Phanteks EVOLV X Review - The Perfect Case!

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[@MohammedSamireviews]

This definitely will be my new case ..!!

[@msgeen]

Comment posted 10 hours ago. Video was uploaded 7 minutes ago. What sorcery is this? :O

[@nexaner7]

Yeah preordered one for me and my girlfriends pc ^^^

[@Hellrazor0916]

@@nexaner7 I call bull

[@tadi7847]

With those high temps I would avoid this case.

[@totallynotcringe2245]

Yeah if your father is a drug dealer. ماشي ؟

[@phklucas7]

I watched your video, I bought P300 Tempered Glass. I watched this video, I'm ordering Evolv X now. Damn you Dmitry. >,

[@Brainfear91]

I bought my P400S Tempered Glass based on the HardwareCanucks review, and I regret nothing. I might get the EVOLV X some time in the future, though. Looks pretty great!

[@mynameisozymandias811]

I bought my Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic based on Dmitry review, and now I also want this too, What should I do???

[@Xel_Naga]

haha I did the same the other day checking what he said about the case because it would suit what my partner would like she didnt want a window or anything and P400S has that

[@DavidHdezES]

Hahaha same boat, I have the P300 TG also hahahah

[@ErgonomicChair]

Cases that are both cheaper and run VASTLY better (colder) with less gimmick features; O-11 Dynamic O-11 AIr Thermaltake View 71 Thermaltake View 32 Corsair Crystal 570 (PSU shroud, but achieved good thermals) Cougar Panzer G Fractal Meshify C Silverstone RL6 Actually... it would literally be shorter to list the cases that perform worse than this case... An added benefit is these cases come with proper SSD mounts that won't' snap off your SATA pin connectors if you close the case too fast on accident. This case is a joke of gimmicks and cheap ideas with poor engineering. Look at the top vent design, without any passive air in the sides or the bottom of the case the GPU is re-circulating hot air and probably forcing it to go upwards into the CPU hence 90 fucking degrees on the GPU! NINETY DEGREES!? Are you saying they Nailed it? Nailed what, killing your framerate in games and making your card wear out faster? The front fans are likely re-circulating the air from the GPU and the GPU's hot thermals try to escape the case but can't because of t a ridiculous PSU Shroud and lack of passive air escape thus why not only the GPU is damn near 30 degrees hotter than cases that are $100 USD cheaper and with MORE features... but the CPU is extremely hot as well! I am on a Thermaltake Chasker MK-1, a 6 year old case, with thermals on an R9 290x which is FAR hotter than his card... CPU 41c GPU 58c This is what I get on load. Gaming you ask? No no, my friend, on rendering. I am a game developer and do a ton of heavy rendering and with 6 SSD/HDD drives, proper rubber grommets, and good airflow I am getting less than he was getting on a gaming load... And I paid $120 LESS when this was new!

[@fortisprocer966]

O man! I'm so happy it's finally come out! I've been planning on using this case for my next build for a while now and the day is finally here! It's such a good looking case and this was a great review to compliment it.

[@DZ-og7pm]

Hey Dimitri, excellent Casereview again and while watching it i fell in Love with this new version of this midsize flagship of Phanteks ;-) it‘s so well defined in very aspect that matters and personally for me it is the winner who takes it all! Cheers!

[@xanderblougouras7193]

Me: wants to build pc Every seller: nah we out of stock

[@snoogitywoogity5394]

covid fucking up stocks better be watching and cop as fast as you can

[@seraph6688]

My wallet: nope

[@Art3mis]

12gen and 6000 is around the corner. better upgrade path imo

[@MattsPaddock]

Awesome chassis, awesome review!

[@topdog19945]

Love the Evolv line of their cases. Built my first system in the Evolv non tempered glass case and it looks pretty nice. Can't wait to build my new workstation in this one!

[@rikudouray]

Inspiring. I just love everything about this case. I do like the dual system upgrade kit +toolbox and cable management! Definitely my new case for my next build. Great review as always.

[@owaissiddqui6016]

can't buy anything.. still loves dimitri cases review.. best case reviewer in the world..

[@hwstar9416]

I would give that to Gamer Nexus

[@Raziel1030]

@@hwstar9416 But, they lack personality :(

[@darthmon26]

gamers nexus > hardware canucks

[@ErgonomicChair]

No, that would go to Gamers Nexus. Gamers Nexus is very much unbiased about their reviews and they do COMPREHENSIVE testing on thermals. There are a few other sites that do that too like bit-tech which are great but they drop the ball on a lot of their case reviews because they only seem to temperature test certain ones. But by far Gamers Nexus is the best of the case reviewers. Plus... look how cheaply implemented this cases features are, that SSD door is going to totally snap someones pins off.

[@UltimateGattai]

I was going to say, I prefer Gamer's Nexus, especially after those Coolermaster Haf500 case reviews (GNs was the only one to highlight it's bad point while everyone else praised it).

[@nickhenderson1410]

WHEN THEY SAID AUGUST THEY REALLY MEANT AUGTEMBER

[@Hellrazor0916]

You can't even buy it in the US as of this comment. Europe has plenty though.

[@Hellrazor0916]

@@5StarDeadlyGamers well I meant at least you can pre-order them. So far the US has only gotten about 100. That's Phanteks. Amazon and Newegg haven't listed it yet.

[@SaveTheHero210]

@@5StarDeadlyGamers UK is not really part of Europe.

[@rhythmmania6407]

+traveling LOL

[@Lucas-tg3hv]

@@SaveTheHero210 ... Do you know what Europe is?

[@_Randwulf]

I never saw myself ever considering a $200 case but if the dual system ends up as well thought out as the rest of this system, I'm in. Verrrry impressive case & excellent coverage as always Dmitry. I just hope the thermals are good.. 😎

[@Jeff-vw4rm]

I was lucky to get in on the pre-order yesterday, all 3 colors sold out very fast. Well done Phanteks!

[@tarkett8529]

Still prefer the Fractal R6 just wish it had the meshify front panel, the temps in this case look horrible and I know I’ll be in a minority but I wish they’d focus on airflow instead of rgb and fancy brackets on the business end.

[@tomhueb793]

I have the fractal meshifyc. Absolutely love it. Full front mesh. They do a mini version as well if that's better suited to you

[@aidenCBR94]

have you ever tried installing the meshify front to it? it may fit, although im not sure where to buy just a meshify c front panel.

[@Beachn2407]

Im not even sure if the r6 is even better in airflow by default ofc. Plus i cant agree iwith you designwise esepcially because iin my opinions the r6 is just ugly. It doesnt really look appealing.I just looks like a pc in an office. But yeah thats ur opinion.

[@flaviusseverus8507]

I feel being in a minority myself seeing all those "great airflow/temps" reviews about Define C and R6, but being the owner of the former I really hate how much the front panel harms the airflow and temps despite how easy it's to build in it and how nice it looks. It sucks you can't buy optional mesh front panel (especially without angular design) and have to switch to Meshify C, which doesn't improve temps that much either though.

[@joer8854]

Horrible case IMO. No airflow and the mounting for the radiator is in the position with the worst airflow. If your going to make a white case paint the interior white since cases like this are to show of the interior as well as the exterior. Poorly implemented cable management. All style no function and they even got that wrong.

[@deathangel4200]

Super sad the pre orders sold out the day before they were meant to go live :/

[@festivalflightcrew2895]

Mr. Reaper yeah that really sucked.

[@NorthCamZ]

It was the 28th as they said but if you live in America it would have been the 27th

[@drprocrastinate4719]

How much is it for

[@Hellrazor0916]

Only 50 cases and maybe another 50 bundles were sold in the US. I was lucky enough to snag one of the 20 with the riser cable. I have an email to prove it too

[@AndrewKerr5]

Thanks Dimitri!!! Getting my mATX version you reviewed ages ago tomorrow!!! And BootSequence is awesome! Snows is killing it!!!

[@shalomfernando6998]

I was counting fingers for this review since your Computex unvail. Cannot wait to see your dual system build with Evolv X !!!!! Thank you Dmitri

[@TVwazhere]

Perfect case is still a bit of a stretch... 90ºC GPU temps!!! Ouch. Will definitely be eyeing the second review to see how dual GPU's are handled before I maker any recommendations to buy this. I'm still not convinced the airflow changes were enough for all the high end systems people are bound to slap in this thing.

[@garethg8226]

My thoughts too. The case looks great but that temp is too high for my liking. Will wait for more feedback about it.

[@dj_trancelucent5487]

But the same gpu only had a few degrees difference with no front or filter, not solely a case issue is it

[@flomaier1589]

He has said before that the Evga GTX 1080 is pretty noisy and hot, I can say the same, own it too ..

[@freecake1]

looked like stock fans though im sure fully populating fan slots would make a difference

[@flaviusseverus8507]

Yeah, I have 1080 FTW2 and it get quite hot in Define C due to restricted airflow and ACX/iCX being a very mediocre cooler.

[@davidzhou3923]

Hope they make a miniitx version. I am switching from my full atx to a smaller case and this one looks awesome.

[@randalllawkin]

I'm in the same boat just bought a core 500 from fractal and I really love phanteks design philosophy. I just want bottom mounted fans kind of like the new inwin a1 for gpu temps

[@jay_321]

I love the styling of the phanteks but the cases are just too big. This one looks to be even bigger.

[@jude7372]

They probably will after an matx version

[@juhakopman2430]

same, but I already have the enthoo evolv itx now though :D

[@e.fyhren2932]

I doubt they can actually fit more stuff in the evolv itx, there's barely room except maybe for a couple of harddrives in the main compartment

[@DoomWalker42]

Phanteks won case of the year and definitely the best computex case 2018!! I am definitely going to upgrade to this case and this will be the first non-fractal design case that I have used since 2012. Thanks for a fantastic review Dimitri! You're not a fanboy just a very good reviewer and I am so hyped for this case although it will be a long time until I can upgrade to it.

[@rotorage4374]

Phantek fanboy or not you are always my goto reviewer for any case because your reviews are always flawless and totally honest, thank you for your hard work ! As for the case I think it's amazing, the attention to detail although not perfect is amazing and I will be buying this case it looks almost white on my monitor and it makes me wish they made a white version as the majority of my setup is white but i guess we can't have everything. Thanks again Dmitri and keep up the great work!

[@craigbruce812]

when is it out?

[@beesknees2142]

I was just gonna buy the case cause I thought it looked pretty cool didnt realized it was super feature rich

[@ProSimRacing]

I'm really liking this case a lot, this just might be the case for my new build. Very informative video my friend, keep up the great work.

[@techassi1978]

Very cool and feature-rich refresh of my current case! Very nice review as always and good job Phanteks!

[@steppedzeus5825]

Those temperatures are uncomfortably high for a tower this big. I love a lot of the features of new cases, but I think that the removal of air intake on the front panel is stupid.

[@ErgonomicChair]

Its the power supply shroud combined with awful engineering all around. The only passive air sinking is at the top which makes the hot air literally have to raise all the way up the through the case against air resistance, the back looks heavily restricted compared to competitors. The front is starving for air on a case that already puts a bigarse sheet of metal just 3 inches away from the GPU. Don't buy anything with a fucking PSU shroud unless Gamers Nexus has approved it. Cases that are both cheaper and run VASTLY better with less gimmick features; O-11 Dynamic O-11 AIr Thermaltake View 71 Thermaltake View 32 Corsair Crystal 570 (PSU shroud, but achieved good thermals) Cougar Panzer G Fractal Meshify C Silverstone RL6 Actually... it would literally be shorter to list the cases that perform worse than this case...

[@flaviusseverus8507]

GPU temps are too hot and means the airflow is highly restricted again. That's bad modern trend with a lot of otherwise nice cases these days.

[@adcbot9435]

The trend right now is actually to have high airflow cases. And Phanteks did sorta do that, the temps are still too high for me but they at least tried by making the panel gaps larger and having larger cutouts for air.

[@flaviusseverus8507]

If airflow was good, temps would've been much better too.

[@christopherfortineux6937]

Airflow isn't going to be solved till they take that panel off the front and throw it in the trash. Heat issue is caused because a front panel on a case causes a heat vortex where the front fans actually end up just pulling heat from the cpu and gpu into an endless cycle of pulling the heat back into the case.

[@ErgonomicChair]

Its not a modern trend if you look in the right places. IE, don't buy anything with a fucking PSU shroud unless Gamers Nexus has approved it. Cases that are both cheaper and run VASTLY better with less gimmick features; O-11 Dynamic O-11 AIr Thermaltake View 71 Thermaltake View 32 Corsair Crystal 570 (PSU shroud, but achieved good thermals) Cougar Panzer G Fractal Meshify C Silverstone RL6 Actually... it would literally be shorter to list the cases that perform worse than this case...

[@SneakachuZ]

ErgonomicChair dam, the spam comment is real in this one

[@areksoo]

I'm one of the lucky few to preorder the case yesterday. Actually just the case went really fast. I got the bundle that comes with the Revolt X GPU and ITX bracket. Can't wait!

[@dman2007]

i dont normally comment, but this case has figured it out and i love that it can be a dual system case but its not super huge like some other dual system cases. well done, i love it

[@MatrixJockey]

You have a review up but when does it go on SALE???!!!

[@alexdij4025]

It's on pre-order and ships September 10th according to the website.

[@nolanthomas5698]

Its already sold out as far as preorders go.

[@pureblackfire511]

they blew the pre order. it went up hours ago and sold out :(

[@MatrixJockey]

PureBlackFire that's bullshit. It wasn't even on newegg

[@reanimated6]

They deserve 200 dollars fratboy. Get a job

[@vau5114]

when every case is the perfect case... cmon hardware canucks

[@uni6503]

The theory is likely that subscribers will watch anyway, and the titles will attract new viewers.

[@dereknelson7108]

+uni it's all about those youtube algorithms

[@Muzz18169]

If you want to keep receiving free cases, then they all have to be the perfect case.

[@jako9833]

Watch his zalman x7 review lol

[@dan.downing]

Thanks @dimitry This was the review I was looking at their site yesterday wanting to pre-order, it shows up today and already sold out! Geesh.

[@Wistbacka]

Phantestic case! If they would have managed to fit a 5.25" or 3.5" bay at the front, that would have been amazing, but then again I have no idea where they would have fitted that without compromising this.... perfection! And great review as usual, Dimitri!

[@Josh-wh6iv]

This I think is THE CASE I think it does it all very well!

[@ErgonomicChair]

Cases that are both cheaper and run VASTLY better with less gimmick features; O-11 Dynamic O-11 AIr Thermaltake View 71 Thermaltake View 32 Corsair Crystal 570 (PSU shroud, but achieved good thermals) Cougar Panzer G Fractal Meshify C Silverstone RL6 Actually... it would literally be shorter to list the cases that perform worse than this case...

[@martinmazzotti3347]

no words... it's fuc*ing PERFECT! now Phanteks, make the matx and mitx versions

[@mysticode]

Thank you for the short and sweet B-roll, instead of a lengthy, over the top, B-roll segment at the front or end of the video.

[@foxmccoy6595]

Damn Dmirty, back at it again with the stellar case reviews. Case looks much better than the original, ordering now DAMN YOU DMIRTY

[@Lenskha]

I think that the Fractal R6 is still better. their rubber grommets are the absolute best, with only 2 but very tall one the side of the motherboard. And the sealed PSU shroud is really sad, that's a couple of °C lost. but the case looks better overall that's for sure.

[@Chaosbreak1]

Phanteks nailed it with this case :)

[@ErgonomicChair]

Cases that are both cheaper and run VASTLY better (colder) with less gimmick features; O-11 Dynamic O-11 AIr Thermaltake View 71 Thermaltake View 32 Corsair Crystal 570 (PSU shroud, but achieved good thermals) Cougar Panzer G Fractal Meshify C Silverstone RL6 Actually... it would literally be shorter to list the cases that perform worse than this case... An added benefit is these cases come with proper SSD mounts that won't' snap off your SATA pin connectors if you close the case too fast on accident. This case is a joke of gimmicks and cheap ideas with poor engineering. Look at the top vent design, without any passive air in the sides or the bottom of the case the GPU is re-circulating hot air and probably forcing it to go upwards into the CPU hence 90 fucking degrees on the GPU! NINETY DEGREES!? Are you saying they Nailed it? Nailed what, killing your framerate in games and making your card wear out faster? The front fans are likely re-circulating the air from the GPU and the GPU's hot thermals try to escape the case but can't because of t a ridiculous PSU Shroud and lack of passive air escape thus why not only the GPU is damn near 30 degrees hotter than cases that are $100 USD cheaper and with MORE features... but the CPU is extremely hot as well! I am on a Thermaltake Chasker MK-1, a 6 year old case, with thermals on an R9 290x which is FAR hotter than his card... CPU 41c GPU 58c This is what I get on load. Gaming you ask? No no, my friend, on rendering. I am a game developer and do a ton of heavy rendering and with 6 SSD/HDD drives, proper rubber grommets, and good airflow I am getting less than he was getting on a gaming load... And I paid $120 LESS when this was new!

[@TheBigchekka]

Dimitri nailed this case at 5:02

[@kissu_io]

@@ErgonomicChair lol again that copypasta?

[@Xija]

Yeah of course dude, we all get that "Gamersnexus" is your god.

[@Supremepikachu]

ErgonomicChair nobody cares dude so get the fuck out of here you whiner..

[@Nasahatapimapetilan]

i can fully understand your enthusiasm with phanteks cases, espacially with the evolv. my first phanteks case was the first evolv and i absolutely loved it. building the system in it was a piece of cake, it hat much space but was not too big, good building quality and a really good price-performance ratio. since then i use only phanteks cases and in my eyes, the evolv family is still the best high quality case you can get in this pricing area.

[@amitnag870]

5 years ago your video made me buy the NZXT Phantom 630. Today i found the Next Base case for my new build with this video. Thanks

[@ShitboxXx360]

1 thing I dont like is the front panel IO. It should be at the top like s340 so it doesnt ruin the looks of the front panel when you have stuff plugged in.

[@darthmon26]

those temps are disappointing airflow over aesthetic

[@nickben3917]

OMG I'm drooling. This case appears awesome. Time for a case change for my system. Not a huge fan of RGB but this case has done it tastefully! Thanks for the review!

[@biohzard235]

Yes! Been waiting for this case, can finally start putting this build together now. I've been wanting to make an overkill build for my first one but I'm not sure what else I need

[@versusforward]

O11 Dynamic or bust

[@rossmpostpro]

90 degrees on the gpu? Crikey.

[@sirreal9691]

My thoughts exactly! This case looks amazing, but as soon as I saw the temps it was a no.

[@Cynos_3D]

With all that space it begs you to water cool it with a proper loop.. Wouldnt spend 200$ on a case this big and slap in stock cooling hardware, waste of space.

[@BlueTheRage]

For some reason his 1080FTW card is always hot, doesnt matter what case he puts it in, his CPU as well, if you go look at some of his other case builds they are super hot in those too. Something wrong with that cooler on his 1080ftw I would say, it shouldnt go past 84c, the throttling temperature of the card. Its not the case.

[@UltraVert]

@@Cynos_3D It's a ATX case, not a Caselabs case. For $200 bucks you should be able to throw anything you want in it and not worry about temps imo.

[@Th3Fly1ngCow]

Hot_Drop_O'Clock for that high dollar of a case it should take water, air human blood anything should work with that price point

[@wowyarkan]

been waiting for the proper showcase of this since watching the footage of Ces/Computex. Its not about beeing a phanteks fanboy, they just make the best cases. Honest reviewer :)

[@etx007blue2]

Have had this case for a year, nothing but praises. It's awesome, much better than my Antec DF-85 before.

Define R6 still best case if you don't need a dual system case IMO.

[@ErgonomicChair]

I am leaning towards the Lian-Li 0-11, Dyanmic or AIr. Also on my list I am looking at right now are the Thermaltake View 71, View 32, and the Meshify C... but the Define R6 is also a great case, so much better than this Phanteks thing... no one who is serious should be building in this enclosure, jesus those thermals are insane.

[@stalkholm5227]

90°c on the GPU in stock configuration means this is not going to be a $199 case, it's going to be $199 plus-the-cost-of-supplemental-cooling case, unless the user is going to take the front panel off entirely, but even then 85° is still a bit warmer than I'm comfortable with... Well, more than a bit, actually, if I was getting those temperatures I'd be tempted to take off another panel.

[@ErgonomicChair]

It's not just the front panel, you would need to cut a hole into the PSU shroud and then ventilate the PSU shroud because its so friggen massive. The PSU shroud, and lack of passive ventilation except for the top literally are going to hot box this case, added with the fact those fans are probably pulling hot from inside the case and recirculating it.

[@flagmuffin1221]

And you think that the people who were going to buy this case were ever going to run a stock cooling or even air cooling setup on why? This is clearly designed for people who want to watercool and make a spectacle of a case while still being functional.

[@RyTrapp0]

@@ErgonomicChair LMAO, look at the troll go! You'd think he had a doctorate in engineering if you could believe the garbage that he spews

[@stalkholm5227]

Ah, so you're saying that this isn't even a $199+Fans case, this is a $199+(Complete custom water loop) case! You can see why a preview that made no mention of water cooling, and only featured air cooled components, would leave me with the misunderstanding that this case was made for, or at least could be used for, air cooling. My bad. Yes, I'm sure this will be "The Perfect Case!" for people making high end water cooling builds in which expense is not a factor. A very fully featured PC case, assuming you're not looking for any of the features it's missing, like air flow.

[@flagmuffin1221]

I mean, it's not really missing airflow. I looked at a Tom's Hardware review of the 1080 and 1080Ti, and they ran at about 85C regardless of being in a case or on a test bench apparently, so...I don't know about you but a case with only it's stock fans at 87-90C? Doesn't seem that bad to me. In your original comment you said "90C on a GPU in stock configuration" - who in their right mind runs any case or system in a stock, out-of-the-box configuration these days? Even if you're not watercooling, you're going to be installing a CPU cooler and your own fans that you like. These aren't realistic temperatures because it's not the norm to leave a case as is when you build a system in it. It's fine to have reservations about what you think might be a flaw in the design, and I respect that, I can see where you're coming from. But at least wait for a more realistic example.

[@alexanderfleener8840]

Thank you for a fabulous video review. I'm going to order this case today.

[@SSS-mp8th]

HC is my go to reviewer for cases I always watch your case reviews first.

[@alexconstantin7022]

dude....90 degrees the gpu???Nvidia 90???? really???WTF

[@animered1986]

I agree, GPU's throttle at 90c the only video card option for this case would be a hybrid or a full water cooled GPU in this case. Other than that, it is a very very nice looking case. And it has a lot of well-made features.

[@supaapple]

Pascal actually throttles at 60C thanks to gpu boost...

[@James-ns6jm]

42 degrees actually. Looses around 12Mhz from here every 10 degrees. I know because i have a watercooled 1080ti and it does this.

[@alexconstantin7022]

Yeah same.... i have a hybrid one and at 44 from 2ghz gets to 1986 and goes even lower... until the temp gets around 47/48 and then stays there

[@supaapple]

My asus 1080ti sits at 2088 until it hits 60 -shrug-

[@pureblackfire511]

last time I was this early the Evolv ATX TG was current.

[@essegeo]

I am am in love since your computex report

[@ArM4ND01]

Yes. I will definitely be using this case for my next build.

[@Lead_Foot]

Those are terrible temps. Another oven in the evolv lineup.

[@ilpatongi]

Those are normal temps for todays hardware lol. The fuck you're on about

[@ErgonomicChair]

These are NOT normal temperatures... maybe you should go to Gamers Nexus and inform yourself? These thermals are far above what Thermaltake, Lian Li, Silverstone, etc are doing. What he's on about is the inclusion of a stupidly large PSU shroud that is hot baking the GPU and the only passive ventilation is at the top... so the hot air rises off the GPU to bake the CPU. This case is a fucking joke of design.

[@swiper2830]

@@ErgonomicChair Looks like they expect a hard line set up with all that reservoir space in the front, totally agree though.. same goes with the cable management side, Tempered glass to show metal plates because all cables are hidden behind them

[@MikeHanson]

Ergonomic chair: GN gives us the delta 'T' over ambient, which is actually more useful rather that the actual recorded system temp. If you watch GN you should know this. Though those temps do look bad, unless it was tested in a 45C room. Hope GN reviews this case so we can get the real scoop on temperatures an how this case actually compares to others.

[@thechemtrailkid]

You can't compare temps from two different reviewers in two different environments using different hardware and methodology. Look at HC other case recent case reviews for comparisons.

[@Gripen90]

If an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW hits 90°c under load in that case, I would not even dare to install the newer RTX 2080Ti in it.

[@jamesscott7304]

Built a 12900K & 3080 RTX system in this case. Modified the top and front panels with geometric grids of 20mm holes to further enhance airflow. Also fabricated a small metal ramp to fit in the front radiator mount 'well' to redirect the bottom 140mm fan's airflow upwards to GPU and RAM area and to hide mass of psu cables. Full m.2 system so no SATA drives at all. Love it and it still looks awesome in 2022!

[@Jascard]

Finally! Great Review Dmitry! I'm sold with this case.

[@hankhillsdisappointedsigh]

How are those temps so high??!! I have basically the same setup in a Phanteks Eclipse P400S, and a Cryorig H7 instead of the BeQuiet! cooler and I get a MAX of 70c on the GPU and 65c on the CPU in a 22c room. Same Gpu, same fan placement. It just seems like they should be lower. Otherwise this case is AMAZING and I hope they make a mini version too.

[@jude7372]

Its using the 3 stock fans but yes it is still quite high

[@MonkPT]

proud owner of one of those evolvs !

[@vovical]

Definitely getting this. While it is expensive, it will be upgradeable far into the future. Also, I gotta admit, the fact that you can put another system into a mid-tower! Holy moly!

[@Elst07896]

Dimitri? Great review - you've just decided my next case. Even Leo at Kit Guru is impressed and that takes some doing. Another cracking review by HardwareCaucks...nice one.

[@Yawa_Akira]

Chris pratt what kind of fans will you put?

[@HardwareCanucks]

The new Noctua fans :) 💨

[@Yawa_Akira]

HardwareCanucks Size wise?

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Guess a 400 mm instead of the side panel :D

[@pureblackfire511]

seems like adding some covering around the front fans would be good. I hope some reviewers try placing that included magnetic plate under the front fans to act as a seal. with such a big gap of 30mm and more at the top and bottom the front intake should be better.

[@neoqueto]

They thought about every feature possible and they implemented it. Also I must say that I appreciate the tape measure shots a lot, it tells way more than just specs

[@CyberAnalyzer]

Finally! I love this case! I must have it as soon as possible!

[@GiSWiG]

To me, not the perfect case. You buy a case like this to showcase it so you put it on your desk for all to see, not underneath. I want to plug in my headphones in the front but most cases have the ports at the top which causes the wires to dangle downward causing a bend to form near the plug. I have not seen many cases with jacks on the bottom and most of the cases that do don't appeal to me. It would be great if Phanteks gave you the option to move the 'port module' to the bottom and flip the front panel around.

[@Hawktied]

GiSWiG Or you could ziptie/glue/tape etc. a female 3,5mm cable to the leg of the case. No one would notice and your very specific problem would be addressed.

[@GiSWiG]

But why spend $200 on a case to have a cord dangle on the front of the case? Good idea though. My headphones plug into an extension cable wrapped around the edge underneath a lip.

[@DarkPa1adin]

This case is more of a showcase piece than a case itself. I hope I made my case clear :p

[@meouby2]

Maybe most overated case 2018

[@MarioDarnadi]

over rated ? show me better case

[@martinw245]

Says the person who doesn't own one. I have the Evolv TG and love it. The X is even better.

[@DerekFletcher1]

you guys put out the BEST content. Delightful review!

[@Mordalith]

Everything I love about my Evolv ATX TG, while fixing everything that felt lacking. Definitely considering this since my front panel recently died.

[@aperson9847]

i'm not anti-rgb in general but am i the only one who doesn't actually like those big rainbow strips at the front? i know the reason the gaps are so wide is for airflow purposes but i think the rgb looks bad there. it's too much, in my opinion. the thin strip along the side looks great but all that rainbow at the front is overpowering in what i think should be a much more elegant enclosure. it's not doing it for me.

[@Rudenbehr]

a person turn it off?

[@Overdozeofthedemoscene]

Same... this is a beautyful case, the leds are “cheap”.

[@Kiobao]

I don't care for rainbow but I believe you can do solid colors. I'd just have this set to blue lights in the silver case.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The gaps aren't even good at giving airflow.

[@aidan8667]

Phanboy am I rite?

[@Brian.M]

Yes!! I've been waiting for this.

[@richardcagle5475]

Pretty excited to see the dual system build. Have a small office and my wife needs a workstation. This would be perfect for what we need

[@GAMER-rw8jo]

P600S anybody???

[@Coltyro1028]

Yep waiting to see that as well before I make a decision.

[@GAMER-rw8jo]

@@Coltyro1028 yesss dude I can't wait.

[@Coltyro1028]

@@GAMER-rw8jo I messaged Phanteks about a release window, they said they don't have one for it yet. I've heard rumors it will be out Q4 this year or Q1 next. Fingers crossed 😎

[@terpfen]

"The perfect case!" Except for efficiently and quickly delivering cool air to components, which is a case's primary job. Those temperatures are absurdly high, especially considering that this is basically just an official adoption of fan mods for the Evolv ATX. I see no reason for existing owners to upgrade, they can buy parts from ModMyMods to get the same effect. The "new" features are not actually new; putting a sliding door over an existing hole isn't impressive to me. This review seems very concerned with aesthetics over performance. Can't agree with those priorities. Pass.

[@C4ndleJ4ck]

The thermals on this case are completely standard according to tests done by Gamers Nexus.

[@DomesticLlamas23]

Don't you find it weird that when he took the front panel and filter off it was only about 6 degrees cooler. It's pretty obvious that the airflow isn't that bad, the temps on the video card are just bad

The bad temps are because of his GPU. The temps are really bad on all of his reviews

[@NarvinCheeWood]

Bought this case because of this review... thank you!!

[@sanorarosewatson1110]

Yes, It's got all the features I want including the dedicated fill and drain port for a custom loop.

[@rohanleander]

Phanteks should make a successor to the enthoo pro case . Which in my opinion is one of the best cases out there.

[@Luisml8]

i dont see any difference between this and the older one... on top of that the front panel has no airflow... no buy

[@roxs6557]

When I got my first phanteks case I finally realized it was what I've been looking for. This is why I love phanteks and I came from using a thermaltake and Corsair case at the same price point as the p350x. And now this, if I compare this amazing beast of a case to the cooler master cosmos etc well then no case can compare to this especially phanteks which always has one of the best price to performance cases that looks fucking amazing and a pleasure to the eyes

[@frankiev1785]

Can't wait to see the dual system build! Awesome case.

[@Arek_R.]

Hmm, should I buy a car or build 2x2080ti water cooled PC with this case...

[@ErgonomicChair]

You should build the PC in a different case because this one is pretty trash. Why bother liquid cooling in something with virtually no airflow? That's like buying a sports car and then putting diesel in it.

[@norstyrm]

@@ErgonomicChair It's the GPU which is the problem, not the case

[@lunchbox437]

90 Degree temps on the gpu?? This is why I can't take this channel seriously, you value form over function.

[@elektron2kim666]

I like it for dual options and many disks can hide there or come to use. The review is great for showing all the items and where they go somehow.

[@sheldonhall4572]

I want to do a custom watercooled loop in my next build and I might have found a consideration for the case. Thanks for the review!

[@TommyNation]

Never ever a evolve case again. Worst airflow ever had.

[@mikey3899]

The new Evolv X from Phanteks promotes user experience and usability for a cheap price. A company like Corsair or NZXT would price this at $400+. The Evolv X annihilates competitors at the same price range. I believe this is the PC case that will push a hard evolution of cases, with companies who do not improvise their designs greatly will simply be ignored. I am very excited to buy this case for my build. At first, I planned on buying the NZXT H700i, but after seeing this, I realized that the H700i is a piece of overpriced trash. In my opinion, Phanteks is an amazing company and deserves way more attention which will hopefully be achieved. When I first saw the Evolv X, I was speechless. The only think Phanteks could improve on is including a system with the case 😂. BTW, Dmitri is a Russian name, are you Russian?

[@ErgonomicChair]

Don't buy anything with a fucking PSU shroud unless Gamers Nexus has approved it. Cases that are both cheaper and run VASTLY better with less gimmick features; O-11 Dynamic O-11 AIr Thermaltake View 71 Thermaltake View 32 Corsair Crystal 570 (PSU shroud, but achieved good thermals) Cougar Panzer G Fractal Meshify C Silverstone RL6 Actually... it would literally be shorter to list the cases that perform worse than this case...

[@mikey3899]

ErgonomicChair all of those cases have separate things special about them. The Evolv X has it all...

[@mikey3899]

ErgonomicChair and are you a gamer nexus fanboi??

[@hanyoukimura]

"The Evolv X has it all..." ...except for good cooling, at least out of the box. Those temps are really disappointing.

[@mikey3899]

Intrepidation most out of the box items could be improved. For me, I will use a lot of fans. Hopefully will be good.

[@Daeronicus]

Fantastic case and good review, Dmitri.

[@The-Tech-Gent]

Looks so good. Now just need Steves in depth temps and approval to make this perfect. Fingers crossed!

[@locoism1025]

Best case brand... very little competition against Phanteks.

[@aperson9847]

i kind of agree with you. i just switched from the original phanteks p400 to the fractal design meshify c, and while i'm happy with the new case in general--love the look of it as well as the airflow potential--there are so many things about the much older phanteks case that were just...objectively better. the finish on the outside of the meshify c feels a little on the cheap side and includes some plastic where the p400 is all metal. the front panel/dust filter attachment system is honestly a pain in the neck. it just feels like the people at phanteks think of everything, and know how to balance features with a seamless experience in every price bracket, while other manufacturers make compromises.

[@christopherfortineux6937]

Terribly designed. They are not designed well at all. They are ridden with air flow problems.

[@a1dex]

I personally like Fractal Design more. I still have their Define R6 from last year’s review and it is still the best case I’ve ever seen.

[@ErgonomicChair]

Cases that are both cheaper and run VASTLY better (better thermals) with less gimmick features; O-11 Dynamic O-11 AIr Thermaltake View 71 Thermaltake View 32 Corsair Crystal 570 (PSU shroud, but achieved good thermals) Cougar Panzer G Fractal Meshify C Silverstone RL6 Actually... it would literally be shorter to list the cases that perform worse than this case...

[@locoism1025]

ErgonomicChair Well this case has improved on thermals and still has the best build quality of any of the cases you mentioned.

[@matr1xsystems]

The Perfect Case? NOT The perfect Case! Clickbait confirmed!

[@jacobmcgown336]

That is a mighty fine case, especially for the price point. Dual system is an interesting direction to go as well, I'm interested to see how that turns out.

[@kartaloktay]

I like your VLOG style, but I would like to see some more classic reviews like a few years ago. Loved the clean style 😊

[@nexarath]

Hahaha perfect case. Yes, perfect, sure. Perfect for frying your GPU and CPU. Seriously, these joke cases are great for people who play indie 2 pixel games that heat up your gpu to like 50c and who are more worried about 'badass' led's than actual cooling and acoustic performance, which, imho, are the ONLY two real considerations in a case, unless you REALLY need portability too. Dude, I could put 5 TI's in my Superflower or old HAF and get better thermal performance than a 970 would have in this pos overhyped case, but eh, different strokes for different folks huh.

[@nighthawk695476]

Hate those sponsored contents from "big" channels. 90c for the GPU is NOT acceptable for a 200$ case. Period.

[@bitbat9]

nighthawk695476 seems like something is wrong with his card considering his GPU was still running at 85C with the panel and filter removed

[@ErgonomicChair]

Its not the card, its the PSU Shroud... how are people not understanding this yet? Don't buy anything with a fucking PSU shroud unless Gamers Nexus has approved it. Cases that are both cheaper and run VASTLY better with less gimmick features; O-11 Dynamic O-11 AIr Thermaltake View 71 Thermaltake View 32 Corsair Crystal 570 (PSU shroud, but achieved good thermals) Cougar Panzer G Fractal Meshify C Silverstone RL6 Actually... it would literally be shorter to list the cases that perform worse than this case...

[@Pushing_Pixels]

Recently bought a P600s, which is a slightly cheaper, newer variant of the same chassis, and I have to say I am now a Phanteks fanboy. At least when it comes to cases (and fans). It was seriously a joy to build in. They make everything easy, with cable management basically done for you, and everything about it is quality. Temps are good too.

[@B1SQ1T]

Just got mine yesterday, SO HYPED TO BUILD IN IT :DDD