To explain how the smart device works, because NZXT’s UI & UX trips over itself during the explanation, it’s something like this: Fortunately due to the design of the PSU cover mounting, this shouldn’t be too much of an issue, thanks to those perforated holes. We recommend Phanteks Premium 220mm Riser Cable if you are considering going this route, and remember to install it before your PSU.

We’ll keep this section very brief since we’ve already reviewed most aspects of this case, but it’s worth mentioning a couple points again. First, the top and front panels are an enormous pain to remove. They’re held on with stiff clips, and the best method for defeating them is to yank the front panel violently from the bottom edge and then yank the top panel violently from the front edge. This MUST be done to remove the front filter, replace fans, or take out the radiator/fan tray at the top of the case, and it runs the risk of snapping the spindly 4.5cm clips or curving the panels and creating a gap between the front and top panels. The fan tray is still very nice, by the way--it’s held in with thumbscrews and can be flipped upside-down to move it higher away from the motherboard, and we’d like to see a similar tray at the front of the case. Blender provides a real-world rendering test. For Blender rendering on the CPU, our CPU temperatures land at 37.6C for the H700i, ranking it fourth, with the P3 and View 71 functionally equivalent in performance. The RL06 maintains its first-place lead.It controls one channel of lighting (with individual control over each LED) and three channels of fan speed via the familiar CAM interface, and introduces the new “Adaptive Noise Reduction” feature. This is intended to use machine learning to find the optimal noise/cooling balance, the results of which we’ll discuss below. More easily spotted on the colored versions are the ventilation holes found on the edge of the case. Situated along the top and front of the H700, these tiny gaps should have a positive effect on any fans mounted there. Design-wise, they also look nice, which is obviously a big deal for a case like this! NZXT H700 Review – Cables? What Cables?

NZXT has teamed up with Bethesda to bring you the H700 in an all-new flavor. Introducing the H700 Nuka-Cola, straight from the masterminds at the Nuka-Cola Corporation. Featuring atomic flavors, battle worn aesthetics, and the renowned pin-up artwork that withstood the test of time. You can house your PC components in your very own Nuka-Cola machine. Available for a limited production only! Above: CAM is running an " idle" test. It's also consuming 42% of the CPU, and so it can't progress in the idle test. 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.

Conducting thermal tests requires careful measurement of temperatures in the surrounding environment. We control for ambient by constantly measuring temperatures with thermocouples and laser readers. We then produce charts using a Delta T(emperature) over Ambient value. This value subtracts the thermo-logged ambient value from the measured diode temperatures, producing a delta report of thermals. AIDA64 is used for logging thermals of silicon components, including the GPU diode. 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 GPU temperatures are also comparatively good-to-average, depending. The H700i is positioned at about 52.5C delta T for the GPU temperature, positioning it between the Shogun and S340 Elite. We already know that the venting in the PSU shroud isn’t directly beneficial to our GPU thermals with this card, but it could help with other devices, and will certainly aid in hard drive cooling and overall airflow throughout the case. No need to fully compartmentalize the PSU and its cables. NZXT H700i 3DMark Benchmark Released in a limited quantity of 2,000, the custom designed variant of NZXT’s popular H series, the H700 Nuka-Cola boasts beautiful design work inspired by the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout and its iconic Nuka-Cola soft drink. 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.

When it comes to solid front and roof panels, the big concern for any user is access to air. As soon as you put anything in the way, you’re immediately reducing how much air those front fans can draw in. It’s a problem that both NZXT and others (such as Phanteks with its Evolv series) has predominantly faced in the past and you can tell that these companies have taken steps to reduce this problem, without compromising on the overall style of the case. 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. CAM does some pretty stupid things, like throw arbitrary errors about system component temperatures which are completely acceptable:

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Otherwise, the H710i features a lot of the same features as the NZXT H700i. Plenty of intuitive cable cutouts and passthroughs, a roomy interior, quality finishes on all of the folded steel, and a lot of versatility as to where you can run your cables. Rear Cable Management and HDDs

GPU dT was 52.4C dT in this test, similarly competitive but also outperformed by the O11 XL, which had fans positioned directly under the GPU in our configuration. The quantity of fans means that no matter how slowly they spin, they’re still pushing a uniform wall of air through the body of the case and effectively cooling the components within. Conclusion 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.Load: The software analyzes load performance only when between 35-65% CPU load. It does not work outside of this range. The rear of the casing is slightly different from the norm as well and it tries to provide as many vents as possible. There are vents located at the top of the rear side, at the fan side, and at the expansion slot positions. As mentioned earlier, among the four pre-installed fans, the rear one is, in fact, a 140 mm one, so as to improve the airflow. The rear fan can be moved up and down as well, providing optimization. This fan has 1000 +/- 200 RPM specification and has a noise rating of 29 dBA. NZXT H700i Rear View We cannot say enough good things about the overall build quality and attention to detail within the case; unfortunately, we also can’t say enough bad things about the smart device, which plays the role of foil to the case.