NZXT H7 Case Review

Complete System

Without a doubt, this build looks great. there’s a lot of room in here for some serious hardware, but in my opinion, there should be just a touch more room. The E-ATX motherboard fits, but the top right corner is touching the cable guard pretty tightly, and trimming the whole thing to the right a tiny bit would fix this. However, this board is wider than most, and many E-ATX will be ok, but you need to watch those SATA ports as they could be obstructed. Personally, I can cope with this, but I strongly recommend ATX boards for this case.

Cable routing is excellent, with lots of routes available to keep runs as short as possible. Plus, it has a vertical pass-through for the GPU cables, which I always love.

Cooler support is awesome, and while I put a Noctua U12 in here, even a D15S will fit easily enough. With a single fan in the front and a single in the rear though, airflow isn’t passive and I strongly suggest upgrading that configuration. However, you’ll see the performance figures for this in a moment.

The PSU shroud is great, and it offers up a lot of extra space for cables, storage, and other bits and pieces., keeping the main part of your system looking much cleaner.

Clearly, GPU space isn’t an issue, and while my 1080 Ti fits just fine, Andy’s checked in the office and even the largest RTX 3080 Ti’s we have fit just fine.

Overall, it’s a nice looking build. Good cable routing, and lots of space. My only concern is the stock airflow volume.

With the glass back in place, it looks super clean though, and since there’s no RGB lighting inside, it’s a little more understated than a lot of the cases we see these days.