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henit comestoPCcases,NZXTusuallycomes
fairlyclosetonailingit,butfora lengthyperiod,
thecompanycompletelylackeda mini-ITXcase.
It hadsmallformfactordesignsyearsago,suchasthe
Roguecase,butuntiltheH200landedmuchmorerecently,
it’sbeena mostlyATX-sizedaffair.We’vesinceseenplenty
ofveryinterestingmini-ITXcasedesigns,manyofwhich
havea skyscrapertowerdesign,withtinyfootprints,but
enoughheighttorivalsomeATXcases.However,eventhe
likesofthePhanteksShiftcan’tcompetewithNZXT’sH1.
Forstarters,thecaseistiny,makingthealreadydinky
PhanteksShiftlookdecidedlyoverweightbycomparison.
It standslessthan40cmtall,anditssquarefootprintsits
at187mmonallsides,yetit hastheabilitytohousepretty
muchanymini-ITXPCyoucanthrowatit.
Thepricetagisalsoeye-watering,butthere’sa good
reasonwhythiscasecostsovertwiceasmuchasFractal
Design’salreadyexpensiveEraITX(seep20).NZXT
includesa 650WSFX-L 80 PlusGoldPSUwiththeH1,
aswellasa basic140mmAIOliquid
cooleranda PCI-Erisercable.So
really,that£300pricetaggetsyou
around£180worthofextrahardware
ontopofthecase,whichyoumaywell
needtobuyfora newbuildanyway.
Theexteriorisperhapsa littleXbox
SeriesX-like,butwitha verydifferent
coolingarrangement.Threeofthe
foursidessportmeshvents,soairflow
shouldn’tbea problem,withthethird
sideusingtemperedglass,soyou
canseetheinterior.A largeU-shaped
sectionsitsoverthetopofthecase
andmakesuptwooftheventedside
panels,whichbothactasintakeareas
asstandard,andare suitablyequipped
withlargedustfilters.
Theothersidepanelspopintoplace
andanchorthelargersectiontoo.In
short,therearenoscrewsrequiredREVIEWS / CASES
SPEC
Dimensions(mm)
187 x 187x 305(Wx D x H)
Material
Steel,temperedglass
Availablecolours
Black,white
Weight
6.53kg
Frontpanel
Power,2 x USB3,1 x USB
3.1Type-C,audiojack
Drivebays
2 x 2.5in
Formfactor(s)
Mini-ITX
Cooling
1 x 140mmAIOliquidcooler
Extras
650WNZXTSFX-LPSU
Maximumgraphicscardlength
305mmMINIITX CASE
NZXTH1/£299inc VAT
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ports, 4-pole audio port and a Type-C port, which requires a
full-fat Type-C USB 3.1 header on your motherboard to work.
Internally, the H1 is extremely compact. Large parts of
the case can be dismantled, thanks to its extensive screw-
together construction, and there’s next to no CPU cooler
height clearance either, so it’s clear that NZXT has designed
the interior around the supplied liquid-cooling system.
This also means that you’re barely able to see your
hardware either, although if you have an Nvidia RTX
Founders Edition graphics card, or another card with an
illuminated logo on the side, you can see this logo through
the tempered glass panel. Incredibly, you can even fit
305mm-long dual-slot graphics cards in the H1, with their
ports sitting at the bottom of the case and fans pointing
towards the vented side panel. This should mean that even
high-end GPUs can be cooled adequately.
Thermal paste is pre-applied to the 140mm AIO liquid
cooler’s pump section, so you just need to fit it to your
motherboard and connect the usual cables and you’re nearly
ready to go. The cables include a 4-pin fan cable that powers
the pump and fans, plus the power cables that NZXT has
already neatly laid out and cable-tied inside the case.cc
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