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hey guys and welcome back to another Haru Canucks review we have a very cool case today from NZ XD this is part of the Phantom series the H 630 now their approach with this enclosure was to make a silent full tower with an abundance of enthusiasts friendly features and you're also looking at a very competitive price point starting at $149 now on the outside it doesn't look like your conventional NZXT case it's actually very simple and we don't get any angles which NZXT is so obsessed with the entire exterior shell is made out of steel which makes the case feel very robust and solid now a lot of you might say where's the side window but we are told that including a side panel will no longer make this a silent case now seeing the front is kept to a bare minimum with two optical base and hard drive activity lights ventilation along with all your connections has been moved to the side this is where rear i/o LED switch is located followed by audio jacks and the combo of USB ports along with SD card reader power and reset buttons are located at the top so a very clean looking case from NZXT so coming back to the question of ventilation front intake is going to be in trouble as venting strips run only on one side of the panel which is about one and a half inches thick now we see the exact same design for the top panel but as that would most likely be used for exhaust it shouldn't raise any concerns in the back we have extra venting for the top panel exhaust fan with adjustable height very welcome feature and nine PCI slots of course let's not forget the full dust proof cover with two dust filters at the bottom removing the front panel we find noise dampening foam along with a removable dust filter for the ventilation slot and similar scene for the top panel with noise dampening foam attached throughout the entire panel so front airflow is pretty versatile triple 120s dual 140 s or 200 millimeter fans are supported with only one included the exact fan support is located at the top so exhausting air out of the case should be no problem it's the front that may not be as efficient in delivering cool air taking on the side panels they are reversible and have sound dampening material applied throughout making this a very silent case now getting inside the optical drives have tools mounting pretty standard and blow that are the three module drive changers that are pretty versatile and the very well-thought-out two of the cages have a fan bracket that you can angle so directing airflow is not going to be an issue now NZXT has modified the drive caddies to be a bit more sturdy finally they don't just snap anymore and we are told they are designing new drive caddies to be released in the near future now each cage also has rubber grommets at the back to minimize on the noise caused by vibration so very nice attention to detail so as you can see there are many mounting options for your cages which will be based on your storage needs and of course if you want to clear up some room for airflow now further removing the support frame at the bottom a 240 or 280 mm your radiator can be installed or if you wish if you want to be ambitious a 360 millimeter front radiator is also supported but that means removing the entire drive cage assembly the back of the case is designed with cable management in mind with large quality rubber grommets one and a half inches of space dedicated spaying hub for up to 10 fans and four cut out to the top throughout any of your fan cables or the eight pin CPU cable we also have two SSD brackets which are really convenient to mount and swap out if needed so very well designed layout to deal with any enthusiasts setup and finally assembled and cleaned up we have 14 inches of clearance for your GPU also at the default drive change position the angled fans are spaced out so there to not interfere with long graphics cards now one thing to note is that not all cutouts are grommeted particularly the ones at the bottom which I would say are the most important ones for you to try and conceive so really hope NZXT just adds a few extra grommets down the line now if you're thinking of water cooling with radiators installed at the top you have three inches of clearance until we hit the memory knob so internal water cooling is completely covered within the H 630 so really this silent enclosure excels in pretty much every category it's clean and modern design is a step into a different direction for NZXT as we are so used to angles and abstract design from the company water cooling and the air flow options are plenty abundant and are properly executed module drive changers are very convenient including two SSD brackets at the back plus this is a silent enclosure all for a very competitive price of $149 now we have to mention our concerns with the front intake as it is quite limited meaning you have to face some compromises if you go silent but overall the H 630 takes an already excellent design from its predecessor it makes it even better with a few internal changes and given the growth we've seen from the Phantom lineup the prospects for NZXT are looking quite good so we're giving the H 630 a damn good and the damn good value award so thanks guys for watching and we'll see you in the next one