H510 Elite

For the TL;DR Attention Deficit folks: This is an excellent case for older or smaller component build outs. Cable management is great and air flow is more than adequate for modest builds. Longer Review: I'm becoming more and more of a fanboy of NZXT cases. Overall, they are well designed, good looking, well made, with clean cable management and adequate cooling. This particular case is the smaller sibling of the H710i case, which I recently used for a high-end photo/video editing rig. Both cases are wonderful. Pros: - Tool-less case access - No sharp corners ;-) - Excellent cable routing - Roomy enough for an ATX MB with all the trimmings, including modern, reasonably large GPU's - Reasonably quiet - Reasonably adequate cooling Cons: - Not a huge fan of the "buttons and ports on top of the case" design - Limited room for radiators / AIO coolers - these can only be installed in the front - Limited support for fans (120/140 mm on the top, 120 mm on the rear, and dual 140/120's or an AIO radiator in the front) I used this case to rebuild a 4-year old setup that I had (crazily...) first installed in one of those gargantuan tower cases thinking I'd be using it for hot-swapping drives. Turns out, I didn't. That case was like having a great Dane in an efficiency apartment. It seemed like a good idea at the time... Anyway, I tore that system down, cleaned things up and gave everything a good dusting, and rebuilt it in this case. I'm using an old NVidia Quadro K2200 GPU and an AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz 8-core CPU, which is air-cooled. CPU temps are running consistently in the low 20's C under light loads and the GPU driving a 2K 24" monitor runs in the upper 30's C. Notably, the GPU is the old style single-height, so it doesn't inhibit air flow through the case to any great extent. I'm mostly using this to scan old slides into Adobe LR. The build was easy, installation was mostly painless, and the case is not ugly. I wouldn't consider it eye candy, but it's not hard to look at and, with proper fans, it's quiet enough to set up in the living room and not irritate the rest of the family. So, I can recommend this without hesitation as long as you're not trying to stuff too much stuff into it. Keep the components small and you should have a happy build. If you're planning on the really big build stuff: large GPU's, water cooling, half a dozen 140 mm case fans or more, etc. - you'll want to go with something larger and more roomy. Hope this helps! Good luck, J

This particular model H510 (non i model), is very easy to work in. It offers good enough airflow for simpler builds, and allows the use of full ATX while keeping room for several 2.5" drives and three 3.5" drives. It also keeps sound levels down and offers USB C on front panel. All this while looking good and keeping it's height down below many other mid towers. The cons are fairly substantial though. Having a solid metal front and glass left side, severely limits total airflow. Using 240mm rad up front will hamper it's cooling to the point that is not worth it. It is best to only use fans with good static pressure and mount them inside the frame so they aren't up against the front metal panel. This will create a vacuum chamber effect at the front and allow enough airflow from the limited vent on the right hand side. There is only one top 120mm mount and one rear 120mm mount. Both would work well for a 120mm AIO or custom loop in an exhaust position, but they are so limited in cooling capacity that it's not really worth it. It's best to use a good fansink in this case and to use the top and rear as exhaust while front should be intake. I would highly recommend this case for and 65 watt or lower CPU and for low to mid range GPU. Yes, you can put a 9900k or 3950x in it, but turbo and overclocking will be severely limited. Simply put, the case is hurt by the solid metal front. If it were mesh, it would be more than enough for most higher end builds. I built a spare parts machine out of it and it's great. With trades, swaps, and repurposed parts, I was able to not spend a cent other than this case. Gigabyte G.Skill 750W PSU gold (Yes, that's a real thing and it's good), Asus B450 STRIX-F, 3400g, 16gb 3200 XPG, 500gb NVMe, and unused wraith prism cooler. Case fans are Deepcool RF-120, two intake upfront and one each for exhaust in top and rear. All RGB is Mobo controlled and synced up perfectly. Under max load testing CPU never exceeds 62c and under normal use it never exceeded 54. That's with a 4 GHz all core OC and 1600 MHz igpu OC. The system is almost dead silent. But I can tell that it's not a good choice for more powerful builds. It will be way to limited in airflow and the fans will struggle at high speeds to compensate and turn the case into an echo chamber. I have maxed them out to test the noise level and it's not good. The solid metal front is what causes sound reverb. So I hope this build info and my recommendation is useful for others who are looking at this case. It's a good case (more so when it can be had on sale), but it has a somewhat limited use.

Relatively compact ATX case with enough airflow to keep a 5900x running perfectly cool. Looks good too

I have been using the NZXT H510 for 3 months. As a middle tower case, it presents a good compromise between size and functionality, accommodating a standard ATX size motherboard as mine, while also providing enough space for cable management. The finishing is also well made and the design is clear and nice. A bit expensive, but certainly worthy the price.

Very easy to work with and very good looking yet affordable. I know this case does not have best rep for temps and it's not Steve approved but frankly its more than good enough. You wont build a 12900K and 3090Ti inside a cheap case like this, will you? For us mortal this is perfectly great. I love the front panel and how easy it is to remove it. Cable management is a breeze. The stock fans are not amazing and they are not even PWM but they work fine and quiet enough. I suggest buying and extra fan and move the rear fan to the front.

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It perfectly matches my build. The in built fans and LED colours can be changed through the NZXT CAM software.