No Airflow? Myth Busted! | NZXT H5 Elite Gaming PC Build | Intel ARC A770 | i7 13700K, ASUS ROG Z690

#NZXT #NZXTH5 #intelarc – “You shouldn’t buy an NZXT Elite” they said… “They have terrible airflow!” they said… Let’s get stuck in with the all new H5 Elite and find out what’s new and how it’s improved. Read on for my thoughts and feelings.

00:00 – H5 Elite Intro
01:10 – Build Hardware
01:31 – Motherboard Assembly
03:38 – H5 Elite Assembly
06:29 – Airflow Visualization
07:41 – GPU Mount Temperatures
08:20 – Cinematic End Sequence

Following on from my last build in the excellent H5 Flow, I wanted to focus another build on the new H5 series from NZXT, this time with the H5 Elite. Having built in multiple H510 Elites over the last year, it was educating for myself to film this video and see just how much those few upgrades and changes have affected the thermal performance of the chassis.

Ultimately, adding space for a 240mm radiator up on top is a game change for the Elite series. Keeping the front airflow derestricted coupled up with that angled base fan has allowed far more airflow to pass through dropping those crucial GPU temps. What’s more, the vent holes on the side of the casing are much bigger than the previous H510, again allowing more air to pass through.

It goes without say that the H5 Flow passes more air throughout the case than the Elite, thus keeping your hardware cooler but using the hardware I chose for this build, I wouldn’t complain at all. Would I recommend the Elite for somebody running a hot graphics card such as the 3090 / 4090 with a Ryzen 7000 series? Probably not. You should consider the Flow instead. But for those who are not running extremely hot hardware, the Elite should tick all of the boxes with excellent improvement over the last gen!

It’s also still early days testing the Intel ARC A770 and so far I’ve been blown away by the performance in gaming (relative to the price point) and the thermals have been on par too!

Main parts included in the build:
(USA Amazon)

Case – https://amzn.to/3hdgCG1
GPU – https://amzn.to/3U2FbUA
CPU – https://amzn.to/3FO5IAN
Motherboard – https://amzn.to/3zJ5fvM
RAM – https://amzn.to/3Ujw1ma
NVME M.2 – https://amzn.to/3NzH8oP
CPU Cooler – https://amzn.to/3DC2lKe
120mm Fans – https://amzn.to/3FJcJ5z
PSU – https://amzn.to/3hcGHVl
Extensions – https://amzn.to/3UrfiNI
Vertical mount – https://amzn.to/3T4R6jn
Mouse – https://amzn.to/3N5G8sg
Keyboard – https://amzn.to/3Dxayj3
Mouse Pad – https://amzn.to/3DXbHBU
Monitor – https://amzn.to/3DpfK8H

Main parts included in the build:
(UK Amazon)

Case – https://amzn.to/3DDHXse
GPU – https://bit.ly/INTELARC
CPU – https://amzn.to/3T5HncD
Motherboard – https://amzn.to/3Um3k8f
RAM – https://amzn.to/3U66Dk3
NVME M.2 – https://amzn.to/3DscCc0
CPU Cooler – https://amzn.to/3DADGpt
120mm Fans – https://amzn.to/3hemXB2
PSU – https://amzn.to/3Wu0EY4
Extensions – https://amzn.to/3NAQeSd
Vertical mount – https://amzn.to/3sVOZnh
Mouse – https://amzn.to/3fwGRqa
Keyboard – https://amzn.to/3FDQFtg
Mouse Pad – https://amzn.to/3DXbHBU
Monitor – https://amzn.to/3DpfK8H

I’m totally stoked to see NZXT taking this airflow optimised direction with the H5 series. What’s your thoughts? Could you see the new NZXT H5 Elite as part of your gaming setup? Leave a comment!

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Special thanks to NZXT for supporting this build. You guys are awesome!

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