Agost
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Did the 3.5" hdd fit under the front 360mm rad??
NZXT H440 Case Review
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Did the 3.5" hdd fit under the front 360mm rad??
I said in the video a front 360 means no mechanical drives. Its a mid tower case that costs £90 ffs.
You only have to look at pictures to see how high the first drive is. I also said IN THE VIDEO if you want a mechanical the front will be restricted to a 240 rad
Agost
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Hi Tom,
obviously i wasn't referring to the HDD metal slots, i was referring to the mounting space on the bottom ( which can house both 2.5" and 3.5" drives ).
From pictures and video it looked like there would have been space for a 3.5" in the bottom and a 360 rad in the front
So... given these restrictions, what would be better between 240 thick rad+360 slim on top with a 3.5" hdd VS dual 360mm rad ( always quite thick in the front ) and a 2.5"? The hdd will be for storage AND for games, I plan to watercool a CPU and a single GPU
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NeverBackDown
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Get 2 ssds and stick them on top of the powersupply cage. Boom solved.
Can always get 1tb 2.5inch drives anyway if SSDs are out of budget.
Can always get 1tb 2.5inch drives anyway if SSDs are out of budget.
Agost
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I don't have 500€ only for a storage/games ssd...
Aren't 2.5" HDD much slower than 3.5" ones?
You can buy fast 2.5" HDDs (like a WD Black 2.5") with 7200 rpm. Shouldn't be slower than a 3.5" version, at least not by much. You can get two 750GB drives for the price of a good 128 GB SSD. In case you prefer speed over capacity, you could also simply run them in a raid to get more performance out of them.
That's what I'll be going for with my new case.
As for case availability; well the retailers in europe that I checked have the H440 listed as 28.02. and the Carbide 540 white at 13.02. I hope neither of those dates are true and they release it somewhere around yesterday.
That's what I'll be going for with my new case.
As for case availability; well the retailers in europe that I checked have the H440 listed as 28.02. and the Carbide 540 white at 13.02. I hope neither of those dates are true and they release it somewhere around yesterday.
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Agost
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You can buy fast 2.5" HDDs (like a WD Black 2.5") with 7200 rpm. Shouldn't be slower than a 3.5" version, at least not by much. You can get two 750GB drives for the price of a good 128 GB SSD. In case you prefer speed over capacity, you could also simply run them in a raid to get more performance out of them.
That's what I'll be going for with my new case.
As for case availability; well the retailers in europe that I checked have the H440 listed as 28.02. and the Carbide 540 white at 13.02. I hope neither of those dates are true and they release it somewhere around yesterday.
I'm going to put a 120gb ( maybe 240 ) SSD and a HDD for data and all games ( steam library... )
So i'd like to have a quite fast hdd for game loading
BUT in first place i'll wait for new H440 colour schemes, i don't like red on black
Nice debate on the mech drive with the 360 rad on the front, I thought they brought out some new color schemes and created all this big fuss...
I guess color is something case manufacturers wont be able to satisfy everyone's taste, but they pretty much hit the nail on the head with the white/black and black/white. I'm hanging out so much until its release, have everything on standby until then. red/black would kill on the rog or msi gaming board.
I guess color is something case manufacturers wont be able to satisfy everyone's taste, but they pretty much hit the nail on the head with the white/black and black/white. I'm hanging out so much until its release, have everything on standby until then. red/black would kill on the rog or msi gaming board.
I plan on throwing the M6F in mine. ^_^
Thinking about trying something with the 'armor' on it.
Looks like it's going to be more like late February than early February.
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NeverBackDown
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Still a 2600mm x 80mm rad a 25mm fan can fit even with all the drives populated if i read that correctly.Thats still a crap ton of rad surface area. and thats not including the top.
Edit: 360mm x 80mm rad.. not 2600mm rad(though i wish)
Edit: 360mm x 80mm rad.. not 2600mm rad(though i wish)
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A 2600mm rad is pretty massive :crazy::harhar:
And you won't be putting any rads in the front with all the drive cages in.
NeverBackDown
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NZXT have said the h105 will fit... so i'm pretty sure it would.
NeverBackDown
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Doubt the noise will present a difference. If you have a window R4 then the noise should be about the same. A window will allow more noise to escape so if you have a solid panel R4 then i say it would not be an upgrade if noise is the only factor.
Agost
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Well in TTL's review he mounted a H100i, which is 9 mm thinner than the 105... i think it could hit the motherboard heatsink because fan mounts are almost at the center of the top, near the mobo tray
Well, a couple posts on NZXT's Facebook page have pointed out that black/red has sold out in North America, and the white/black starts shipping tomorrow, with the black/red shipping a week later on the 17th.
Edit: They also said free shipping on it will only last until the black/red starts shipping.
Edit: They also said free shipping on it will only last until the black/red starts shipping.
hopentethking
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h440 white
Just ordered mine on the 9th, cant wait and free shipping is a deal that hard to beat. Newegg is selling it for 119.00 but charges 10.00 shipping. The 540 air was going to be the case for my build but the H440 beat it out. Soon as the video was over I knew this was my case. Once the H440 and EVGA 770sc get here my build will begin. I will be sure to post pics.
Just ordered mine on the 9th, cant wait and free shipping is a deal that hard to beat. Newegg is selling it for 119.00 but charges 10.00 shipping. The 540 air was going to be the case for my build but the H440 beat it out. Soon as the video was over I knew this was my case. Once the H440 and EVGA 770sc get here my build will begin. I will be sure to post pics.
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Hi sirs, great video review, completely sold me on the case.
I do remain unclear on one aspect of the design though.
I currently am running an extra fat 120, regular swifttech 360, and regular thickness xspc 280mm rad in my machine, and Id like to swap those parts into this case.
If I put the 280 in the front, preferably in a push/pull, will there be enough clearance to use at least one of the trays for an old school 3.5 mechanical HDD? I have 2 Samsung solid state drives, but I use a big 2tb drive for storage as well, and would like to avoid going external if I can.
Also, is it advisable to use one of those double 5.25 pump and reservoir combos loose in the empty space under the power supply shield? Looks like I should be able to level it out and secure it with zip ties somehow... I hope
Awesome site and review though, Tom has shepherded me through a few builds over the years, and has yet to steer me wrong.
I do remain unclear on one aspect of the design though.
I currently am running an extra fat 120, regular swifttech 360, and regular thickness xspc 280mm rad in my machine, and Id like to swap those parts into this case.
If I put the 280 in the front, preferably in a push/pull, will there be enough clearance to use at least one of the trays for an old school 3.5 mechanical HDD? I have 2 Samsung solid state drives, but I use a big 2tb drive for storage as well, and would like to avoid going external if I can.
Also, is it advisable to use one of those double 5.25 pump and reservoir combos loose in the empty space under the power supply shield? Looks like I should be able to level it out and secure it with zip ties somehow... I hope
Awesome site and review though, Tom has shepherded me through a few builds over the years, and has yet to steer me wrong.
