NZXT H440

Xein

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Looking around at getting a new case and noticed a few forum members with the NZXT H440, I've watched a couple of video reviews on it but I'm still unsure as to what the cooling potential is like (air) as the intakes and exhaust (top) look a bit restricted in terms of pushing air.

Its a fantastic looking case but I'm unsure as to whether it will suit me, (air cooling for the time being).

Looking for some user feedback in regards to their experiences if possible :) :cool:
 
Love mine, did a full WC build inside it and found it to be ideally laid out. Log is in my signature.

Also stumbled upon a trick to improve the airflow. Remove the mesh that runs down the side of the front and top panels. It's a massive impedance to airflow and half of it will be invisible to most users.

Finally the stock fans aren't great so I replaced them with these. They do a significantly better job at pulling air through my radiators.
 
Disco_P said:
Love mine, did a full WC build inside it and found it to be ideally laid out. Log is in my signature.

Also stumbled upon a trick to improve the airflow. Remove the mesh that runs down the side of the front and top panels. It's a massive impedance to airflow and half of it will be invisible to most users.

Finally the stock fans aren't great so I replaced them with these. They do a significantly better job at pulling air through my radiators.
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Your WC build looks fantastic, makes me want to do it, but the only problem is it would be redundant as my hardware doesn't shape up enough to warrant WC.
 
I've done a watercooled build in a H440 also and found that in order to maximise airflow I had to remove the foam from the front and top pannels as well as some of the mesh. I think if you do this then you would probably see pretty decent temps on air.
 
Kipz said:
I've done a watercooled build in a H440 also and found that in order to maximise airflow I had to remove the foam from the front and top pannels as well as some of the mesh. I think if you do this then you would probably see pretty decent temps on air.
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I am tempted to remove the foam from one of my front panels (NZXT accidentally sent me a second) and test the noise temp difference.
 
Disco_P said:
What hardware are you planning on using inside of it? You might be fine despite the poor airflow.
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As of current, only an AMD Athlon II x4 (with H80, which was an impulse buy) and a GTX 295 (double GPU). So nothing special at the minute.
 
Hmmmm, my knowledge of hardware only goes back 2 years but am I right in thinking that those aren't exactly low power parts? You might have heat issues with the H440, though if Born_2_Kill_83 can manage with 2 290s and a hexacore i7 then you should be fine with your hardware.

@Kipz I tried removing the foam from my front panel and it was a nightmare. Did you have to do anything special to get yours off?
 
NZXT are missing a trick by not offering a mesh type front panel for this case. Stunning looker but airflow does look to be extremely poor. I had a similair situation with a bitfenix shinobi xl, seen some nice mods on the front panel which made a vast difference to airflow. Never bothered with mine though as it now houses my old x58 rig. Replaced it with an enthoo primo for the spec in sig.
 
Disco_P said:
Hmmmm, my knowledge of hardware only goes back 2 years but am I right in thinking that those aren't exactly low power parts? You might have heat issues with the H440, though if Born_2_Kill_83 can manage with 2 290s and a hexacore i7 then you should be fine with your hardware.

@Kipz I tried removing the foam from my front panel and it was a nightmare. Did you have to do anything special to get yours off?
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Hmm, the Phanteks case that's similar seems a good shout, good WC potential too for the future. Also the Corsair 540 is pretty nice too.
 
Disco_P said:
Hmmmm, my knowledge of hardware only goes back 2 years but am I right in thinking that those aren't exactly low power parts? You might have heat issues with the H440, though if Born_2_Kill_83 can manage with 2 290s and a hexacore i7 then you should be fine with your hardware.
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Indeed, my CF290X's never go above 85c on the highest temp card with 100% load, normal gaming stays well into the 70's. You'll have no problem at all with this case and your GPU, and if in the future you stick to double GPU's the same applys. This case only becomes a problem with AMD crossfire setups.
 
Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Indeed, my CF290X's never go above 85c on the highest temp card with 100% load, normal gaming stays well into the 70's. You'll have no problem at all with this case and your GPU, and if in the future you stick to double GPU's the same applys. This case only becomes a problem with AMD crossfire setups.
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That sounds promising, have you made any mods to the case?
 
Xein said:
That sounds promising, have you made any mods to the case?
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Removed the mesh (helps get cold air in) and rear PCI slot covers (helps get hot air out), that is all. Each gave me around a 3c decrease on GPU temps. Then added an internal fan to flow air between the cards, this alone gave me a further 6c decrease on its own. (added pics in the other thread simular to this).
 
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