Shhhuuuu! It's oh so Quiet!

Ace Modder · 13 Jan 2012 at 13:32

If you endavour for near silence with your high end PC - look no further than the H2 from NZXT with many noise dampening features to ensure your system doesn't distract you.

NZXT H2 Classic Silent Midi Tower Case - Black @ £72.98 inc VAT

NOISE – chaotic wavelengths that distract, distort, impede, confuse, and endanger the gamer during a life and death situation. Intelligently constructed to give you peace of mind, NZXT’s H2 Classic Series Silent Midtower Chassis minimizes extraneous hums, clicks, whirls of your system to enhance your concentration, accuracy, and deadliness.

- Touch powered fans with fan filter for easy maintenance and fan swapping
- 30W 3-step fan control for airflow settings at 40%, 70%, and 100% of maximum fan speed
- Top hot swap capable SATA HDD Dock (requires an AHCI capable motherboard and hot swappable HDD) and USB 3.0 port for the most up to date function
- 8 Front facing HDDs for optimal airflow
- Noise dampening foam and a top magnetic fan cover for minimal PC noise
- Ample 25mm space behind motherboard for cable management
- Dimensions: 215 x 466 X 520 mm
- VGA Clearance Maximum: 310 w/o HDD, 250mm with HDD
- CPU Heatsink Support: 170mm
- Front Cooling: 2 X 120mm @ 1200rpm ( included )
- Rear Cooling: 1 X 120mm @ 1200rpm (included)
- Top Cooling: 1 X 140mm
- Bottom Cooling: 1 x 120mm
- Drive Bays: 3 x external 5.25" & 8 x Internal 3.5"/2.5" Slots
- Screwless Rail Design
- Expansions Slots: 7
- Motherboard Support: ATX, MICRO-ATX, BABY AT

Only £72.98 inc VAT.

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varkanoid · 13 Jan 2012 at 14:29

Its oh so still, shhh shh, your all alone, shh, shh

Stoner81 · 13 Jan 2012 at 14:34

Rather a boring looking case but still quite sleek in design so it's not unpleasant. I would rather have the Haf 912 over this since the HDD bays are the other way round so makes it easier for tidying cables

Stoner81.

Geeman1979 · 13 Jan 2012 at 14:41

I prefer the minimalistic look, apposed to all the fussy crap! Nice case.

tidusjar · 13 Jan 2012 at 15:00

Nice!

chaotic_uk · 13 Jan 2012 at 15:01

is this not the case that oc3d did not like and nearly fell out with NZXT ?

shadow_boxer · 13 Jan 2012 at 15:16

chaotic_uk said:
is this not the case that oc3d did not like and nearly fell out with NZXT ?

Yeah. Now that was an interesting review. Slated this case and recommended the Fractal Design Define R3 over this one.

chaotic_uk · 13 Jan 2012 at 15:25

ah thx for the info , i like the case anyways (shame i am skint )

Helios1234 · 13 Jan 2012 at 15:55

chaotic_uk said:
is this not the case that oc3d did not like and nearly fell out with NZXT ?

I wouldn't listen to it tbh.

Werewolf · 13 Jan 2012 at 16:13

One question (I'm actually looking at upgrading in a couple of months

).

How many drive bats do you lose when you take some out for the extra video card space?

I've been using Sonata's for the last 6-7 years for my main cases, and they are both rather crampled to working (but quiet) and limiting on VGA card size, so this might be the answer.

Ace Modder · 13 Jan 2012 at 16:24

The drive bays chassis cannot be removed, but the trays can. You need to remove 1 for a single, double height GPU.

Source - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/H2/5.html

Ceryndrion · 13 Jan 2012 at 17:21

shadow_boxer said:
Yeah. Now that was an interesting review. Slated this case and recommended the Fractal Design Define R3 over this one.

The H2 vs R3 face off review, really tore into it..

King Damager · 13 Jan 2012 at 17:59

chaotic_uk said:
is this not the case that oc3d did not like and nearly fell out with NZXT ?

shadow_boxer said:
Yeah. Now that was an interesting review. Slated this case and recommended the Fractal Design Define R3 over this one.

Yeah it is. Thought it was quite an interesting review. Didn't seem particularly biased either as they have highly rated some NZXT stuff. They did omit the r3 quality control issues though.

Helios1234 said:
I wouldn't listen to it tbh.

Since seeing you slate a good few of your competition off, in a relatively petty way, now I don't listen to anything you, or your site, post regarding views on stuff. Despite it probably having some good content I've seen bad representation of the reviewers through yourself.

Personally I believe the review was perhaps slightly harsh, however it did have some very valid points. Still the case isn't bad, although I might pick the r3/p182 or the silencio if it were my option...

kd

Werewolf · 13 Jan 2012 at 18:20

Ace Modder said:
The drive bays chassis cannot be removed, but the trays can. You need to remove 1 for a single, double height GPU.

Source - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/H2/5.html

Cheers

I wasn't sure how it did it, as iirc a couple of other cases I liked required the removal of an entire drive tray that holds 3-4 drives for a single longer card

That's good news, as it would mean I could still fit 6+ drives without issue if needed.

welshdragon · 13 Jan 2012 at 18:22

The coolermaster silencio is a great case if you want this type. HD trays other way round and can be removed. Looks better too

Bigj2134 · 13 Jan 2012 at 19:07

Fairly bland all-round. I'd get a Fractal R3 every time.

jpod · 14 Jan 2012 at 00:53

I like the Fractal but I like the styling looks Pro

Helios1234 · 16 Jan 2012 at 15:24

King Damager said:
Since seeing you slate a good few of your competition off, in a relatively petty way, now I don't listen to anything you, or your site, post regarding views on stuff. Despite it probably having some good content I've seen bad representation of the reviewers through yourself.

I have my reasons. It's not about competition, it's about some sites misinforming people using their position. Unfortunately, impressionable people listen to them and make the wrong choice... If you don't want to read my reviews, I don't have a problem with that (can't say I'm losing much). But if you want me to expand on why I discredit some sites, then this isn't the place for it.

Anyway, it's only a couple of sites that I don't like, I'd like to see some examples of where I "slate a good few of my competition off".