NZXT H2 H2-001-WT White Steel / Plastic Classic Silent ATX Mid Tower Chassis

Pros: Case looks really good when it's sitting there, and you haven't tried to move it in a while, and don't get to close to it, and don't have an animal that will crawl on it.

Cons: Is not by any means a quality case, but it is also only $99, can't expect the same quality as a $200 case. However, screws where cranked down so tight they had stripped out screw holes. The paint easily chips away when the metal flexes. Worst is probably the noise from the rear fan. It is insane. I eventually just had to remove the fan and install one from another case. I emailed their support and was hoping it was a temporary solution, looks like it is, but only because I am going to have to buy a new fan. Yes, their support (emailed direct, and through their site) has not bothered to even send me a courtesy response.

Other Thoughts: I rated this before a little better, but after owning it for a while I decided I really needed to revisit this and rate it far lower. I am much, much less generous with the company after emailing their support about the rear fan and not hearing a word back from them. That is enough to make me avoid them in the future.

Manufacturer Response:

We want to thank you for being a customer of NZXT.

We also want to apologize for your experience with the H2. Please email our support center at service@nzxt.com or contact us directly at 626.228.1150 to better serve you. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to strive to make our products better.

Once again, thank you for taking the time to let us know how you feel. We appreciate your business and truly want to make your experience as enjoyable as possible.

Pros: Lots of space. Great routing solutions. Love the looks. Good price.

Cons: LOTS. While the outside is great looking the worksmanship leaves something to be desired. The manual has been mentioned, but the screws in the case I got where over tightened with one screw hole actually stripped out. The rear fan is the noisiest fan on any case I have ever owned.

Other Thoughts: Overall for the price I recommend it. The case has it's failings, but I haven't seen anything major, and a fan isn't really going to kill my decision on a case under $100.

Pros: I got this case for the sexy and the foam stuff inside. It fit my game rig just fine, two big video cards, four HDDs and a SDD. Sweet. The bells and whistles were in order as well. :D

Cons: The manual, as most people have said is utterly useless. It didn't take much poking about to figure it all out though, so I didn't mind much. I DO mind that the main power button seems busted. I currently have my reset switch contected to the main power switch circuit on the mother-board. Who needs a reset switch anyways? I'd like to see the next version have one switch that's twice as reliable. As far as I can see this is a rare issue and it doesn't bother me over-much now that I've figured out that the switch was indeed the problem.

Other Thoughts: I've given it three stars instead of one because it IS so very pretty (the prettiest case out there really) and the button thing seems like a fluke.

Pros: QUIET! I bought the original hush back when DDR2 was expensive, and was impressed with it, but the H2 is even better at noise control. I like the fan control, even though there's not much difference between lvl 1 and 3. The white color is freaking cool! I like how all the screws and fans and stuff match the color base.

Cons: When I first fired up my build, the fans would turn on for a second, and nothing happened after that. So it turns out that you need to plug in all the 4pin power plugs. The manual was actually useless for getting the hdd installed without getting the rubber screw holders back in place.
The cable placing is different, and if you take the rubber holder things out, you can't get them back in really well.

Other Thoughts: Gigabyte a75 motherboard
AMD Llano 3.0 BE
4gb DDR3 OCZ ram
500watt Antec Green PSU
WD 500gb Sata Green

Pros: Just bought another one for my Daughter

Cons: None

Pros: Performs great, looks great and quiet. Everything I wanted.
I went from a case thar sounded like a jet engine to a quiet hum.

Cons: Had to get an extension cable, power supply in the bottom back.

Pros: The case is solid. It has alot of great features and looks very nice. There are 8 hard drive bays that are EASILY accessible from the front.

Cons: None yet.

Other Thoughts: I was a bit skeptical after just watching the video on neweeg. I went to a local computer store to see it and was impressed.

I'm using this for a build for somebody else but I would buy another for myself without hesitation.

Pros: Came in a box at least

Cons: The case I received was used. It was missing screw packets, a manual, and also missing a USB 3.0 cable.

Manufacturer Response:

We want to thank you for being a customer of NZXT.

We also wanted to apologize about the missing items. Please email our support center at service@nzxt.com or contact us directly at 626.228.1150 to better serve you. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to strive to make our products better.

Once again, thank you for taking the time to let us know how you feel. We appreciate your business and truly want to make your experience as enjoyable as possible.

Pros: Came in a box

Cons: - Case has visible damage: scratches, chipped paint, dents. They clearly sold me a used case.

- Case didn't have screws it was SUPPOSED to come with.

- Case didn't have a manual it was SUPPOSED to come with.

Other Thoughts: Needed a computer case for a new build, now I can't build a new computer because the case is missing motherboard screws I need. Would give it zero stars if it let me.

Very disappointed, don't think I'll ever shop Newegg or NZXT ever again.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for choosing NZXT. We would like to apologize to you for the inconvenience and issue with your H2. To better assist you with you with these issues, please email our support center at service@nzxt.com or contact us directly at 626.228.1150.

Thank you!
NZXT
service@nzxt.com

Pros: - This case is beautiful
- Love the space it provides behind the right panel for cable management
- I really appreciate the filters for the intake vents and fans
- Nice labeling on the case itself to help in the installation of the motherboard
- Did I mention this case is BEAUTIFUL?

Cons: My problems started when I turned on my build for the first time and the case fans do not kick in. I check every connection and everything looks good. After visiting the NZXT forums and Googling my issue, I am now convinced that I am missing a molex connector for the fans. I got power to the fans but it took some fiddling and switching out of a power connector to get things going and I am very sure that I am not powering the fans as originally intended because the fan control on the front panel does nothing. The reason I was so confused is the alleged manual that comes with the case is utterly abysmal, like some dreadful knockoff of the instructions for constructing a shelf unit from Ikea only with 75% of the pages missing. It took me going to Google to even figure out what connectors are meant to come with the bloody thing. Considering all the added features this case had they really needed to give us more information on how the darn thing is supposed to work properly.

Other Thoughts: I bought this case on the strength of the great Silent PC Review article on it and spent more than I originally intended to. While I did get the fans working, they are not working as they should and I am unable to change their speed thus they're making more noise than I had hoped they would especially as making a quiet build was part of why I bought this case to start with. The real root of the problem here is the awful documentation which would have saved me a lot of hassle had I been able to diagnose my issue before putting my whole build together just so I could be disappointed. It still gets 3 eggs for how gosh darn pretty it is but I cannot in good conscience truly recommend this case and NZXT products based on my experience.

Manufacturer Response:

I just wanted to thank you for being a customer of NZXT.

I also wanted to apologize about the issue with the manual and it's instructions, we'll look into this issue and improve upon it. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to strive to make our products better. Feel free to contact us if you have any other questions about our products. You can email our support center at service@nzxt.com or contact us directly at 626.228.1150.

Once again, thank you for taking the time to let us know how you feel. We appreciate your business and truly want to make your experience as enjoyable as possible.