Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done through traditional means, with the use of spacers and screws. I only used a mATX board, but there is plenty of room for even the largest CPU coolers and longest graphics cards. Excellent cable routing and hiding possibilities also allow you to keep things clean every step of the way.


The 3.5" hard-drive bays are unfortunately not that great. While NZXT has revised these at least twice already, they still feel quite weak. That said, those in the H630 did seem sturdy enough to not break when inserting a hard drive into them. NZXT will be moving away from this type of tray shortly, which should eliminate any issues of the sort with upcoming cases. The good thing about these is that you do not need any screws to install 3.5" drives--just snap them into place. The metal trays for the 2.5" drives are obviously just fine, being quite strong, though you need screws and a screwdriver to install a storage unit into such a tray.


Placing the 2.5" tray back to where it belongs is quite easy. Simply slide it down and put the thumbscrew back. A filled 3.5" inch tray works just as it should as well, snapping into place when one slides it into the bay of choice completely.


Placing an optical drive within the NZXT H630 requires you to pull off the front cover. Doing so requires a lot of force as the panel is on there pretty good. After detaching it, there are two screws holding each metal drive-bay cover in place. Simply remove the drive-bay cover of your choice, slide the unit into place, and let the metal tension lock snap into place. This new mechanism illustrates why no lock should utilize plastic components to properly hold a drive in place. In other words: the drive within the H630 is secured extremely well, with no wiggle room at all.


The power supply is also installed with the included black screws. As you can see, there is plenty of space within the chassis, even though the used Hale90 V2 is a bit longer than other units out there.


With everything in place, the NZXT H630 makes an excellent impression. Its many cable-routing possibilities with a lot of space allow you to keep things extremely clean within the chassis. Even full multi-GPU systems should stay nice and clean.

Finished Looks

Once the side panels are back in place, the sound is noticeably dampened. Buyers should realize that the main purpose of such a case is the dampening and not killing of noise from within. An embedded white LED in the power button lights up when the system is up and running. The optical drive actually look sexy within the white chassis, and having the embedded LEDs in the back is an extremely useful feature for those trying to find connectors in the dark, under their table, or at a LAN party. The LEDs may be turned off by pushing a button on the side of the chassis.