NZXT Phantom 820 Case Review: Everything, Everything
by Dustin Sklavos on October 15, 2012 1:35 AM EST- Posted in
- NZXT
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
- ATX
- E-ATX
Noise and Thermal Testing, Overclocked
Going into testing with the overclocked testbed, I was suddenly a lot more optimistic. NZXT's Phantom 820 at stock wasn't just the best performing enthusiast-class case I've tested with the new bed, it was actually better than our current reigning champion, the Antec Eleven Hundred. Naturally I was curious to see how well it would hold up under more stress, and as it turns out, NZXT's design worked out even better here.
Even at the lowest fan setting, the Phantom 820 is basically bulletproof. The graphics card thermals are basically just competitive with very little to really recommend running the side intake at a higher speed, but the CPU thermals are downright stellar and a notable jump over the competition.
Fan speeds are again basically competitive, with the 820 doing particularly well at keeping the graphics card's fan speed down.
Can't argue with results. Under full load at even the highest fan setting, the Phantom 820 is at worst competitive with other cases. At the lowest setting it easily tops the charts. NZXT has scored with stellar thermal performance and excellent acoustics to match.
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Urizane - Monday, October 15, 2012 - link
The issue wasn't with which side the cables are on. There are plenty of cases that slide drives in from the left and allow you to plug them in on the right. In fact, that's how I've seen all rails in ATX cases where the drives are mounted left to right (instead of front to back). Here, the cables are still facing the right side panel, but for some reason, the drives have to be inserted on that same side. I don't make a habit out of installing and removing drives on a regular basis, so it would make no difference to me. It's just different.infoilrator - Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - link
A clear objective found and delivered.The Phantom created a loyal group, the 810 and 410 showed groth and disernment.
This is over the top, but that can be ab apex as well as an excess.
Can't afford it, but I like where it comes from.
lol, someday someone will get all the details perfect, what will the reviewers do?
elitetechguy - Sunday, October 21, 2012 - link
Why don't you have the dimensions and weight? If the dimensions and weight didn't come with the documentation, why don't you have a scale and measuring device to get that information so you can write a complete review?sainikbiswas - Monday, April 24, 2017 - link
Hi, does this cabinet has support for SSI EEB Motherboard form factor. We are buying the Asus Z10PE-D8 WS so if anybody out here knows an answer to this, please let me know.