Thursday, November 2nd 2023
NZXT Announces the H6 Flow — A Compact Dual Chamber Mid-Tower ATX Case
NZXT, a leader in PC gaming hardware and services, today announces the H6 Flow and H6 Flow RGB, a compact dual chamber mid-tower ATX case. The H6 Flow offers a harmonious blend of performance and visual appeal for PC enthusiasts. Designed for an expansive and uninterrupted view, the H6 Flow is adorned with consistent tempered glass on the front and sides, granting a panoramic peek into the insides of your build. Leveraging its dual chamber architecture, the new angel front panel directs the airflow from the three pre-included 120 mm fans (or 120 mm RGB fans for the H6 Flow RGB version) and two 140 mm fans at the base of the case allow you to cool your heat generating components. The revamped perforated panels come with a design fine-tuned for optimal airflow and superior performance. While all being easy to build with the H6 Flow facilitates generous cable-routing channels and straps, ensuring organized cable management.
Features of H6 Flow
Panoramic Paneling: Wraparound glass panels with a seamless edge provides an unobstructed view of the inside to highlight key components.
Compact Dual-Chamber Design: Compact dual-chamber design improves overall thermal performance and creates a clean, uncrowded aesthetic.
Out-of-the-Box Cooling: With your choice between an RGB visually stunning or non-RGB color matching fans, each version three H6 Flow iIncludes three pre-installed 120 mm fans positioned at an ideal angle for optimal out-of-the-box cooling.
High-Performance Airflow: The top and side panels feature an airflow-optimized perforation pattern to enhance overall performance and filter dust.
Quality of life features: Tool-free access to the top and side panels makes upgrading quick and convenient and an intuitive cable management system simplifies the build process by using wide channels and straps.
Spacious Support: Top panel supports radiators up to 360 mm in length. Up to 365 mm GPU and 200 mm PSU clearance.
Available Colors
H6 Flow and H6 Flow RGB: Matte White, Matte Black
MSRP:
H6 Flow: $109.99
H6 Flow RGB: $134.99
Availability:
USA, EMEA, APAC: Now
Panoramic Paneling: Wraparound glass panels with a seamless edge provides an unobstructed view of the inside to highlight key components.
Compact Dual-Chamber Design: Compact dual-chamber design improves overall thermal performance and creates a clean, uncrowded aesthetic.
Out-of-the-Box Cooling: With your choice between an RGB visually stunning or non-RGB color matching fans, each version three H6 Flow iIncludes three pre-installed 120 mm fans positioned at an ideal angle for optimal out-of-the-box cooling.
High-Performance Airflow: The top and side panels feature an airflow-optimized perforation pattern to enhance overall performance and filter dust.
Quality of life features: Tool-free access to the top and side panels makes upgrading quick and convenient and an intuitive cable management system simplifies the build process by using wide channels and straps.
Spacious Support: Top panel supports radiators up to 360 mm in length. Up to 365 mm GPU and 200 mm PSU clearance.
Available Colors
H6 Flow and H6 Flow RGB: Matte White, Matte Black
H6 Flow: $109.99
H6 Flow RGB: $134.99
Availability:
USA, EMEA, APAC: Now
21 Comments on NZXT Announces the H6 Flow — A Compact Dual Chamber Mid-Tower ATX Case
Also yay tempered glass WOOO so much innovation way to go NZXT. /s
In this particular case, there's a 2nd chamber and that 2nd chamber needs airflow. I'm not quite seeing how the air works, but the fan in the 2nd chamber is obviously the PSU fan. I'll have to think about this placement a bit more... but its at least making a decent amount of sense from an airflow perspective IMO.
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The 2nd chamber for PSU seems somewhat silly. I'm not entirely sure what the 2nd chamber does, aside from isolate the PSU? I guess it gives more room for your cable-management, but full towers always had plenty of room in my experience.
But "if" the 2nd chamber exists, it makes sense for that chamber to "exhale" higher up the chassis, so that its drawing cooler air from the bottom of the board and expelling the hot air out the top.
Although after i got my o11D evo i don't think i would go this route again, much rather the style of my old bequiet.
But i can't deny this case from nzxt is looking very nice and the price is kinda cheaper than expected.
The only problem i have is seemingly wasted space on the PSU side, some odd choices gone in that chamber.The PSUs draw air with their fan from the side and exhaust it through the back (outside the case). Atleast the conventional PSUs.
Being in the center the only benefit is closer cable routes, can't think of anything else.
As for tempered glass, they are servicing today's marketplace. Using glass on the front panel really doesn't change much since the front panel of the previous generation was usually a blank sheet of metal with some venting on the side.
It appears that they still have retained their cases with more conventional design features. You still have a choice.
I own an NZXT H210 (mini ITX) and a H1 v2 (also mini ITX) and they are both thoughtfully designed cases. They aren't perfect, but I haven't see one that is. Just vote with your dollars.
By exhausting hot-air out the bottom of the case, you're missing out on the hot-air-rises effect and working against physics. Center of the case is better than the bottom of the case, but of course the top of the case is best (though maybe the cables don't reach far enough if put over there).
NZXT makes awesome cases, I love my H710
Of late I've been seeing quite a few that could allow for two rear fans from manufacture (as opposed to minor case mod), even if 120mm, which for those who don't use liquid cooling could be pretty useful, keeping the air in the front and exhaust out the back, given how decent air flow into but out of, the case is quite welcome these days (warmer chipset/vrm/ram, toasty GPUs).
2 front, 2 bottom and 1 top with a 140 rear exhaust.
Leo likes it.
Gravity, and therefore the direction of heat rising (which is buoyancy and not convection) is well... Directional.
You can choose to have your fans work with the natural forces, or you can choose to have your fans work against the natural forces.
In the 90s, we all preferred to work with hot air rising effect. Today, we don't. Whatever, I've lived through both eras. Common knowledge of decades past is forgotten and discarded with time. I'm just reminding the younger generation our logic from decades past.