NZXT H1 2022

Setting standards for ITX builds?

- SAM LEWIS

FOR A WHILE NOW, NZXT has made some tasty-looking cases that are more than just a bit of eye candy. The cable management, build quality, and overall feel of these chassis make them great value for money, while their relatively compact dimensions are good at keeping your desk setup crisp and clean. They usually provide a great blank canvas to work on, but the H1 design is arguably the best of an already good-looking bunch.

Unfortunately, the original H1 didn't get off to the best of starts after it was recalled after potential fire hazard concerns, which didn't exactly fill the market with confidence. Despite its impressive visual design, the Mini-ITX case came to its demise due to grounding issues on the PCle riser cables.

Having got our hands on the improved V2 2022 edition, hopefully, those thermal issues have been resolved and the H1 2022 has a few extra goodies to add to the mix. Unlike the majority of NZXT cases, this one isn't a blank canvas-it comes pre-installed with an SEX 750W Gold PSU, NZXT CAM enabled fan controller, 140mm Alo liquid cooler, and room to support NVIDIA 30 series and AMD 6000 series graphics cards, which should make it an interesting Mini-ITX kit case.