jadunderdale
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NZXT Phantom 410 Review
Anyone upgrading their computer wants more than the typical black box that comes as standard, to house their new kit. Whats the point of spending all that money on the insides when the outside looks like shit? One option for all you sci-fi peeps out there is the NZXT Phantom 410, with its stormtrooper-esque appearance.
The Phantom is available in different colours and is perfect for the PC (maybe a tad geeky) enthusiast. It currently retails between £83 - £115 depending on the colour and finish.
Let's list the specs:
7.8kg
Supports ATX, MATX and Mini ATX Mobos
Comes with 3 fans
Enough space for up to 8 fans
Substantial room for cable management
A nifty little fan controller on the top
Detachable hard drive cages for those long GPU's
Space enough for a radiator in the top.
On the front of the Phantom is a door that gives access to the bays; this is great for hiding unsightly optical or blu-ray drives but unfortunately can only be mounted one way. This can be a slight problem for people who have the case on their right hand side.
Further down the case is a rather large vent with a honeycomb mesh, brilliant for air cooling and dust filtering alike.
The right side of the case has a bulked out area allowing for more options when managing your cables.
The left side has a windowed side panel that allows people to admire the beauty within and a mount for both a 140mm and 120mm fan. While the window is a nice addition, I feel that with more consideration to its position, more of the 'good bits' and less of the HDD cages would be visible. I much prefer the positioning of the transparent panel on the Bitfenix Shinobi, for example.
Moving to the rear of the case, the Power Supply is mounted to the bottom allowing for greater cooling and PSU efficiency.
Two water cooling grommets allow for more inventive water-cooling, but are mostly wasted in time where all water cooling can be tucked away nicely, even in a midi case.
On the top of the case is a power and reset switch, microphone and headphone jacks, as well as two USB2.0 ports and two USB3.0 ports.
Because of the bulk at the top of the case, the Phantom 410 can fit a radiator at the top (very good news indeed!)
An interesting feature of this case is an allowance for a 120/140mm fan to be mounted onto the HDD cages. This can be tilted to direct air flow towards the components that you feel need more air cooling.
There are six HDD slots and they require no tools as they just snap onto the sides making it easier when taking out or swapping HDDs.
Rating
Overall I would rate the NZXT Phantom 9/10 as the finish and features are excellent for a sub £120 case. The small niggles (and they are small), like the side panel window and the fixed position of the front bay door mean I can't give the case full marks, although this does not mean it is not a superb product!
Highly recommended.
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Cheers
James
Ps. I like cases...
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