NZXT's H7 case has a curved glass roof you can swap for mesh, from $159.99
Two cases, a 75-liter mid-tower and a 47-liter one, drop the corner seam of the usual glass box. Prices run from $89.99 to $259.99, with new Kraken coolers alongside and no shipping date.
PC cases have been glass boxes for a decade, and the corner has always been the awkward part: two flat sheets meeting at a seam. NZXT’s answer in the H7 and H5 is to remove it. The front and the left side are one formed glass panel, and the company says “There is no corner seam where two flat sheets meet.” That’s the whole pitch, and it’s a good one if you like looking at your graphics card.
The H7 goes further with its roof. It ships with two tops: a tempered-glass “Vista Mode” top that is fitted out of the box, and a steel mesh top you can swap in. The glass is for the aquarium look. The mesh is for people who would rather the radiator breathe. Which one you want depends on whether your rig is a showpiece or a heater. The mesh top is also what allows a radiator up top, up to 420 mm.
The numbers, from NZXT’s spec list:
| H7 | H5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size class | Mid-tower ATX, 75.2 L | 47 L |
| Dimensions | 551 x 260 x 525 mm | 468.5 x 233 x 431.1 mm |
| Max GPU length | 495 mm (with a 30 mm front-right fan) | 420 mm |
| Max CPU cooler height | 188 mm | 172 mm |
| Radiator, top / right | Top up to 420 (steel mesh top); right 140 / 280 / 420 | Top and right up to 360; the H5 RGB+ has no top mount |
| Rear radiator | 140 | 120 |
| Price (USD) | $159.99; RGB+ $259.99 | $89.99; RGB+ $134.99 |
The H7 has 10 fan mounts and takes a power supply up to 200 mm. Both cases ship without fans, with one exception: the H7 RGB+ includes two F420 RGB Reverse fans, one F140 and a Control Hub Lite. Up front, the I/O is a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port, two USB-A ports and a headset jack. A vertical GPU kit is $49.99 extra. If you build with the NZXT H7 name in mind and want fans, price it as the H7 plus fans, or the $259.99 RGB+ with them included.
NZXT also announced coolers with the cases: the Kraken Plus 360 RGB at $149.99, the Kraken Core 360 at $79.99 and the Kraken Core 420 at $99.99. European prices are listed in euros: €169.90 for the H7, €259.90 for the H7 RGB+, €89.90 for the H5 and €139.90 for the H5 RGB+.
What I can’t give you is the comparison a buyer actually wants. I could not pull the specs and price of NZXT’s earlier H7 Flow, and no review or independent thermal test exists yet, so there is no predecessor row in the table and no rival row either. The table above compares the two new cases with each other, and that’s all the source supports. Whether the one-piece glass runs hotter than a mesh front is a question for a reviewer with a thermometer.
The practical read is this. If your plan is a big air cooler, the 188 mm limit is the number to check. If it’s a 360 mm radiator on the side or top, both cases take one. If you want a clean look without paying for the RGB trim, the plain H7 at $159.99 is the one to watch, with a fan budget of your own.
Ship date: over the coming months.