NZXT H1

[Darksaber]

The NZXT H1 aims to offer excellent performance, ease of assembly, and great compatibility with a clean and compact look. Having been in the works for quite some time, take a look at what can be achieved if you are able to combine a case, PSU, and AIO into a single ITX platform.

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[F-man4]

Experts may not like this product because it’s too fat & tall by comparing DAN A4 or customized SFF cases.
But it’s quite ideal for basic & advanced users because the installation requires less tool, the 140mm AIO’s cooling performance dominates all the other CPU heatsinks available on A4-type SFF cases, and also the availability for 2.5-slot long VGA card that no A4-type competitors smaller than it can achieve.

 

[phanbuey]

Experts may not like this product because it’s too fat & tall by comparing DAN A4 or customized SFF cases.
But it’s quite ideal for basic & advanced users because the installation requires less tool, the 140mm AIO’s cooling performance dominates all the other CPU heatsinks available on A4-type SFF cases, and also the availability for 2.5-slot long VGA card that no A4-type competitors smaller than it can achieve.

Yeah if you're a hardcore ITX purist then this might not be for you.

Footprint wise it's pretty good, similar to the phanteks shift but better thermals and way easier to build in (although I still prefer the looks of that one.)

 

[Turmania]

I have a strong feeling they will offer the mesh version of this case soon. I seen a post about it somewhere a while back from official NZXT employee.

 

[Cranky5150]

I like the case, but the price still seems a bit high for what it is. I wish there was a option to buy the case by itself so you could kit it out the way to want to.

 

[Chrispy_]

Several popular alternatives (Dan, MCase, Streacom, Silverstone, Jonsbo - to name a handful) are more flexible in terms of configuration, and can either hold more stuff, fit better cooling, take up less space, or a combination of those things.

Sure it's a nice enough case but people wanting to build their own custom PC don't want to be forced into buying an AIO, nor do they necessarily want that PSU. Also, at least two people I've built mITX machines for in the last year specifically wanted something that could travel, so this also fails because of the glass panel.

Whilst there's nothing wrong with it and it's okay value if you actually wanted that PSU and cooler, it's limits choice, it limits customisation, and it limits purpose in a market where the primary demographic care about those three things far more than the rest of the industry.

 

[dyonoctis]

If you start from scratch, it's a good value. Premium sff case are all around 200€, and you need to add at least 100€ for a psu, and 50€ for the cooling. The ncase m1 only lose a bit on gpu compatibilty because some brands like MSI don't use recessed pci-e pin on their tall gpu.

 

[Space Lynx]

Honestly this is a fair price considering AIO and PSU included, wow. Very cool idea.

 

[matar]

A PC with an Xbox Series X Looks Nice...

 

[warrior420]

How do you sleep at night knowing you gave a negative for the case's future proof Gen2 Type-C connection? It's not the cases fault there is limited support for it NOW. But, knowing the case is ready for the port to be more readily available in boards for future builds is a definite pro to me. I don't think that port is going anywhere anytime soon.

 

[Chrispy_]

How do you sleep at night knowing you gave a negative for the case's future proof Gen2 Type-C connection? It's not the cases fault there is limited support for it NOW. But, knowing the case is ready for the port to be more readily available in boards for future builds is a definite pro to me. I don't think that port is going anywhere anytime soon.

I think the point wasn't that USB-C was included, but that it came at the expense of a second type-A port.
A single USB-A port on a case where you can't really access the motherboard's rear IO is an odd decision and inconvenient indeed.

 

[Caring1]

A single USB-A port on a case where you can't really access the motherboard's rear IO is an odd decision and inconvenient indeed.

True, but who doesn't own a hub or have the capacity to buy one?

 

[Chrispy_]

True, but who doesn't own a hub or have the capacity to buy one?

These cases cater to two main demographics:

1. People who want a minimal build to show off on their exceptionally clean and minimalist desk.
2. People who want something compact so they can sling it in a bag and go plug it in elsewhere.

So yes, a hub would work but both of those demographics would buy something else without a USB port defecit instead. As I said a few posts up, there isn't a lack of choice and I suspect @Darksaber was considering this when marking the USB-C instead of more USB-A when writing his concluding remarks to the review.

 

[Disparia]

Quite nice, I like it.

But unfortunately for NZXT it's not enough to get me out of my Lian Li PC-25B.

 

[juular]

The PSU is basically Seasonic SGX by the way.

 

[Basard]

I like the case, but the price still seems a bit high for what it is. I wish there was a option to buy the case by itself so you could kit it out the way to want to.

It's not so bad... Comes with the PSU, Cooler, AND the custom riser cable for PCIE.... It's not an ideal price, I guess about $120 for the bare case, once you subtract the costs of the other stuff. But then there aren't a whole lot of options out there for a similar package.