s around CPU-50/60 GPU-55-69
@Haimura Ryzen 5 5600x & Asus rog Strix 3080rtx OC
@Haimura I’m switching to a Ryzen 9 5950x soon! But I think it all depends if you’re overclocking and the temperature of your room
@Haimura I’m starting to dig it as well, I might look into the mid or large tower case next year
I'm still using the "old" Corsair 500R, what's with all these "5XX" cases? The marketers are in cahoots, I tell ya!
Way late to this party. I'm building a system for a grandson and had been regretting the fact that I had chosen the H510 for the build instead of the 'i' or the 'Elite'.
I no longer have that regret. Thanks!
Why
@@Joe-ts6mk
Did you watch the video?
@@skwest you should've gotten one with a open front
"fan's aren't expensive" unless you are Corsair then suddenly 3 and a hub cost $120 */- $10...
why is it so hard to have white rgb fans that don't cost 90% more than they're worth
I would love to see and investigation of the sound problem of the case, and maybe be able to hear the vortex if it doesn't blow my ears.Keep the great work! Love case reviews!
The reason why the GPU has good thermals, is because the front intake fans are angled towards the sidepanel, thus giving the GPU the bulk of the fresh air
Just want to say that this channel is awesome. I love that it is mostly straight facts an no acting like a 2-year old here and there that other channels do.
not interested in any of these cases..for my new pc build im using a pc case from over 20 years ago? retro sleeper build :)
Such a bummer, wanted to check this out. I'll stick with my Meshify C. It's been great. Check you again next year NZXT.
hook357 Why even bother? The Meshify c is top line.
You know Silverstone has the right idea with their vertical air flow cases. They just need to get the side windows right, they keep screwing them up.
My only complaint about Silverstone's cases is some of the screws and build space feel a little cheap (I'm actually concerned about the space behind the mobo for cable routing in the RL06, but it's mostly worked out) but hot dang, they have great airflow and run very quiet with stock fans but work even better with upgraded fans (Noctua, Thermalright, be Quiet! Silent Wings, etc).
Product idea for the GN-Store: A safety hammer
to smash in the tempered glass before the GPU desolders itself and falls on the PSU shroud.
Both corsair and nzxt have been pumping out unfinished, overpriced, no airflow glass boxes of crap the past 3 years. How the mighty have fallen...
Conor what are you talking about? There are a lot of fantastic cases under $200. I don’t understand why you’d spend that much on a case unless you have no budget restrictions whatsoever. Save $75-100 bucks and spend that on some parts that will actually give you a performance boost like a better GPU, CPU, or more memory
@Conor phanteks make fantastic cases at $150
G'day @Conor, your comment would convert to $300-400AUD for me down here in Australia,
I got a Silverstone PS15 for $59AUD & I'm really happy with it, it has a T/G side & full mesh front & can fit a 280mm rad in the front & the top, at the moment I only have 2 120mm exhaust fans but even at 40 Celsius ambient it doesn't throttle while gaming 🖥😁,
the only draw backs for me is I'd like another 3.5" H/D bay for my music but I just got a external H/D housing to put the drive in for $20AUD, & it doesn't have a PSU basement but I'd like a new Modular PSU anyway so it's a bit of incentive
P400A comes out next week with 4 fans and a controller for $89. Fingers crossed its as good as it looks.
@@SirNickyT I just had look & I like it, it's gonna be $149AUD here in Australia $106AUD cheaper than the H510 Elite
Was looking at the case, but the front glass panel had me confused. Thanks for the review.
Those fans sucking the air through the glass, that's 200IQ design here.
Fans are that powerful
I’m looking forward to a Phanteks P400a review. I’ll hopefully get mine this week. Seems like one of the few case manufacturers that understands we want cool components, not just cool looking components. 90% Of the cases I was looking at had terrible thermal designs yet had high ratings. I don’t understand this world smh.
Well, did you get it? I'm hoping you did.
Still waiting for a case with :
- Air flow favorable fron panel where little glass is mixed with a lot of mesh
- 4 USB ports incl C type
This case looks awesome, I just placed an order since I am eager to get a new case. After I placed my order I came to this video then I saw the front IO. So I canceled my order. Thanks
Front io? Sorry I haven’t built a pc yet
@@evaander front connectors. I need two USB ports, this only has one USB A port.
This review sounds absolutely biased from the start to me... I own an nzxt elite and it is incredible, I love the way it looks and the build quality is absolutely fantastic. Nzxt now sells the elite with 4 instead of 3 fans at the same price which makes sense. I can tell you that the thermals are not bad at all I have a ryzen 2700x cooled buy a nzxt kraken x62 280 mm AIO which I highly recommend I also have a 2070 super gpu cooled by its own fans, they are both under absolute maximum overclock and under heavy load stay nice and cool and the case is silent. I was really not expecting this response at all from this review video because this case is great 👍🏻 if you are considering buying this case I highly recommend it is amazing
THANKS!! Thanks for making me not regret my Define R6 purchase.
Those temps are perfectly acceptable. I'm buying the 510i. I'm good with anything under 70. Am I missing something. I've never logged any thermal throttling at 70deg on CPU and GPU. If there were any inconsistencies, it was negligible in my workload.
I got this case for a build for my girlfriend this week. The problem for me when building right now was a lack of availability. Her pc build is: ryzen 5 3600, stock amd cpu cooler, MSI x570 gaming x, 16gb Corsair vengeance 3600, thermaltake psu, Sandisk ssd 1tb and a 1660 ti. I’m going to get a hyper 212 and see if that will bring down the cpu temp, the airflow in the case is not very good.
So just to clarify here, are the thermals bad enough that you would see performance issues or is it more just that they're not good compared to competitors?
Noise probably comes from the 120mm mounts in the front. Experienced something similar, those little holes make a horrible whistle as the fans start to speed up.
Kinda sad they went backwards with airflow in the quest for looks. They need to focus on what is making them great for new PC builders, price and performance. I absolutely love my h500 and recommend them.... this ya I'm with you guys not so much.
Who's here after the announce of the H510 flow with mesh front panel to check the temperatures of the original one without the panel? I'm hyped now :D
I like NZXT's use of materials. The original S340 was great value for what it was: a budget case with a real steel chassis. NZXT has lost its way.
I just realized the blue bar on the left counts down slide time. That's such an awesome feature when I'm just trying to scrub though slides. 😲
25:40 - that graphics card almost gave me a heart attack.
Funny thing I'm doing a large rebuild over the next three months. I need
3 5.25 bays (still occasionally use optical and having two 2.5/3.5 bay
converters to use external cold storage drives as clone disks and
inserting them like floppies is a massive convenience) and at least 6
3.5 internals (4 3.5 mechanical and 3 2.5 SSDs until storage upgrades
later this year). I also will be doing both liquid CPU and GPU cooling.
Along with dust filters and good front IO (e.g. four USB ports, ideally
two type C but whatever) I came across the Phanteks Enthoo Pro TG
PH-ES614PTG_BK on Newegg. My current case is a Fractal Design which is
awesome though their newer full ATX cases don't support what I need (at
least BEFORE I upgrade my storage which will be 3xNVMe and 2x12TB
mechanical) though I really liked their attention to detail. Generally
around the $100 mark is where quality really starts to kick in. I know
my requirements are heavy (web development, video encoding, gaming and
memes for the lulz) so finding a case that fits my needs isn't easy. My
biggest question now is if the best I can fit is a top max 420mm and
bottom max 240mm radiators which should I use for the CPU and which for
the GPU? While a lot of people like LEDs (they are nice) if I can't
easily shut them off it's a deal-killer for me though if they are useful
(e.g. a light for working in an otherwise hard to light case interior
when doing internally) they are welcomed.
Tfw NZXT makes a case about as bad as one of their latest Facebook posts
What was the Facebook post?
Was it the one selling a backpack big enough to fit a Switch at most for like $120?
@@adapalis That's a thing?
OOFTA
Instead of making the front glass they should have make a mesh front panel, I would definitely buy that. Of course not calling it "Elite" and pricing it more reasonably would help too.
SilentiumPC reviews please, they seem like good low budget cases, with mesh fronts and good basic fans. Signum SG1 TG for example.
I have this case. Its awesome for the price and the stock Fans are actually good, which i did not expect at this price point. Only the CPU cable cutout drove me nuts.
That is a very interesting case! Wish it was sold in the US.
I'd love for GN to review SilentiumPC cases! Armis AR7X TG RGB specifically. But I wonder about availability of their cases outside of EU.
I recently switched to this case. At least it's better than CoolerMaster MasterBox Lite 5
As for the thermals, the cheap solution is to remove the front glass panel. (Welcoming dust in the process.)
There is ample space between the fans and the front glass panel, but still pulling air from the sides wont be as good as doing so from the front.
What with it being a 'premium' model, would it have killed them to include a mesh front panel of some sort? It looks nice, but form should always follow function imo, plus lian li demonstrated that it's possible to have both, in fact I'd say the 011 dynamic is a much nicer looking case overall.
Haven't bought an nzxt case, since I went from nzxt s340 elite to fractal meshify c and saw how much better my temps were, with identical fan setups.
This is sad, cus nzxt makes some beautiful cases, but it's blatantly obvious that aesthetics is on top of their list and airflow is in the bottom of their list..
I even asked them on facebook "when are you gonna make a case with a mesh front?". Their reply: "Probably never".
The amount of cases with 500 in the name is getting beyond ridiculous, come up with something new, damn.
Its comments like this that make me wish I could occasionally give out more than 1 thumbs-up! AMD and Intel with their dueling chipset names are silly enough, but the whole H500 thing with cases has gotten so far out of hand I feel like the case makers marketing teams need to be put in literal time-out. I'm talking about making grown adults sit in a corner until they admit what they did was bad and apologize.
I have the H510 elite, I also noticed the "turbulent" noise coming from the fans, specially the front top one at 100% PWM. It kind of sounds like it's choking or like the RPM is fluctuating. I even thought that it was failing, but the noise went away when I opened the case.
I also noticed that spinning the fans faster than 20%, didn't make any difference in the air coming out the back and in temperatures. The rear top exhaust fan also made a weird noise when spinning at 100%, it sounded like a low pitched vibration.
I replaced the rear and top fans with AER P static pressure fans and it made a big difference in temps and noise. The turbulent noise is gone and there's way more air blowing out the back and top of the case. Temps dropped about 5 to 6 degrees in average too. I think NZXT should have these fans as default on their cases.
In my opinion, looks like the stock AER F fans cannot push air through the case's exhaust holes.
I really want the Thermaltake 71 RGB... I should have bought it before the price went up...
It's a pretty good case not gonna lie my CPU doesn't even cook over 30-40c when gaming and streaming
Thermaltake is that nice blend of function and form. 👍 Have the C21 Versa RGB and it's still gorgeous 2yrs later.
@@MafiaboysWorld to be honest the only think I hate about it is that the front temper glass screws do this weird bend
Wish I saw this 3 years ago. I have the identical over-torqued screw in the fan tray. It's a flipping thumb screw.
dont know if others have that issue too, but for me it's hard to understand you. you take very fast and a bit unclear too. never had that before
It's like he doesn't care at all lol
Your case reviews always remind me of leaving kids or animals in a locked car with the windows rolled up. The exception here is there is at least some air in the computer case. I get the impression that many cases without great airflow gets the parts inside more toasty without good airflow. I would not want to fry my expensive pc parts inside of a toasty case.
Any words on lian li 011 xl? Been waiting for that forever now
I think i saw one on newegg.ca
Price and size is larger than the normal dynamic unless it a different one
Worst airflow case - NZXT
Best airflow case - lian li
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It sucks, go basic nzxt or something better for that H510i MSRP. Thats all I needed to hear.
Only a 120mm on the rear (with a terrible grill), definitely going backwards!
Those GPU temps under load are suspicious close, were they throttling? 17:00
I think it would be handy to do a comparison of different motherboard manufacturers bios and windows software. Overclocking, fan curves etc..
A fan comparison would be cool too😎, but with GN's depth. Looking at the static pressure, airflow, PWM/ coil whine? vibration? Directly comparing their performance at matched noise levels with various filters/obstruction in push/ pull. Maybe even non-PWM via fan hub.
Are you also going to be reviewing the other refresh cases like the 710?
can't wait on your review on the Phanteks Eclipse P400A
Can you please make a video where you use the cheaper case and spend the extra $90 on some good RGB fans and led strips and test the difference in thermals if any
Adding more LEDs could increase thermals, but not by enough to notice. What an odd request.
@@mjc0961 was looking to investigate value more than thermals.
Random_guy: I bet an RGB fish tank would be pretty dope.
NZXT: Hold my AER.
What is recommended over this case that looks almost the same including front glass panel if this is classed as overpriced/poorish performance?
I love the design but I can't really find anything similar on the market that I like
Same
I am quite fond of my Corsair 400c. X299 Dark sitting nice and snug like the 280mm rad up front where there’s just enough space for side intakes. I’m only mentioning this because there are a lot of variants of this kind of case.
One question remains, where is the puck?
Real question is, when are we getting a giant luck themed case?
The H700 cases have a mini puck built into the back but I guess the H500 cases don't
I cannot accept defeat so easily. I watched the full video, went out and bought the h510 Elite anyway. It does come with the top 140mm exhaust now but I also modded the case to accept a x63 Kraken AIO sandwiched between pairs of Aer RGB and Aer static pressure fans for push/pull. It’s fucken ridiculous, it’s fucken expensive BUT it works really good now and looks nice in my living room.
Grab the H500 and some Antec Prism fans - $80 for a 5 pack of addressable ring fans!
That's the best setup. Those fans are good.
@ugaaa5 explain how it's garbage. That's the same cost roughly as most non-rgb fans like fractal hp and phanteks 120mm fans. The antec fans have rubber dampers and fluid dynamic bearings.
@ugaaa5 the Antec fans are pretty decent and very cheap compared to overpriced Corsair fans available here for around $130, that too just three fans. Both are ARGBs.
Did you use the 120 or 140mm?
@@807D14M0ND5 haven't looked at the 140s but those might work as well
I don't know if you guys take requests, but Corsair just released a new case - iCUE 220T RGB Airflow - and I'd love to see a full review on it and compared to the Meshify C (I think they clearly are putting their own spin on the philosophy behind the Meshify C)
Corsair? I can guess. Ready? Overpriced trash. Even if it's a good performer thermally, don't buy it because you can get more performance for less money with another case.
@@mjc0961 You must be fun at parties.
The case is ~$100 and comes with 3 of Corsair's new RGB fans. It actually looks very competitively priced for what it offers, but I want to know the thermal performance and what-not before I consider it. As much as I love Science Studio, Greg's review just didn't cut it for me and no other big channels have covered it yet as far as I've seen.
Thanks for the input though, I'll be sure to consider it when the time comes to choose a case for my new build :P
Two fans behind a solid piece of glass... have they gone mad?
I see this trope ALL the time now with cases... I hate it so much. It ruins otherwise decent designs so often.
Kind of disappointed GN doesn't do optimized fan setups in their reviews. I've seen it in reviews in the past and on this. I want to see them move the front fans from inside that glass section to the other side of the mount which would put it inside the case and would give it another inch from the front panel. Would love to see a category of testing just labeled as "optimized" where they look at the case from the standpoint of a typical builder that's going to REMOVE the stock fans and buy their own. I want to see both ends of the spectrum, not just "this is how the case ships"
I'm sorry, but the case itself looks stupid...
It looks clean but it has flaws and it's more form over function they should be focusing on airflow
@@excellingsoul that's why I'm excited for the phanteks p400a next week. Hoping for good things cuz it looks great.
I'm going to be obnoxious and pedantic: the "heat death of the universe" is NOT death BY heat, but rather the lack of heat. It is the death of all heat and energy in the universe, which would stop entropy and end life.
Therefore, the Bitfenix Enso is a scale model of the direct opposite of the heat death of the universe.
Thanks for reading my pedantic rant.