NZXT H700i Chassis review (updated)
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Robbo9999
A good looking case. I think the airflow might be a bit dodgy though, those front fans are likely gonna be starved for air as the intake mesh doesn't look wide enough. I've said it before, but Gamer Nexus did some work showing that such side vents on the front panel of cases need to be at least 1 inch wide so as to not restrict air intake to the front fans - this is versus testing with front panel removed. I don't know why manufacturers don't make those side vents wider, I mean how much uglier would it make it look, I don't think it would look ugly to be a few more centimetres wider on the side mesh.
BahamutxD
Overpriced I think. Maybe if it included some more led strips (under the case) and some AER RGB fan...
I don't like the mesh over the PSU either, I miss the NZXT light in the PSU shroud and the lack of vertical GPU mount.
Tone
Sadly You are not the only one, love this case but same thing happened to me, am in email ping pong with NZXT to try and get it rectified
" With the latest CAM software update, the controller was detected and active, a minute later there was a firmware update available for the unit, and you likely guessed it already .. the firmware update killed the unit. Totally non-functional."
Netherwind
I'm looking for a replacement for my old Define S and I've been looking at the Enthoo Pro M for some time. Now that NZXT released this case I was sure I had found my replacement and was happy to see that everything is included (all fans I need plus a fan controller) which would be almost the same price as an Enthoo Pro M plus extra fans, controller and SSD brackets. But hearing how CAM kills the controller I'd better wait until it's resolved.
Tone
Ill update if /when I get a resolution, to be fair to NZXT they are in talks with the engineers, to try and identify the problem, so hope they have a fix soon
MaCk0y
BlueRay
Lovely case and nice design. It's way overpriced though. That arch thing really gets in the way. I would tolerate it if it was at the right price. 200 euros for this case is too much.
Netherwind
Tone
TBH the thermals and acoustics are not to bad, I'm running a corsair H110iGT AIO, along with a Gigabyte 1080ti water force, I've got the fan for the gpu card pulling air in from the front , and 2 of the new Noctua AF fans (black swap) 140 on the cpu cooler pushing air out the top, temps on the cpu are under 50C and the GPU runs wildlands at 52/53C with a 50% fan curve, and that's without the other fans currently working due to the hub problems,.
just for info, my board is an x99 deluxe 2 ASUS and cpu is i75930K with 32 gb ram, so I think the case is pretty sound, just need to fix the hub problems for the fans/lighting, also once fixed, not sure how it'll work but there is an acoustic mike that supposed to balance fan speed and noise against heat, and its supposed to be adaptable if you upgrade your rig. as for the bar, you can move along a little bit, or take it out, I left mine in and used it to route the corsair pipes along the top bit, and to hide the wiring to the motherboard, it doesn't look that bad, hope this helps you guys
Netherwind
Robbo9999
Tone
Alienwarez567
I just got mine yesterday and its a real treat to build in, when i was done building and powered up cam told me that the HUE+ needed a firmware upgrade, which then proceeded to fail now the HUE+ in the case dont work i cant seem to get it working. YAY
jura11
http://rh-software.com
Same can apply as well for Coolermaster H500p which looks good but with all panels this case have poor airflow
Phanteks SSD bracket is not expensive, over here cost around £5-£10 and PWM hub around £15
Hope this helps
Thanks, Jura
Hi there
I would go rather with Pro M TG for such price as this case does look good but CAM SW is pain in arse
If you are want to control everything without the CAM SW then check SIV64, its good alternative to CAM or CorsairLink
Tone
Hilbert Hagedoorn
Administrator
Yeah, that's the firmware part where the controller died for me as well. Well, that's three in this thread alone if I count my experience. That FW update should be pulled.
Alienwarez567
Netherwind
jura11
https://www.cdiscount.com/informatique/ventilation-refroidissement/thermalright-ventilateur-de-boitier-ty-147a-sq-1/f-10789-ty147asq.html?refer=zanoxpr&cid=affil&cm_mmc=zanoxpr-_-269969
These SSD brackets are available for good prices there and they're working beautifully there,PWM hub you need to plug to yours motherboard PWM header and you can adjust temperatures based on what you want or what Motherboard offers or you can try have look on Speedfan and create there profile,this what I done on friend PC as well as he didn't liked idea fans ramping up during the gaming or when CPU temps spiked for few seconds,you can pickup there points like based on temp GPU etc
I would base temperatures on T sensors,do yours motherboard offers T_sensors ?
Thanks,Jura
Hi there
XP fans are not available in Sweden that's shame there,these fans I would choose as well as they have similar characteristics like MP with less RPM,but MP fans are very nice fans,if you will keep them in 1000-1200RPM they're very quiet fans,if you can then have look as well on TY-147A SQ
Netherwind