Moreover, their cooling solutions such as NZXT Kraken X-series AIO coolers are often used in combination with their cases, ministering sophisticated looks. Opening the front panel, one can notice the dust filter which does its job pretty fine. Behind the filter, are located beautiful NZXT fans. What looked like a simple case turns out to be a complex and ferocious one once you open the panels of the case. These are the NZXT AER F120 fans which provide RGB lighting as well, although the lighting can only be seen from the sides. The fans support 1200 +/- 200 RPM fan speeds and provide an airflow of 50.42 CFM, which is a pretty fair specification. They are not the quietest fans but they cannot be called noisy as well and have a noise of 28 dBA. Unlike the S340 Elite, which is basically an S340 with a glass panel added, the H700i has been built around tempered glass from the start. We thought the Elite was a well-priced upgrade when we reviewed it, but criticized it for having barely any front intake thanks to a side panel that extended all the way to the front of the case. This was Steve’s suggestion in that review:

The old H700i averaged 53.9C dT on the CPU torture test, a little less than two degrees warmer than the H710 result we just measured. The two cases are almost identical, but it’s been a long time since we wrote the first review: our test environment has become more consistent, there are always variations between fans, and the cases aren’t EXACTLY identical as we . We’re not concerned by the slight difference from our old results, but customers should NOT expect a significant improvement over the H700. Of course, if you are looking to buy the H700, you are probably also looking at going with an AIO from the outset, and that’s great as radiators going up to 360 mm are supported. Both the front and top of the case boast great mounting options, which also make the H700 a great candidate for enthusiasts looking to push things even further with custom water cooling. The tempered glass side panel is a must-have these days, and the muted design of the rest of the case really helps focus attention on the internals. Less visually appealing components like hard drives and the power supply are hidden away under the power supply shroud, allowing the motherboard, CPU cooler, graphics card/s, and array of SSDs to hog the spotlight. There is a lot of potential here for RGB fanatics, though you will have to buy LED strips separately. Done right, the H700 gives you the tools you need to create a very clean look. I’ve already declared my love for the cable management bar, but I’ll happily reiterate that it does a lot to set this case apart from the competition. There is ample room for cables to pass through to the motherboard, and it’s all kept looking very tidy.To explain how the smart device works, because NZXT’s UI & UX trips over itself during the explanation, it’s something like this: GPU rendering has the H700i in second, behind only the RL06, and shows everything operating well within acceptable conditions. NZXT H700i Noise Test The H700i Ninja Edition mid-tower case is personally designed by Ninja himself. Excellent for ambitious builds, the H700i Ninja Edition has plenty of space for 360mm AIOs and other premium components while bringing the easy-to-build-in features of the compact H500i case series. GPU torture averaged 50.4C dT, down to 46.5C dT with the front panel removed. Like the CPU test, this isn’t a huge jump and it means we can’t criticize NZXT’s front panel design too heavily, although it could be improved. All three front intake slots are filled, there’s a big air intake cutout under the bottom edge of the front panel, the PSU shroud has a decent section removed at the front, and there are plenty of perforations on the top of the shroud. We taped over the shroud as part of our old H700i review and didn’t see any real change in performance, but it certainly doesn’t hurt, and now that the HDD cage is shorter it’s possible for the bottom intake fan to move some air over it and through the shroud. Rendering our Blender test file exclusively on the CPU averaged a CPU dT of 36.7C, roughly one degree below the previous average of 37.6C for the H700i. This is actually a great score, on par with the PM01 and the HAF X, two cases we continually praise for their cooling.

Load testing is conducted using Prime95 LFFTs and Kombustor “FurMark” stress testing simultaneously. Testing is completely automated using in-house scripting, and executes with perfect accuracy on every run. CPU Torture - NZXT H710 ReviewThe PSU shroud is heavily vented. Whereas the S340 had some angled vents cut into the shroud to scoop air from the lowest intake fan into the case, the H700i simply has a big hole, large enough to allow air to flow freely into the interior of the case rather than the PSU (which can cool itself just fine). In addition, the whole surface of the shroud is perforated, which serves the dual purpose of allowing more air to move through the bottom of the case and providing mounting points for the SSD trays. Stage 1: You calibrate idle performance (acoustic vs. thermals), after which CAM prompts the user to play a game.

The NZXT H710 is a slight refresh of the H700 that we reviewed two years ago. To be precise, we reviewed the Smart Device-equipped H700i, but NZXT did us the favor of sending us the base version this time. The appearance and features of the case are almost identical to the original H700, so we’ll focus on cataloguing any minor changes and seeing how the H700 case design holds up in 2019. Prior to load testing, we collect idle temperature results for ten minutes to determine the unloaded cooling performance of a case's fans and air channels. Thermal benchmarking is conducted for 1400 seconds (23 minutes), a period we've determined sufficient for achieving equilibrium. The over-time data is aggregated and will occasionally be compiled into charts, if interesting or relevant. The equilibrium performance is averaged to create the below charts.CAM does some pretty stupid things, like throw arbitrary errors about system component temperatures which are completely acceptable: Alongside the H700 Nuka-Cola, NZXT also announced an optional Nuka-Cola all-metal cover for their N7 Z370 motherboard* to complete the ultimate Fallout-themed build. The Nuka-Cola N7 all-metal cover will be limited to 400 pieces. We recently validated our test methodology using a thermal chamber, finding our approach to be nearly perfectly accurate. Learn more here. Thermals & Noise NZXT H700i Only: CPU Torture Comparison The Firestrike Extreme stress test on loop raised GPU dT to 50.7C, just a little warmer than the original torture test and therefore even more competitive with the other cases, where the firestrike test often raises temperatures by a couple degrees. It lands between the PM01 and the H500M Mesh, largely beaten out by the group of cases with bottom intake GPU cooling solutions like the HAF X and the RV02. Standardized Fans