The Best Dual Chamber Cases Right Now

good people dual chamber cases are pretty exciting you can hide that power supply at the back you can explore the full height in the main chamber visuals of course are a priority because of that beautiful side tempered glass angle you can explore multiple GPU orientations and you can showcase everyone how much money you spend on fans which is very likely more than the case itself so the question is which fish tank is right for you the price is of course vary and I can see how the high the NZXT and the lien Li are so popular because of that mid 150s Target the new thermaltake is all about size and that upright GPU mount with the nv7 and the new o11 XL going Beyond 200 to clearly cater to a different audience so I gotta start with something simple and effective the NZXT H9 you guys seem to love it based on reviews and I can see why despite getting Flack for being like the copycat of the 011 this thing has a mind of its own thank you there is simply no denying in how clean this case looks with all mesh top and side panels with proper High airflow dust filters on all the intakes the light color TG fits super well for that dual chamber Showcase with an almost seamless angle because there's no support line there I really like the framing and the slight indentation of your motherboard very similar to the nv7 but less fancy what we do have though is a window in this Cable Management cover to protect those cables entering into the side area which by the way can only support 120 mil fans but on a nice removable bracket for push pull no problem the flow model comes with four fans which is actually surprising at this price point and they're decent airflow fans to get you started out of the box but of course they had to cheap out on some areas so like there's no thumb screws on the PCI area just regular screws the bottom panel for airflow is great you can do a 360 there no problem but it's not a panel that is removable so installation becomes difficult and for the four fans that are included there's not a single splitter included nor a Fan Hub on the case so make sure that your motherboard can house all of them but to be honest I am nitpicking here because this case is an absolute pleasure to work with honestly the assembly here was absolutely straightforward the top panel is removable for easy installation of the radiator this stuff is already pre-installed at all we don't have an extension cable included for all the fans so we just have four three pin fan headers for our fans so not ideal but this is actually the first time I'm routing all the cables separately the power supply is still out but this way I can just route everything cleanly and install the power supply at the back so swing over the SSD caddy here we have our power supply and now I can just plug everything back in and the system is going to be ready this is a really smart way of actually working with dual Chambers just because we have all the space so you can route all the cables first and then deal with the power supply later now the thing is you cannot relocate the PSU but with a few cable ties this back section is super clean and so is the front I know we love to give NZ a hard time for the lack of innovation on some fronts but this is absolutely hands down my favorite dual chamber experiences and enclosures solid recommendation okay but let's be real the MVP of the dual chamber configuration Direction right now is lately in the 11 Dynamic Evo and the later XL because man they're taking on way too many boxes there that becomes very interesting to work with because it gives you so many options all the panels are removable all the the interior brackets for fan installation are removable you can do 120s you can do one 40s tons of radiator and cooling support the case is absolutely beautiful really high quality as well you can do an inverse orientation which no other case can do in this Roundup I mean it's also one of the few cases that can properly run up to five different GPU configurations we've done some testing to see which one works the best and clearly your standard horizontal is the best performer but there's no denying the experimentation in the old lemon Dynamic Evo gives you is just absolutely Next Level can't wait to see what the next evolution of this whole series brings to the table but it's also just a reminder that all the copycats like the H9 that we love to say are bringing uh different Simplicity to the mixture because for example if I'm not doing anything crazy water cooling I actually prefer the H9 over the 11 Dynamic Evo but having all the options and like even being able to relocate the i o on the landli is just it's brilliant perhaps the most annoying thing about the latest o11 series is that it can be slightly intimidating because of how many different configurations you can run but just keep in mind that it's a very easy case to work in in terms of cable management in terms of removing all the fan brackets let's say reposition in the back fan to give you a little bit of extra height clearance like everything is thought out except when it comes to the new model that is getting slightly delayed to refine some of the motherboard tray options but because right now you cannot remove the GPU unless some force and screwdriver is involved oh but the thing you have to know about the o11 dynamic Evo XL is that is just a slightly larger version of the already known 11 Dynamic Evo with slightly more options for height adjustments of the motherboard tray more room above and below the motherboard and also 420 support that's kind of where we're at shifting gears to talk about an imposter the height y40 it's probably the only dual chamber look-alike in here that isn't actually a dual chamber at all it's slightly wider yes but you know the power supply is in your standard bottom configuration that is uh slightly deceiving because it looks like a dual chamber enclosure in your real sense where everything is behind the motherboard tray but they've done some really interesting tricks in there to make it look like a slightly more compact dual chamber enclosure and I like that their consistency in design language is absolutely perfect you know all the little mesh ventilation pattern that is scattered throughout the case the PCI slots all the ventilation the little design on the back panel we have a very similar sized top and bottom chin too of the enclosure so proportions look totally fine apparently it's a very popular case on Amazon but with one major flaw the Gen4 Riser cable looks absolutely beautiful but that's it you can only run your GPU in vertical orientation via the Riser cable so if you have any issues with the motherboard you cannot install the GPU in regular horizontal mode because the pcie slots near the motherboard are the low profile ones but if the system boots and you can accept a little bit of that risk the system is absolutely gorgeous especially with 360 at the top a beautiful GPU on the side it's nice but moving from nice to absolutely gorgeous we have the phantax and V7 Envy because you're going to be envious of this enclosure and V7 because it's that middle pack the nv9 and nd5 are coming but but this is probably the best looking dual chamber enclosure uh you know the large forehead above the motherboard tray you know initially I was skeptical about it and I don't really like it now I've come around and I absolutely love that additional height look the entire frame is beautifully engineered from a structural point of view so you can remove both side panels from the front to give you all that access to work on the interior without compromising on anything that's might be pressing from the top anything that might be heavy from the top panel it's all taken care of the motherboard tray is beautifully concealed and indented in this like overly engineered both brackets for beautiful argb illumination but also some use case of like trying to hide your exiting cables if you're using an eatx motherboard that side bracket can be rotated for a little extension the bottom bracket can be rotated for angled fans which looks really good for additional fan showcase and also I mean if you're using either the phantix fans or the lien Lee fans or the Suave fans where the blades are facing you for that beautiful you know all consistent fan look uh it's man it just gives you such a unique appeal and aesthetic the case can only run 120 mil fans which is for visual consistency purposes only I kind of agree but also at the same time that's why the mv9 exists to give you room for 140 mil fans and basically the same structure and on the mv7 you can only do 140s at the bottom but it's gonna throw off the whole aesthetic you know looking at the reception and the exposure of the nv7 content versus like Lee and Lee stuff the Leoni and NZXT seem to be a lot more popular because maybe you have the price point of course whereas the nv7 is above that 220 dollar price point so a little bit more expensive a little bit more Niche targeted and you can't do everything with it you kind of have to work within its constraints but I would say it's still a really solid choice for those beautiful high tower configurations that still has really decent airflow really decent radiator support and yeah highly recommend it too the thermaltake CT 750 isn't here it's a very weird dual chamber configuration that does things a bit differently first of all having the motherboard in the center gives us access to the rear intake or exhaust for the GPU which is helpful but then we also have all this other intake you know from the front from the side from the bottom and for the top exhaust if you've ever wanted to see how many fans you can fit how many fans you can play around with this is a really interesting configuration but a few things to keep in mind it is fairly pricey and does come with three fans but you're likely going to replace them anyway so that's a little bit wasteful number two is that the build quality and the user experience is way different versus everything else that I've talked about in this Roundup nothing compares to the only nothing compares to the fantech stuff even the nzx th9 which seems to be simplified in terms of build quality Everything feels robust versus the CT that has a little bit of that budget feeling like thin sheet metal and all the panels are properly sitting together but there's still something slightly off that's really my main complaint because if you want something absolutely massive on the interior and tons of room in the back for all your kill management stuff where you don't have to do any cable management you just stuff the cables close the side panel you have plenty of extra room for anything else you require and also because everything is facing up cable managing that side of things on the io becomes a little bit trickier and more difficult to access like your motherboard area or the GPU cable but people seem to love it from the point of view of being able to fit so many fans and like really brute force your way into proper cooling regardless of noise levels and regardless of price as well and so my two favorite dual chamber cases are are the nzx dh9 flow just I was surprised at how easy the case was to build with and looks absolutely gorgeous without you know being too complicated and of course the Olam and dynamic evil man what a fantastic enclosure that can do anything super nice to work in high quality and affordable tool 159 I mean it doesn't come with fans but it's something you can obviously and will populate anyway if you are running a dual chamber case let me know which one I'm a Dimitri I'll talk to you in the next video

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Length: 11min 34sec (694 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 13 2023