NZXT H510 Mid-Tower Case Review

Complete System

I’ve always been a fan of this layout from NZXT. It’s not exactly a fresh design for them in terms of interior layout. However, if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it, I say!

It’s very easy to work with, and that large cable routing bar on the right really does work quite well and frames the build quality nicely too.

Plus, the vertical GPU power cable pass-through is always a welcome addition to any case in my opinion.

The case didn’t look overly wide at first either, but the wide-boy that is the MSI 1070 Ti fit with ease and some room to spare; so no issues here.

Clearance

Even with the top and rear fan left installed, there’s a lot of space around our CPU cooler. You can clearly fit quite a large air cooler with ease though. Then again, if you did you for custom loop or an AIO solution, there’s obviously enough options here for you too.

Personally, I think the case is best suited to air or AIO though, and NZXT’s larger cases better suited to custom loop, but there’s nothing stopping you either way.

The Finished Build!

With the tempered glass back in place, the H510 just oozes premium quality. Not to snark at NZXT, but this is just the base model, sitting below the H510i and the H510 Elite. However, despite that, it doesn’t look or feel like the “cheaper one” one bit.

It’s just to pretty to tuck away under my desk too. Now, some may think the clean lines are a bit boring, but I say that’s just subjective. You could jazz it up a bit with some RGB lighting if you wanted, but for me, this simple and clean look is just perfect.

I like the smart front panel though, and the size airflow means that the fan noise and airflow are on the side of the case that’s facing away from me; this helps reduce noise while sitting at my desk.

Tempered Glass

The side panel sitting flush looks fantastic too. Of course, it’s nice and clear, so you can easily show off your latest hardware on the interior. Overall, I think anyone would be proud to have this sitting on or under their desk.

Just One More Thing!

So, while building the case, I noticed that it features a 4-pole audio jack on the case. That’s the same type you get on a mobile phone, so you can use mobile-style headsets on the case. However, for dual cable headset/microphone combos, NZXT nicely included a cable in the box for this too.