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April 2011
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The editors liked
Fantastic cable management options
3stage fan controller
Front panel USB 3.0
Very quiet
Even at maximum fan speed and under OCCT GPU load
Reuseable and ventilated expansion slot covers
170mm CPU heat sink height clearance
Support for video cards 310mm in length (when some HDD caddies removed)
Toolfree installation
Top HDD docking bay
Dust filters for the front and bottom intake
Innov
Silent design
USB 3.0 and 2.0 on case
Hotswappable bay
Toolless installation
Looks great
External SATA Dock Bay
Plenty of cooling including two modular fans
Built in cable management solution
Sound dampening foam on side panels and front door
Solid construction
Monolithic design
Plenty of room for expansion
Attractive finish
Budget friendly sound insulation
Loads of storage potential
Near tool-less design
Easy to use
Nice looking
Sound dampening foam
Fan controller
USB 3
Simple and elegant design
Tool free features
Silence
USB 3.0 passthrough
Dust filters
Quiet
Hot swap HDDbay
Tool free freatures...
Built in fan controller for factory installed fans
Top hot swap capable SATA HDD Dock
Best 5.25" bay device covers
25mm space behind motherboard
Does A Very Good Job Of Keep Noise Levels Low
Excellent Airflow From Raised Case Bottom
One Of The Most Affordable Silent Cases
Really quiet
USB 3.0
Threestep fan control
Interesting fan config.
Good looks
No tools needed
25mm of room behind motherboard for cable management
Silent
Easy to install/remove most components
Solidly built
Fairly easy installation
Builtin hard drive dock
Nice and quiet
Sweet looking design
Good construction quality
External SATA bay
Includes three fans
Great cable management capability
Easy installation of all drives
Plenty of cable management possibilities
Simple but effective fan controller
Extremely silent on
The editors didn't like
Plastic base on the side is hollow
Plenty of screws provided that don't need to be used
Toolfree 3.5" HDD mounting is not as easy as it looks
Gold
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None come to mind
Cooling capability could be better
Fans are not silent at full speed
USB 3.0 front panel solution a bit kludgy
3.5” internal drive mounts finicky to attach
Side panel fit
Space can get tight
Apart from the HDD installation
Door doesn't open all the way
Too many black thumbscrews???
Only one USB 3.0 port
Which plugs into the rear I/O panel
Routing Cables Behind The Tray Requires Longer Power Supply Cables
Longer Graphics Cards May Limit Use Of Some Hard Drive Bays
USB 3.0 Port Uses A PassThrough Cable Rather Than Internal Header
Solidly built, Fairly easy installation, Builtin hard drive dock, Nice and quiet
Can be a bit cramped, Rubber protectors don't stay in place, Door opens to the left, USB 3.0 cable is a bit short
The NZXT H2 is the case you want if you appreciate the value of silence. It's designed well and solidly made. The built-in hard drive dock is very handy that's for sure, you can easily and quickly access files on another hard drive. The H2 is virtually si...
Abstract: Video Review: The NZXT H2 Case Video Review is an excellent option for anyone requiring a near silent case. There's acoustic dampening material on both side panels and the front door. This case plenty of drive bays, lots of fans, black interior, dust...
The NZXT H2 Classic is all about being stylish and silent. A white case sure stands out when the majority of cases out there are black. With the ability to hold 8 hard drives internally and an additional drive in the hot swap bay it could hold a lot of...
The NZXT H2 is one of the better cases we've encountered recently. It has a couple of issues, but overall the good far outweighs the bad. The front fan mounting system is absolutely genius, making fan removal so easy and tidy that we spent far too muc...
Although at first its overall looks may not impress, a closer look reveals that the NZXT H2 is a winner, with lots of impressive features.Strong PointsThe front door uses strong magnetsSupports up to eight hard drives or SSD units, one of them being an...
The H2 from NZXT is a very nice solidly built case that is also very quiet. It carries an MSRP of $99.99 and a 2 year warranty. If you're in the market for a classy looking case with some nice features and a reasonable asking price, look at the H2. ...
Sweet looking design, Good construction quality, External SATA bay, Includes three fans, Great cable management capability, Easy installation of all drives, Plenty of cable management possibilities, Simple but effective fan controller, Extremely silent on
Limited space for graphics cards, No hot-swap hard drives, Fans are not silent at full force, Plastic may not be for everyone, USB 3.0 cable is blue and somewhat long, Simple packaging
After the recent success of the Fractal Design Define series, a lot of manufacturers are aiming to offer silent cases or revisit their past offerings. The NZXT H2 is a viable alternative to the Define R3, offering a very different feature set with mult...
Dust filters, Quiet, Hot swap HDDbay, Tool free freatures...
apart from the HDD installation, Door doesn't open all the way
The H2 Classic is a bit difficult to put into a category. It does have the features quiet computing people appreciate - door blocking the noise, vibration dampening on the hard drives and foam on the side panels, but it isn't quite as dedicated as the...
Abstract: Explosions, pings, message notifications, and the Windows login tune. What do all of these have in common, you may ask? Well, these are all sounds we may hear almost every day when sitting in front of our computers. From just logging on to playing game...
