Value and Conclusion

The HAVN HS 420 VGPU has an MSRP of US$269.99 excl. taxes. The HS 420 without the vertical GPU clocks in at $199.99 excl. taxes.

Beautiful, single pane, curved glass
Intricate tooling to drive the understated, clean design
Unique air pathway for vertical GPU
Unique, innovative grommet design
Potent cable management
Lots of Velcro to aid cable management
Spotless final system build
Exterior Design complements airflow requirements
Two separate 6-port PWM hubs
Unique 120 mm fan adapters with anti-vibration rings
Can hold up to eight 2.5" or four 3.5" drives
Space for up to two 420 mm radiators
Big air cooling, long GPUs and PSUs easily fit
Room for up to 11 fans
VESA Mounting bracket included
Dust filters on all intake areas
Gray USB-A ports to match
Available in black or white

Storage boxes will result in higher operating temperatures of drives
Ceiling cooling mounting bracket could be more flexible with additional mounting holes
PCIe cable may be just a tad too short in the rare scenario that PCIe slot is at the very top of the board
Exterior cable management would have been beneficial
Rather big pull tag in the top of the case
Colorful cable management stickers feel out of place
Round USB-A vs. flat USB-C cable
Gloves are not really needed

It is always exciting to experience the first product of a new brand entering the market. There are usually three ways to do so: either by offering a very affordable product that appeals to bulk buyers as much as it does to budget conscious consumers, the mainstream with a product that manages to offer more features than the competition at the same price point, or at the higher-end by re-inventing the status quo to justify the price premium. That last path is by far the hardest and riskiest to choose, but HAVN has clearly done so.

Coming out of semi-stealth with SKUs that start at $200 needs to push the engineering envelope. This means putting in the design effort, working through the many prototyping stages and working with the factories to ensure the quality is there for the custom tooling, to then branding and educating the public about all its uniqueness and how it makes your live better - gutsy to say the least.

HAVN nailed it.

The HS 420 series is gorgeous inside and out. There are so many innovations stuffed into this case, it truly feels like a team of designers got to sit down and dream up all kinds of things to then bring to market, without much restriction. That deserves recognition on its own. From the unique grommets and coupled with well implemented cable channels, to the focus on clean design and singular glass panel with a tight bend radius, there is so much to love about the case. What really makes this impressive is how it all comes together to offer a clean, functional build experience and then gets enhanced by the angled fan setup to guide cool fresh air right in front of the GPU fans.

With the ability to install 420 mm liquid cooling or a slew of fans, two separate PWM hubs to manage fans easily with the ability to install big & potent hardware, the HAVN HS 420 VGPU manages to check off all the functional boxes as well. There are a few areas of improvement, so one could argue that the HAVN HS 420 VGPU isn't perfect. But, considering this is their first product and the brand managed to push the boundaries so well on so many fronts, it does mean that the HS 420 series easily manages to disrupt the higher-end price segment right out of the gate.