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Last summer Phanteks won our hearts with the Enthoo Primo aluminium case – which claimed a ‘Must Have' award despite a price tag of £199.99. This success led to a huge amount of anticipation for the upcoming Phanteks Enthoo Pro as we were promised a case that carried over the core thinking behind the Primo, but at half the price.
Obviously that huge price drop must involve compromises so let's see whether Phantek's second case is a success or wide of the target.
Specifications:
- Motherboard support: E-ATX, ATX, Micro-ATX.
- Expansion slots: 8.
- Included fans: 1x 200mm front intake, 1x 140mm rear exhaust.
- Fan mounts: 2x 120/140mm front, 3x 120/140mm or 1x 200mm roof, 1x 120/140mm rear, 2x 120 or 1x 140mm bottom and 2x 120mm behind drive towers.
- 120mm radiator mounts: up to 240mm front, up to 360mm roof, 120mm rear, up to 240mm bottom
- 140mm radiator mounts: up to 420mm roof, 140mm rear, 140mm bottom
- 5.25″ drive bays: 3
- Internal drive bays: 6x 3.5/2.5″, 1x 2.5″.
- Dimensions: 535mm H x 550mm D x 235mm W.
Key features:
- Removable PSU cover
- Removable 3.5-inch drive bays
- Pre-installed Velcro cable ties
- Compatible with a huge array of fans and liquid cooling systems
- Drop-n-Lock SSD bracket
- Equipped with dust filters
- PWM hub
- Supplied with 200mm front fan and 140mm rear fan
Awesome looking case ! they really are impressing me so far with the attention to detail on their cases.
My only concern with the PWM hub would be connecting six fans to a single PWM connection on the motherboard. You could easily exceed the maximum wattage capability of a single PWM connection.
The motherboard only supplies PWM signal to Phanteks PWM controlled 3-pin fan hub and PSU supplies the power. The master fan on header 1 sends rpm singal to motherboard.
Those of us with Enthoo Primo hubs love them and can’t wait to buy them as an accessory.
Can this case fit a 360mm radiator without removing the 5,25 bays ?
no, because the fans are to be mounted inside the case with the radiator it will be too thick and will interfere with the top 5.25 bay. A good alternative is the enthoo luxe which allows for the fans to be mounted in the top shroud allowing a 45mm rad to be installed and not mess with the top 5.25 bay