NZXT Phantom video review

Brian Ambrozy 3 May, 2011 at 12:26am ET Article published in Tech

Dear Icrontic:

Your Editor-in-Chief is kind of an idiot sometimes. So much so that he assigned the same review to two separate staffers. Well, no harm, no foul. Here’s an unprecedented second review of the NZXT Phantom full-tower case. Enjoy.

Comments

3 May 2011 ~ 7:39am QuadWhore Inb4Thrax

I love the case, personally.
3 May 2011 ~ 12:38pm ardichoke I'm a bigger fan of the Beta EVO.
3 May 2011 ~ 1:52pm mertesn

ardichoke wrote:

I'm a bigger fan of the Beta EVO.

I like both of them, but I also consider the Beta EVO and Phantom to be in two different classes since they're mid and full tower cases.
6 May 2011 ~ 4:05pm Bandrik Very nice video review, Magic. You covered everything I would have wanted to see, and explained it in a way that even a PC newbie should understand. High five!
6 May 2011 ~ 4:49pm MAGIC

Bandrik wrote:

Very nice video review, Magic. You covered everything I would have wanted to see, and explained it in a way that even a PC newbie should understand. High five!

Thanks,
9 Dec 2011 ~ 12:54pm Bandrik So I'm poised to buy one of these cases off of Newegg today. I'm looking at the black with orange trim version. Came back to watch this video review again to refresh my memory. Still looks great!

Plus, the black with orange trim matches my black fedora. Schwing!
9 Dec 2011 ~ 2:00pm MAGIC Its a great case for under 100 bucks which you can find it for at times, but when you are looking to spend 125-150 bucks...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112243
Better stock cooling, best tooless expansion slot design Ive used, all aluminum, and prettier IMO.
9 Dec 2011 ~ 2:05pm ardichoke LianLi does make the best damn cases... but they're fuckall expensive
9 Dec 2011 ~ 2:31pm Bandrik

MAGIC wrote:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112243

I've heard good things about LianLi in the past. That particular LianLi case doesn't quite tickle my fancy, but I'll keep their other cases in mind for future builds.

What I liked about the Phantom (that the LianLi may also have, didn't look closely) was plenty of cable management options, especially behind the motherboard. In my current case (Sentey Burton), there's not enough space back there to route all my cables. The Phantom will fix that, look better (than the Burton), etc. Plus the fan control is a great perk.
9 Dec 2011 ~ 2:38pm MAGIC For sure, looks are personal opinion. Some folks like their computer to look fast too. Based on what you want it to do functionally, the Phantom will take care of it.