NZXT Phantom 630 Review
Up Close: Front, Rear and Base
Published: 4th February 2013 | Source: NZXT | Price: £155.99 |
Up Close: Front, Rear and Base
As with other models in the Phantom range the external 5.25" bay area is shielded from view by a flush fitting door. In the case of the 630 the 4 bays hide behind a door hinged on the right hand side, and unlike the 40 the door is not click and release but rather secured by a pair of magnets. a wise choice given the propensity for greasy fingerprints to be deposited on the sleek matte black finish as a result of pressing to open the door.
The mesh panels blanking the 5.25" bays are easily removed by means of a sliding lock on the left hand side, giving access to the bays behind.
Sliding down the sleek front we find ourselves at the intake area for the front cooling array. A single white bladed NZXT fan lurks behind a meshed and filtered triangular panel. At the very base of the case, and almost concealed from view we find the pull out tab for the front section of the base air filter panel.
The chassis of the 630 rests on 4 long narrow feet, blending nicely into the lines of the case, with each of the feet being outfitted with a rubber isolation pad.
Pretty much the entire underside of the 630 is covered by mesh air filters. Providing clean air to both the PSU area and, more interiorly any fans or Radiators you mount in the base. Both filters are easily removed with the need for any disassembly.
Finally on our trip around the exterior we come to the rear. Uppermost we find a bulged Hex mesh panel covering the yet another white bladed fan, this time a 140mm model. although the slotted location holes it is entirely feasible to fit a 120mm fan should you so desire. To the left of this fan as we would expect we find the rear I/O cut out, beneath which lie no less than 9 vented PCI slots, a hint that this case is able to accept the XL ATX format of motherboards. The very base of the case is home to the PSU cut out. You might of course be thinking that it's strange NZXT have not included any tubing cut outs. If you are go back and have a read of the Technical specification. With the ability to house a prodigious number of radiators internally, do we really think we need cut outs to mount further rads externally?
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Just cant find any in my country yet...
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Originally Posted by EPiiKK
This might be EXACTLY what i'm looking for my first wc build in the future.
Just cant find any in my country yet... |
Just wasn't available when I was buying, and the side panel put me off a bit.
NZXT really needs to get a replacement parts store up, so clean side panels, or windowed options can be bought - or at least replacements so if you mess it up, you aren't completely in the dark!
I was wondering about how the bottom was looking in terms of radiators, I didn't see any measurements in the review. I will probably keep the 3 hdd bay (I'm a bit of a digital pack rat) hooked in it's default position and get rid of all the rest of the bays and put the thickest 240mm rad in the bottom in push/pull that it will allow. It looks like a ton of space, so I'm guessing I could fit at least a 45mm rad in push/pull.
I'm going to probably end up getting this case, it has pretty much everything I need in terms of looks and watercooling potential. That side fan/mesh area on the side panel has a date with a jigsaw though, only thing I don't like about the case. Thanks again for the review, now I can now start ordering parts.
I'd take the switch over this just because I prefer the cleaner look to it.
Wish it had a full window instead of this window/mesh mix!
Seems to have great features for watercooling but i still too expensive for this size of a case.
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