Posted October 5, 2020 I bought a PC from Origin PC back in 2014. I love it, but the case is pretty bulky and getting to the SSD is pretty much impossible without taking other components out. I'm planning on upgrading my SSD soon, so i'm thinking i'll also change everything into a new case. I've been looking at the NZXT H510 because i LOVE how it looks, but i've heard the airflow isn't great. The H510 Elite looks like the airflow would be a bit better, as it allows air to come in the front and out the back (and i would like to have linear airflow, tho not required), but it doesnt look quite as good imo. Does anyone know how good the airflow in these cases actually is? Also, what are some other good cases with good airflow and easy-to-access SSD/HDD bays? I need something with easy access, cuz i do plan on upgrading my SSD again in the future when they get less expensive for bigger sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 5, 2020 Honestly, if you love the case that much... just get it. I can guarantee it's better airflow than your prebuilt. SSD access is great too. Airflow is not an issue in most cases (pun intended). People make WAY too much of it, to the point that if you have an intake and exhaust fan.. you're basically fine in damn near all specs. "Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself. Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU - Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L - Samsung 27" 1080p Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p Steam Deck 512GB OLED OnePlus: OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green Other Tech: - 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified. - Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen - MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti - Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 5, 2020 Author 11 minutes ago, Dedayog said: Honestly, if you love the case that much... just get it. I can guarantee it's better airflow than your prebuilt. SSD access is great too. Airflow is not an issue in most cases (pun intended). People make WAY too much of it, to the point that if you have an intake and exhaust fan.. you're basically fine in damn near all specs. Well my prebuilt has amazing airflow (i did have to re-build it after some parts failed so not TOTALLY pre-built). It has a 3-fan cooler on top, a fan at the back and the bottom, and has a lower portion that keeps it off the ground by 3-5 inches for better airflow underneath. It's also a pretty big case (thus the previously mentioned bulkiness) with lots of room inside for air flow and expansion. My current case has pretty amazing airflow, it's just that the SSD is nearly impossible to get to cuz Origin decided to put an HDD/SSD 5-slot hot-swap bay on top of it. Great for swapping out storage drives in literal seconds, but makes it impossible to replace the OS/Boot drive that's underneath it, since for whatever reason they didn't put the OS drive in the hot-swap bays. But i'll keep that in mind. I love the look of NZXT stuff, but i do care about air flow for the longevity of my parts. The house i stay in is always too warm as is (always set to 78F) and i live in Texas so it gets even hotter in the summer. Once i move out of my parents' place maybe that'll change but right now it's already warmer than i'd like, so maximized airflow helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 5, 2020 The Elite actually has worse airflow. It's not that bad. Honestly, I'd just get it if you like it. Everyone rants about airflow, but I've never picked a case with decent airflow, and I've never purchased additional fans, and I've never had a problem with performance CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 5, 2020 Author 2 minutes ago, dizmo said: The Elite actually has worse airflow. It's not that bad. Honestly, I'd just get it if you like it. Everyone rants about airflow, but I've never picked a case with decent airflow, and I've never purchased additional fans, and I've never had a problem with performance How is the Elite version worse? Looks to me like is has much more of an opening for air to come in through the front, vs the standard version's lack of real openings on the top or front for air to come in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 5, 2020 20 minutes ago, Swordbreaker925 said: How is the Elite version worse? Looks to me like is has much more of an opening for air to come in through the front, vs the standard version's lack of real openings on the top or front for air to come in It's glass. Air can't get through glass. GamersNexus's review said it was worse. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 5, 2020 Author 35 minutes ago, dizmo said: It's glass. Air can't get through glass. GamersNexus's review said it was worse. Oh wow. That's pretty dumb. I hadn't looked into it much but based on the pics i assumed it was unobstructed to allow air to come in the front. The glass looks worse than the opaque front imo. Probably wouldn't have gotten it anyway, but thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 6, 2020 On 10/6/2020 at 12:15 AM, Swordbreaker925 said: Oh wow. That's pretty dumb. I hadn't looked into it much but based on the pics i assumed it was unobstructed to allow air to come in the front. The glass looks worse than the opaque front imo. Probably wouldn't have gotten it anyway, but thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 6, 2020 On 10/5/2020 at 9:49 PM, Swordbreaker925 said: I bought a PC from Origin PC back in 2014. I love it, but the case is pretty bulky and getting to the SSD is pretty much impossible without taking other components out. I'm planning on upgrading my SSD soon, so i'm thinking i'll also change everything into a new case. I've been looking at the NZXT H510 because i LOVE how it looks, but i've heard the airflow isn't great. The H510 Elite looks like the airflow would be a bit better, as it allows air to come in the front and out the back (and i would like to have linear airflow, tho not required), but it doesnt look quite as good imo. Does anyone know how good the airflow in these cases actually is? Also, what are some other good cases with good airflow and easy-to-access SSD/HDD bays? I need something with easy access, cuz i do plan on upgrading my SSD again in the future when they get less expensive for bigger sizes. The airflow isn't amazing but it's alright... If it was horrendous then they wouldn't sell it but it could be better! System Specs: Ryzen 5 5500 (Themralright Assassin X) // Asus A520m-K // Vengeance 2x8GB 3200Mhz Ram // Gigabyte Eagle RX 6600 XT // Gigabyte P650B 650w // WD Blue Sn550 500GB Nvme // CX500 2TB // CiY Tester84 (Outemu Orange) // Razer Mamba Wireless // Gamemax Trooper Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 6, 2020 Author 27 minutes ago, MrAxe said: The airflow isn't amazing but it's alright... If it was horrendous then they wouldn't sell it but it could be better! Yeah but i probably care about airflow more than i should. Issue is all the cases with the best airflow just dont look very good to me. NZXT's cases are probably the best looking i've ever seen, tho. Minimal and classy and with the option to forego all the RGB. I'll probably end up going with the NZXT H510 or H710, or maybe a Corsair Carbide series since i already have alot of Corsair parts anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Swordbreaker925 said: Yeah but i probably care about airflow more than i should. Issue is all the cases with the best airflow just dont look very good to me. NZXT's cases are probably the best looking i've ever seen, tho. Minimal and classy and with the option to forego all the RGB. I'll probably end up going with the NZXT H510 or H710, or maybe a Corsair Carbide series since i already have alot of Corsair parts anyway My case doesn't have great airflow but drilled a few holes in the front panel to improve it! But I wouldn't recommend that... Like I said, if you want it then get it! It's a popular unit and Steve is abit harsh on case airflow! It's not gonna choke anything unless your running a Turkish bath inside! System Specs: Ryzen 5 5500 (Themralright Assassin X) // Asus A520m-K // Vengeance 2x8GB 3200Mhz Ram // Gigabyte Eagle RX 6600 XT // Gigabyte P650B 650w // WD Blue Sn550 500GB Nvme // CX500 2TB // CiY Tester84 (Outemu Orange) // Razer Mamba Wireless // Gamemax Trooper Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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