Honestly, Phanteks is KILLING IT. They're changing the game. Every other case manufacturer needs to be looking towards Phanteks because they're the ones to beat now.
Quan Dang Agreed My Enthoo Luxe....man, I am keeping this fucker, it's an awesome case. I can't see me using anything else for a long time unless I wanted to build one of those Micro Builds.
They aren't too bad in the mid range tower game, I tend to recommend them to people I build for if they are on a case budget, but if you have the extra money I always recommend the CaseLabs SMA8 or 900D for custom watercool loops. Obviously CaseLabs is in a league of it's own aside from those who build their own cases.
Jay - just want you to know that this was the video that 7-8 years ago, got me hooked on water cooling and doing amazing custom builds. Thank you so much brother for being such a pillar of this community. I wish nothing but the best for you and yours!
JAY PLEASE DO A BUILD IN IT!!! You should do a community funded computer and give it away and take it on a drive to the winners house like Tek Syndicate
I think Jay should challenge Jerry, by building and water cooling a dual Xeon system,going all out.Like I said in my last comment, doing something similar to what he did in both his 900D and Skunkworks, filling it with the best fans for the best air intake and exhaust.Rotating the motherboard so that the graphics cards are facing down the way with custom acrylic tubing.
2 years later and still an extremely relevant case... really an outstanding achievement and typical of phanteks Jayztwocents I hope you will review the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX when it comes out, very interested.
I got this case earlier last year. Hands down this is the best case I own(HAFX and 800D before). Not only it's good for air. It's a beast for water. The ability to put a 420mm monsta on the bottom is flat out impressive. The stock fans are very good as well. Even so that I actually use them on my rads. The only down side to it is the bracket that you have to cut out parts of it in order to fit a res on it. Also the clips for the front fan filter will break very easily and it's a pain to replace. Overall it's a near perfect case and I would get it again.
It's a great option for the water cooling enthusiasts, but I think you should also have pointed out that it would be an amazing case for a first timer, for a noon to liquid cooling it offers a lot that would make things easier. I personally want to see phanteks release a silent case, so many of the features they include are awesome, and I'd love to see them on a silence optimized case.
Hey man, I watched this video because it popped up when I was searching for info on the Enthoo Elite. But I've got to say, you really have done excellent for yourself, fitness wise, in the last year. Keep it up, and don't be afraid to post more car stuff. Sincerely -- a fan who views you as one of the most down-to-Earth TH-camrs around.
Other then the 900D, this is my new favorite case. I didn't realize how big it was until you opened the other side and I seen another slot to put a PSU. Putting the PSU behind the motherboard tray, will make the build look so much cleaner, and it gives you so much more room to work with or/and to add more things. I am definitely ordering this case on monday.
All of the Phanteks cases seem very well thought out. The only thing I would change about my Luxe is the clear plastic side panel. It came out of the box with a few scratches that needed buffed out. Other than that, Phanteks has an awesome product!
I'm so glad you reviewed this case! I've been looking at it for weeks now for a water cooling build i plan to do. Looks like I've found the right case!
I love this case, it's what I am personally using right now and sometime later this year I will be doing a custom loop in it. It's just an insanely big and customizable case. It's the first case in over 4 years that I actually wanna keep for longer than 6 months!
I'm surprised you're only reviewing it now. I've had the black one since launch and I love it. No one else has reviewed the white one though so it's nice to finally get a good look at it.
This case is very good. I've had mine for a while now and its been a dream to work with. It's a very good case for beginning water coolers, because it gives you so much space and options. Highly recommended
I love Phanteks cases. I have a Phanteks ENTHOO Pro M with the full window. And its the best case I have ever had. I was thinking about this case when I purchased mine. But it was bigger then I needed. I have a custom loop in my case and it has lots of room for it. Nice job Jay good video as always.
The bracket where you can mount the reservoir does fit but you need to unscrew the black panel on the front. For reference, my 780's JUST about fit with a tube res with about 3-4mm of clearance.
Phanteks is doing an awesome job. You didn't mention a couple of cool things: - Phanteks has a little hardware box that comes with it - The case is mostly held together with screws, so modding and/or disassembly for custom paint is super easy Awesome case - period. Please do a build! A maximum water-cooling build would be cool to see. How much cooling can you fit in the case... Biggest radiators, reservoir, etc...
I bought mine about nine months ago it's black and I love it as much today as I did then it's so easy to build in and makes other cases look so ordinary do your next build a favour and buy one
I built my personal system the Enthoo Primo in late august 2014. The cost from where i got it was around $260 (not on sale). Very easy for beginners to build in it and if your budget allows it it's worth it. It will last you years; certainly a keeper for me. Things to keep in mind is that it's two feet tall, the LED's only lights up in blue (you may want to look at Phanteks newer models that offer different color lighting options), and it's HEAVY! Once you put that thing on display you won't want to move it. But overall i can't see anything better cases that have come out from Corsair, NZXT and all those big guys.
I have recently built a system using this case and here's a heads up for anyone that might still have questions: You can get wider radiators installed in the bottom but it requires some work, the Alphacool radiators will fit without problems since they are 124mm wide and you have 125mm space down there. I managed to fit in a XSPC RX480V3 (130mm wide) in push/pull down there by first disassembling the top and side panel, if you leave out a few screws in the bottom for the side panel mount it becomes flexible enough to get 130mm wide radiators in. Hardware Labs Black Ice series radiators will not fit, they are too wide. In the top I have a Alphacool UT60 420mm in push/pull and it does not interfere with anything. You might have problems with 60mm or taller radiators if your Mainboard has anything taller than 56mm on it or your cables for CPU power are too stiff. A 420mm radiator in the top allows easy filling up when it has ports on the top (Alphacool 45mm+). You can keep the top HDD case in place when using a 480 in the bottom given your tubes are flexible enough or you use acrylic, if you mount the radiator facing with the plugs to the front you can leave out the bottom front fan to include a easy to reach and use drain port. The bracket to hide the cables with can also hold a reservoir and the black plastic can be removed to reveal a cutout for larger graphics cards, single cards will probably have no problem fitting with the bracket installed, dual SLI and more won't fit with the bracket. The case is very heavy, most panels are made out of steel but the build quality is very good, nothing rattles or feels flimsy, it could use a few wheels on the bottom though.
I have this case for over a year now and I just think it's amazing. I have it water cooled and it doesn't look empty. I have a push pull 80 mm radiator down in the bottom. And it was a tight fit but it definitely looks good in my opinion.
AWYIS. Been waiting for this review. I bought one 2 months ago and wanted to hear you sing it's praises. It's such a good case. Also, that bracket you removed that got in the way of your Video Cards? You can remove the black plate that comes pre-installed on it, which gives a little more room for your video cards AND allows you to mount a reservoir.
LOVE what you did with the graphics card cabling, Jay! FINALLY someone has more sense than to just drape them straight down with seemingly no thought put into aesthetics. Unfortunately it appears to block some airflow. Maybe try going up over the cards with a similar wrap/braid idea.
I have this case in white, and it wasn't properly threaded for EATX. I could only get 7 standoffs in, and I believe it needed 9. The board doesn't feel as secure as I'd like. However, this is my old mobo (with new case and PSU). My new mobo is ATX, so that should not be an issue. I love the case and am very interested in water cooling with hard lines, which informed my decision to buy this one. Plus, I like that it comes in white and has every option under the sun, including the PWM fan hub.
That lower rad needs 2 things: 1 the radiator to be flipped 90 degress upright, 2 a shroud to help direct air form the push to the radiator, and an optional exhaust for the radiator out the side of a case door. yes it will mess with the aesthetic, but it also removes the open canvas, and allows more room fro water reservoirs and water pumps as well.
I've got one since september 2013 ! Jay you forgot little things, like - the pump bracket can be placed at the bottom front ( where HDD cages are ) instead of in front of the psu - the HDD cages can be moved horizontaly by a 1cm I think, to have a radiator in the front at the same time - you can do a double psu system in this case - almost all of the fan mounts are sliders and not holes - the lengh of the cable of the fan included is very long and you can have trouble with fans that have short cables (e.g: Corsair SP fans) - the covers for the usb on the top ! If I remember correctly It's 125mm of clearance for the bottom radiator. :)
Got the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe. Phanteks got it. Just amazing cases for watercooling, even the smaller ones. And the Primo is really amazing, you can put what ever you want inside and still have some room left. The Primo was the first Phanteks case overall and they just took over the world. Working inside the Enthoo Luxe is a pleasure and extremly rewarding. Its just a pleasure to fill a Phanteks case with hardware. Thats why Phanteks just steamrolled the whole watercooling cases scene :-)
Great review of the Enthoo Primo Jay. I own it's little brother the Enthoo Pro, I bought it as my first computer Case and am not disappointed with it. I would love to see you do a review of that case as well, if you wouldn't mind of course.
Another thing is that you can disassemble the entire case (according the other reviews I've heard) because none of the parts are attached through rivets but through screws.Very useful in my opinion.
ChristmasSamurai True, if only NZXT made the front of the case without the plate a lot 'cleaner' looking. As there are holes everywhere around the fans.
You might already know this but that with that bracket, you can screw off the black plate and underneath there is holes for a reservoir mount and it has a cutout that allows space for 10.5 inch graphics card like the reference 980.
Good review! It covers the different features of the case well. A point to be mentioned, though - this is a pretty loud case. I have hard drives in it (because I cant afford SSD's for mass storage) and the hard drive cages transfer much of the vibration to the rest of the case. Same goes for the pump mount - when I used it, the whole case basically became a speaker, repeating the sound of the pump. The little bit of rubber on it doesn't help at all, since it's a) pretty hard and b) the screws to hold the pump in place are in direct contact with the metal of the pump mount, which in turn is screwed into the case....and makes even a quiet pump like the D5 (set on 2/5) pretty loud. The doors (side panels) are another thing they could improve, as it is they're secured in only 2 places, the front and 2 screws each on the back. They vibrated very badly when I first installed my system in it, now with some foam in-between them and the case it's not so bad anymore. Wish the would've gone for a sliding solution though, those are much less likely to rattle against the case.
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Looking for big towers, I came across this case and then this video… Didn't expect a baby Jay ;-)
After around 5 years of using this case in black I am still fine with it. The cpu is watercooled and the only reason to change my case would be a complete watercooling case because the right side here is covered. Anyway you can take that part out but I think more recent cases are way better for a complete watercooling setup. Also the side window does not show you all of it and they are no alternatives offered by Phanteks. Could be nice to see a re-design of this case since the price is okay and it just really looks nice to me.
I F'ing love this case!!!!!! Jayz thank you for this Video(well all of your videos) I wanted a case to do my First L/C with and just couldnt find one I liked currently using a INWIN GR1... and I loved everything about this case accept the fact its white.... this case comes in black with red,orange,green painted inside as well and I wanted a Red and Black theme with plenty of space to add Rads and flow the air around but I also wanted a window to show off my master piece ..... I love watching your vids keep it up man!!!!
Jay notch the cable bracket than mount a tube res. it looks 100x better and can fit any card. Mud cables our still hidden well. That's what most people do with this case
This is the case I've been eyeing for a couple of months, and this video practically has me sold on it. My NZXT H440 is simply too small for a comfortably spaced loop. Using the back-side mounted 240 rad mount, you have to remove all 3.5" bays right? No other space to mount a 3.5" HDD besides inside one of the 5.25" bays? Thanks for using one of the Asus X99 boards by the way. Shows how my X99 Pro will look!
Just for your notes. The bracket which didnt fit cause of the GPU's. You can remove the black panel of it and there a cut in it and then it fits. Its also a reservoir mount then
I love some of Phanteks' cases a lot like the Pro and Luxe. The Primo is nice but it's a bit big for my taste. As said in the video the case is made for a lot of stuff, and can feel empty if you're only putting in just enough to get by. It's a case made to be filled up with lots of custom stuff. Personally I think I'll stick with the Pro. I think Jay should really do a build for the case, maybe go for a black & white theme, I'd love to see that.
I have one of case cases and I would not have purchased any other case. This case has everything. Of course I have the black with the blue LED's but never the less the LED's are easy enough to change as i did for red, for all my cases builds are red and black with a grim reaper custom airbrush to the case. Looking into buying another so maybe I'll switch it up and get white. Thanks Jay, water cool the world brother.
When it became apparent my budget wasn't going to allow me to get a CaseLabs case this is the one I went with. I really, really wish there was a way to put casters on this case. I ended up custom building a small platform and threw on some casters from home depot. This case gets VERY heavy when it's full.
i know u probably figured out that the reservoir bracket face is removable to actually put the reservoir on. i own this case. both those cards will fit with the res there maybe move the holes over 10mm which i did for my 1080 sli build. Any kind of research on this case would have pointed that out. anyways this case is gorgeous and do not regret for my water cooling build.
I have that case and Jay is not right the panel that covers the cables can fit, you just have to unscrew the black panel on it and you will see that it is cut to fit the graphic cards.
The problem with the fan-controller is, that it does not forward a pwm-signal to the fans itself. I guess it takes the pwm-signal and converts it to a strict voltage-signal based on the pwm-signal of the mobo. Most of the highend-fans (like the noctuas) got an individual logic built into the motor. So PWM-Fans can actually run more noisy when voltage controlled than when being pwm-controlled. Also pwm-fans have the ability for lower rpms if controlled via pwm and not voltage. pwm always (in pc fan context) get 12V and regulate via the pwm on/off timings/freq. so the "startup"-voltage is not based on the "%-Setting". At least the Noctua NF-F12-PWM behave this way. They work way better on 4-Pin PWM than on 3-Pin. An USB-Connected PWM-Controller is always the best solution for PWM-Fans. (I use Aquacomputer Fancontrollers like the aquaero 6 pro) :) just my 2 cents ;) but it is an awesome case, awesome video jay :) and i would use the aquaero instead of the build-in fancontroller :) so no problems :)
Nice case, for the price tag is a nice 1st choice if you are on a "low" budget but wonna get a really big tower and put crazy WC stuff in there. Still prefer the Corsair 900 D, old but rock pretty hard.
It seems a really solid and well-thought case, although I would not say that the size issue at the bottom is a minor complaint. Granted you have more than enough anyway, mind me, but you know as you said the bottom really seems made to fit a thick monster rad, but not being able to actually install it because of the width limitation is disappointing. But awesome case anyway ;) (and you could probably solve it with a file or something, or so it seems from this video)
Drool....yeah this is the case I would use for a first time dream build! I would also say it doesn't cost as much as I thought it would. I was thinking " oh yeah. $500" But
Hey Jayz what motherboard you would pick for gaming and overclocking (My processor is an i7-4690k, and my graphics card is a GTX 970 G1 Gaming). I'd like it to be easy to expand, like if I want to go with SLI later etc. I have 255$ CAD
Get Barnacules to print your logo in his 3d printers and custom paint it to match your logo colors...would look good against that lower white background inside this case to fill in that space ;)
I got one of these and i just love the case, still waiting for my water loop to arrive. I really looking forward to get this case smacked with water :D
on that blank plate in the bottom of the case you could mount 2 reservoirs horizontally and than put a dual pump 5.25 bay unit in and do separate gpu and cpu loops
@jayztwocents I am currently working on my first pc build and going water cooled using this case. Should I use a single 480mm radiator to cool cpu, gtx1080 in 2way sli and ram(strictly for looks I know) or should I add additional radiators?
hey jay im thinking of getting this case. got a quick question. I have a XSPC EX240 2 x 120mm, Dual 120mm Low Profile Split Fin Copper Radiator and wanted to know if it is passably to put it in the front of the pc with one of the drive cage still instated with another XSPC EX240 2 x 120mm,Radiator on the bottom
Wil the air flow at the bottom and top, out of the case? And it the front not making the case hot? Because there are not real holes in the front? Yes at side.. my H440 also got that, but my case start to cool a lot by removing the front.. So this case is absolutely sure a cool case?
Honestly, Phanteks is KILLING IT. They're changing the game. Every other case manufacturer needs to be looking towards Phanteks because they're the ones to beat now.
Quan Dang Totally agree, plus you're not paying ridulous prices for great well thought out designs!
They are really good designed cases bit still look nice unlike most well designed cases
Quan Dang Agreed
My Enthoo Luxe....man, I am keeping this fucker, it's an awesome case. I can't see me using anything else for a long time unless I wanted to build one of those Micro Builds.
+Quan Dang The thing i like about phanteks case is they ACTUALLY have colored interiors unlike cosair
They aren't too bad in the mid range tower game, I tend to recommend them to people I build for if they are on a case budget, but if you have the extra money I always recommend the CaseLabs SMA8 or 900D for custom watercool loops. Obviously CaseLabs is in a league of it's own aside from those who build their own cases.
Jay - just want you to know that this was the video that 7-8 years ago, got me hooked on water cooling and doing amazing custom builds. Thank you so much brother for being such a pillar of this community. I wish nothing but the best for you and yours!
JAY PLEASE DO A BUILD IN IT!!! You should do a community funded computer and give it away and take it on a drive to the winners house like Tek Syndicate
I think Jay should challenge Jerry, by building and water cooling a dual Xeon system,going all out.Like I said in my last comment, doing something similar to what he did in both his 900D and Skunkworks, filling it with the best fans for the best air intake and exhaust.Rotating the motherboard so that the graphics cards are facing down the way with custom acrylic tubing.
I wouldn't mind seeing that! can u link it or give me the name of the vid?
I would like to see a build from jayz in it too, Got the case myself for half a year and will build my first wc loop in it this week :)
yes he can drive it all the way to my house in Australia
Tek Syndicate just did US&Canada.
2 years later and still an extremely relevant case... really an outstanding achievement and typical of phanteks
Jayztwocents I hope you will review the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX when it comes out, very interested.
I got this case earlier last year. Hands down this is the best case I own(HAFX and 800D before). Not only it's good for air. It's a beast for water. The ability to put a 420mm monsta on the bottom is flat out impressive. The stock fans are very good as well. Even so that I actually use them on my rads. The only down side to it is the bracket that you have to cut out parts of it in order to fit a res on it. Also the clips for the front fan filter will break very easily and it's a pain to replace. Overall it's a near perfect case and I would get it again.
It's a great option for the water cooling enthusiasts, but I think you should also have pointed out that it would be an amazing case for a first timer, for a noon to liquid cooling it offers a lot that would make things easier.
I personally want to see phanteks release a silent case, so many of the features they include are awesome, and I'd love to see them on a silence optimized case.
Hey man, I watched this video because it popped up when I was searching for info on the Enthoo Elite. But I've got to say, you really have done excellent for yourself, fitness wise, in the last year. Keep it up, and don't be afraid to post more car stuff. Sincerely -- a fan who views you as one of the most down-to-Earth TH-camrs around.
Other then the 900D, this is my new favorite case. I didn't realize how big it was until you opened the other side and I seen another slot to put a PSU. Putting the PSU behind the motherboard tray, will make the build look so much cleaner, and it gives you so much more room to work with or/and to add more things. I am definitely ordering this case on monday.
All of the Phanteks cases seem very well thought out. The only thing I would change about my Luxe is the clear plastic side panel. It came out of the box with a few scratches that needed buffed out. Other than that, Phanteks has an awesome product!
Nice case and nice review! Really enjoyed this review, great work.
Dude I love your channel you turned me onto Korean monitors thanks!!!!
Thanks man, yeah those korean monitors are win.
I'm so glad you reviewed this case! I've been looking at it for weeks now for a water cooling build i plan to do. Looks like I've found the right case!
I love this case, it's what I am personally using right now and sometime later this year I will be doing a custom loop in it. It's just an insanely big and customizable case. It's the first case in over 4 years that I actually wanna keep for longer than 6 months!
I'm surprised you're only reviewing it now. I've had the black one since launch and I love it. No one else has reviewed the white one though so it's nice to finally get a good look at it.
This case is very good. I've had mine for a while now and its been a dream to work with. It's a very good case for beginning water coolers, because it gives you so much space and options. Highly recommended
I love Phanteks cases. I have a Phanteks ENTHOO Pro M with the full window. And its the best case I have ever had. I was thinking about this case when I purchased mine. But it was bigger then I needed. I have a custom loop in my case and it has lots of room for it. Nice job Jay good video as always.
The bracket where you can mount the reservoir does fit but you need to unscrew the black panel on the front. For reference, my 780's JUST about fit with a tube res with about 3-4mm of clearance.
Phanteks is doing an awesome job. You didn't mention a couple of cool things:
- Phanteks has a little hardware box that comes with it
- The case is mostly held together with screws, so modding and/or disassembly for custom paint is super easy
Awesome case - period. Please do a build! A maximum water-cooling build would be cool to see. How much cooling can you fit in the case... Biggest radiators, reservoir, etc...
I bought mine about nine months ago it's black and I love it as much today as I did then it's so easy to build in and makes other cases look so ordinary do your next build a favour and buy one
I built my personal system the Enthoo Primo in late august 2014. The cost from where i got it was around $260 (not on sale). Very easy for beginners to build in it and if your budget allows it it's worth it. It will last you years; certainly a keeper for me. Things to keep in mind is that it's two feet tall, the LED's only lights up in blue (you may want to look at Phanteks newer models that offer different color lighting options), and it's HEAVY! Once you put that thing on display you won't want to move it. But overall i can't see anything better cases that have come out from Corsair, NZXT and all those big guys.
I have recently built a system using this case and here's a heads up for anyone that might still have questions:
You can get wider radiators installed in the bottom but it requires some work, the Alphacool radiators will fit without problems since they are 124mm wide and you have 125mm space down there.
I managed to fit in a XSPC RX480V3 (130mm wide) in push/pull down there by first disassembling the top and side panel, if you leave out a few screws in the bottom for the side panel mount it becomes flexible enough to get 130mm wide radiators in.
Hardware Labs Black Ice series radiators will not fit, they are too wide.
In the top I have a Alphacool UT60 420mm in push/pull and it does not interfere with anything. You might have problems with 60mm or taller radiators if your Mainboard has anything taller than 56mm on it or your cables for CPU power are too stiff.
A 420mm radiator in the top allows easy filling up when it has ports on the top (Alphacool 45mm+).
You can keep the top HDD case in place when using a 480 in the bottom given your tubes are flexible enough or you use acrylic, if you mount the radiator facing with the plugs to the front you can leave out the bottom front fan to include a easy to reach and use drain port.
The bracket to hide the cables with can also hold a reservoir and the black plastic can be removed to reveal a cutout for larger graphics cards, single cards will probably have no problem fitting with the bracket installed, dual SLI and more won't fit with the bracket.
The case is very heavy, most panels are made out of steel but the build quality is very good, nothing rattles or feels flimsy, it could use a few wheels on the bottom though.
I have this case for over a year now and I just think it's amazing. I have it water cooled and it doesn't look empty. I have a push pull 80 mm radiator down in the bottom. And it was a tight fit but it definitely looks good in my opinion.
I fell in love with that case right now
I bought this case a couple of months ago for my x99 build, and I absolutely love it!
AWYIS. Been waiting for this review. I bought one 2 months ago and wanted to hear you sing it's praises. It's such a good case.
Also, that bracket you removed that got in the way of your Video Cards? You can remove the black plate that comes pre-installed on it, which gives a little more room for your video cards AND allows you to mount a reservoir.
LOVE what you did with the graphics card cabling, Jay! FINALLY someone has more sense than to just drape them straight down with seemingly no thought put into aesthetics. Unfortunately it appears to block some airflow. Maybe try going up over the cards with a similar wrap/braid idea.
I have this case in white, and it wasn't properly threaded for EATX. I could only get 7 standoffs in, and I believe it needed 9. The board doesn't feel as secure as I'd like. However, this is my old mobo (with new case and PSU). My new mobo is ATX, so that should not be an issue.
I love the case and am very interested in water cooling with hard lines, which informed my decision to buy this one. Plus, I like that it comes in white and has every option under the sun, including the PWM fan hub.
That lower rad needs 2 things: 1 the radiator to be flipped 90 degress upright, 2 a shroud to help direct air form the push to the radiator, and an optional exhaust for the radiator out the side of a case door. yes it will mess with the aesthetic, but it also removes the open canvas, and allows more room fro water reservoirs and water pumps as well.
I've got one since september 2013 !
Jay you forgot little things, like
- the pump bracket can be placed at the bottom front ( where HDD cages are ) instead of in front of the psu
- the HDD cages can be moved horizontaly by a 1cm I think, to have a radiator in the front at the same time
- you can do a double psu system in this case
- almost all of the fan mounts are sliders and not holes
- the lengh of the cable of the fan included is very long and you can have trouble with fans that have short cables (e.g: Corsair SP fans)
- the covers for the usb on the top !
If I remember correctly It's 125mm of clearance for the bottom radiator.
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Glad to see Jay check this out
Got the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe. Phanteks got it. Just amazing cases for watercooling, even the smaller ones. And the Primo is really amazing, you can put what ever you want inside and still have some room left. The Primo was the first Phanteks case overall and they just took over the world. Working inside the Enthoo Luxe is a pleasure and extremly rewarding. Its just a pleasure to fill a Phanteks case with hardware. Thats why Phanteks just steamrolled the whole watercooling cases scene :-)
Great review of the Enthoo Primo Jay. I own it's little brother the Enthoo Pro, I bought it as my first computer Case and am not disappointed with it. I would love to see you do a review of that case as well, if you wouldn't mind of course.
I just bought two, 1 for me and 1 for competition builds, it is one beautiful case! Cant wait till it gets here...
Another thing is that you can disassemble the entire case (according the other reviews I've heard) because none of the parts are attached through rivets but through screws.Very useful in my opinion.
Awesome review Jay - very thorough. I can only imagine what you could do to this thing.
i am totally on board for seeing a full water cooled build in this case
Jay I know this is a little off topic but that bike really seems to be working! Looking good bro!
It looks like a larger NZXT H440 re-designed. By the way I love my H440.
Except that I believe that the Phanteks was actually released before the H440 if i remember correctly...
the H440 is an small case ,the H630 like mine is an better size for wc
ChristmasSamurai That's why you use static pressure fans in the front of an H440.
ChristmasSamurai True, but in my opinion, it will ruin the look of the case since the vents are quite chunky already.
ChristmasSamurai True, if only NZXT made the front of the case without the plate a lot 'cleaner' looking. As there are holes everywhere around the fans.
Just got my enthoo primo. Can't wait to make my build.
Love that case i have a NZXT Phantom 530 Red and done a all ROG build it was not to bad to build in. Thanks for the videos and keep them coming.
Another great review Jay......I really love the water cooling centered reviews, keep it up!
You might already know this but that with that bracket, you can screw off the black plate and underneath there is holes for a reservoir mount and it has a cutout that allows space for 10.5 inch graphics card like the reference 980.
Nice review! Keep up the good work with your videos and I can't wait to see more build vlogs from you
Jay's videos are beautiful. They are just so well made.
Good review! It covers the different features of the case well. A point to be mentioned, though - this is a pretty loud case. I have hard drives in it (because I cant afford SSD's for mass storage) and the hard drive cages transfer much of the vibration to the rest of the case.
Same goes for the pump mount - when I used it, the whole case basically became a speaker, repeating the sound of the pump. The little bit of rubber on it doesn't help at all, since it's a) pretty hard and b) the screws to hold the pump in place are in direct contact with the metal of the pump mount, which in turn is screwed into the case....and makes even a quiet pump like the D5 (set on 2/5) pretty loud.
The doors (side panels) are another thing they could improve, as it is they're secured in only 2 places, the front and 2 screws each on the back. They vibrated very badly when I first installed my system in it, now with some foam in-between them and the case it's not so bad anymore. Wish the would've gone for a sliding solution though, those are much less likely to rattle against the case.
Looking for big towers, I came across this case and then this video…
Didn't expect a baby Jay ;-)
wow.. it really is massive in person. the pics make it look a lot smaller
After around 5 years of using this case in black I am still fine with it. The cpu is watercooled and the only reason to change my case would be a complete watercooling case because the right side here is covered. Anyway you can take that part out but I think more recent cases are way better for a complete watercooling setup. Also the side window does not show you all of it and they are no alternatives offered by Phanteks. Could be nice to see a re-design of this case since the price is okay and it just really looks nice to me.
that's a closet, not a case!
Really enjoy watching your videos, man, keep up the good work.
The guys at Phanteks are designing great cases. The Luxe and the Pro are both awesome as well.
I F'ing love this case!!!!!! Jayz thank you for this Video(well all of your videos) I wanted a case to do my First L/C with and just couldnt find one I liked currently using a INWIN GR1... and I loved everything about this case accept the fact its white.... this case comes in black with red,orange,green painted inside as well and I wanted a Red and Black theme with plenty of space to add Rads and flow the air around but I also wanted a window to show off my master piece ..... I love watching your vids keep it up man!!!!
I went with the red and black version of this beasty baby🤘 still deciding how to do liquid cooling for it.
Your humor cracks me up. So bad its funny. Always enjoy watching your videos, thanks for all the hard work!
This case is a better alternative then the 900d and it looks a lot better
Would you use this for your next personal build? Looks great
Jay notch the cable bracket than mount a tube res. it looks 100x better and can fit any card. Mud cables our still hidden well. That's what most people do with this case
I have 480, 80mm monsta radiator in push+pull config, and it fit great on the bottom, awesome case...
So when are you going to do that water cooling build in this case? It's been two years and I am still waiting.
Totally getting this case by the end of the month
This is the case I've been eyeing for a couple of months, and this video practically has me sold on it. My NZXT H440 is simply too small for a comfortably spaced loop.
Using the back-side mounted 240 rad mount, you have to remove all 3.5" bays right? No other space to mount a 3.5" HDD besides inside one of the 5.25" bays?
Thanks for using one of the Asus X99 boards by the way. Shows how my X99 Pro will look!
I just bought this case. I'm interested in a watercooling build if you haven't already.
Just for your notes. The bracket which didnt fit cause of the GPU's. You can remove the black panel of it and there a cut in it and then it fits. Its also a reservoir mount then
I love some of Phanteks' cases a lot like the Pro and Luxe. The Primo is nice but it's a bit big for my taste. As said in the video the case is made for a lot of stuff, and can feel empty if you're only putting in just enough to get by. It's a case made to be filled up with lots of custom stuff.
Personally I think I'll stick with the Pro.
I think Jay should really do a build for the case, maybe go for a black & white theme, I'd love to see that.
Just take off the black part on the bracket and put the res there. It really makes the whole case come together.
Great job on the review Jay!
5 years later, this is the best case for watercooling.
You can actually remover the black plating in the bracket and fit the long gpu as well
Wow that's a lot of CASE! Thanks for the review Jay:)
Absolutely love this case! its huge, but offers so much expand-ability.
You could put the 80mm rad horizontally in your case and then lay it down before you install the mainboard.
That psu placement is amazing that top grill... compared to my nzxt switch case.... I want this...
Looks pretty cool would like to see a full build in it
I have the enthoo pro which is also a super nice case for water cooling and I absolutely love it wonderful case
I have one of case cases and I would not have purchased any other case. This case has everything. Of course I have the black with the blue LED's but never the less the LED's are easy enough to change as i did for red, for all my cases builds are red and black with a grim reaper custom airbrush to the case. Looking into buying another so maybe I'll switch it up and get white. Thanks Jay, water cool the world brother.
When it became apparent my budget wasn't going to allow me to get a CaseLabs case this is the one I went with.
I really, really wish there was a way to put casters on this case. I ended up custom building a small platform and threw on some casters from home depot.
This case gets VERY heavy when it's full.
i know u probably figured out that the reservoir bracket face is removable to actually put the reservoir on. i own this case. both those cards will fit with the res there maybe move the holes over 10mm which i did for my 1080 sli build. Any kind of research on this case would have pointed that out. anyways this case is gorgeous and do not regret for my water cooling build.
I have that case and Jay is not right the panel that covers the cables can fit, you just have to unscrew the black panel on it and you will see that it is cut to fit the graphic cards.
Longtime fan here Jay. I've got to say I want to see a build in this case... especially from you
The problem with the fan-controller is, that it does not forward a pwm-signal to the fans itself. I guess it takes the pwm-signal and converts it to a strict voltage-signal based on the pwm-signal of the mobo. Most of the highend-fans (like the noctuas) got an individual logic built into the motor. So PWM-Fans can actually run more noisy when voltage controlled than when being pwm-controlled. Also pwm-fans have the ability for lower rpms if controlled via pwm and not voltage. pwm always (in pc fan context) get 12V and regulate via the pwm on/off timings/freq. so the "startup"-voltage is not based on the "%-Setting". At least the Noctua NF-F12-PWM behave this way. They work way better on 4-Pin PWM than on 3-Pin. An USB-Connected PWM-Controller is always the best solution for PWM-Fans. (I use Aquacomputer Fancontrollers like the aquaero 6 pro) :) just my 2 cents ;)
but it is an awesome case, awesome video jay :) and i would use the aquaero instead of the build-in fancontroller :) so no problems :)
Nice case, for the price tag is a nice 1st choice if you are on a "low" budget but wonna get a really big tower and put crazy WC stuff in there. Still prefer the Corsair 900 D, old but rock pretty hard.
Excellent review Jay! Thanks!
I would cut the empty space and put a lcd in there
Or a router.
***** hehe
2 reservoir !!
It seems a really solid and well-thought case, although I would not say that the size issue at the bottom is a minor complaint. Granted you have more than enough anyway, mind me, but you know as you said the bottom really seems made to fit a thick monster rad, but not being able to actually install it because of the width limitation is disappointing.
But awesome case anyway ;) (and you could probably solve it with a file or something, or so it seems from this video)
Drool....yeah this is the case I would use for a first time dream build! I would also say it doesn't cost as much as I thought it would. I was thinking " oh yeah. $500" But
11 minutes and already 301+ wow and YOU ARE THE WATERCOOLING GURU !
Nice case great review Jay
Looks like it would even make a great air cooled case with all that room for airflow
I bought that for my build just because of this video! So So So when are you going to do a build?
You are Da Man, Man!
Hey Jayz what motherboard you would pick for gaming and overclocking (My processor is an i7-4690k, and my graphics card is a GTX 970 G1 Gaming). I'd like it to be easy to expand, like if I want to go with SLI later etc. I have 255$ CAD
Get Barnacules to print your logo in his 3d printers and custom paint it to match your logo colors...would look good against that lower white background inside this case to fill in that space ;)
I got one of these and i just love the case, still waiting for my water loop to arrive. I really looking forward to get this case smacked with water :D
This is nice and all J but how about a custom 2 by 2 m L shaped desk case with watercooling in it?
You should do a review of Enthoo Pro or Luxe. I'm pretty sure Phanteks won't mind sending one your way.
on that blank plate in the bottom of the case you could mount 2 reservoirs horizontally and than put a dual pump 5.25 bay unit in and do separate gpu and cpu loops
+The Anime Effect Why do separate loops???
- is it fully loaded weight a problem? near 40 lbs empty and at full load? worth it?
@jayztwocents I am currently working on my first pc build and going water cooled using this case. Should I use a single 480mm radiator to cool cpu, gtx1080 in 2way sli and ram(strictly for looks I know) or should I add additional radiators?
hey jay im thinking of getting this case. got a quick question. I have a XSPC EX240 2 x 120mm, Dual 120mm Low Profile Split Fin Copper Radiator and wanted to know if it is passably to put it in the front of the pc with one of the drive cage still instated with another XSPC EX240 2 x 120mm,Radiator on the bottom
Still top 5 watercooling case here in 2018. Only $250 too!
nice case I can actually put my toolbox inside ^^ great rev. Jays! like ever...
Wil the air flow at the bottom and top, out of the case? And it the front not making the case hot? Because there are not real holes in the front? Yes at side.. my H440 also got that, but my case start to cool a lot by removing the front.. So this case is absolutely sure a cool case?
Jayz just saying the cable cover still has the reservoir mount on. It's removable
I love mine it's got a custom loop on 2 980s and a 5820k and my gawd that things a beast.