The Phantom is packaged inside a typical chassis sized and padded box. The typography and artwork is presented in a very engaging manner. On the front an image impression of the Phantom is found, on the sides the specifications that I listed on the previous page and on the back an in-depth look at the feature-set. The Phantom is available in 3 different colours. Black, white and red. Today I will be taking a look at the white version.
The Phantom box
In our first look at the Phantom its clear that this case wants to stand out from the crowd. It has some very unique characteristics. Start Wars fans will immediately see similarities between the storm-trooper and the Phantom. The white and black accents are very nice touch. Taking a look at the side panels - the prominent side features two perforated mesh panels. The lower of the two has behind it 2 x 120mm fans. This will provide intake, blowing air onto the HDD area. This seems quite an odd design and doesn't really follow traditional cooling methods for case design. The larger of the black mesh panels has an opening to mount a 200 or 230mm fan. As NZXT have said in their description of the Phantom, this isn't a conventional rectangular case. From a quick glimpse of the top and front you can see the different shapes.
The right side is essentially a steel side panel with just the one sheet of perforated black mesh this time. This panel doesn't have any cooling fans behind it but does provide ventilation for components.
The left side of the Phantom
The right side of the Phantom
The front of the Phantom has plastic panelling that has a glossy finish. This front panel is split into two sections. The top section is effectively a door that swings open. Below this there is another perforated black mesh panel. Behind it, oddly there isn't any cooling fans for intake as you would commonly find on a high-performance case but there is room to fit a 140mm fan. As with this and the top fascia, these panels can be unclipped to gain access with a moderate pull action.
Around the back of the Phantom the bottom has space isolated for the PSU to be seated, whilst moving up there are 4 x water-cooling grommets for feeding tubing through. To the side of these there are 7 x expansion slots that feature mesh ventilation to encourage airflow. Above these there is the I/O opening and another perforated steel opening for the installed 120mm exhaust fan. In the top left hand corner there is a circular button - this controls the LEDs on the top mounted 200mm fan.
The front and back of the Phantom - unique and full of character
