I'm currently using the H9 Flow. The only reason I would have picked the H6 over this would be the I/O ports being right in front of the case. It's such a big plus by itself. Other than that, H9 is the better option in every single metric you can think of, if size is not an issue. It's by far the easiest case I've ever built a PC in. Extremely easy to cable manage, great airflow and fantastic build quality. One huge downside however, as mentioned in the video, is the absolute GARBAGE default case fans. They aren't even PWM. They're loud, low airflow DC fans. So make sure you have the budget to invest in some Arctic P12s or similar decent airflow fans.
While I like the smaller size of the H6, I dont see that it has anything over the H9 other than the angled fans being slightly better for cooling, but also I hate the look of that lol. H9 has more space, fits the radiator I also am looking at, and dust filters, which are an absolute necessity imo. Idk yet if im 100% sold on the H9 but I would definitely choose it over the H6
NZXT China was selling fully fan equipped version of H6 Flow. Full F140 Core RGB fanned one was 160$, Full non RGB F140Q fanned ones were at a bargain of 110$. Not sure if folks over USA can get one.
I must have lucked out with my 360mm aio. It fit perfectly fine in the h6 flow. My heavily overclocked 5950x stays nicely below 80 degrees when consuming 250W. I left in the default fans tho, im not paying to replace fans. I did however add 2 x14cm ones on the bottom that have a slightly different colour then the rest bc it was cheaper and they make less noise. You do not want to see the knot of cables in the back of my pc if you say that yours isnt clean lmao. (im surpised i could get the backpannel back on🤣). 360 aio is a bit of a tight fit, i would have to screw the radiator lose in order to tighthen the screws on the processor.
Im always nervous using water cooling because if its a defect then it could short circuit everything, especially when it wear down over time makes me wonder if the same result happens.
Hi, very good video, I wanted to ask you about the AIO. What is it that prevents the AIO from not fitting in the h6? I have a case that shouldn't fit either, it crashed with the motherboard and the rear fan and the screw holes didn't match, but I managed to mount the AIO. Sorry for Google tranlator.
imgur.com/a/cpCCfud I took this photo of inside the H9. The gap with the red arrow basically doesn't exist at all inside the H6, so my AIO was being jammed up against my motherboard's rear IO. The orange circle is actually the mark/dent I made trying to force it when I was building inside the H6. Had the overall fans+radiator been slimmer, it would have fit fine, but the Liquid Freezer series use a 38mm radiator vs most others which use a 30mm. Hope that helps.
no fan hub? thats a boomer, cheaper cases already have one. I totally agree H6 has more personality. Was doubting of the H9 or another brand. Might sound silly but the fan hub might lean me towards another brand
Unfortunately I can’t answer that honestly because I didn’t get to complete my build inside the H6, but it also would have been an entirely different set up than the Torrent. I will say though that if you’re going for an all air cooled build you will love the Torrent. Keeps your temps LOW and the airflow is amazing.
The H9 is HUGE! Like a fish tank. I agree not much character. I think whats really odd is the fans on the H9 aren't pointing at the board at all. They are facing away. Why would they do that? Most cases have FRONT fans pointing at the board, or in the H6 case, 45 degree hitting it from a different angle but the H9 points it away. How does that benefit it? Also can you tell me if you think the Fractal beats both of these? I am considering ALL 3 right now + the new ASUS ProArt PA602 case. Wondering if you had to place them in order which would be your top choice, second choice and third? Thanks great vid!
Honestly, yes, I think the Fractal Torrent is a much more unique build option than the H9 Flow. I don't regret moving to the AIO + dual chamber, but I am definitely keeping the Torrent around for next time I do an all air-cooled build. The 90 degree turn from those intake fans to the components is goofy for sure, but whether you believe it or not, my temps are still great with the H9. The two 140 mm fans on the bottom are blowing cold air directly into my GPU, and that 360mm Liquid Freezer keeps my CPU temps low as well. So for me, it would be H6 Flow (if you can fit your build in there)/ Fractal Torrent (if you're doing an air cooled build) tied at #1, with the H9 Flow at #3.
I drew this up, imgur.com/8hFkjfi. Completely understand the concern there. If your GPU isn't long enough to clear both 140mm intake fans, I think you're SOL. If it does go past the fans, you could get a product like this, www.amazon.com/Aivalas-Support-Graphics-Adjustable-Universal/dp/B0BPGJCLYR/. If it doesn't, I think these braces are your only option, and I don't think they work too well. www.amazon.com/EZDIY-FAB-GPU-Graphics-RTX3090-309EZ-Black/dp/B09466LNV3/
So it looks like the MSI board doesn't have that massive I/O shield like my ASUS did. I pointed out to another user that the Liquid Freezer was jammed up against it and that's what was preventing me from fully mounting it. This was the picture I took of the mark it left from trying in the H6: imgur.com/a/cpCCfud. So MAYBE that MSI would work, if you give it a shot please let me know how it goes, but make sure you buy from somewhere you can easily return to (hoping you have a Microcenter nearby).
@@MercuryTV I took the risk and bought the Liquid Freezer and went with MSI B650 Gaming Plus motherboard, it all fits perfectly and my temps are pretty normal. Thanks for your input ^ ^
bro said excuse the cable management and showed the most clean cables i’ve ever seen 😭
I was about to buy the H6 over the H9, but I have the same AIO. Thanks for the info and saving me a lot of trouble.
Aorus x670 mobo and the nzxt kraken 360 fits perfectly. I had no problems. The H6 is a cooling beast.
the h9 has better airflow bruh
@@benzibenzino2385 I mean I’d hope so seeing how it’s their flagship and cost more money. Bruhhhh
The radiator of the AC is 38mm, that one of most of other brands are 25-27mm.
That is exactly the video I was looking for! b Thanks Mat. Your channel is going to blow up anytime now ;) Thanks for the comparison
Great video man. Just exactly the info I was looking for
I'm currently using the H9 Flow. The only reason I would have picked the H6 over this would be the I/O ports being right in front of the case. It's such a big plus by itself. Other than that, H9 is the better option in every single metric you can think of, if size is not an issue. It's by far the easiest case I've ever built a PC in. Extremely easy to cable manage, great airflow and fantastic build quality.
One huge downside however, as mentioned in the video, is the absolute GARBAGE default case fans. They aren't even PWM. They're loud, low airflow DC fans. So make sure you have the budget to invest in some Arctic P12s or similar decent airflow fans.
I have a H6 Flow + Arctic Freezer 3 360, + Gigabyte Aorus B550 Elite V2 and it fits. Very tight though, but fits
Exactly the video I was looking for thank man !
While I like the smaller size of the H6, I dont see that it has anything over the H9 other than the angled fans being slightly better for cooling, but also I hate the look of that lol. H9 has more space, fits the radiator I also am looking at, and dust filters, which are an absolute necessity imo. Idk yet if im 100% sold on the H9 but I would definitely choose it over the H6
estoy analizando tambien entre estos dos aunque lo compraría en oferta no a $160 como esta ahora
Thanks for this video! it definitely helped me to decide between these two. H6 is better for me!
NZXT China was selling fully fan equipped version of H6 Flow. Full F140 Core RGB fanned one was 160$, Full non RGB F140Q fanned ones were at a bargain of 110$. Not sure if folks over USA can get one.
Thank you I'll buy this now
A very nice video with the exact help to your problem an my question with the AC LF III and the H6. Thx!
I must have lucked out with my 360mm aio. It fit perfectly fine in the h6 flow. My heavily overclocked 5950x stays nicely below 80 degrees when consuming 250W. I left in the default fans tho, im not paying to replace fans. I did however add 2 x14cm ones on the bottom that have a slightly different colour then the rest bc it was cheaper and they make less noise. You do not want to see the knot of cables in the back of my pc if you say that yours isnt clean lmao. (im surpised i could get the backpannel back on🤣). 360 aio is a bit of a tight fit, i would have to screw the radiator lose in order to tighthen the screws on the processor.
thanks now i know to go to the h6 flow
I'm going to get the H6, you can buy a dust filter for 10 bugs and if something doesn't fit I'll have to do a bit of sawing
i agree the H6 has crazy cooling too
I know that AIO, THX 4 the video. ill buy a H9.
My Arctic Freezer 360 is just to FAT.
I wish they would have made an H9 but more compact which is like an h6 flow but I don't dig that angle...
Hi, will my asus prime z790-p-wifi fit in the h6flow with the arctic freeze 3?
Im always nervous using water cooling because if its a defect then it could short circuit everything, especially when it wear down over time makes me wonder if the same result happens.
Hi, very good video, I wanted to ask you about the AIO. What is it that prevents the AIO from not fitting in the h6? I have a case that shouldn't fit either, it crashed with the motherboard and the rear fan and the screw holes didn't match, but I managed to mount the AIO. Sorry for Google tranlator.
imgur.com/a/cpCCfud
I took this photo of inside the H9. The gap with the red arrow basically doesn't exist at all inside the H6, so my AIO was being jammed up against my motherboard's rear IO. The orange circle is actually the mark/dent I made trying to force it when I was building inside the H6. Had the overall fans+radiator been slimmer, it would have fit fine, but the Liquid Freezer series use a 38mm radiator vs most others which use a 30mm. Hope that helps.
@@MercuryTV thank you so much
@@MercuryTVjust bought an h6 flow and already have the 360mm Arctic aio. I’ll see how it goesssss 😮
@OmarGarcia-zx2yl apparently if you have a certain motherboard without a bulky IO shield it can work.
@@MercuryTVdoes the asus prime z790-p-wifi-atx? Just asking
no fan hub? thats a boomer, cheaper cases already have one. I totally agree H6 has more personality. Was doubting of the H9 or another brand. Might sound silly but the fan hub might lean me towards another brand
Would you say the Fratcal Torrent has worse airflow than the H6?
I'm fine with a giant computer case. I just want it to be quiet and cold
Unfortunately I can’t answer that honestly because I didn’t get to complete my build inside the H6, but it also would have been an entirely different set up than the Torrent. I will say though that if you’re going for an all air cooled build you will love the Torrent. Keeps your temps LOW and the airflow is amazing.
The H9 is HUGE! Like a fish tank. I agree not much character. I think whats really odd is the fans on the H9 aren't pointing at the board at all. They are facing away. Why would they do that? Most cases have FRONT fans pointing at the board, or in the H6 case, 45 degree hitting it from a different angle but the H9 points it away. How does that benefit it? Also can you tell me if you think the Fractal beats both of these? I am considering ALL 3 right now + the new ASUS ProArt PA602 case. Wondering if you had to place them in order which would be your top choice, second choice and third? Thanks great vid!
Honestly, yes, I think the Fractal Torrent is a much more unique build option than the H9 Flow. I don't regret moving to the AIO + dual chamber, but I am definitely keeping the Torrent around for next time I do an all air-cooled build. The 90 degree turn from those intake fans to the components is goofy for sure, but whether you believe it or not, my temps are still great with the H9. The two 140 mm fans on the bottom are blowing cold air directly into my GPU, and that 360mm Liquid Freezer keeps my CPU temps low as well. So for me, it would be H6 Flow (if you can fit your build in there)/ Fractal Torrent (if you're doing an air cooled build) tied at #1, with the H9 Flow at #3.
You have no idea how dual chamber air flow works.
I'm concerned about gpu sag as I don't see how I can put a support bracket for the gpu in the H6. Does anyone know of a good fix?
I drew this up, imgur.com/8hFkjfi. Completely understand the concern there. If your GPU isn't long enough to clear both 140mm intake fans, I think you're SOL. If it does go past the fans, you could get a product like this, www.amazon.com/Aivalas-Support-Graphics-Adjustable-Universal/dp/B0BPGJCLYR/. If it doesn't, I think these braces are your only option, and I don't think they work too well. www.amazon.com/EZDIY-FAB-GPU-Graphics-RTX3090-309EZ-Black/dp/B09466LNV3/
Will it fit a CORSAIR - iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT 120mm Fans + 360mm?
Which case? And how thick is the radiator + fan?
h6 fit my Gigabyte AORUS Waterforce 360. Think our radiators are equally thick both 27mm.
So my total rad + fans is 52mm should this fit the H6
It should, yes. Might have some tight cable management but 55mm should be max.
What motherboard did you use in this build?
Asus B650.
Do I need to have 140mm fans at the bottom bc I only have 120mm
No you can run 3x120s down on the bottom too.
@ what about a 240mm aio on the h6 and I meant the h6 not the h9
@@notniex should be fine, my 360mm aio fit so why would the 240 one not fit
Will MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 fit the H6 Flow with the Freezer iii? Some motherboards fit according to r/nzxt.
So it looks like the MSI board doesn't have that massive I/O shield like my ASUS did. I pointed out to another user that the Liquid Freezer was jammed up against it and that's what was preventing me from fully mounting it. This was the picture I took of the mark it left from trying in the H6: imgur.com/a/cpCCfud. So MAYBE that MSI would work, if you give it a shot please let me know how it goes, but make sure you buy from somewhere you can easily return to (hoping you have a Microcenter nearby).
@@MercuryTV I took the risk and bought the Liquid Freezer and went with MSI B650 Gaming Plus motherboard, it all fits perfectly and my temps are pretty normal. Thanks for your input ^ ^
Who have the best airflow ?
H6
What happened to your tape dispenser?
MAGIC
i got the exact same AIO haha
nice thx
H6 better
5:42 Mine came with crappy DC fans in the front. NZXT, It's 2024! 🤌
I'm going to get the H6, you can buy a dust filter for 10 bugs and if something doesn't fit I'll have to do a bit of sawing