NZXT H1 Review | Mini-ITX for the masses - scottbouleareire

NZXT is no stranger to making fantastic Personal computer cases. When it comes to combination great performance with fantastic looks, complete for a fair price, NZXT is top-tier. The H510 remains my overall favorite case for ATX builds, but we're not looking ATX today, as we'Ra about to shrink things down with our NZXT H1 review. This is a small form factor case with enclosed components that make it laughably easy to physique in. Read on for the full inside information.

NZXT H1 Review | What's hidden within

The NZXT H1 isn't your typical case as IT comes with a couple of components that you would unremarkably have to buy severally. These are a small form factor 650w Gold superpowe supply and an NZXT 120mm AIO C.P.U. cooler. These are already fitted inside the case with every cables routed to the correct locations.

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External IO includes a earphone/mic combo jack (with provided splitter), a single USB 3.2 Gen 1 Eccentric-A port, and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port. The last mentioned currently requires an Intel motherboard with the relevant header, so AMD builds will receive this porthole out of action. The power release is deserving a mention for its satisfying click and white LED.

As you won't need to provide a power append or tank, the only other components you involve are the Processor, M-ITX motherboard, Crash, storage, and a graphics card (maximum 2.5 slot).

There is a mickle of flexibility Here, equally this ITX case boasts enough room for very powerful components, without attractive up a large footprint. The vertical height allows for a lengthy GPU and an impressive water cooling system resolution.

NZXT H1 Review | Easiest build ever

Above you can see a build tutorial created aside NZXT. As I mentioned earlier, the power cater and water ice chest are already fitted and their cables are routed and ready to be obstructed in. This meant that IT took me 25 minutes to put my new PC together, and that was with Maine being careful with my unusual choice of motherboard.

My NZXT H1 PC Build

• Case: NZXT H1
• C.P.U. Cooler (Included): NZXT 140mm AIO Liquid Ice chest
• PSU (Included): 650W SFX-L 80Plus Gold Fully Modular PSU
• MOBO: ASRock X570 Phantom Play ITX/TB3
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• RAM: HyperX Fury 32GB (2x 16GB) 3733MHz DDR4
• SSDs: Crucial CT1000P1SSD8 1TB, Samsung 850 Evo 1TB
• GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual

First, I removed the toolless case panels, giving me full access code to all areas. And so I removed two screws that ignition lock the piss cooler down. Once the cooler has swung out of the way, I could then insert my motherboard.

I had already put my C.P.U., Random memory, and SSDs in place, so then information technology was just a case of moving the motherboard onto the pre-inserted standoffs. The four included screws (the only screws you need!) lock the motherboard down.

The next footfall is to simply plug everything in. Cables are complete in the moral spots and have enough slack to reach the common locations. The water cooler pump and fan also deliver enough give to reach any awkward areas, so then it's just a instance of inserting the PCI-e extension, which is pre-bent and ready to be plugged in. Frankly, it felt wish cheating at this point!

The penultimate step is to jiv the weewe cooler rearwards into place, being especially careful to avoid bending and kinking the cables. This is a pretty tight fit, as expected, but I held my breath and IT fitted perfectly, with a decent bit of headroom for my Read/write memor height.

Last, but certainly non least, is the graphics lineup. The GPU has its own footling orbit which the PCI-e extension leads to. In addition to allowing the graphics card to be mounted vertically to take up inferior place, this area also helps with thermals by keeping the CPU and GPU further apart. With the graphics card slotted in and presumption juice, it was prison term to flick the power switch and put the panels back on for that first boot.

NZXT H1 Review | Cooling off

I'm happy to say that the new build immediately booted and was ready for testing. Over again, it felt like I had entered a cheat inscribe to get to this point, with the tougher parts of the build process already done for Pine Tree State. 25 minutes from start to finish, with me double-checking things and taking photos, is just crazy. I never thought the easiest build I'd ever so do would be inside of an ITX case, but hither I am.

Lashkar-e-Taiba's move on to racket and thermals. Initially, I kept my Central processor and GPU performance stock with a custom fan curve that started the fans spinning at their lowest speed before ramping up at 50°C, reaching the uttermost 100% at 75°C.

The supplied NZXT fan is much quieter than my (admittedly cheap) Palit graphics card, but your mileage may vary depending on the GPU you usance.

Thermally, the stock 3700X was No problem for the NZXT AIO, with peak temperatures of 69 degrees while stress-testing in the unrealistic Prime95 software. The 2070, on the early hand, was getting a bit toasty, rising to 78°C with the fans at 100%.

The cooling solution that Palit has used on this cheap card no doubt deserves some of the blame here, but it's as wel worth mentioning the extra testing I did afterwards removing the NZXT H1 tempered glass fore panel. Removing this glass resulted in a drop of 2°C on the CPU and 10°C on the GPU at full load. As many have said, it would comprise nice to date a more open empanel option. The drinking glass is nice, but it's not exactly showcasing the art card or anything impressive.

Temperatures after one hour of CPU and GPU stress-examination*

• Stock: CPU 69°C, GPU 78°C.
• Stock with tempered methamphetamine removed: CPU 67°C, GPU 68°C.
• Stock CPU and undervolted GPU: CPU 69°C, GPU 69°C.
• Stock CPU and undervolted GPU with toned down glass removed: CPU 67°C, GPU 59°C.

* Ambient temperature of 25°C. Central processor and GPU fans fastened to 100%.

Afterwards more examination, I ultimately definite on keeping the 3700X stock with the "Silent" sports fan profile elect in the BIOS. For the 2070, I undervolted to drastically reduce temperatures while keeping the same layer of performance. This setup makes for minimum fan noise while still safekeeping the heating in check with nobelium throttling.

NZXT H1 Review | Small PC, big winner

I've loved my time with the NZXT H1 and I'm happy to order that I'm now using it for my main PC. Being fit to move my powerful components into a chassis about 40% of the size means I can at present fit it on my desk during the running week, before moving IT into the lounge to Be used as a 2K/4K gaming political machine. That power be the advantage of a mini-ITX case in general, but the H1 likewise helps make the build process easier and keeps internals decently cool when in use.

NZXT has forever made some of the best cases around, in footing of both great performance and undreamt stylus, but the H1 is on another level when it comes to providing an casual build feel, and IT's with child to see the company pushing mini-ITX builds further into the mainstream.

Buy an NZXT H1 present

The one major downside for some volition beryllium the price of $349.99. While I wouldn't blame you for initially balking at that cost, it's actually pretty reasonable when you consider the supplied and fitted baron supply and CPU cooler. Factoring in the enclosed components, also as the high prices of competitory little form agent cases, I think the plunge price of $349.99 isn't regrettable. I'm intelligibly not alone in that thinking, Eastern Samoa the H1 has been flying off shelves since launch!

I'm very happy to award the H1 with our Editors' Alternative award and I'm super stirred to see what's succeeding for what is hopefully a series of microscopic form factor cases. NZXT has muster up with something in earnest specialised here!

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