NZXT completely seamless glass PC case H9 Elite released
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anticupidon
Scratches at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7 .
https://s1.qwant.com/thumbr/474x474/1/e/76fcacc8e5826ba22a4ae4f9c8c2cd63f2314929723dd185e32cd5dc4a2d3f/th.jpg?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.GnzvE-hDAs-MgDym0FiIogHaHa%26pid%3DApi&q=0&b=1&p=0&a=0
ElementalDragon
That's.... quite the sharp looking case. Would have loved to have the option of that over my H7 Flow. But.... considering at idle, it's basically inaudible, and under load it's still quite quiet with 3 Silent Wings Pro 140mm fans (2 intake, 1 exhaust) and the two Corsair ML140's on the 280mm AIO.... I'll stick with what i've got.
kakiharaFRS
very happy other brands are finally finally moving away from obsolete, never worked, no airflow bottom PSU design, it's just bad no fresh air reached the area below the gpu it all got sucked upwards by the top fans
great that we have an alternative to the lian li dynamic xl which had zero competitor until now, I just hope they allowed enough space not like corsair who's always missing 1-2cm blocking your radiator connections or preventing you from using fans
I'm still very annoyed by the corsair crystal 680x which was the best looking case I've seen this far but it needed a good +2cm in height and length
I really like the "cutout" thing they added to hide cables I have spaghettis hidden behind my bottom rad on the lian li, you don't see them but still being able to come straight up to the motherboard rather than 90° seems very nice, super clean look
very tempting congrats nzxt i never cared for your glass rgb cases before this one
I was looking at lian li v3000 but it's gigantic and I don't want a giant desk it steals from my vr space
Ricepudding
Can we stop using glass already.
don't care what my PC looks like, I want function, gimmie a proper side panel that can stop sound rather than glass which does nothing.
just adds cost for something where a metal sheet would be so much cheaper and nicer looking. also hate glass at the front, best place for fans and airflow.. lets block it with glass yay
Korc
So EVERYONE has to have metal sides because you don't like glass?
Also glass is better than a metal side panel for noise cancelation due to the fact that metal can flex and vibrate which will increase noise
Also the front is not the best airflow, I class these sorts of cases as "Forced Convection" as heat naturally rises it just makes sense to have intake at the bottom and exhaust at the top, blowing cool air directly on the GPU
suty455
meh my lian li case from 10 years plus ago had a top mounted PSU in fact it had 2 options one top one bottom if reqd with space at the bottom to vent, it had 2 fans on top, 4 fans at the front and a removable cage with built in fans for HDD plus 6 fixed HDD and 5 external mounts for DVD/quick swap drives etc a built in GPU support all made from alloy fully filtered with removable washable units and on wheels (wheels were extra), to me it seems we have gone backwards in case design
https://wehitech.com/lianli_full-tower-pca70a_2866_1795.html
Of course being Lian li it was fully screwed together with minimal rivets and had a removable mobo try something you just dont see these Days, really regret selling it
rflair
Moderator
Before checking the article out I thought it was going to be a 100% glass case, which would be ugly as hell, but that's not bad; still not for me, I do excellent cable management and everything looks neat and tidy but I don't care to stare at it. If you're into RGB and like having that party effect or leader of the parade feeling its great.
Alessio1989
can I have it without glass panels?
0blivious
Glass cases are a bit of a mixed bag; Besides just aesthetics, I like my glass case because I can see all the motherboard's "idiot lights" at a glance. I don't like how the front fans moving to the right side make trying to manage a long GPU and a large 2x/3x radiator almost impossible as they interfere with one another.
I do really like to see exposed electronics though, so I'm probably going to keep buying glass cases. It's making up for my first 20 years of PCs, which were all an awful beige or off-white color.
scoter man1
Buy one of the many ones that don't have a glass panel then? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Alessio1989
99% of current PC cases have RGB and transparent window(s) (either of glass or plexiglass), most of the remaining 1% of models aren't in stock or if they are have insane prices (like 200% the MSRP price).
Yes, Fractal Design proposed the "pop" series with a lot of full metal cases without windows in stock, but if you need 1 more support for ssd/hdds or just wanna have the usb-c cable you will pay those accessories a lot, like 1/3 of the case price :|.
A lot of new models, even expensive, now lack of USB-C ports too un front panels.
maikai
I currently have 2 glass Corsair cases with broken glass sides. I have a crystal black and I cannot even get a replacement for it. So yea these 2 current all glass cases I have will be the last
tsunami231
meh glass so many cases with clear/tinted windows, there is to much emphasis on "see" threw cases and rgb. There many cases i would buy if they had verison that where not see threw windows. and one with closed off panels are either super expensive, "fractal design" or just ugly
I as looking at pop series was also looking there was looking define 7 too, but 180$ for case? i payed 89$ for my R5 could probably get compact for 120$ but i will never go back to cramped cases like that.
The Goose
This has Phantek N7 written all over it.
tunejunky
this is NZXT's version of the Hyte, but i like it.
they went a bit bigger, but also put NZXT finally into the open loop market. the biggest knock on every single one of their cases to date is the lack of radiator support. this finally gives an enthusiast a reasonable alternative to Phanteks, Corsair, etc.. when building their loop.
just having that much glass necessitates liquid cooling so anyone used to big air just passes over its many charms.
the new mid-size Hyte glass case is more compact, but if you have an elaborate loop the size differential goes into the rads.
mind you the mid size w/radiator support can handle an RTX 4090 & i-13900K...even if you get a block for the Nvidia
Ricepudding
bottom might be better, but then higher chance for dust, and if you got carpet no fun for you 😀
Also did i say everyone has to have metal sides? just be nice if we got a choice, most cases coming out do not give a choice and its glass only, there is no metal option and to find a "good" metal option is often harder especially if you want a full tower
goat1
I love all the guys crying about glass cases and RGB LOL
I don't want to see inside my pc. Bring back the beige garbage. No lights please it's terrible.
Listen dudes, go buy a dell or HP and you'll be good. Having an ugly PC sitting on or under your desk looks sweet.
I don't understand the whining about stuff like this, and its only from a minority of guys. It gets old!
PS. I like how NZXT ripped off Lian Li and everyone on this forum loves it.. 🙄
I have a Lian Li Razer edition case and I love it. I love the RBG also. Anyone that comes over and see's my computer always comments on how beautiful it is. 😛
Netherwind
Sure, metal can vibrate but not so much that its the cause for vibrations. If anything chassi fans which are screwed to the frame are the cause for vibrations.
Metal sides have a big advantage over glass and that's the possibility to mount noise dampening material - something which Fractal Design did a lot back in the days. That sure helped a lot to mitigate coil whine and fan noise.
For me this is an almost exact copy of Lian-Li PC-O11.
tunejunky
i have a 011D Lian Li and it is similar to a point, mainly glass. but this is more of an version of the Hyte Y60 (which is excellent and comes w/ accessories unlike Lian LI). the new Hyte Y40 is nearly identical to this except being smaller. the problem w/ the big companies (except Corsair) is that most of the cases are bare bones at this price point. add more $$ for the NZXT rgb or the Lian Li pcie 4.0 riser.
i'm getting the Y40 for my AM5 build and it comes w/ fans, a really nice riser and great features.
