VPN: CA-PH820-W1NZXT Phantom 820 CA-PH820-M1 Full Tower Chassis - 1x140mm Fan, 3x200mm Fan, SD Card Reader, 4x5.25 Drive Bays, 6x3.5 Drive Bays, 9xExp Slots, 6xUSB Ports, 2xAudio Ports, White
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 Rating: Review Date: 08/15/13 |
NZXT Phantom 820 CA-PH820-M1 Full Tower Chassis - 1x140mm Fan, 3x200mm Fan, SD Card Reader, 4x5.25 Drive Bays, 6x3.5 Drive Bays, 9xExp Slots, 6xUSB Ports, 2xAudio Ports, White
Cons:-way, way, way too many cables-not all 200mm fans will fit this case (Bitfenix Spectre Pro will only fit the side panel)-stock 200mm fans don't move that much air-air intake/exhaust filters for the front and top of the case are a serious pain to access (you need to do some minor case dis-assembly to access them.
Pros:-lots of space-nice little holder for different screws-no rivets. If you want to remove a part of the case, you can.-LED lighting (especially the lighting for the IO panel) is a nice touch!-air intake filters for the bottom of the case are easy to access and clean-the addition of an 8-pin extension cable with the case is a nice touch. I didn't need it, but it was pretty close. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/22/13 |
NZXT Phantom 820 CA-PH820-M1 Full Tower Chassis - 1x140mm Fan, 3x200mm Fan, SD Card Reader, 4x5.25 Drive Bays, 6x3.5 Drive Bays, 9xExp Slots, 6xUSB Ports, 2xAudio Ports, White
Cons:white color between plastic and steel side panels don't exactly match, but not very noticing from afar.
Pros:Lots of cooling options, awesome LED lighting, tons of cable management features and very quiet Comment:
I got this for 200 bucks which is good given the features come with the case. very impress with the build quality. The case is rather on a heavy side with full system installed. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/09/13 |
NZXT Phantom 820 CA-PH820-M1 Full Tower Chassis - 1x140mm Fan, 3x200mm Fan, SD Card Reader, 4x5.25 Drive Bays, 6x3.5 Drive Bays, 9xExp Slots, 6xUSB Ports, 2xAudio Ports, White
Cons:NOe. But it is a really big case.
Pros:Good airflow.Look great.Variable color led and the variable fans speeds work well despite others review for other color model. Comment:
I change nmy Cooler Master Storm for this. I am very very happy with my purchased. The white color is OK, and the case felle's good quality (but heavy). Put My Corsair H110 on top and have to remove the screen lfilter to do it.Airintake flow from top for the Cordsair H110 with 2 Noctua 140mm NF-A14 PNW with ihigh air pressure as push fans installed on the outside frame in between the top and the cover. Install the radiator in the case at top qwith the 2 corsair fan included as pull fans. Change the rear fan setup to pull the air inside and the front fan to extract the air outside. The side fan as be setup to extract air from the case outside. This review was modfied by poster y 06-09-13 09:47 AM This review was modfied by poster @ 06-09-13 09:20 AM |
-It's big! Not sure if that's a pro or a con, though I guess that depends on your needs.-Including an integrated fan controller is a nice idea, but I don't like the implementation in this case. It's output level is a bit vague, and I found out that it wasn't powering the pair of Gentle Typhoon fans on my CPU cooler, even though they were hooked up to it. I installed my Lamptron FAN-ATIC instead.For all the little deficiencies, there are many great points about this case. It has a few little flaws, but no deal-breakers, by any means. I would to see the filters for the front and top of the case to be easier to access (perhaps ejecting out the sides rather than fixed) like the bottom filters are. The side panels, due to their size, feel a bit flimsy when removed from the case. They feel totally solid when installed on the case. I would be fine without the side panel window, though I can see how it would appeal to some. I do find that when the system heats up, the panel makes some cracking sounds (though there are no cracks). If you are thinking of doing a liquid cooled build, this is most definitely the case to use! It is clearly set up with liquid cooling in mind.What nearly drove me mental with this case is the retarded amount of cables included in the case. There are four fan channels from the included fan controller, and each channel has a splitter to allow for three fans per channel. While this is nice in concept, it makes for a lot of unnecessary cabling, making it a bit difficult for good cable management. I ended up removing all of the fan cables, as I wasn't using them anyway, which helped a lot with the clutter. That said, NZXT was definitely thinking of cable management when they designed the case (lots of space in back), but the just put too many (IMHO) cables in it. They did include a bunch of zip ties to help keep things organized, though I prefer to use twist ties, as I can easily undo and redo them with more or less cables.Overall, this is a great case with a few very minor flaws. I like it so much, I contemplating buying a second one for a planned future build.