As for the aesthetics, we must say, this is one of the most beautiful cases ever designed. The solid front panel looks just beautiful and provides a very unique look, being on the desk. The front panel is not glossy and presents a beautiful grainy texture. One can notice the “NZXT” written at the bottom area of the front panel, whose absence would have made the front rather too simple. The feet of the case can also be seen from the front and are responsible for quite a gap down there. NZXT H700i Front View NZXT H700i Front Interior has the H700i toward the top of our newer benchmarks, operating at 53.7C GPU temperature during the gaming simulation, or 27C CPU temperature. This positions it in second for our new 3DMark test. NZXT H700i Blender Benchmark 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.

Opening the front panel, one can notice the dust filter which does its job pretty fine. Behind the filter, are located beautiful NZXT fans. What looked like a simple case turns out to be a complex and ferocious one once you open the panels of the case. These are the NZXT AER F120 fans which provide RGB lighting as well, although the lighting can only be seen from the sides. The fans support 1200 +/- 200 RPM fan speeds and provide an airflow of 50.42 CFM, which is a pretty fair specification. They are not the quietest fans but they cannot be called noisy as well and have a noise of 28 dBA. 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 For NZXT H700i, we performed two kinds of tests. First, we tested the acoustic performance of the case and then we tested the cooling performance. For acoustic performance, we placed a microphone at 20 cm distance from the side panel of the case, facing upwards. Then we set the fans of the system at 0%, 30%, 50%, 75%, and 100% and noted the respective readings on the microphone. For testing the cooling performance, we used the same fan settings and for all of these settings, we ran AIDA 64 Extreme stability test for stressing the CPU and Furmark with Xtreme Burn-in at 4K resolution. Then we noticed the thermal readings of both the processor and the graphics card. The ambient temperature was around 30 degrees while the ambient noise was around 32 dBA.Stage 1: You calibrate idle performance (acoustic vs. thermals), after which CAM prompts the user to play a game. Premium, all-steel construction with the sleek H-series design; available in four color combinations

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. NZXT H-series cases are out for quite a while now and they are definitely one of the best-looking cases. There are four major variants of these H-series cases; H200, H400, H500, and H700; with newer versions released as H210, H510, and H710 (no refresh for the H400). The ‘i’ in the case name indicates that the case comes with the Hue+ and the Grid+. Hue+ is the RGB control device from the NZXT which can be controlled through the NZXT CAM software while the Grid+ is the fan controller smart device which is also controlled through the CAM software.Of course, if you are looking to buy the H700, you are probably also looking at going with an AIO from the outset, and that’s great as radiators going up to 360 mm are supported. Both the front and top of the case boast great mounting options, which also make the H700 a great candidate for enthusiasts looking to push things even further with custom water cooling. The tempered glass side panel is a must-have these days, and the muted design of the rest of the case really helps focus attention on the internals. Less visually appealing components like hard drives and the power supply are hidden away under the power supply shroud, allowing the motherboard, CPU cooler, graphics card/s, and array of SSDs to hog the spotlight. There is a lot of potential here for RGB fanatics, though you will have to buy LED strips separately. In other instances, comically, CAM would sit at 6-8% utilization during the idle test period -- this was coupled with Windows processes and services, obviously, which combined to ~11-13%. By CAM’s definition, that’s not idle. This is on a 6700K, mind you. Note: If a splitter is used, fan control is regulated depending on the fan connected to the 4-pin port. Do not use low-noise adapters. 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? The H700i Ninja Edition mid-tower case is personally designed by Ninja himself. Excellent for ambitious builds, the H700i Ninja Edition has plenty of space for 360mm AIOs and other premium components while bringing the easy-to-build-in features of the compact H500i case series.