NZXT H5 Elite Compact ATX Mid-Tower PC Gaming Case – Built-in RGB Lighting – Tempered Glass Front and Side Panels – Cable Management – 2 x 140mm RGB Fans Included – 280mm Radiator Support – Black

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I completed my test build with the new NZXT T120 RGB cooler. As expected with anything NZXT, this air cooler does an excellent job of matching the H5 Elite’s aesthetic. With more NZXT components making their way into PC builds, it’s becoming easier to make everything match for that perfectly clean and minimal aesthetic. The one major downside of the H5 Elite is how loud the fans are at default settings. I imagine most users will feel the need to lower the speeds for better acoustics. It’s not a deal-breaker, as it can be fixed with a few minutes of tweaking, but it’s not going to make the best first impression. H5 Elite vs H5 Flow

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For testing, I turned to my trusty 3700X, 3070, and 32 GB RAM build combo, with two NVMe drives installed into the motherboard. Though I didn’t use any myself, the H5 Elite does provide enough room for up to two 2.5″ drives or, for those still using one, a 3.5″ drive. I think that should be enough room for most users, though if you’re still holding onto multiple 3.5″ drives, you may need to look elsewhere. Following the refresh of its H710 lineup that resulted in the new H7 series, NZXT has now taken aim at its H510 range of cases. Introducing the H5 series, which features both the airflow-focused H5 Flow and stylish H5 Elite. This review focuses on the latter, which made for an interesting build experience and, ultimately, proved to be a solid performer that looks great, too. Get building In use, the H5 Elite performed remarkably similar to the H7 Elite case that I tested here. Under gaming and stress loads, the differences were within one degree of each other. Considering the difference in size (and price), I think the H5 Elite has performed fantastically well when compared to its bigger brother. That 120 mm fan situated in the bottom of the case must be doing more than I had initially assumed!If you want to install a radiator you can use a 240mm model in the roof while 280mm models can fit in the front of the case. There's a fair amount of room inside even with an ATX motherboard in place, with enough space for CPU coolers up to 165mm in height and 365mm clearance for graphics cards - enough to swallow even Nvidia's enormous GeForce RTX 4090.

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If you want a great case for cooling your graphics card, this is it. Temperatures in games were several degrees cooler with the same hardware in the H5 Elite than similar cases I tested recently, including NZXT's own H7 Flow. As expected, though, the CPU temperature using an air cooler was a couple of degrees higher thanks to the case not including a rear fan. Conclusions