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August 2010
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The editors liked
Price Point
Style
Tons of Stock Cooling
Lots of Building Room
Unique
Build Quality
Design
Spacious Interior
5 Channel Fan Controller (20W Each)
Impressive Airflow (Space For 7 Fans)
USB 3.0 Connectivity (Mainboard Connector)
Space For Top Radiator
Price (For Some)
Solid Build Quality
Fan Filters
Bottom PSU Design
7 fan mounts
Three 200mm
Four 120mm
Water cooling grommets
Rubber noise
Dampening HDD washers
Cable management system
Artful design
Plenty of Cooling Options
Built in Fan Controller
Three Colors Available
Great Cooling
Excellent cable management
Distinctive look (also comes in red or black)
Four Fans included (3120mm
1200mm)
Nicely executed fan control feature
Outstanding fit and finish
Quiet
Painted interior
Lighting switch
Nice I/O panel
Near tool-less design
Fan control and accessibility
Size and space
User friendly
Cooler access
Great cable/wire management
Generous interior space. Excellent tool-free features. Easy fan control. Comes in three colors (inside and out).
Silent when on low with good cooling performance
Lots of room
Cable management builtin
Lots of extra parts included
Plenty of room for many hard drives
Very well made
Fantastic case design
Lots of features
Robust cooling system
Stunning design
Plenty of room for fans
Great value.
Room for seven fans (four included)
Integrated fan controller
Professional
Attractive design
Excellent paint job (inside and out)
High quality components
Support for watercooling
Large graphics cards and heatsinks
And EATX motherboards
Builtin wire management
Cable Management
Amount of Fans
Sleek Design
Feature Packed
Sweet looking design
Spacious interior
Includes four fans
Easy installation of drives
Plenty of cable management possibilities
LEDs can be turned off
Fan controller for every fan within the case
Dust filter on intake fans
Available in three colors
Piano finish – also available in red and white
Custom built-in fan controller
Plenty of cooling to get you started
Too many nice features to list
The editors didn't like
I'd Like to see a Clear Side Panel
Black One Looks Like an Alienware Behemoth at First Glance
Amount Of Plastic Used
7 PCI Expansion Slots
Only one 200mm fan included
Doesn't support USB 3.0Video
Could use a large side panel fan
No USB 3.0
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No USB 3.0 connections
No tool-less SSD trays
Front intake fan and 200mm side-panel fan not included. Two 120mm side-panel fans each require cabling. Glossy front and top panels may seem potentially cheap.
Doesn’t come with additional fans to utilize fan controller
Tight on back of motherboard for routing cables
No 3.5″ bays
Rubber protectors just pop out easily
Can be annoying
Fans get noisy
Heavy
Needs a front fan
Thinks it's a fulltower.
Opening for 12v motherboard connection is a bit tight
Power supply standoffs may contact fan guards and cause an alignment issue
Rubber guard surrounding motherboard cable passthroughs falls off easily
Expansion slots are not toolless
LEDs embedded in fan
The tool-less 5.25 inch system still not as good as screws
The NZXT Phantom is, in one word, fantastic. It takes a refreshing new approach to case design for full-tower cases that offers many advantages over the typical way of doing things. The build quality seems outstanding across the board, the integrated f...
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NZXT really did a nice job on the Phantom's exterior design. It's pretty impressive dressed in white, and will for sure make many heads turn. That's not to say it has no flaws, though. The top angled panel has lots of room inside it, in between the fan...
Piano finish – also available in red and white, Custom built-in fan controller, Plenty of cooling to get you started, Too many nice features to list
3.5” drives difficult to install
The NZXT Phantom at my first glimpse gave me that wow feeling. The further and further I got into reviewing this case, the more that I enjoyed it. The case is built with enthusiasts in mind. It has plenty of features anyone would want with a sleek and ...
Room for seven fans (four included), Integrated fan controller, Professional, attractive design, Excellent paint job (inside and out), High quality components, Support for watercooling, large graphics cards and heatsinks, and EATX motherboards, Builtin wire management,
Opening for 12v motherboard connection is a bit tight, Power supply standoffs may contact fan guards and cause an alignment issue, Rubber guard surrounding motherboard cable passthroughs falls off easily
The NZXT Phantom is an excellent example of form and function working together. With four fans included in the stock configuration and room for three more, you can expect plenty of cooling performance. The integrated, and prewired, five-channel fan co...
The NZXT Phantom is a breath of fresh air in terms of colour scheme, features and performance. It coped well with our hardware and would make a great case for an overclocked high-end system.Having five independent, variable fan speed controllers is a real...
The NZXT Phantom is an interesting option for the user that wants a case with tons of features at an affordable price. The overall construction quality, however, can’t be compared to the one found on more expensive products, and therefore if you are fr...
Generous interior space. Excellent tool-free features. Easy fan control. Comes in three colors (inside and out).
Front intake fan and 200mm side-panel fan not included. Two 120mm side-panel fans each require cabling. Glossy front and top panels may seem potentially cheap.
The comfortably priced NZXT Phantom offers 12 drive bays and more than enough room to house an ATX or Extended ATX motherboard. Though there is room (and one-button controls) for many fans, only a few are included; and the glossy exterior (available i...
Abstract: NZXT makes some very high quality cases and this newest one called the Phantom looks sweet! Flagship enclosure offers exhilarating design with unrivaled combination of high performance cooling advantages, extensive expandability, and innovative screw...
