Meet the H5 and H5 RGB+: So Compact. So Capable.

One panel, bent around the corner.

The H5 is a compact mid-tower with one piece of curved glass across the front and left side. Front and side are curved rather than joined, so nothing sits at the corner — the glass carries around the front edge unbroken, and the build reads as one continuous view rather than a window cut into a box.

It comes two ways. The H5 breathes through a steel mesh top and leaves the mounts open for you to fill. The H5 RGB+ seals that top with glass and arrives with the fan layout already built and wired. Same chassis, same curve, same day.

Here is what went into it.

One formed panel

NZXT H5 RGB+ in white, installed in a completed build with the Vista Mode glass top

Curving a single sheet of tempered glass around a corner is harder than joining two flat ones, and it is the reason the front-to-side view has nothing running through it. No seam, no bracket, no line where two panels meet — just the build, from the front and from the side.

The scoop is part of the panel

NZXT H5 in white, close-up of the Airflow Scoop formed into the panel

The Airflow Scoop side intake is shaped into the panel rather than punched through it. The scoop draws air in across the graphics card, and it is identical on both models.

Mesh on top, or glass

NZXT H5 in black, overhead view of a completed build under the steel mesh top

The H5 vents through a high-airflow steel mesh top that keeps every top fan and radiator mount. On the H5 RGB+ the top is Vista Mode glass instead, carrying the view over the build as well as around the front.

The H5 RGB+ arrives wired

NZXT H5 RGB+ in black, installed in a build, with the glass top

The H5 RGB+ ships with an F360 RGB Reverse, an F120 RGB and a Control Hub Lite already installed and connected. Lighting and fan curves are set in NZXT CAM from the first boot, with the fans already mounted and wired.

Built clean, inside and out

NZXT H5 in white, right panel removed, showing the cable routing space behind the motherboard tray

Tool-less panels come off by hand, back-connect motherboard support puts every power connector behind the tray, and the front I/O carries USB-C alongside two USB-A ports and a headset jack.

Room for the build you want

NZXT H5 in black, left side view of a completed build with a side-mounted radiator

A compact mid-tower, the H5 takes a 420 mm graphics card kept straight by an integrated adjustable anti-sag bracket, plus a 172 mm CPU air cooler. A 360 mm radiator goes on the top or the right side of the H5, and on the right side of the H5 RGB+, which trades top cooling for Vista Mode and drops from ten fan mounts to seven. Both take a rear radiator.

What changed from the H5 Flow (2024)

Front and side — a mesh front and a flat glass side, meeting at a seam → one curved glass panel across both, with no join
Side intake — a flat mesh side panel → the Airflow Scoop, sculpted into the panel rather than punched through it, drawing air in across the graphics card
Cooling — up to 8 fans with a 360 mm front radiator → no front radiator mount, because the front is now glass; up to 10 fans with a 360 mm right-side or top radiator on the H5, and 7 fans with a 360 mm right-side radiator on the H5 RGB+
Room — 45 L → 47 L; graphics cards 410 → 420 mm, on an integrated adjustable anti-sag bracket; CPU coolers 170 → 172 mm
Motherboards — back-connect support added; E-ATX is no longer supported, where the 2024 H5 Flow took it up to 277 mm
Front I/O — a second USB Type-A is added; the USB Type-C and the headset jack carry over
Fans — the H5 Flow included two F120Q fans and the H5 Flow RGB an F360 RGB Core and an F120Q → the H5 comes with none; the H5 RGB+ arrives with an F360 RGB Reverse, an F120 RGB and a Control Hub Lite, installed and wired

Which one

Bringing your own fans, or putting a radiator up top? Start with the H5. Want the glass carried over the top and the lighting settled on day one? Take the H5 RGB+.

Availability

The H5 and H5 RGB+ come in all-black and all-white and are rolling out to authorized retailers worldwide over the coming months. Availability varies by region and store.