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Not long ago NZXT officially announced their upcoming new Full tower chassis The Phantom. This case is targeting the enthusiast market and offers many exciting features. The company spent countless hours working with members of the Case modding community like Craig Brugger and Bill Owen to help bring a product to fruition that is both easy on the eyes and very user friendly.
The exterior features an elegant high gloss finish and will be available in Red, White and Black. The version that we are going to review today is the glossy black model. I feel that the white and red models are absolutely gorgeous thanks to the high contrast combination's of black and white and red and black. The black version is elegant also but it does not grab my eye in the same manner.
| MODEL | Phantom Series |
| CASE TYPE | Full Tower Steel |
| FRONT PANEL MATERIAL | Plastic/Steel |
| DIMENSIONS (W x H x D) | 222 x 540 X 623 mm |
| COOLING SYSTEM | FRONT, 1 X 140mm
REAR, 1 X 120mm (included) SIDE, 2 x 120mm, 1 x 200/230 (2 x 120mm included) TOP, 2 X 200mm (1 x LED 200mm included) |
| DRIVE BAYS | 5 EXTERNAL 5.25″ DRIVE BAYS7 INTERNAL 3.5″/2.5″ Slots
Screwless Rail Design |
| MATERIAL(S) | Steel with black finish |
| EXPANSION SLOTS | 7 |
| POWER SUPPLY | 500 WATT PS2 ATX 12V 2.0 ( OPTIONAL ) |
| WEIGHT | 11 KGS (W/O Power) |
| MOTHERBOARD SUPPORT | MOTHERBOARDS: E-ATX, ATX, MICRO-ATX, BABY AT |
This is without doubt NZXT’s best chassis on the market, its a very good case.
Fantastic chassis, I worry about the build quality long term however. They are known to fall apart in places.
very impressed with this chassis, saw a review on several other sites recently. Not sure I would buy it mind you, but its impressive for such a small company.
As a Lian Li and Silverstone fan I gotta say this doesn’t appeal to me on a design level at all but it seems popular with our audience.
It is a pretty cool case, I love the accenting, very dramatic.
Excellent review Steve, how is noise, seems to be quite a few fans in it.
I almost bought this last week, still undecided. its a fantastic looking case, just not sure its the best for the money, very expensive in UK, £130.
Like the curves, but its a bit expensive for what you get.
Shame about lack of noise testing in this one, but I know steve hasn’t access to the lab. Can you give us some real world feelings about noise Steve please?
Thats most impressive, It appeals to the gamer in me 🙂
Quite a nice design, bit complex for my own tastes though.
I was not able to get access to the required tools to accurately measure the fan noise level but I dont find the case loud by any means
Steve, good review, and its a nice enough chassis. looks well.
How many cases are NZXT selling right now ?
For those of you that don’t frequent the forums I was not able to get access to the required tools to accurately measure the fan noise level but I don’t find the case loud by any means
I see about 22 cases listed on their site