When I unboxed the NZXT H7 Flow, I was eager to start building it. Partly because I love building computers, and partly because this new PC was for our team. Specifically, for my colleague, Cyprian, who picked out all the hardware himself. Oh, and while the case looked nice on the outside, I was actually more interested in seeing how everything would fit inside. Here's how it all turned out:
First, I installed the ASUS ProArt X670E-CREATOR WIFI motherboard that I reviewed a while back. Installing it into the case was a breeze, as I didn’t have to adjust anything since all the standoffs were already in place. Plus, the large internal volume gave me plenty of room to work, so the whole process went smoothly.
Mounting the motherboard inside the NZXT H7 Flow
With the motherboard installed, I moved on to the cameroon telegram data CPU. After installing the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X in the socket, it was time for the cooler: Ciprian wanted to use the Noctua NH-D15 air cooler . Although the NZXT H7 Flow supports large radiators and AIO coolers, he prefers traditional air coolers. The good news is that the cooler fits into the case without any problems, even if it is quite tall, its height is no more and no less than 165 mm!
The air cooler I used is large and quite tall.
Next on the list were the RAM sticks – Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5-7200 32GB – which were a little tricky to install because the cooler was above them. However, with a little care, I managed to get them in place. A word of advice: don’t do what I did; instead, install the CPU cooler last, so it doesn’t get in the way when you place other components…
The RAM strips are located under the cooler.
Although I had to work under a large cooler again, mounting the M.2 NVMe SSD, a 2TB CORSAIR MP700 PRO , was relatively easy. This is thanks to the clever design of the motherboard, which comes with a quick-release system for the heatsink on top of the primary PCIe 5.0 SSD slot.