[Unofficial LTT] NZXT H440 Owners Club

[jaggysnake57]

my system is finally done

specs 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For £143.00)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (Purchased For £30.00)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For £101.00)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For £33.00)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For £35.00)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For £0.00)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For £0.00)

Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (Purchased For £287.87)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For £93.00)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For £47.77)

Monitor: AOC i2369V 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (Purchased For £129.99)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Mini Keyboard (Purchased For £78.00)

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse (Purchased For £47.00)

Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers (Purchased For £30.00)

Other: NZXT white LED (Purchased For £10.99)

Other: BitFenix Alchemy White bundle (Purchased For £21.95)

Total: £1088.57

the old

the new

 

heres a link to more pics http://imgur.com/a/QUSd8

@SYPH its not hard if you take your time and remember that you have room under the shroud for the psu

[Wesleydn]

my system is finally done

the old

the new

 

heres a link to more pics http://imgur.com/a/QUSd8

@SYPH its not hard if you take your time and remember that you have room under the shroud for the psu

 

very nice, what things you use for cable management what combs

[jaggysnake57]

very nice, what things you use for cable management what combs

i used bitfiniex cable extensions, twist ties, and e22 3mm cable combs from a small uk based company but you can find them on ebay. the twist ties are a god send its no hassle to undo and rework you cables

[Gtre]

I had a lot of problems with the back, but I have more cables and a lot of molex

[SuperPug]

Got the H440 a few days ago and i'm not very happy with the quality... The window material is so soft that it scratches very easily and the paintjob (while looking good) just loves to chip and scuff wherever it can. Theres already a bunch of scuffmarks on it that i have no idea how they happened. Also my sidepanel is slightly warped so i have to force it on.

[Norman_the_Owl]

Got the H440 a few days ago and i'm not very happy with the quality... The window material is so soft that it scratches very easily and the paintjob (while looking good) just loves to chip and scuff wherever it can. Theres already a bunch of scuffmarks on it that i have no idea how they happened. Also my sidepanel is slightly warped so i have to force it on.

Yea, you really have to be careful with it.

NZXT acrylic is never good, and the finish is subpar. But it's still a nice case

[Dadeuss]

About time I joined the H440 club, here are some of my pics. Sorry my camera died, so I took some pics with my smartphone.

 

 

 

 

 

[79wjd]

Decided to stop being lazy and take a new more up-to-date picture.

[jaggysnake57]

Got the H440 a few days ago and i'm not very happy with the quality... The window material is so soft that it scratches very easily and the paintjob (while looking good) just loves to chip and scuff wherever it can. Theres already a bunch of scuffmarks on it that i have no idea how they happened. Also my sidepanel is slightly warped so i have to force it on.

why not send it back for an exchange?  as for the acrylic i need to change mine out its terrible

[Wesleydn]

My side panel scratched very easily.. dont know what to do to replace it. might get a piece of glass made 

[SuperPug]

why not send it back for an exchange?  as for the acrylic i need to change mine out its terrible

 

I dont think my local retailer would exchange it... Maybe for the warped panel but thats only noticeable when trying to put it on. Once its in position you dont really see a difference.

[jaggysnake57]

I dont think my local retailer would exchange it... Maybe for the warped panel but thats only noticeable when trying to put it on. Once its in position you dont really see a difference.

it is a shame on a case that is clearly aimed towards asthetics that the finish in some areas is so poor i would have paid the extra 20-30 for a good panal and better finish though i havent noticed any scratching yet on the paint work

[No Nrg]

Silent But Deadly 1440p Rig

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/b/3CkTwP

 

I've been out of the PC building game for about 10 years. I had to do extensive research to get up to date on what was new in the PC hardware world. After four months of planning and buying I piled up this build. It turned out great so far. OS loads in 12 seconds and everything is snappy and responsive. Haven't put the system through it's paces yet as I don't have a monitor, but plan on 1440p gaming.

 

CPU - I chose the i5-4690K for it's reasonable price and easy overclocking. I've still not had a chance to nail down the overclock yet, I plan to do that this weekend.

 

CPU Cooler - The Kraken X41 is well built and was quite easy to install once I went online and used the manual there. Save yourself the frustration and throw the crappy included instructions from the box in the trash, they are worthless. Have it running in a push/pull setup on the rear exhaust vent. Replaced the included NZXT FN V2 fan with an Aerocool DS red LED fan. My CPU stays at 25C while idle, 50C under load using OCCT. I'll update once I have overclocked and put the CPU under load. The CAM software this comes with works, but is still buggy. The LED control doesn't always work. Fan profile management is well done

 

MSI Gaming 5 - Well build board and goes well with the black/red color scheme. Bios works as advertised and has full array of options for overclocking.

 

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 2133 - Good looking, fast memory at a great price. Make sure to check bios upon first start up. The memory defaults to 1600 speed, had it manually adjust to 2133.

 

Storage - quality Samsung 840 EVO SSD for OS and large 2TB seagate HDD for storage

 

MSI GTX 980 - great looking card and silent running, doesn't even spin up until it reaches 50C. I had debated between this and a reference blower card due to the closed nature of the case. Glad I chose this as it's a great card. I've had no issues so far with case temps due to aftermarket fan exhaust, will update once I put the system through it's paces.

 

NZXT H440 - Amazing case, the thing is dead sexy. I'm not too sure what all the worry is on the interwebs about fan constriction. You can feel the air flowing through this case from front to back. All my hardware hold great temps. Cable management took a bit more time and the back is quite tight, but it sure looks clean once you're done. Added an Aerocool DS red LED fan as intake on the top towards center of case.

 

XFX XTR 750 - Fully modular and has hybrid fan mode, very silent

 

Wi-Fi adapter - simple, internal and works

 

CM Storm Devastator keyboard/mouse bundle - quite surprised of the quality of this for $31, great keyboard and mouse

 

I still haven't settled on a monitor yet. I had my eyes on the 1440p ROG Swift but then Acer went and announced their IPS 1440p g-sync, considering wating until March for that. Currently using an old 1280x1024 monitor I had as a placeholder.

 

Build issues/Tips - There were a couple things I ran into during this build that anyone using an H440 should consider:

• I read this in reviews so did this had no issues. If you use a modular power supply connect all the cables you need before installing in the case. You'd have quite a hard time getting to the connections due to the shroud.
• This is specific to the MSI Gaming 5 and H440 - the Gaming 5 USB 3.0 I/O connector is horizontal and the motherboard tray in the H440 is angled where the front side grommets are located. This combined with the stiffness of the H440 USB 3.0 cable made plugging this in with the motherboard screwed in impossible. I bent a couple pins in this connector attempting and had to bend back. I ended up unscrewing the motherboard and lifted it out to get this connector inserted. Save yourself the trouble and connect this plug before screwing a MSI Gaming series motherboard into this case.
• The H440 bottom cable management holes get pretty crowded once you run all the motherboard I/O, consider this when choosing where to place your SSD in the two 2.5in drive mounts on top of the shroud. I choose the least crowded side.

[Lamboboy63]

 

Built: August 4th 2014 - My First PC Build

 

Specs: 

Case: NZXT H440 - Used to be in a Thermaltake Commander MS-I Snow Edition.

Processor: AMD FX-6300 Black Series 3.52GHz - Stock Heatsink

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 

Graphics Card: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 SC 1GB 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750

Drives: 3 TB WD Green and PNY XLR8 240GB SSD

Ram: Ramaxel RMR5030ME68F9F1600 - 4GBx2 DIMM2

Has a Internal WiFi card (IDK The name of it)

 

Fans: 

NZXT FN V2 - 4x 

Cooler Master A12025 120mm Black Case Fan - 2x

Thermaltake 120mm Silent Fan with Dual Blue LEDs - 1x

 

Future Upgrades:

Shopping for a new heat sink so i can OC the processor

Waiting for the next gen of Graphics cards to upgrade

"Gaming" Ram

Windows 10

Considering a Motherboard Upgrade

[79wjd]

 

Future Upgrades:

Shopping for a new heat sink so i can OC the processor

Waiting for the next gen of Graphics cards to upgrade

"Gaming" Ram

Windows 10

Considering a Motherboard Upgrade

Gaming ram....

wot

[Lamboboy63]

Gaming ram....

wot

Idk what ram im going with and i just saying "gaming" cause thats all it will be doing, I know its a noob way of saying it i just didn't want to say just "ram" or "Better ram" . 

[79wjd]

Idk what ram im going with and i just saying "gaming" cause thats all it will be doing, I know its a noob way of saying it i just didn't want to say just "ram" or "Better ram" . 

Well, unless your ram isn't working, then there are much more important upgrades you should be doing first -- new GPU (and if you get a fast enough gpu then a new cpu as well). "faster" ram won't yield any performance benefit over what you have now. 

[Lamboboy63]

Well, unless your ram isn't working, then there are much more important upgrades you should be doing first -- new GPU (and if you get a fast enough gpu then a new cpu as well). "faster" ram won't yield any performance benefit over what you have now. 

Well this may sound ridiculous but this build is honestly for the looks anyways and the ram i have in it is a eyesore in my opinion. I don't take the PC to the limit anyways.

[emille26]

How are you guys controlling your fans on this thing? I like the hub, but I stopped using it completely due to lack of control. Instead, I ripped the fan controller out of the r4 and jerry-rigged it to control the front 120's. I was considering the grid, but I heard the software changed on it and it is not the best choice anymore.

[SuperPug]

How are you guys controlling your fans on this thing? I like the hub, but I stopped using it completely due to lack of control. Instead, I ripped the fan controller out of the r4 and jerry-rigged it to control the front 120's. I was considering the grid, but I heard the software changed on it and it is not the best choice anymore.

 

I use my mobo with Y-Splitters. But you can also rewire the included Molex to 3pin adapter to supply 5V or 7V to the Fan-Hub.

 

[emille26]

I use my mobo with Y-Splitters. But you can also rewire the included Molex to 3pin adapter to supply 5V or 7V to the Fan-Hub.

 

I had completely overlooked Y-splitters, thanks.

[Lachrymal]

my second build ive ever done

 

Nice build! Do  you think you could explain to me why everyone insists on installing lights underneath the logo. I've seen it a few times and in my own, unpopular opinion it looks bad. Honest question.

[SuperPug]

Nice build! Do  you think you could explain to me why everyone insists on installing lights underneath the logo. I've seen it a few times and in my own, unpopular opinion it looks bad. Honest question.

 

It doesn't look great but i got them there aswell... Reason being that theres not many other places you can put them.

[79wjd]

It doesn't look great but i got them there aswell... Reason being that theres not many other places you can put them.

Along the top/front of the case looks much better. 

[SuperPug]

Along the top/front of the case looks much better. 

 

The front? Like on the outside? I tried to mount on the top but the fans are in the way...