The NZXT H510 has terrible Air Flow! Case Testing EPISODE 1

[@slowville6637]

How come you didn't put 2 at the front and 2 at the back/top? I just watched the Lian Li mini and you filled it up with proper fans but why not this case? I'm just curious, it looks like the missing top fan would of fix the pocket of air at the top right corner, this test wasn't as thorough as the Lian mini, I've been waiting for someone to smoke test all these popular cases.

[@WePC]

apologies, I'll be more thorough with future tests. I'm actually really excited about the new NZXT H510 with the mesh front so hopefully we'll get one of those soon.

[@stevol6282]

Yeah I was waiting for that too. Unsolved mystery

[@WW-px1mw]

@@WePC it's unsolved. Do it again. 2 fan top rear, 2 fan front. We all waiting for that

[@caberaman]

The airflow from the front is restricted due to the box. You should do the test without the box and compare the thermals.

[@GaryGlass1]

Hmmmm interesting, I want drill in an extra exhaust for my h510 on the top of my case. Your video basically confirms my theory on how I imagined the air flow would look. But would you be able to do a video doing this same test with an AIO on the cpu? I'm curious to see if the airflow would make a difference without having a fan on the GPU.

[@jorgeoaa]

I have this case and i have a tower air cooler (cryorig h7) on an r5 2600 + 1660 super, neutral pressure setup with the stock fans (front bottom intake and rear exhaust) and I get around 73C on gpu and 68C or so on CPU under load. I have OC on both cpu and gpu. Having good gpu and cpu cooling helps a bit. Yeah that could be lower with mesh, but its not that horrendous all things considered.

[@WePC]

On our test we are torture testing at 100% load so our CPU and GPU temps are always going to be high, but what's important on this test is seeing the air flow easily through the case and having low air temps at the front and back. Because the air movement isn't perfect neutral air pressure is definitely best in this case, it sounds like you've got yours set up really well. Join our discord and send a picture through, it would be great to see your set up

[@TinShackVideos]

What if the PSU was turned upside down and use it as an exhaust fan?

[@ezequielferreira1912]

​@@WePCI just bought an nzxt h510i that comes with two fans but they are not RGB, I intend to put 3 more RGB fans, 2 at the front and one at the back, and maybe put one on top of the ones that already came with it. In this case, to improve its air flow, do I have to put the fans at the front to pull air in from outside and the ones at the back and top to throw air out?

[@TinShackVideos]

What if the PSU was turned upside down and use it as an exhaust fan?

[@FacialVomitTurtleFights]

I think the problem with that would be it might cause the gpu and psu to fight for air dominance and cause more air to be pulled in from the rear of the case. Hot air from the exhaust fan... idk tho just my 2 cents

[@Tofuey]

I hate to be that guy but the case doesn't work that way. It performs like a vaccum by having the fans only on exhaust as default. Thats why the case comes like this. Gamers nexus tests show is that the case performs pretty well for the GPU and yes the CPU does get a little hotter without intake, in the grand scheme of things it doesn matter. No case really compares in terms of looks, perform, and price to the h510. Yea you probably shouldn't put a high end gpu in a 70 dollar case. But I'd hope that'd be obvious. I put a bare bones 3060 and 3600 with a stock cooler in my gfs pc with a h510 and the thermals are great.

[@aksiddharth4691]

i recently build my pc with this case with a 5600 and rx 6700. Will i face any issues? i don't do any overclocking, i play 1080p ultra games and browse chrome a lot. (avg 12 hrs a day)

[@Benjamin1998]

so full negative pressure build? just the two exhaust fans, rear & top, with their dust filter removed? and maybe a two-fan tower block CPU cooler with fans blowing into the rear exhaust? I was gifted a PC and it has this case.. the GPU thermals are grim. I gotta remove the two-fan AIO from the front, all it's doing is blowing hot radiator air into my GPU.

[@slightly.above.average]

I would like to be able to see your layout / setup before jumping straight to a smoke test where you have a glass panel with protective plastic still on it and we can't see the internals well. H510s are known for being "negative pressure" cases. Just have exhaust fans on this case will give the best results. Putting any fans on the "front" will increase temperature unless you cut holes. And to drastically improve GPU temperatures 3d print / build a shroud from your gpu fans to the open pci slots.

[@julesvr5205]

So like isolating the GPU from the other hardware?

[@slightly.above.average]

@@julesvr5205 Providing cool air from outside the case will drastically reduce GPU temperatures. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnnTYqyon9GAsJI

[@Helldweller]

What about mounting a fan to the empty pci slots for either exhaust or intake of air for the GPU. I just got this case so I may try it with just 3 exhaust fans.

[@InfectiousViper]

Or just buy a different case

[@codeymontgomery9135]

i just installed a aio on my h510 and the temps are higher than with a cpu fan..... the lack of fresh airflow in this case is ridiculous!!!

[@fynkozari9271]

Its just bad design. Look at one fan hole on the roof. NZXT is trash, also made burning case H1.

[@MurCurieux]

Your fog box is restricting air flow into the front of the case. Skewed data

[@Timurnator1990]

Hi! for this test are you removed completely front panel ?

[@TayDaVillain]

cpu fan need to be side ways pushing air back, i think that would be better

[@GaryGlass1]

True, I wish he would test it with that and an AIO to see all different angles

[@SSJBart-jb5dw]

@@GaryGlass1 tower coolers do seem to be the best of the three in lots of reviews. Not for every application of course.

[@rodturner6759]

I had a 510, transferred my parts into a corsair 275r, temps dropped by ten degrees C.

[@WePC]

It's absolutely crazy how much good airflow can have a positive effect on your PC, that's why we started this series so we can highlight it

[@ninja2624]

why you have very bad lighting? whats the point of the smoke if we cant see it properly?. put some bright led light inside the case behind the smoke next time

[@dedar1112]

Fr

[@josephnorris4095]

Final conclusion: NZXT knew what they were doing with the original configuration.

[@WePC]

I actually think neutral air pressure is better in this case.

[@mrWILLAZZ]

@@WePC what do you mean by neutral air pressure? Don’t really understand how to configure neutral air pressure for this case

[@WePC]

Neutral air pressure is when you have even levels of intake and exhaust in a case. So what you need is the same amount of fans pulling air in as you do pushing air out. In this test we had 1 fan at the front as the intake and 1 fan at the back as the exhaust.

[@mrWILLAZZ]

@@WePC thanks for you reply! I am using this case. Currently remain original configuration. I think I should get two more fans inside the case. Do you think that is ok? From your video, you did mention about the turbulence from the top front fan.

[@evilmarc]

Seems to me the PSU shroud design is very flawed because it limits airflow for all of these types of GPUs.

[@gundamsdm]

What benchmarking software were you using?

[@KD_EXPRESS]

This is really solid content and something that I’ve been wanting to see. Keep it up!

[@WePC]

Thanks! Come back next week for the next episode!

[@GroudFrank]

'Terrible" is quite an exaggeration. The case is actually not bad at all - not the best but nowhere near the worst also. "Airflow" is an unscientific marketing buzzword. A case's ability to cool components is the important thing, and while airflow is a part of the equation, it's certainly not the whole story. Still, it was both fun and cool seeing the H510 fogged-up like that👍🏿

[@SweatySockGaming]

What other factors of a case can contribute to cooling other than airflow? Case material? Im trying to make my h500 cooler.

[@ehern87]

Would have like to have seen this with 4 fans

[@Wigglythegreat2]

That's what I was hoping for too.

[@Thoar003]

For those of you with this case, I'm thinking of filling the top fan slot with a fan, would an exhaust fan be more beneficial? Or an intake fan? Thanks for any advice

[@Megameatloaf]

I have a the H510i and I've had it for about a year now with absolutely NO cooling issues. I'll try to give you my thoughts and experience incase it helps. Also I'm sorry if I explain things you already know, I don't think you are stupid... I just don't know what you do and don't know! I'm running four fans total (not including the PSU's fan because its basically isolated down the bottom and doesn't really effect the rest of the case). I have a radiator installed at the front of the case with two 140mm fans doing the intake (SUCKING IN through the front). These front fans are the standard High Static Pressure fans that came included with the AIO kit (NZXT Kraken X63). I then have have a fan on the rear and the top both working exhaust (blowing the air out), both are standard airflow fans that I believe came with the case. I have all the fans setup to adjust their speed based on the CPU and GPU temperatures. I actually have my two exhaust fans set to turn OFF when my GPU is under 40C. This setup has been working well for me over the year in terms of cooling, I've had no issues even when things are under heavy load... HOWEVER... because my two intake fans are having to force air over a radiator while my exhaust fans don't have that extra load, its hard to maintain any sort of positive internal pressure, what I mean by that is more air is being blown out then sucked in, so I do get a TINY bit of dust build up... though the case is so easy to access that It's not too hard to keep it under control. I think turning the TOP fan around so its also sucking in might help with this. Something for you to consider? If you aren't running a radiator in the front though, perhaps a better solution would be to have two static pressure fans mounted in the front set to relativly aggressive speed profile and keeping the rear and top fans in exhaust. Also... honestly because of the way the GPU sits in comparison with the two exhaust fans, most of its cooling comes from its OWN two fans.

[@oogbigworm]

Me watching in 2024 still with my h510 case. Smh

[@angelkalathas]

Can you do the same test for the h510 flow model?

[@joes1920]

This is the type of content I live for!

[@Parlygoa]

I have this case.. everything was fine until I installed a gpu in my system... I have an i7 10700 cpu with an arctic 34 duo and i just installed an rx 6600. Cpu now has reached 70 degrees will gaming and the gpu hit 80, will on several videos it reached max 65.. i have an exhaust fan on the back and an intake fan on the bottom front.. first thing i have to turn the gpu cooler facing on the back of the case (now is facing upwards).. Are there any suggestions for what to do??

[@99ToNNi99]

i think you have to use 2 inhale at the front and 2 exhale for top and back

[@K1NNN]

Update: Nzxt made h510 mesh case lol

[@WePC]

I'll add it to the list, thanks for watching!

[@THeCrEw-vg6le]

Next please test Aigo Darkflash DLX 21 Mesh with 11 @ 12 fan casing... 😁👍🏻

[@morgananderson2246]

thank you, fog box

[@wafflesinsanity]

Imagine how cool (kek) it would be if instead of just making a video that shows how bad the flow is. you made the same video and made the flow better.

[@gaming2121]

Brooo, so simple to solve... I would just remove that side glass while gaming...

[@LusiTheCat]

This case is for AOI builds if you have cpu aoi and vertical gpu this case has airflow If your gpu is Aoi and vertical the airflow is even bether

[@renderpowersystems2414]

Can you please do a smoke test on asus tuf gt301?

[@37dcaldart]

Have you tried mounting the GPU vertically?

[@josh2k254]

???

[@nissaysama7848]

Pls do the same with the h510 flow!

[@dviant13]

Or any other case. I'd like a frame of reference. Is this typical of cases, or unique to the h510?

[@tessie4204]

Use a 280 watercooler for beter flow

[@connormacleod2280]

Test the Corsair 4000D!

[@WePC]

I'll put it on the list!

[@frankmjr6571]

Well done video, thank you

[@soloXDD]

me after buying the case ….

[@crisnoria3757]

I built my first ever pc using this case....three years later my fiance builds hers with the NZXT H5 Flow....having learned a little by then, i immediately realized just how DOGSHIT the airflow in this beautiful 510 case is..

[@dronkiee1]

Gpu 60 degrees is a bit low temp for 30 series

[@WePC]

we aren't using a 30 series in this video it's a 570. 60c is just a general rule, but different series of cards can run at different temps, the 30 series are able to run hotter.

[@idkidk2573]

@@WePC So what do you think about their streaming pc? It has a 3070, will I get temp issues?

[@_matze_7110]

please test the new h510 flow

[@WePC]

I've just seen this, I'll get one in when they're available

[@fvnnc0r3]

what i never understand in testing. Why leaving stock fans that are junk in every case you buy. Replace them and everything goes fine even in this hard-flow case. I have a 360 rad in h510, a high speed 140mm exhaust on top and a t30 on back, no difference with super flow cases like corsair with dual 200mm in front.

[@julesvr5205]

How do you fit a 360mm radiator in a h510?!

[@biiouiali8532]

I think the lian li is good

[@WePC]

Which Lian Li?

[@biiouiali8532]

@@WePC the o11

[@WePC]

I think we've already got that on the list

[@kidlo2050]

I'm running a 3900x with a beefy bequiet air cooler with a 1660 super. My cpu Temps stay in the 60's and my gpu stays around 71 or 73 at 90%. I do have front fans on the panel but even though I'm getting a new case for the rx7000 series, I'm thinking off putting a fan under the gpu on the tabs just to help my gpu exhaust better. But this case is bad ain't gone lie I wish I would of watch more videos before I built. It's gone be 2 years next month and my fans are still running 100% while gaming.

[@dontque2009]

Building my first pc I bought this case ): what are you saying

[@eighty9dan641]

LOL. I have the h510i with a phanteks Glacier one 240 AIO, replaced the NZXT fans For Arctic P12. On Top a P14 and a P12 at the back. Its silent as fuck and temps are good. Ryzen 5600x (35°c - 55°c) Radeon Reference RX 6800 @938mv/2299mhz (50°c-72°c) AIO PUMP @1100rpm Radiator fans @ ~900rpm Back and top @ ~800rpm

[@fl0pZ3]

yeah i bought a computer built by nzxt with this case, i don’t know much but i do know that it always feels like a lot of heat is coming out of it and the nzxt fan is extremely loud

[@arslan_Graphics]

Good work Keep it up 👍

[@WePC]

Thanks ✌️

[@7empestCore]

+1 for Lian li 011xl

[@WePC]

We have one of those, I'll put it on the list

[@lebebronzo]

Please could you do the corsair icue 456x? Im interested to find out the best airflow for my case.

[@WePC]

I'll put it on the list! Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss it

[@doriamedina]

Stupid test. There is nothing wrong with the temps in this case. Just use back and upper outake fans.

[@MrBalfour81]

it depends on what your running in it

[@ЯрославПономаренко-д5б]

Nzxt h510 Flow and Nzxt H5

[@trippleaj]

test h710, please!!!

[@WePC]

I'll add it to the list! Subscribe so you don't miss it!

[@PEANUTS_drake]

日本人です。結果はよくないとゆうことですか？

[@BlindWiha]

Yes, is it.

[@mrricey3565]

not good astaqfurallah

[@animegeek6118]

Your using the stock AMD cooler dude obviously your temps sucked because of it. Most people would be using a air cooler with a large heatsink that helps pull air out the case. That crappie little cooler is blowing air towards the mobo unlike the coolers I’m talking about which help it blow out the case.🥱

[@WePC]

this is a case airflow test video as mentioned in the title and multiple times throughout the video. It's not a CPU cooler test video. I record system temps but the air temperatures through the case and movement of air is what's important in this test.