Features:

  • Premium Quality: all-steel construction with the sleek H Series design; available in four color combinations
  • Smart Device: built in RGB and digital fan controller powered by cam, delivers HUE+ and GRID+ functionality and includes two pre-installed fans and RGB LED strips for dynamic Personalization
  • Adaptive NOISE REDUCTION: optimizes cooling and noise balance for the best gaming comfort
  • All-new Cable management system: installation and expansion made easy with pre-installed channels and straps
  • Full tempered glass panel: showcase your build with crisp clarity. System requirements: PC with open internal USB 2. 0 port and Windows 10 operating system Recommended
  • Water-cooling ready: installation simplified for both AIO and custom loop configurations
  • INCLUDED: Two Aer F120mm fans for optimal airflow
  • Motherboard Support: Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, and ATX
Perfectly Suitable for a Coffee Lake Build.

The NZXT H500 ATX Computer Case was part of my new Coffee Lake build. I haven't built a PC since Crysis in 2007. I actually built my first gaming PC to play it, and my fascination for computer hardware grew from there. Pros: Beautiful clean, subtle look. Very quiet design. Almost silent. I have three fans total. Plenty of areas for fans, five total. The front two fans are not included, but optional for better airflow. Excellent contrast of white and black colors. Notice that the inside of the case is all black. And then it has that nice white piece that stands vertically next to the motherboard area. Superb cable management. I have it to so that you cannot see any wires and cables. Not easy to achieve, but NZXT nailed it perfectly. Tempered glass feels very very sturdy. Not like the cheap cut out glass that seems to be made out of plastic from the CoolerMaster case I had. Can place SSD on brackets on a mesh platform right underneath PCIe slots, but it doesn't get in the way. I have a GTX 1070 and Asus Xonar DGX PCIe. Excellent spacing. Everything is easy to screw on and take off. The back panel is so easy to take off and they added about an inch of room for cable management in the back. This is such a critical thing that they implemented. Front panel is on the top and not the front of the PC case. Power button, usb slots are all on the top, front part of the PC case. You don't have to insert your USB slots or plug in your headphones at a weird angle when using the front panel. I disliked this about most PC cases. The back panel area has nice little "canals" that you can loop your cables and wires through. Gives it a clean look and you don't end up crushing your cables with the back panel. At the bottom, there is also a place for SSD or hard drive bays. It is also removable. I removed it so I had room to place my cables in there for better cable management. Good size for an ATX case. I had a CoolerMaster HAF 932 advanced with the full window panel. I liked the CM case, don't get me wrong. It was just too heavy and big. I have nothing but praise for this case. It's a must-have and a steal for $69.99. Cons: The rear fan can get in the way of motherboards with a large heatsink. I installed an MSI Z370 Pro Carbon Mobo and it barely fit. I had to remove the rear fan, then install the Mobo. Not a big deal but keep this in mind. I'll measure the clearing space and update later. The top case fan tends to vibrate a lot. It isn't because of the fan. It is due to the top part of the case. The metal is too light and flimsy. It lacks weight and thickness so the fan at the top causes noticable vibration and noise. This is my reason for taking away one star. Other than that, this is an excellent gaming PC case especially if you are looking for a nice contrast in colors, great cable management, silent, and a clean subtle look. This is my first super clean gaming build. I haven't put together a full build in 10 years! Great value and best bang for your buck. Best gaming case for its price that I could find. Also note that the H500 is the alternative to the H500i which is software integrated. I highly recommend the H500 if you don't care for all the software integrated stuff.

Mean and clean

For the past (almost) two years now I've been running my rig out of the gamer-y-est case imaginable. Lots of curves and glossy plastic paneling. That case came with a ludicrous amount of fans to make up for the poor airflow inside. This case took only an hour or two to transfer everything except my cd/DVD drive into and had such nice airflow that the my rig is virtually silent 24/7 (even before updating my fan profiles on the required software.) Its so quiet that I've found myself checking the fans through the tempered glass window to make sure they're still spinning. Good case, lots of options for easy cable management too.

Great Case!

First things first, I LOVE this case. It looks stunning, the build quality is excellent, features are plentiful, and it was extremely easy to build in. NZXT really has a good product here. That being said, it is a bit pricey for what you get, likely due to the so-called "Smart Device" and "machine learning" features that NZXT crammed in there. Overall, I'm extremely happy with the case and only have a few very minor gripes. PROS: -Great design! The case is beautiful. -Excellent build quality. Nothing broken or scratched out of the box. Everything feels really sturdy. -Hands down the best cable management I've ever seen. Plentiful and well-placed cable channels with plenty of velcro straps and cable tie tie-down points. -Plenty of room for cables behind the motherboard. I had no issues getting the back panel on after routing all my cables. -4 included case fans! The fans perform well and I currently have no plans of swapping them out with something else. -Very easy to build in. All of the panels are easily removed and reinstalled. A removable top radiator bracket is much appreciated. -Top fans/radiator are vented out the side instead of directly up. This is a pro for me because I have a cat that likes warm things and if this was vented directly up, the cat would definitely want to spend a lot of time sitting on top of the case, choking off the airflow and getting cat hair/dust/dirt inside of the case. -Great airflow! Even with front and top airflow being somewhat choked off by being forced to breath through the grid, airflow seems plentiful and I've had no issues getting nice overclocks with good temperatures and minimal noise on my CPU and GPU. -Intake dust filters -Relatively quiet for not being a silence optimized case. -Mounting points for up to 5 SSD's. 2 on the PSU shroud, 1 on the front of the shroud, and 2 behind the motherboard. -Movable 3.5" HDD cages to make more room for cable management or provide more clearance for front-mounted radiators. CONS: -The famous NZXT white bar makes cable routing the 24 pin ATX motherboard connector a bit difficult. I wish the jog at the top started a bit lower. Not a huge issue though. -Pre-installed LED strip only had 3 working LEDs. I didn't RMA it because I wasn't going to use it anyways, but it is worth noting. The second RBG strip seemed to work fine when I tested it just for the heck of it, but I'm not using that one in my final build either. -Expensive. WORTH NOTING: -Only 2 3.5" HDD mounts. Not an issue for me since my primary drive is an SSD and I only have 1 HDD as my data drive. Worth noting though. -No 5.25" in bay, if that matters to you. Not a con for me, because I personally prefer the room for additional intake fans. -CAM software that integrates with the Smart Hub is a little bit buggy, but no major problems. This really is more a critique of CAM than the case itself though. BUILD SPECS: Case: NZXT H700i Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z370-A CPU: Intel i5 8600k (overclocked to 5 GHz) CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 (top mounted in this case) GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming RAM: G.SKILL TridentZ 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 2400 Power Supply: EVGA Supernova G3 750 W Fully-Modular SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB MORE ON THE SMART DEVICE: For those who don't know, their Smart Device is kind of a hybrid between a GRID+ (fan hub) and HUE+ (RGB hub) with built in machine learning (NZXT's words, not mine). The intent with this is that using NZXT's CAM software, you can optimize your system cooling and noise. The way it's supposed to work is that you connect all of your fans to the Smart Device and using CAM, put your system under various tests and calibrations and using "machine learning" it will determine the optimal balance of airflow and noise. I can't really comment on this feature because I'm not using it, rather opting to create my own fan curves and optimize noise/cooling/airflow manually. At this price point, I imagine that most buyers will be enthusiasts and experienced PC builders, and in my experience, these kinds of people tend to do things manually anyways. I will say that I am using the Smart Device as just a centralized fan hub and using the CAM software as my fan controller. In that regard, it works well. I'm not using the Smart Device for any RGB, as I prefer a more muted RGB aesthetic and I'm not using any RGB strips (even the included ones). However, I'm using the RBG controls in CAM for the RBG lighting/effects on my Kraken X62 and it works well for this also.

Miniature Giant!

What can I say about this mini case? I’ve had a couple NZXT cases but this thing is special. My build is not 100% complete but it will be incenthe 5” screen arrives. Pros: •The cable management is superb having in mind it is a mini itx case. Then top it with “hey I used extensions” which adds more clutter to my dear cable mess. •The airflow is nice. I was ready to mod the case in case it was lacking but so far my temps are alright. •The looks! I look at it way too much...yes it’s a gorgeous little thing! Sturdy yet beautiful! •It has that funny fan/LED strip controller to go with the HUE+. I only use the LED but it’s nice to control it from the CAM app. •If you are coming from a mini itx case don’t fear if you have an SF(X) power supply! It comes with a removable bracket!!! (This was a nice touch if you ask me.) •The bracket behind the motherboard for the 2 2.5” SSDs/HDDs is very nice with more room for more drives!!!....is this really a mini itx case?!?!? •My Asus Strix does not sag in this case? Nope it doesn’t. Has more support on the PCI slot. •2.5 bracket in front of the window is nice but I won’t use it since I will replace with a 5” LCD screen. •That cable shroud metal thing (see in pics) which has been around since the s340 is nice and only takes 3 screws to remove. •DUDE!!!! The front panel plug is HEAVENLY! I always struggle with this ton of small cables....now the one here is a single plug with all the cables! I fell in love! •Room for rads and moar fans! Cons: •The tempered glass is not as strong as I thought or I would like. Turned around to get the thumb screws and it slipped...2” fall at most and a small corner went off... •Yeah I got nothing else until my custom loop begins.

Way Better Than Expected

This is a popular case, but I was a little hesitant to order it due to the design and potential lack of airflow, and the fact that the CAM software was so poorly reviewed by several online sites. The last time I built a PC, companies were just starting to get away from the ugly box designs with silver unpainted interiors, and it was pretty difficult to get a stylish case for under $200, and at that high price point you were pretty much paying for the ability to actually manage your cables with rubber grommets and the like. So I was a little discouraged when I found this case and liked it, but realized it was only $100. I assumed it was probably low quality when compared to the other NZXT offerings, but I didn't really like anything else I found, so I decided to pull the trigger and send it back if it was a piece of junk. Fortunately, this has been the best case I've ever owned, and I was amazed at how easy it was to build in. - Build Quality - I'm pretty used to sharp edges, unpainted interiors, and unintuitive design choices. Even older Corsair cases, which I felt were superior in the "ease of building" department, are a joke in comparison to how great this case was. I was worried that this case would be a bit wobbly when you took off the side panels, and I'm happy to report that it's very solid. The interior paint job is perfect, and the matte finish is actually really nice, and the case lights are perfectly placed and don't cast light cones on the glass (unless you turn them all the way up). Overall it's a great case in terms of quality. - Building Experience - There are slots and holes in every possible place that you could run a cable, and the backside has velcro straps and routing channels for your cables. I barely even had to try to manage my cables, and it looked better than my old Corsair 600t did after an hour of zip tying, tucking, and weaving. The back panel shut effortlessly. The bottom part of the chassis being sectioned off was a genius design choice, because I can stuff cables in there without caring what it looks like, and often contains the most cables if you don't have a modular PSU. I was able to put my Kraken cooler, and my 1080 ti Hybrid radiator easily within the case, with plenty of room. The airflow is perfectly fine, and both of those items stay around 26C when idling. Wonderful case, I'm nothing but happy with it. - CAM Software - Surprisingly, I really like the CAM software. I think in the early days of the case release it was probably pretty rocky, but for me now it worked flawlessly. I enjoy the UI and the temp monitoring, and I can easily change my fan speeds if needed. I don't let it use the fan curve where it "learns" or whatever, I just set it to quiet and turn it to performance if needed. It's that simple. Overall, I really loved building my PC in this case, and I'm so impressed at the quality for $100.

Great budget case

Pros -Clean looking -All metal design, so no yellowing plastic like the phantom cases -Easy connections for pwr usb reset etc -Nice glass door, it would stick and I was afraid to crack the glass while trying to open it thts how bad it would stick, but I just stuck the rod of a screwdriver in the hole that was giving me trouble and gently opened the hole a bit more, now fine. -Lots of space for cables -Airflow is good considering the stock configuration, NZXT focused on Negative flow and seems to work well, 2 fans can be added to front of case if desired -Price Cons -Noiser than my Phantom 240 -Noisy harddrive cage, I turned this down by sticking some felt I had from Ikea under the cage and remounting, now silent. -Fans are a bit loud but I have some Noctua case fans and dont expect a budget case to have spectacular fans anyway. For $69 shipped I felt it was a great buy, my phantom 240 was looking a bit dated and would not fit my True Spirit 140 Direct cooler and this one does perfectly. I do wish they had provided the vertical graphics card mount like on the H500i but no biggie.

Excellent Case, Pleasure to Build In

I received this case yesterday and built it out last night. What a simple and straightforward design! The fit and finish of my H200 was flawless. I love the little touches of quality such as the small rubber fittings that surround the screw holes for the tempered glass, so that the glass does not make direct glass-to-metal contact on those four pressure points. The easily removable dust filters on the bottom and on the front will make future cleanings effortless. I also like that the screws for the metal side are kept so that they don't fall out. Cable management and cable through-holes and openings were very well planned out and very effective. I liked that the front panel power button motherboard connector is an all-in-one hub rather than those tiny individual connectors that are a pain to connect one-by-one. Airflow so far seems extremely good and I have not heard one vibration or anything. The only thing I found needed to be reworked was the placement of the rear fan. I found that it sort of obstructed your view and maneuverability when attempting to line up and insert the motherboard I/O panel, so I removed it and actually ended up relocating it on the top front panel instead. Overall I was very impressed with the engineering, design, construction and execution of this case. The value is amazing. For $79, it feels and builds like a $250 case. Well done, NZXT.

Great Case with room to spare.

NZXT H500 Review I have built over 30 computers, not any for quite awhile though and I really like this case. I am 72 so not a gamer but I had a good time building my system in this case. The room that is available is great and it is easy to route the wires so they are not sticking up all over the place. The instructions provided may be a bit hard to understand for a novice but for anyone who has built a system in the past will have no problem at all. The case is very well thought out,I like that the glass side panel only uses 1 screw and it is on the back of the case not sticking out the side like many cases with a glass side panel. My system is a MSI X470 gaming plus, and a Ryzen 5 2600 cpu with a Reeven Justice cpu cooler and a Samsung M2 970 plus ssd drive. My temps are only about 29c on the cpu which I think is great. The cable for the power switch and hd a power light plugged right into my motherboard without having to do each item separately which was nice. Pretty much all I have plugged in is the motherboard and graphics card as far as cables from the power supply. I did add a extra fan to the front of the case to draw in some extra air. It seems like about any power supply should fit without any problem in this case. I did have one of the case fans that made a bit of noise but I slowed it down about 75 rpm to about 850 RPM and all is quiet now. Remember no place in this case for a DVD CD drive, just use a usb one if you need it. Also it has no reset switch not big deal though as the power button will work for this if you really need it. I have my case sitting on the right side of my desk so I really like the USB ports and power switch are on the top of the case as it makes it much easier for me as compared to the case I was using. For me it was a easy build as I got done about 2 hours sooner than I thought and it is the cleanest looking build I have ever done.

Better than corsair carbine spec Omega rgb and an overall great case.

I honestly have no complaints with this case. I did buy the Corsair spec Omega rgb case just before this at local store. I HATED it. The build quality was crap, the rgbs didn't work and Corsair support was no help. So I returned it for this. I'm SO GLAD I did! NZXT now has my loyal support. Sorry Corsair, you did me wrong too many times. Now thats out of the way, what did I like so much about this case? Well, the glass was easy to remove and put back in place. Unlike the other case. Everything was easy to install really. I also enjoyed the rad backet. Made it much easier to install my rad. There was a few times were I was just like "ugh" while building in this case. The PSU didn't fit flush on the bottom of the case so I had to lift it ever so slightly to put the screws in. The GPU and the internal pci-e hub I had, didn't fit in well at first but then I realize "Duh" you have to remove the horizontal GPU bracket on the case to get the GPU and what not in easily. The build quality is VERY good. At one point while building, I even laid down on the top of it, just putting my upper body weight on it and there was no give. And I'm a big dude. The way it's designed makes it easy to hide your cables in the front. And just about everything is made of metal. Unlike the other case who used removable plastic covers for the PSU and hard drive shroud. Sorry I keep mentioning that case but it really wasn't worth it seeing as this case is about $40 cheaper. Was also nice to see that nzxt gave me the option to put the SSD's in the front over the PSU. I decided not to do this though because I wanted to hide as much as possible for a clean look. And best of all, I've had no issues with the lights. I don't know, I just enjoyed just about everything on this case. Sure, I had a few complaints but they were minor and pretty petty so I'm giving this case an all around 5 star. Good job nzxt. You now have a new customer.

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