Discussion NZXT H7 Flow 2024 (Impressive)

[Heat_Fan89]

This is one of the best cases I have ever used. It has tons of room, it has a plethora of cutouts for cable mgmt. The top and side panels unsnap real easy. The front comes off as well to clean the fans. It is nice and sturdy. It has maximum airflow and the icing on the cake is that it looks very modern and clean in jet black.
I bought one when Amazon dropped the price to $90.

 

[scrapser]

I just completed my build today. I bought an ASUS Tuf RTX 5080 OC not realizing it was an aircraft carrier. But that's okay. I have been evolving my previous case (a Cooler Master HAF 932) for 14 years. I have come to see how much cases have changed over the years. The H7 Flow took the new graphics card with about 2 inches of free space to spare. The computer runs quieter than my old build which had an EVGA 3080 ti.

I have been biting my lip for some time now so I need to ask a general question. What is it with all the RGB stuff? It's almost dictating what companies offer anymore. Cases are becoming computer "aquariums" it seems. If pretty lights are so important than why not just buy some Christmas tree lights and hang them all over the room? Why do so many people need to have these desktop light shows? It seems to me it would distract from whatever is being done on the computer...especially gaming.

Back to the case...this is my first experience with a case that has no bays for peripherals. Up till now I have always had an optical drive in my computer. But in truth I hardly use it. Even so, I have this thing with tools. You may not need it hardly but the day you do you thank yourself over and over for keeping it around.

My recommendation for NZXT is to shift the motherboard wall a bit closer to the glass panel side to give a bit more depth to the backside where all the cables and drives are located. I have an ASUS Thor 1200w PSU using an ASUS Maximus Dark Hero Z790 MB. And with one SSD and one HDD plus a Corsair AIO cooler, things got pretty tight in the cable management department. The SATA cables were a challenge since everything is so flat and prevents using 90 degree connections. Even the daisy chain connectors were a bit of a struggle. Seems there could be some space allocated back there to make things a bit easier.

 

[FLGamer]

I just completed my build today. I bought an ASUS Tuf RTX 5080 OC not realizing it was an aircraft carrier. But that's okay. I have been evolving my previous case (a Cooler Master HAF 932) for 14 years. I have come to see how much cases have changed over the years. The H7 Flow took the new graphics card with about 2 inches of free space to spare. The computer runs quieter than my old build which had an EVGA 3080 ti.

I have been biting my lip for some time now so I need to ask a general question. What is it with all the RGB stuff? It's almost dictating what companies offer anymore. Cases are becoming computer "aquariums" it seems. If pretty lights are so important than why not just buy some Christmas tree lights and hang them all over the room? Why do so many people need to have these desktop light shows? It seems to me it would distract from whatever is being done on the computer...especially gaming.

Back to the case...this is my first experience with a case that has no bays for peripherals. Up till now I have always had an optical drive in my computer. But in truth I hardly use it. Even so, I have this thing with tools. You may not need it hardly but the day you do you thank yourself over and over for keeping it around.

My recommendation for NZXT is to shift the motherboard wall a bit closer to the glass panel side to give a bit more depth to the backside where all the cables and drives are located. I have an ASUS Thor 1200w PSU using an ASUS Maximus Dark Hero Z790 MB. And with one SSD and one HDD plus a Corsair AIO cooler, things got pretty tight in the cable management department. The SATA cables were a challenge since everything is so flat and prevents using 90 degree connections. Even the daisy chain connectors were a bit of a struggle. Seems there could be some space allocated back there to make things a bit easier.

Shifting the backplate towards the glass is good for cable management, but bad for vertical GPU mounting

for RGB lighting, meh, to each his own.

 

[dwd999]

Many people would prefer that the space for mounting a 420mm radiator be on the top rather than in the front. Many case companies also now provide a gpu support bracket system.

 

[SyCoREAPER]

I know this is a month old but going to poop on the parade. The 2024 vs 2021 case is far inferior. The layout has somewhat been optimized but the materials are inferior as is the build quality.

Also support, forget about it. If they are so much already working on the next product (not just cases), parts won't be available and you'll get the runaround from NZXT. They seem nice but appears to be more for manipulative means in my opinion over genuine CS care.

 

[JayGau]

I have been biting my lip for some time now so I need to ask a general question. What is it with all the RGB stuff? It's almost dictating what companies offer anymore. Cases are becoming computer "aquariums" it seems. If pretty lights are so important than why not just buy some Christmas tree lights and hang them all over the room? Why do so many people need to have these desktop light shows? It seems to me it would distract from whatever is being done on the computer...especially gaming.

I will try to stay polite because if I say what I really think of this comment I will be banned for life of this website. And that applies to all the others who think they are so smart because they don't follow the trend: "I'm so special and have a so powerful mind because I don't let evil companies put useless lights in my computer".

If you don't like it, don't buy it. There's always an option without RGB. Pick those. But trying to shame people who like something you don't is really dumb and despicable. If I don't like strong cheese, I could do like you and say I don't understand why so many people like strong cheese and it shouldn't even exist because, you know, I personally don't like it. Why do companies try to dictate the food offer with their disgusting cheese? But that would be insanely dumb, isn't it?

I like to make my setup looking appealing when I look at it. It brings me joy and doesn't harm you in any ways. And if you suffer from a so bad focus problem that a few color lights distract you from your games then yeah, stay away from RGB and stick with your sad setup.

 

[SyCoREAPER]

I will try to stay polite because if I say what I really think of this comment I will be banned for life of this website. And that applies to all the others who think they are so smart because they don't follow the trend: "I'm so special and have a so powerful mind because I don't let evil companies put useless lights in my computer".

If you don't like it, don't buy it. There's always an option without RGB. Pick those. But trying to shame people who like something you don't is really dumb and despicable. If I don't like strong cheese, I could do like you and say I don't understand why so many people like strong cheese and it shouldn't even exist because, you know, I personally don't like it. Why do companies try to dictate the food offer with their disgusting cheese? But that would be insanely dumb, isn't it?

I like to make my setup looking appealing when I look at it. It brings me joy and doesn't harm you in any ways. And if you suffer from a so bad focus problem that a few color lights distract you from your games then yeah, stay away from RGB and stick with your sad setup.

Took someone's comment that wasn't towards you directly pretty personal. Nobody I said you can't have what you like. If you like RGB, good for you, it's your choice and opinion. As is @scrapser opinion to not like it.

What he/she was eluding to is that the industry pumps out what's in demand, not always with viable alternatives. This often results in saturation to becoming the norm. Sort of comparable to the whales that feed live service games. Now game developers are following the trend and leaving traditional games in the rearview or very least not the same attention in favor of quick revenue burst of LS because they are less effort to develop. Naturally that doesn't jive well with traditional gamers.

Like me having an the opinion that those that don't fall into flock mentality online and have an original thought or a counterpoint are crucified online. That's my opinion. Some will agree, some won't.

End of the day, people like what they like and don't what they don't.