NZXT H1

LiE · 25 Feb 2020 at 17:31

I can see this is up for pre-order at a few places, any idea when OcUK will be open for pre-orders?

Case looks good.

https://assets.cdn.nzxt.com/assets/...80de5f1d32601a6569b13fbac0b54aa9ebb952191.png

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https://www.nzxt.com/product-overview/h1

LiE · 25 Feb 2020 at 18:49

Yea £299 isn’t too bad really for what you get. Temps seem OK considering it has only 1 fan on the AIO.

LiE · 26 Feb 2020 at 11:05

I think the biggest issue with the case is how limited you are in terms of additional cooling - there's no where to stick any additional fans. 1 on the GPU side would have been amazing. Maybe an accelero III with some zip ties

LiE · 26 Feb 2020 at 14:26

I'm still undecided on this case. The 140 AIO may be a little under spec for my 3900x. Then there's the issue of the GPU cooking itself because some of the air is hitting the glass.

The glass looks nice but I think it's a little wasted, no real room for tasteful RGB. You can see the side of the PSU and the riser cable...

OcUK - PREDATOR said:
NZXT is under me nowadays
I've been chasing my NZXT contact for more information but the short answer is yes, we will list this case.

Good to know

LiE · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:52

Yea I think as a swap it's a harder thing to justify. I already have a Corsair SF750 which is a better PSU than the rebranded Seasonic 650 in the H1. I have a Noctua D15 on my 3900 which is superior to the 140 AIO. I have options in terms of fans and GPU cooling in my Lian Li TU150. The only thing this case has is it looks really nice and is smaller. I do question the point of going smaller though, for the sake of going smaller. The TU150 isn't exactly a beast and the additional space I would gain from the H1 wouldn't make a bit of difference to how I use my desk space.

I think the H1 makes sense for those doing a new build with space constraints and aren't packing a lot of power hungry components into a chassis.

LiE · 26 Feb 2020 at 16:09

OcUK - PREDATOR said:
The GPU is mounted sideways so that its air intake is directly from the side panel (Which is drilled with ventilation holes). The airflow intakes are both sides of the case with the back of the case being exhaust. Images for reference.

What the image doesn't show is the air from the GPU hitting the glass and being recirculated by the GPU since the air is exhausted from both sides of the GPU.

LiE · 26 Feb 2020 at 17:30

OcUK - PREDATOR said:
Thats the top of the GPU though. There will be barley any airflow coming through the top.

Honeslty, i'm sure the temps & airflow in this case will be fine.
We won't know for sure until we've had our hands on the case but i'm fairly certian NZXT will have done their research with this.

Air comes out of both sides of the GPU. So air will come out of one side and hit the glass, the other side is fine as that's vented.

Ali mentions it here in his review - https://youtu.be/0YOL4g5YiEw?t=565

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It's not terrible to be honest, but it isn't the most optimised it could be.

LiE · 28 Apr 2020 at 10:16

McPhee said:
https://ghostsheets.co/collections/all/products/h1-sheet-preorder

Custom front panels available to order. Only Walnut to start with, but the creator says he'll be looking at other options too.

Nice idea for the H1, given the lack of front ventilation and general pointlessness of the glass.

That looks very smart!

LiE · 11 May 2020 at 16:12

Now we're talking.

Custom loop.

LiE · 18 May 2020 at 10:11

I've put in pre-order as well at 9:58, hopefully I'm on the next batch.

LiE · 21 May 2020 at 09:11

@OcUK - PREDATOR sorry I may have missed, when is the next batch ETA?

LiE · 21 May 2020 at 12:47

OcUK - PREDATOR said:
NZXT Confirmed we would have enough to cover the current pre-orders but that was monday.
The second batch will ship from China in August (H1's are the holdup) and this will spend around 8 weeks on the sea.

Does that include those of us who put in orders on Monday? Also do you have an ETA on that first batch?

LiE · 21 May 2020 at 22:39

Mark011 said:
can I tease you all with this?

A friendly advise if you're after this case, if you plan to use a hot gpu like rx 5700 XT you will HAVE to remove the front glass, mine would get very hot even though i got 2 exhaust fan at the back, the air would stop on the glass and would make the glass super hot at touch (like seriously hot, you could burn yourself). I have since returned the AMD card, but will have a 2070S to test soon. The last things to do to my build is liquid cooling!

Did you undervolt? It's pretty much a no brainer in an ITX case. Can drop 20c.

LiE · 22 May 2020 at 09:38

There's definitely a market for it, these have already sold out - > https://ghostsheets.co/collections/all/products/h1-sheet-preorder?variant=31838399463511

LiE · 22 May 2020 at 23:28

Just seen that someone is working on a mod to add fans to the rear.

https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/go14su/another_3d_printed_h1_fan_mod/

LiE · 24 May 2020 at 09:32

@Mark011 what's the noise like from the pump at idle? I've found in the past pump noise to be quiet irritating when doing desktop stuff / no load. You can run fans pretty slow to produce next to no noise but AIOs seem to constantly put out a noise.

LiE · 24 May 2020 at 21:44

Mark011 said:
It is a bit loud, meaning you can definitely hear it, the pump is connected to a 3 pin header so it always work at 100%. But this is my personal opinion, I'm used to years of liquid cooled machines where you could hear nothing!

If you are in a very quiet room, you'll hear it.

Thanks, that's what I thought. I've sent a webnote to cancel my pre-order.

LiE · 10 Jun 2020 at 12:19

I guess if you don't mind the idle noise then small fans would be OK, but they spin pretty damn fast and aren't a pleasant noise.

One of the big reasons I pulled out of this case is the idle noise. A 3 pin pump header means max pump speed, next to a panel with no sound insulation. I couldn't live with a pump hum all day long on my desk. It would be fine if it was a dedicated gaming machine.

LiE · 12 Jun 2020 at 14:27

If it's a 4 pin then you can control it via the Asus fan ultility and set a curve. I usually set a flat curve to about 62c, then it ramps up. Also see if there is a setting to smooth out fan speed changes.

AI Suite is fine, I've had no issues with it. You can probably do it in the BIOS as well if you wanted to avoid using the util.

If it's 3 pin, I think you'll want to change the fan.

LiE · 12 Jun 2020 at 14:42

Simon Belmont said:
It's 3 pin

I could use NZXT's CAM software

I don't think that will work. With a NZXT AIO the fans would attach to special connectors coming from the pump, and that would go via USB giving control via CAM.

Grab a better 4-pin fan optimised for static pressure and you'll be set. Noctua NF-A14 is a good fan https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noctua-nf-a14-pwm-chromax-premium-grade-fan-140mm-fg-06l-nc.html