NZXT H440 [Blue]

THAVICIOUS1

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Hi guys, i am thinking about replacing her soon :( (my Thermaltake Tsunami Dream)
its hard to end this relationship, time i saw this case back in 2005, i fell in love with it
and i hate knowing that video cards are so big and long now i am thinking about upgrading
to a NZXT H440 (In Blue) because to match my G19/Deathadder
and i love the whole blue LED thing i think it's sexy :D Will i have enough room to run 2 of the same video cards lets say maybe a MSI Radeon R9 270? and want more hard drives. Will this become enough space to house everything? Also i apologize this is case related have no clue where it's appropriate for this thread to go??? Systems sound like it may work.. Also one more thing guys sorry for being a pest and a bother all the time, i know i ask to much and feel bad asking so much because i wish i had more knowledge to help other members on the forums. I want to create my own badge like a hard case logo of the name of my future computer computer TWI, dont want to throw the name out there, don't want anyone to take my name, just saying nothing against you guys though.

So far i am just going to recycle some of the good parts

legend key* Recycled hardware

System codename: Project Tidealwave III
Case : NZXT H440 [Blue]
Motherboard: TBD (AMD/CROSSFIRE)
Processor: TBD (AMD)
Heatsink: TBD
Power Supply: TBD
Memory: 16GB-32GB
Hard Drives: 3 other drives* (1 extra or 2)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 OC 2GB*
Soundcard: Soundblaster Xtreme Music*
OS: Windows 10 64 bit

TBA
completion early first quarter 2016
FYI: "Tidealwave" is spelled this way instead of Tidalwave
because my middle name is Tide, backwards it's spelled Edit.
all worked out perfectly!
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Solution
I know the NZXT H440 has issues with some cards.... the GTX 970 for one requires you to remove the bottom HD cage. As i recall to miss the cage you have about 295mm or 11.6" .... In think you will be fine until you get into the upper echelons like the 970 / 980 / 290x.

You might also wanna look at the Enthoo Luxe.....comes with extra fans, LED Control System and internal fan controller. Dimitri from Hardware Canucks recently moved from a H440 to the Luxe.... the video has some useful shots and information on both boxes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdWXLAmmSjc

I know the NZXT H440 has issues with some cards.... the GTX 970 for one requires you to remove the bottom HD cage. As i recall to miss the cage you have about 295mm or 11.6" .... In think you will be fine until you get into the upper echelons like the 970 / 980 / 290x.

You might also wanna look at the Enthoo Luxe.....comes with extra fans, LED Control System and internal fan controller. Dimitri from Hardware Canucks recently moved from a H440 to the Luxe.... the video has some useful shots and information on both boxes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdWXLAmmSjc

 
Solution

g-unit1111

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I have an H440 - my Gigabyte 970 just barely fit, two fan cards like the Asus Strix and EVGA cards should fit the H440 with no problem. 3 fan cards like the Gigabyte Windforce and MSI Lightning are where you will run into some very tight fitting issues. I love my H440 though. You can see in the link in the pictures in my signature but the Windforce fits in just fine.
 
Wonder if the G1 is now shorter than originally ? ..... newegg has the old specs up, they have some wrong core speeds up too ... know one user sent back the SLI G1s cause it req'd both cages to come out....wonder if he just read newegg or measured it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125684

Card Dimensions (L x H) 12.28" (312 mm) x 5.08"

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/143-h440-performance-mid-tower.html

Clearance GPU Clearance With HDD Cage: 294mm
GPU Clearance Without HDD Cage: 406.2mm
CPU Cooler: 180mm
Cable Management: Lowest Point - 17.7mm; Highest Point 32.5mm

http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5400#sp

Card size H=43mm, L=295mm, W=114mm (without bracket)

According to specs it's 1mm too long :) ....

Here's the 970's in the Enthoo Luxe ... 1st pic is w/ air cooler.... 2nd is air cooler gone ... my son painted it earlier today and is waiting for the H240-X to go in (in midst of 12 hour flushing as I type) .

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The Lightning isn't out yet AFAIK.... MSI said they weren't gonna do one that they reserving the title for only the top card (980 Ti) in the series.