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Review on NZXT H210: Mini-ITX PC Gaming Case with USB Type-C, Tempered Glass, and Water-Cooling Ready - Black by Chris Hossain

Revainrating 5 out of 5

An absolutely incredible event!

If I could give this case 10 stars I would have no hesitation in giving it. I'm a seasoned systems engineer by trade, so I'm pretty critical of enclosures. This one is almost perfect! The build quality is excellent, the built-in fan/RGB header is very convenient, and the software to control it is well designed. This is also the size of the Goldilocks case. Not too big, but big enough that it doesn't hurt when working. Full-size graphics cards fit in with no problem. Cable management is excellent and the thermal performance of this case is among the best I've seen in any size case. In my build I'm using a Ryzen 5600x along with an nVidia 2080Ti in the same custom water circuit. I have an ultra-thin 240mm radiator on the front (which fits perfectly in this case, as do other standard sized 240mm radiators), 2x 120mm fans on the radiator and a case fan. For 1 hour at full load (GPU and CPU combined), the GPU never exceeds 50°C and the CPU reaches the middle of 60°C and the water temperature fluctuates around 43°C. In typical games, the GPU temperature stays at 40 and the CPU -Temperature never exceeds 57-58 degrees. on a single slim 240 radiator! It's just outstanding. The case temperature has never exceeded 6 degrees ambient temperature, so the MB, VRM, PCH and memory stay comfortably cool. Thanks to NZXT for the careful consideration of the airflow and the fact that it's not an afterthought. The case is very quiet - there aren't many fans out of the box. I won't talk about it since most cases have cheap fans and a good fan is easy and inexpensive to find. The case is beautiful but understated. I would even call it elegant, both in style and in technical design. If anyone wants to reproduce my build, any mITX board will do. Even dITX fits. As a radiator, I used an ultra-thin XSPC 240 mm. The pump was an EKWB FLT120 DDC which fits perfectly on the back of this case where an optional rear fan can be installed. All Phanteks 120mm fans (F120MP_BK_PWM) for $13.50 each at Revain, but Noctua works great too. The heatsink fans blow to the front of the case (push-in configuration), while the top fan blows into the case to cool the mobile device and provide fresh airflow and minimize vacuum behind the heatsink fans. The glass panel fits exactly as it should. - it should seal well and not vibrate. The build quality and fit/finish is excellent. If it's not entirely clear at this point, I just love this case!

Pros
  • Quality construction
Cons
  • Some imperfections