Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower Chassis with Window Cases

I'd like to give it 4.75 stars, but since that's not possible I'll bump it to 5.Pros:Very roomy insideNo problems with getting a gtx 970 to coexist with the hard drive cages. That would still be true even if I had a 3-fan R9-390X gpu.A Corsair h110i (280mm) aio radiator fit in the top with the optical bays installed. There was space both in front and behind it, too.Looks cool.Comes with 200mm front intake and 140mm rear exhaust.It has a fan control hub that can drive a plethora of 3-pin fans at variable speed by connecting it to a 4-pin cpu fan connector on the MB. The controller uses a SATA power connector so it doesn't overload the mother board fan connector.I had zero difficult with my build in this case - everything fit well.Room for a custom loop cooling system, even with the hard drive cages installed although that would mean needing to shop carefully if you're wanting to use a vertical silo reservoir and hard drives. If you use a dual optical bay reservoir/pump you'll be able to use a 280mm radiator in top, a 240mm in front (with HD bays removed), and a 240mm radiator in the floor (with bottom HD bay removed).You should be able to mount two 140mm fans or a 240mm radiator in the floor and no problems with most power supplies. I used an 6.7" long EVGA 850W GS power supply with zero issues between it and a 140mm floor fan directly in front of it.There are mounts for a pair of 2.5" SSD drives behind the motherboard, however only one mounting clip is included. Extras run around $8 or $9.Cool looking power supply shroud.Great support from Phanteks (see other thoughts)!Very nice and complete HW kit (screws) in a nice box.Plenty of room for the biggest air coolers (NH D-15!)Mounts for up to six hard drives and 3 optical drivesEnough ventilation to keep a 4.5ghz i7-5820k system at sane temps under aida64.Great cable management opportunities behind the motherboard with velcro cable tie downs.The front panel cables are long enough to work in a case of this size.USB3.0 ports on the front panel have real usb3.0 cables - my usb thumb drives that support usb 3.0 transfer really fast.Air filters on the front, bottom, and top panels to keep out most dust. Strangely the slots on the side of the front panel are unfiltered...I like the black outside and inside of the case. The MSI MB is also black, as are the memories. It's kind of a stealth look.If I'm running stress tests or rendering video, the fans crank up and the noise level gets up there. However I still don't find it objectionalble. At more normal levels - like gaming - it's pretty quiet.Cons:Not the most robust construction - definitely NOT flimsy though.The top radiator mounts could have been offset to the left of the case leaving more room between radiator/fan assemblies and mother boards. The CPU power cable on my MSI X99A SLI PLUS fit - barely - with the h110i installed. It seems Phanteks addressed this with the Enthoo Pro M, but then I don't have one of thoseGaps in the front panel above and below the 200mm fan - but it was easy to fill them with pieces of .060" styreneThe front filter assembly only filters air coming through the grill on the front panel,, but doesn't filter air coming through the slots on the side of the front panel. I may glue some old pantyhose in there to reduce dust intake.The cool looking power supply shroud have, but didn't include a couple more mounts for SSD drives. However if I need to mount more drives I can mod it. It also has no ventilation holes so it will restrict airflow if you put a fan underneath it, but leaving out the bottom HD cage or swiss-cheesing part of it will solve that issue.I don't really care for the front panel door that covers the front panel USB ports and reset button, but that's a matter of personal preference.Other thoughts:I added a 140mm intake fan in the case floor and removed the lower hard drive cage to get positive case pressure because I'm running the Corsair h110i radiator fans as an exhaust to get all that cpu heat out of the case.Two front clips at the bottom of the front panel were broken/damaged. An email to Phanteks support with a photo of the damage, a photo of the case serial #, and a pdf of the Amazon receipt, followed up by a phone call resulted in a replacement part being shipped to me which I received a week later. Everyone can have problems like this. Not everyone has GREAT service like this. Things like this mean I'll definitely have Phanteks on my short list for my next system build!I tried plugging the 4-pin cable from the fan hub controller into one of the other sys-fan connectors on the motherboard and the case fans didn't work. I moved the fan hub connection to cpufan2's 4-pin connection and everything started working perfectly. I don't know whether this was an idiosyncrasy with the fan hub, the sysfan connector on the MB, or I just didn't have the sysfan MB connector enabled. Unfortunately I didn't have a 4-pin PWN fan on hand to test the MB connectors... I'm betting it was probably misconfiguration (or perhaps her mother MrsConfiguration...)If you don't need hard drive cages, you could mount three radiators in this case!It's a BIG case. Sitting next to my old Antec 900 it looks a lot like David and Goliath.Verdict:Phanteks is guilty as charged of producing a really nice case in the Enthoo Pro. I agree with the reviewers that made it 2014 case of the year. Then add in the great Phanteks service! Definitely a big thumbs up!

If you have the space for it, as well as the budget, I always recommend a full tower case like this. I can understand some people going with a cheaper mid tower to put more money into other components but these larger cases are much easier to work in and provide much better airflow and surface area for cooling. I was looking for a really good case but wanted to put most of the money into the components, if that was at all possible. This case does deliver. It is a budget case that is full size, provides superb airflow, and does not produce excess noise. It has some very well-made dust filters that don’t restrict airflow too much, unlike some other competition in its price class. You still are paying a wall price and it does show in a few areas. The most notable was the plastic material for the viewing window, instead of glass, but that does not bother me at this price point. There are endless possibilities for mounting fans and radiators. There is a power supply shroud that allows you to provide separate cooling while keeping it undercover. In other words, this case delivers what an enthusiast on a budget needs and is more than enough for your regular user.? I have upgraded to very high end components, all of which stay quiet and cool. It looks pretty nice too. Better than most at this price. I added more fans but ended up keeping the stock as they are quiet and very high quality, though not RGB. I had intended to replace them but found that I could save some money there because they were more than good enough.

I was looking through dozens of reviews for the perfect case for my new PC build when I came across the Phanteks Enthoo Pro case. I watched a video of it on the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel and was blown away by all the features and the clean, yet professional look of the case. Upon arrival, the box was damaged (because the delivery person left the case on the wet grass right next to the sidewalk outside my house), but everything inside was in perfect condition. I lifted the case out of the box and immediately could see how high quality this case felt. I'll break it down quite simply:PROS:+ Heavy and well built+ Incredible cable management system+ Comes with a toolbox+ Great manual+ Amazing finish on the front of the case+ A lot of room for pretty much any build+ Comes with a huge 140mm fan in the front and a 120mm fan in the back+ Fan connector hub (Wow!)+ SDD mounts+ PSU shroud+ Pretty much allows you to deconstruct the whole thing and individually paint certain parts of the case.+ Dust filters EVERYWHERECons:- The window feels a little cheapFor the price tag, this feels like a complete steal and my one and only con isn't really a con when you consider the price. On top of all of that, my case came with a missing SDD mount for some reason and I contacted their support and was messaged back in minutes! They sent me the SDD bracket/mount in about 2 days! Not only do they make great products, but they have amazing support. I would give this 6/5 stars if I could.