NZXT Phantom ATX Full Tower Case Review by mnpctech.com

[@FWDSUXARSE]

Great case, bought mine in 2010 around the time I built my AMD FX 8 core build. Still have the case as I tend to keep cases and use them for multiple builds and it has served me well.

[@kinein]

wow such a gorgeous case, and a well thought out interior. The implementation of cable management and fan placement along with - consideration for dust filters... so gorgeous. love it.

[@LatitudeSky]

Still using this case in 2023. Currently houses at least the fourth build I have put in there and it's been fan-tastic all these years. Not an issue at all keeping things cool. Finally got around to a water cooler for it this summer and of course I lost the radiator brackets long ago. But I also realized this case wasn't meant for today's AIO water coolers. This one expected you to route the hoses through the holes by disconnecting them first, which AIOs usually warn against. And there is no way to top mount an AIO radiator without taking the hoses off. I am going to have to rethink what I want to do. Luckily, the case is very cool with air cooling alone. I don't really neeeed water cooling.

[@Rufus2468]

I think I must have a newer edition of this case, because mine has 1 USB 2.0 and 1 USB 3.0 on the top panel, as well as eSata and headphone/mic.

[@carusk]

this is the best review I've seen of the case, what i needed before i go pick it up!

[@MuazS]

Great review bill. This was easily the most detailed reveiw of a case ive ever seen on youtube. thumbs up!

[@MrSizzly]

It has an amazing airflow, you can control each fan to turn on/off, theres around five or six incuded fans, so i dont think you'll run dry on that.

[@sh4rkbyt3]

Great review Bill. Can't wait to see if you decide to mod one of these babies! This is by far one of the best stock cases I've ever seen for gamers and builders/modders alike.

[@SteveTheAsian]

Great video man! I was searching everywhere on youtube and most of these people post half-ass reviews of the NZXT Phantom! I was trying to figure out if the front would take a 120mm fan and you explained it...thanks!

[@Nclem1234]

I got one of these from newegg about 2 months ago, great buy. Costs around $120 but comes with the same features as most of the more expensive full towers. Pretty sexy also

[@MrBubbleKing]

I have this been using for for 2 months now. Brilliant Case. Sexy, easy to use, easy for me to add new parts for my system.

[@NeroPimentel]

I got this one, exactly as the video one. I don't know the price abroad, but here in Brazil it costs nearly $ 300 dollars, it isn't cheap, but I'm so satisfied with this case. :) Recommended it.

[@Xr08paradox]

this was the best phantom review i've seen. Thank you

[@Unterschiedliche]

The top optional fan is supposed to be intake not exhaust fan, they put a filter there for that, although I think it would be weird to have an intake fan right next to the exhaust fan since it would just pull the hot air coming out from the exhaust fan and push it back inside!!

[@PJawZK]

Really nice review of a sweet pc case. I like that you talked calmly and clearly. Not as most other reviewers, who talks with 1000 words per second and are more or less yelling for some reason. It would have been nice to see some components built in to it, but whatever. Can check that with som pics or videos over the internet :) All in all a thumbs up for you ;)

[@crazedimp321]

The optional 200mm fan on top was meant to be used as another intake which is why they had a dust filter for it.

[@guynumber20]

i like how your voice just changed half way through the video

[@Markgb3]

Yeah, you could. I believe they come with mounting brackets in the accessory box for that.

[@Xedhadeaus]

YES! I am so happy they made so much space for the fan and that they made it large enough to support larger power supply and fans. They even made it to support 120 up front... I ordered two for 160. I'll gut one for the fans and vents. And save one for another build. I just hope I can dump my gpu and cpu all in one fans through the bottom where it doesn't look too crazy. I'M SO READY!

[@Bastiaan_NL]

That case looks pretty awesome! I like all the features it has, they really took their time to design this case. Keep up the good work ;)

[@Rufus2468]

I got mine a few weeks ago. One of the top USB slots is now a 3.0!

[@deathsmate100]

I really like the way this guy describes this awesome case. Very easy listening :)

[@Vaughnlesterinoz]

WOW! I really really really like this case and I don't know why because I usually hate radical looking cases and I usually want a window on the sidepanel.

[@ShadowDJStK]

Most do come with an integrated sound card.... But it is recommended that if you aren't using headphones or all four of your graphics slots to get a decent sound card

[@urdnotwrex6625]

The NZXT phantom is quiet, however it still depends on the fans you buy for the case and cpu. The fans that come with the case are quiet.

[@555legit]

Have this case and love it. Replaced the fan controller with a Sentry II though. I also removed the small drive bay, was blocking the ir flow more then Anything else

[@cavemanleet]

@Vaughnlesterinoz totally agree, normally hate the weird creations CM, antec and nzxt come up with compared to the simple and geometric exterior designs from lian li but this one is actually quite appealing. Only thing I would like to see changed would be the large hdd cage in the front, make that two hdd cages stacked so a rad could be installed on the floor.

[@YuriBaha]

Best Case Ever. Got the white one. Silent, Glacial, Gorgeous!!

[@AaezI]

Yeah, I just got it. It's called the Phantom 410. It is a mid tower and it has USB 3.0 ports on the top.

[@greedyn00b]

No. But there is an option to order a windowed side panel from NZXT's website for this case in particular.

[@sonicboomish]

Thanks for this awesome video! been searching for ages the gap between the right access panel and case for cable management. an inch is more than enough for me. I have a storm scout atm and it's soooo hard to fit all the wiring in nicely

[@HalkerVeil]

Your audio change 5 or 6 times. Stars off with soft, suddenly switches to business monotone, then quiet with annoying buzz spikes, loud and clear near the end, and then back to buzzing but with a louder volume. lol In any case thanks for the overview. Was informative.

[@punchy001]

Hi bill, Javi from the forums ;) Great case I had never seen this one before. Probably the first white case that I like. Although one of the things I would like to see is the option to install inverted atx. Great review.

[@Argentium009]

Looks like a pretty nice case, wish you'd shown the lighting in the video though and maybe photos of the case in the other color options but I do like the white, kinda Stormtrooper style. Now, MOD THAT BIATCH!

[@Exia2004]

im looking to buy this one because it looks cool has lots of futures and lots of fans and space for cooling

[@MooTaters]

Making me want a new case, I'm not fond of everything with that case...but it's not bad at all. Especially like the loads of fans you can put on it since mine's pretty loud having 3 Yate loon 88cfm fans at I think 40dB each. Noise doesn't bother me too much, but I'm sure it's nice having a quiet pc. For me in the end since mine wouldn't allow that many fans it was noise over less air flow.

[@spedknot]

you should make more videos, i love how you make them so detailed.

[@Diamonddogusa]

Good review. The lack of dust filters on intake fans on this case is a deal breaker for me. If that were changed i would consider this case.

[@Sm0kingp0wer9]

you can buy the dust filters. It will work

[@ttfh3500]

I believe it can fly, because it have a lot of fans.

[@Suff3rTh0rn]

@JoshPelekaiOfficial 3 extras. 1 - 200mm (top), 1 - 200 or 230 mm (side), and 1 - 140mm (front). It comes with 1 - 200 mm (top), 2 - 120 mm (side), and 1, 140 mm (rear). So you'll have a total of 7 fans.

[@aakervikis]

I think it says so in the manual of the Case, so Yes!

[@frankmarinmarin]

Fantastic review and fantastic case. I'm getting one, but I'm in Spain and they seam to be out of stock at the moment, will have to wait...

[@divs637]

The idle Temperature for the CPU is around 49-50 Celcius when 1 fan is Exhaust (the fan above cpu and closest to the I\O Panel) while other is Intake. But have made some changes recently and found surprisingly good results. Now both the fans are Intake and the Temps are 40-41 or even less sometimes for d CPU. Well i know NZXT has preferred both the 200mm fans to be exhaust but it didnt worked out well for me. So I just wanted to share my XP :) thx

[@lukasmacht5858]

I have my NZXT Pahantom from 2011, black + orange. Orange line oddly somhow get darker over yers, interesting. Few weaks back I replaced rear 120mm withn new Noctua 120mm original start to have ocasional werd vibration. And thats it. Thre diferent PC alredy lived in this shell. That hole under CPU is so big that I can replace CPU under panel for diferent cooler suport without dismantle whole mobo. Case is big enough to hause El Macho X2 CPU cooler, even this one could be simply "plug and fan" :D without removing mobo. It was great product. Thx for a nice video.

[@starwarsfan76]

@LeReVaQ Fans that push air out don't need dust filters as it would be VERY hard for dust to get in while it's on.

[@FantomAU]

Looks slick. Very good review Bill. I just wished NZXT wouldve put cutouts above the mobo to route cables as well, Like the 8pin mobo cable. Still a nice case though.

[@Tmoney65413]

@MonsterMawd Thanks for actually replying! I think that a couple of metal brackets wouldn't be too hard to make.

i have one almost 3 years abolutely fantastic case

[@MaxellAdGuy]

I still have the 1st one to hit US shore from NZXT's factory, great case! Thanks for the tip! You’re invited today to visit my store, mnpctech.com and use my DISCOUNT code, MNFAN at check out for 15% off your order!

[@celloman2525]

@ysflightman I know how you feel- I am ordering this case, but I find that i would want black for the same reasons you mentioned + led fans would look cooler on it. The white, though, will never attract fingerprints visually, and it does look pretty freaking amazing. I am still torn...

[@MuddyOCAU]

Yay... Welcome back Bill... Been missing your vids :)

[@mtb8300]

You're a bit confused about how these features connect to the motherboard. The usb ports use a usb header on a motherboard, they do not use the standard usb ports on the back of the computer. The same goes for the headphone/microphone ports, these connect to your motherboard using an AAFP cable. The headphones/microphone use your onboard audio card. Sound cards are built into many motherboards. In short the case doesn't include a sound card because good motherboards have them built in.

[@NoDoubtGenuis]

Can't decide between the black or the while version! Great looking case though, for sure.

[@noraluisedonnelly]

best review for the NZXT Phantom so far. awesome review man ill be getting this case :D

[@AjTechTv]

Nice vid i would love to see the black case with orange LEDs

[@Greendioblo]

I cannot figure out how to install the 140mm fan in the front since the screw holes are odd.

[@UglyDoriskiller]

@Croky92 Nope it only comes with 2 120mm side fans, 1 200mm exaust fan (on top) 1 120mm back fan.

[@leo10182756]

can u have a dual cpu liquid cooler inside with ease?

[@PVTfluffy]

Awe wish the 410 had those sweet side panels

[@mllarson]

Excellent review! I really think I'm going to acquire one of these for my new computer build. I always wanted a case that looked like Storm Trooper armor. Subscribed!

[@rockinhorsefeathers8100]

Have you ever made a clear side panel for this case? Im looking for one and dont think I'd be satisfied with my own diy results.

[@constellationex]

feel like this guy is whispering a bed time story to me,

[@EtheralSerenity]

Bit late, but of course, i'm running quite a large 670ti Twin Frozr 4 power edition. Hell of a card, but it fits nicely, easily enough room.

[@heffyg101]

I think they're 3 pin, but you can always get adapters =)

[@RahuXVII]

@JayJapanB That, or you can upgrade to the Noctua NH-D14, as it cools much better than the H70 and fits quite well in the Phantom.

[@tbone8ty]

you and only you should review every case no one else

[@Nefus1988]

4:46 How is a fan suppose to move air through those bars?

[@EpicDnB]

Kinda gr8 review.. you showed every single and important part of this cave-- thumb up

[@AaezI]

My MSI 660 Ti PE fit in the smaller Phantom 410 so it should be no problem in this.

[@cesarsales22]

What should I do if my fans don't have that connector for the controller? They only have that standard connector for the power supply

[@FrameShy]

bought it and it cools down my gtx 760 so good

[@bdude92]

Yes will work great. Similar to my rig. I would go for the 3GB version of the GTX 580, great card, I got mine for £300 (Gainward Phantom 3GB)

[@18tlow]

when you hooked up the 4 fans did you just just use the molex connector ?

[@Mixman39]

I was wondering how to turn the front led light for the fan, but where is this connector for connecting the led lights??

[@Skylda]

Why you dont show this fan in the blue LED action???

[@YKennAn]

I'm still deciding weather I should get the phantom 410 in black with the nzxt hue, or this with the nzxt hue.

[@Danzig_]

@Nefus1988 In france as well but the price is already shown by some sellers

[@roguekiller23231]

the extra top fan is supposed to be an intake fan rather then an extraction fan.

[@oldmanwhithers]

Really good to get a better glimpse of the case but to be honest, while this review/showcase was nicely executed I preferred your lengthier and more informal style of examining cases. That aside though thanks heaps for the upload

[@SkyXephos]

Looks amazing lots of room gonna get it to build my gaming computer and i agree with the something like alienware looks like the aurora.

[@carusk]

@MrAllforpc i think its 24.5 x 8.7 x 21.3" its a heavy beast too

[@LokiiBoy]

Just don't get this : There's 2 fans at the top,one of them are pulling the air out and the other one is only the half on the air exit,does it cause any problem?

[@anonymousazn]

depends on the motherboard that you get.

[@DE4THF1RE]

U really know how to inspect cases. Do u do motherboard also?

[@TheSeadna]

Can you install a dual 200mm radiator in the top of this case? Without a dremel preferably!

[@Smarterthandumber]

@lujia All true. Its 190 mm - ish ... And its only NZXT's fans that work.

[@distantanomaly9649]

This a really nice case. Really cheap and well built.

[@LemoneyFishmas]

Good review mate. Im liking the white colour, but if I got this case, id use painted red fans. Thatd look sweeeeeeeet.

[@myhybrid09]

Hello. Does this one have the LED light by backpanel? I saw your wishlist also, do cases even have removable motherboard trays?

[@ClockworkTexaport]

I like this case. but i am having problems figuring out how to connect the fans into my Motherboard. Only 2 of the fans come with a 3pin connector.the others connections look different.

[@jaja1818]

bill will u get to review also the new corsair case??imo that case is gonna be a hit

[@hezmeister]

i got it, i love it, mine is red :D, i would recommend getting a 140mm intake fan for the front, my hdd's run a bit hot with a 120mm fan

[@aleeks831]

Just got my case today, everything ready to build...except my PSU is coming in 2 days -_-. :D still happy haha.

[@117kLee]

Would an additional 200mm fan attached to the side of the case get in the way of a Corsair H80 Liquid CPU cooler?

[@RahuXVII]

@oldelpaso678 Well, I don't have this case, but it supports CPU coolers up to 180mm in height without the fan on it. So unless you're able to find a 200/230mm fan that is less than 2 cm thick, you won't be able to have the large side fan on it.

[@WeAreTwoDoorsDown]

I love the lack of a window. The mesh looks great as it is. People add windows, and it just doesn't match the aesthetic of the case.

[@iTehTunePawd]

This thing could be like.. the signature case for a Tron themed PC.

[@LaughTaleCollectibles]

@ZoldierrZzz Yes that setup will work with a decent amout of room leftover, and 2 6970s dude just spend the extra its worthit

[@oldelpaso678]

@RahuXVII Hey I'm ordering this case in a few days, does the NH-D14 fit WITH the 200mm side fan or only without it, I've heard there are a lot of compatibility issues with tower coolers while the side fan is in, and I reeeeally want both. Thanks

[@MarioFromMario]

@utubeb14 There is a black version with a black interior, same with red.

[@SuperUnic0rn]

Oh this case is so sexy, and with a white PSU =