NZXT H7 FLOW

INotPablo · May 19

Hello, I am going to buy a NZXT H7 Flow ATX case without RGB, well my question is there any difference between the one without RGB or the one that has RGB in specifications (not counting the RGB lights)
And my other question is if I buy the one that does not come with RGB, later I can change the fans with RGB. (I ask this to be 100% sure). Thank you (I think it is the motherboard that allows the RGB to work I think)

Hinjima · May 19

15 minutes ago, INotPablo said:

Hello, I am going to buy a NZXT H7 Flow ATX case without RGB, well my question is there any difference between the one without RGB or the one that has RGB in specifications (not counting the RGB lights)
And my other question is if I buy the one that does not come with RGB, later I can change the fans with RGB. (I ask this to be 100% sure). Thank you (I think it is the motherboard that allows the RGB to work I think)

The only difference between the RGB and non RGB is the RBG itself.

You can change the non RGB fans later with RGB fans if you want That is no problem at all.

It doesn't have to be NZXT fans either.

filpo · May 19

19 minutes ago, INotPablo said:

well my question is there any difference between the one without RGB or the one that has RGB in specifications (not counting the RGB lights)

The H7 Flow only has two fans installed (And their both 120mm but not very high rpm so CFM should be fine)

H7 Flow RGB has 3 140MM rgb fans included with a 120mm fan at the back

Specs for H7 flow fans

Specs for H7 Flow RGB fans

Specs for rear non rgb fan in H7 flow RGB Case

So the rear fan is the same in both but the RGB fans louder and with worse airflow (according to the specs sheet)

19 minutes ago, INotPablo said:

And my other question is if I buy the one that does not come with RGB, later I can change the fans with RGB. (I ask this to be 100% sure). Thank you (I think it is the motherboard that allows the RGB to work I think)

Yes you can if your mothernboard has an rgb header (or if your motherboard has an argb header for controlling the fans lighting)

4 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

The only difference between the RGB and non RGB is the RBG itself.

According to the spec sheet the fans are slightly louder (29dBa vs 25dBa) and bigger (140mm vs 120mm) in the RGB version

Still strange that (according to NZXT) their larger fans create more noise while having the same CFM

Edited May 19 by filpo

Hinjima · May 19

12 minutes ago, filpo said:

Still strange that (according to NZXT) their larger fans create more noise while having the same CFM

I guess they wanted to save some money and used worse fans for the RGB to keep cost down?

INotPablo · May 19

4 hours ago, filpo said:

Entonces, el ventilador trasero es el mismo en ambos, pero los ventiladores RGB son más ruidosos y con peor flujo de aire (según la hoja de especificaciones)

Sí, puedes hacerlo si tu placa base tiene un encabezado rgb (o si tu placa base tiene un encabezado argb para controlar la iluminación de los ventiladores)

Según la hoja de especificaciones, los ventiladores son ligeramente más ruidosos (29 dBa frente a 25 dBa) y más grandes (140 mm frente a 120 mm) en la versión RGB.

Sigue siendo extraño que (según NZXT) sus ventiladores más grandes generen más ruido teniendo el mismo CFM

So I buy the one that comes without RGB and then I buy RGB fans? Would I choose good quality fans that are not so noisy?

filpo · May 20

9 hours ago, INotPablo said:

So I buy the one that comes without RGB and then I buy RGB fans? Would I choose good quality fans that are not so noisy?

Such as the p12 ARGBs

RevGAM · May 20

20 hours ago, INotPablo said:

Hello, I am going to buy a NZXT H7 Flow ATX case without RGB, well my question is there any difference between the one without RGB or the one that has RGB in specifications (not counting the RGB lights)
And my other question is if I buy the one that does not come with RGB, later I can change the fans with RGB. (I ask this to be 100% sure). Thank you (I think it is the motherboard that allows the RGB to work I think)

If you're starting without NZXT RGB fans, that's good because some of them use proprietary NZXT RGB connectors. When you get RGB fans, and even some without lights, always verify which connectors they use. NZXT makes their RGB one non-standard in order to force customers to buy more of their products and stay within their "ecosystem". This I don't like. They do provide good support, but I feel that they charge too much for their fans given the specs.