Nearly one yr on from its first-ever PC case, Havn has returned with one thing new. The Havn BF 360 is not fairly as flashy as its greater sibling, the HS 420, however it’s each bit as sensible.
The Havn BF 360 is offered in both black or white, and I used to be lucky to have the ability to check each colourways for evaluate. Nice information for you, pricey reader, much less so me shifting round my small, now very cramped, workplace. Whereas I’m a fan of the white HS 420, the black model is the better-looking of the BF 360 choices. That is largely right down to the entrance panel. Each variations include speckled, textured entrance panels—the factor that lured me to those instances once they had been first displayed on the Computex showfloor—however the lighter panel appears to be like quite a bit higher in distinction to the black shell.
The Havn model launched with the HS 420 continues to be going robust with the BF 360. A method that is very interesting to me, personally, with rounded corners and lengthy vents for elevated airflow by way of the entrance and prime panels and down the rear of the chassis. Havn has even handed me a diagram of all the assorted prototypes it labored by way of for the place it put the helps for these vents and the way it landed on the ultimate design for optimum airflow, so for those who’re an actual nerd, you’ll be able to examine that out under.
There isn’t any venting on the again panel on the BF 360, which is a disgrace as that was considered one of my favorite design selections for the HS 420. Although I heard somebody describe it as air conditioning-chic and now I can not unsee it. Hey, I prefer it, Havn—do not take heed to ’em. It is a fashionable design, too, however the BF 360 would not lose a lot for the dearth of it. It is a very handsome case with that very same all-over vibe of its greater sibling, minus the big wrap-around panoramic window.
Havn BF 360 specs
Measurement: Mid-tower
Dimensions: 515 x 254 x 522.6
Weight: 14.79 kg
Fan help: As much as 7 (3x prime, 3x entrance, 1x rear)
Followers included: 2x H18 + 1x H14 (Stream model) | No followers with normal model
Entrance IO: USB 3.2 (Kind-A) x2, USB 3.2 (Kind-C) x1, audio jack
Radiator help: As much as 420 mm (prime)
GPU clearance: 410 mm (size)
Colors: Black/white
Worth: $180/£170/€190 (with followers; Stream), $160/£140/€160 (no followers; normal)
I suppose the usual structure is nearly noteworthy in itself at this time. With a slew of fishtank-style instances in the marketplace in current months and years, that is rather more your conventional mid-tower with front-to-back airflow. Within the pursuits of airflow, it incorporates a sloped PSU shroud helps direct airflow from these entrance followers towards your graphics card. And, once more, I’ve Havn’s nerdy numbers if you’d like them.
One factor the photographs do not get throughout fairly so nicely right here is how vast this case is. I feel it is solely instantly noticeable as soon as you notice the PSU and see how a lot room is on both aspect of it. Room for absolutely anything you may need to throw in there: a liquid cooler as much as 420 mm, a GPU as much as 410 mm, an air cooler as much as 195 mm—the lot.
You’ve gotten two choices right here: the BF 360 Stream with followers for $180/£170/€190, or the BF 360 with out followers for $160/£140/€160. Havn says the US pricing may nonetheless change attributable to import restrictions however that is what it is saying proper now.
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The Stream model comes with two H18 (180 mm) followers up entrance and one H14 (140 mm) fan within the rear. These come preinstalled and related to the built-in fan controller across the again. There’s additionally room for as much as two additional 180 mm followers up prime. The H18, H14 and smaller H12 (120 mm) followers are offered individually if you wish to go down that route, although solely the H14 and H12 are offered in each black and white. The H18 are black solely.
I’ve examined the H12 in my normal fan checks for our greatest PC followers information they usually’re fairly spectacular items, with good airflow all through the vary (as much as 2100 rpm) and cheap noise ranges. For the reason that bigger followers can shift much more air at decrease speeds, I would suggest the BF 360 Stream with these bigger followers included.
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The BF 360 consists of bracket that matches into the entrance of the case to suit a variety of fan sizes, whereas the Stream model would not embody this. That could be a little bit of a ache down the road for those who ever need to ditch the bizarre giant followers for one thing extra regular. Personally, I would prefer to see Havn shift over to together with this as normal on each fashions, particularly as this case is not precisely what I would name low cost.
I initially examined the BF 360 with a liquid cooler, the Cooler Grasp MasterLiquid Core II, paired with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Nevertheless, I made a decision to check out a number of configurations utilizing an air cooler (Arctic Freezer 36) and a pair of H18 followers supplied to me with the case. Havn recommends having the extra ahead of the 2 prime followers as an consumption, and the extra rearward as exhaust, and it as soon as once more supplied me with all the info to again it up. However since this is likely one of the issues I can check with my very own tools, I attempted all of the choices to see what made a distinction to my CPU and GPU (RTX 4080 FE) temperatures.
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Listed here are the outcomes, taken as averages from Frameview throughout three runs of Metro Exodus Enhanced Version at 1080p:
- No followers within the prime place: 58°C GPU / 59°C CPU
- Two H18 followers—one consumption, one exhaust: 56°C GPU / 55°C CPU
- Two H18 followers—each consumption: 59°C GPU / 55°C CPU
- Two H18 followers—each exhaust: 56°C GPU / 60°C CPU
With the 2 followers as consumption, the GPU appears to endure as all of the airflow whizzes in and again out overhead. Whereas setting each followers as exhaust tends to drag all of the cool air out of the case earlier than it hits the CPU, leaving it heating up unnecessarily. The perfect for balanced temperatures throughout each key elements is with the entrance fan set to consumption and the rear set to exhaust, because the prophecy foretold, which appears to maintain the airflow scooching previous each the CPU and away from the GPU with out situation. That matches what I used to be informed would occur by Havn, however hey, it is good to have the figures to show it myself.
I additionally checked what kind of influence these entrance followers would have when set to max pace. I knocked round two levels Celsius off the GPU temps doing this, although I would in all probability not suggest it for the additional noise. These are fairly quiet followers on a normal fan curve set within the BIOS, nevertheless, so there’s some wiggle room to extend speeds with out harming your earholes.
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Lastly, I examined the airflow contained in the case with the entrance panel on and off. The entrance vented panel is magnetically connected and really straightforward to take away (warning: do not choose the case up by the entrance panel; it would finish in tears), and is a single unit together with the broader vents and finer mud filter. With it put in, I measured 2.4 m/s from atop the RAM sticks. With it eliminated, 2.8 m/s. That is fairly common—not too unhealthy.
All collectively, airflow would not look like sticking level for the BF 360. You do not want the additional prime followers in there to get essentially the most out of it, both. As I discovered, stick a liquid cooler within the prime spot as a substitute and it will run simply high-quality with admirable temps throughout each CPU and GPU—averages of 55°C GPU and 51°C CPU with the aforementioned Cooler Grasp chip chiller in Metro.
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As for cable administration, Havn has as soon as once more rolled out the purple carpet on the BF 360. It is sorta like bowling with the perimeters up—you can’t mess it up. The vast channels operating throughout the rear of this case, mixed with the sliding cable tidies on the rubber grommets, make for a simple time of cable administration. There’s loads of room beneath the sloped PSU shroud, too, and a part of that’s how the three.5-inch bays are slapped to the aspect of the motherboard tray somewhat than stacked beneath it. There are two, every holding two 2.5-inch drives or a single 3.5-inch drive, and detachable with a single thumbscrew.
On the extra seen aspect of the case, the graphics card help bracket swings out on an adjustable arm to fulfill your GPU. I did find yourself getting a bit caught with the USB 3.0 header right here, which is sadly positioned on my Gigabyte check board, however I am nonetheless impressed with the help bracket itself. It is extremely manoeuvrable with only a single thumbscrew and stays put beneath strain.
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Purchase if…
✅ You need heaps of airflow with out all of the noise: The big H18 followers used on the BF 360 Stream are nice for shifting plenty of air throughout the elements inside this case, with assist from the news on the PSU shroud. Add a number of extra H18s up prime and also you’re laughing.
Do not buy if…
❌ You desire a compact case: Seems could be deceiving, and the BF 360 isn’t as small as you’d assume in comparison with the chunky HS 420. It’s fairly heavy, too.
Shifting across the BF 360 is simpler stated than finished, nevertheless. Havn has it down as weighing 14.79 kg for the case alone. My check construct weighs in at 23.6 kg—a real heavyweight. However that does not actually dampen my opinion on the BF 360 all that a lot.
With unconventional attractiveness and a clearly nicely thought out design, the BF 360 has quite a bit going for it. As as to if I like to recommend you choose one up, that is right down to pricing.
As talked about up prime, you’ll be able to count on to pay round $180/£170/€190 for the BF 360 Stream with followers included. I would typically suggest this model for those who had been in any other case planning to purchase separate followers anyway, simply as you will not get a significantly better deal than the sizeable H-series followers used right here. Although it is price contemplating what else that kind of cash can get you. Even trying solely to the instances I’ve reviewed personally in current months, there’s the Arctic Xtender at $200/€200. Or the Asus ProArt PA401 for $130/£120. Or the Phanteks Eclipse G400A for $110/£85. Or the Corsair Body 4500X simply launched this week for £120/€140. Not all of those are as fairly or premium because the BF 360 however you are not quick on choices.
I assume it comes down as to if I would stuff my PC into the BF 360 and be proud of it, and the reply to that’s most positively, sure. I would favor the HS 420 as my major rig for a showcase construct, although the Havn BF 360 makes much more sense for the extra minimalist PC builder. On a extra private notice, I am simply pleased to take a look at a premium case that is not a fishtank design.
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