NZXT H2 Case Review

The Top Panel

In Figure 7, you can see the top panel of the H2. There are lots of features here. Let’s first start talking about the buttons and connectors available. There are three USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port and a single-channel, three-step fan controller. All fans are connected to this controller, and it has two additional connectors for you to also install the optional top and bottom fans to it.

Figure 7: Top panel

Figure 8: Buttons and connectors

There is an external 3.5” hard drive docking bay, which also fits 2.5” devices. The cool thing about this bay is that it is covered by a removable lid (see Figure 7), so you can actually hide your storage device instead of having it exposed like what happens with other cases that have an external docking bay.

Figure 9: Docking bay

You can install an optional 140 mm fan on the top panel, but what is really unique about this case is that if you don’t have this fan installed, you can use a cover to close the fan mesh (compare Figure 7 to Figure 10). This cover is installed to the case using magnets, so you don’t need to remove or add screws when deciding whether you want it installed or not.

Figure 10: Mesh for optional 140 mm fan