A Closer Look - Outside

Once the case is unboxed, one is greeted by clean lines with gentle curves. The overall shape of the HAVN BF 360 Flow is nothing out of the ordinary, but the design is impeccably clean and the tooling of the chassis is flawless. The resulting tiny gaps, tight fit of components, and overall sturdiness is excellent. You should really take a minute to take it all in. HAVN set the bar very high when it comes to build quality with their initial chassis and continues to do so with the BF 360 series.


While the overall shape of the front is simple, HAVN has designed it to allow for maximum air flow and took the opportunity to make the front panel a bit of a statement piece, with its own unique color and texture. The combination of such subtle differences and the air vent design with its dark framing give the BF 360 Flow visual depth that most air flow centric enclosures lack completely. You may easily take off that cover, which has a fine mesh dust filtering layer, to reveal the two massive 180 mm intake fans. While these are the same as the H18 SKUs you can buy, HAVN has simplified them slightly by not offering the ability to daisy-chain the case versions. It is refreshing to see that HAVN is also completely transparent about this in the spec table. In the rear, the BF 360 actually sports a traditional internal layout with the PSU at the bottom and the motherboard upright. Thanks to large openings, the two front fans should easily be able to push air past the hardware and out the back of the chassis.


While most brands opt to paint stripes in either black or white along the edges of the glass to make it look more integral, HAVN actually uses metal and has the glass inlaid. It is completely clear, so you will easily be able to see all your components within. From this vantage point it quickly becomes apparent that the BF 360 series is not BTF compatible, as it is missing the required motherboard cutouts. Turning the chassis around, you will find a completely solid metal panel.


In the rear the PSU bay comes with one set of mounting holes, as you are meant to have the fan facing downward. Above that are the seven bridgeless expansion slots, which are actually inside the overall structure of the chassis, which is also becoming pretty rare these days. In the very top there is a 140 mm fan in white, to match the case color. The attention to detail is apparent with small things like the rubberized mounting holes for the fan.


At the top, you will find another vented cover panel with integrated dust filter. It sports the same elongated openings to maximize airflow. You may remove it by pulling the silver cloth tab, which seems to be becoming a little design staple from HAVN. Underneath, there is a mounting frame to allow for two 140 or three 120 mm fans. You may also remove the frame to install two 180 mm fans in the ceiling. That said, most will likely use this area of the BF 360 Flow for their AIO of up to 360 mm size instead.


The thoughtful details continue at the top, from the beautifully designed power button with its white LED ring, to the all white USB ports. The fact that the USB-C variant is also color matched is the chef's kiss.


Tipping the BF 360 Flow over, there are only the four feet as well as the white, fine mesh dust filter. This may be pulled out easily through the back of the chassis for cleaning.