NZXT Refreshes Cases and Cooling: H7 and H5 With Curved Glass, Three Krakens With Asetek Pumps
According to Hardware Upgrade, NZXT has refreshed its H7 and H5 cases with curved tempered glass, and its Kraken coolers with ninth-generation Asetek pumps: Italian prices start at €89.90.
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- NZXT refreshes the H7 and H5 cases with a single-piece curved tempered glass panel.
- Three Kraken coolers arrive with ninth-generation Asetek pumps, plus a new Kraken Plus.
- According to Hardware Upgrade, Italian prices start at €89.90 and some products are already available.
NZXT has refreshed several of its main product families for PC builders: cases, liquid coolers, fans and power supplies. According to Hardware Upgrade, the change announced in the past hours concerns the curved tempered glass panel on the new H7 and H5, which covers the front and the left side of the chassis without a break. On the hardware front the network recently also covered Google's Pixel updates, which follow the same pattern: the announcement first, then availability.
H7: glass on top too
The H7 introduces Vista Mode: the tempered glass extends across the top as well, with the same curvature as the front and side. The box also includes an alternative steel mesh panel with a fan bracket, so buyers can switch configuration without extra accessories.
On compatibility, the H7 takes graphics cards up to 495 mm long and CPU coolers up to 188 mm, with an adjustable bracket supporting heavier cards. The top mesh panel holds up to ten fans. The structure supports motherboards with rear connectors, and a dedicated channel keeps AIO tubes out of sight. There are no anchors for the E-ATX format, however.
The H7 RGB+ variant ships with two F420 RGB Reverse single-frame fans, one F140 RGB and a Control Hub Lite, pre-installed and cabled at the factory; the standard model comes without fans.
The smaller H5
The H5 also adopts the single-piece curved glass panel; the standard version has vents on the top panel, while the H5 RGB+ introduces Vista Mode with a glass top. One feature the two models share is the Airflow Scoop, a side intake built into the panel. The H5 and H5 RGB+ take graphics cards up to 420 mm and three-fan radiators.
Krakens with Asetek Gen 9
The refresh covers three coolers: Kraken Plus 360 RGB, Kraken Core 360 and Core 420. All use Asetek designs with a copper cold plate. The Kraken Plus 360 RGB packs an Asetek Gen 9 pump and a 1.8-inch display on the pump connector running at 60 Hz, which can show images, GIFs and system data; its orientation is adjusted in software. The two Core models drop the screen and use the Gen 9V pump.
The CEO's statement
TechPowerUp carries the press release with the words of Johnny Hou, CEO at NZXT: "The H7, H5 and Kraken are the heart of our lineup, and they're where most NZXT builds start. This generation refreshes all of them at once: single-piece curved glass across both mid-towers, and an Asetek pump in both new Krakens. We're also adding new case features builders haven't seen from us before, like Vista Mode and the Airflow Scoop."
Prices and availability
Hardware Upgrade reports the prices NZXT communicated for Italy: H7 €169.90, H7 RGB+ €259.90, H5 €89.90, H5 RGB+ €139.90, Kraken Plus 360 RGB €149.99, Kraken Core 360 €79.99, Core 420 €99.99, C1200 Platinum ATX 3.1 €199.99 and the PCIe 5.0 vertical GPU kit at €49.99.
Warranty runs two years for cases, fans and kit, six years for the Krakens and ten for the power supply.