Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower Chassis with Window Cases PH-ES614P_BK,Black

Phanteks has done what some of the most notable PC case manufacturers have done and synthesized them at a very aggressive price point: features from the likes of Corsair, NZXT, Fractal Design, Antec, and Silverstone (more on that later).Pros: (so many pros for this case)- Full Tower size (or close to it) gives you plenty of room to work and makes build/assembling PC components easier.- Simple and elegant for those who like that clean look.- Brush aluminum look for the front and top gives it a great aesthetic without compromising on price.- Sturdy and rigid frame made of steel (including the side panels) gives it a good build quality without compromising on price.- Full dust covers that are easily accessible (front, top, bottom PSU, and bottom front).- Modular HDD cages that are easily removable via thumb screws (two cages holding 3 HDDs/SSDs each).- HDD caddies can mount 3.5 or 2.5 in. drives: 3.5 in. drives use a tool-less design that's quite good (no need to bend).- The front 5.25 in. bays have a tool-less mounting mechanism.- Two spots for SSD mounting on the back of the motherboard tray.- Included 3-pin fan hub (up to 6 fans) that's powered by a 4-pin PWM connector (recommended) or a SATA power cable.- Height adjustable rear fan mount to accommodate thick radiators mounted on top.- Exceptional cable management features: Phanteks cable manages all the included cables for you; Phanteks have velvet cable straps all over the back of the motherboard; plenty of space behind the motherboard tray to tuck cables; good rubber grommets locations with quality grommets that don't pop off when you squeeze that 24-pin through.- The user's guide/manual is good with nicely detailed instructions (e.g. listing all the screws in the tool box)- Included tool box (compartmentalized) contains all the screws for the build.- PCI brackets are held by thumbscrews.- Pre-applied motherboard stand-offs for ATX motherboards.- Top power button (big case probably goes on the ground).- One front 5.25 bay contains two USB 3.0 ports (via internal 20-pin connector), two USB 2.0 ports, audio jacks (headphone & microphone), and a reset button that are hidden with a hinge cover (a nice touch).- Plenty of fan mounting options: up to three 120mm/140mm fans on top (or the respective radiator size); up to two 120mm/140mm fans at the front (or radiators again) or a single 200mm fan (included with the case); up to two 120mm on the bottom or one 140mm (or radiators) if you remove both HDD cages (which can mount one 120mm fan each); one 120mm/140mm fan at the rear (140mm is included)- Exceptional water cooling support (mentioned above for radiators) with dedicated mounting holes for pumps and reservoirs (instead of those crappy rubber grommet holes that nobody ever uses); Phanteks includes a reservoir mounting bracket.- Nice simple window panels (for the windowed version of the Enthoo Pro).- PSU stealth cover hides cables nicely (for the windowed version).- The two fans included are not cheap fans and have Phanteks' UFB (Updraft Floating Balance) bearing.- Completely black interior (screws, stand-offs, cables, straps, PCI brackets, and HDD caddies are all black).- Modular case design (not seen even on ~ $200 cases): Phanteks has assembled the chassis using Phillips-head screws instead of rivets (bravo to Phanteks for this decision); they have taken a feature seen on the likes of the Silverstone TJ07 and other premium cases and put them in a ~ $100 case. Excellent!- Throughout the Pros, I've mentioned a lot price-performance/feature. But I'll mention it again: PRICE! What a great value for full tower case with extreme potential for so many builds at around $100 (I'm not sure if the price will rise or not, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did). Bottom line, get it now if you're looking to buy a case. Just buy it! Amazon shipped it to me within 3 days and I chose the slow 5-8 days free shipping.Cons: (not many cons here but some are minor details)- The PSU cover is difficult to remove (you need to remove 3 screws from the back) and I had a difficult time lifting it out of it's default location.- The thumbscrews for the PCI bracket are exceptionally difficult to remove (factory machine screwed). You'll need to use a screwdriver to remove them (not a big deal but worth mentioning).- The front 5.25 in. bays' tool-less design is not the best to secure drives: I was able to push the optical drive out when I plugged in the SATA power cable (not a big deal if you're using the case at home like me). If you plan to ship or move the case with hardware, definitely use screws to hold the 5.25 in. drives in place.- The HDD caddies are plastic and kinda flimsy, but you don't need to bend them to fit 3.5 in. drives.- The tool box does not label the screws. Some screws you'll be able identify instantly if you've build a PC before; others look very similar and you can't tell them apart. You'll need to use the guide/manual to find out.- You have to remove the front bezel in order to remove the top panel.- Phanteks includes only one SSD mounting bracket (two spots available).*Quick note*-If you don't have an extra 4-pin PWM CPU fan header on your motherboard, you'll be using the SATA power cable to power the fan hub (the fans will run at full speed and it's quite loud). Also if you use the 4-pin power, DO NOT use the SATA power concurrently because it will interfere with the motherboard's signal.This case is one of the very best at its price point. HardwareCanucks did an amazing review on this case and I agree 100% that it puts so many cases on the market to shame from a value oriented perspective. Buy it now or watch that $99 price skyrocket or there may not be any left.If you can spare more money and want more aesthetics (like cool LEDs), you should keep an eye out for the Enthoo Luxe (which has all the features of the Pro but with additional LED lighting options and I think more metal construction).*Update 7/25/2014*-HardwareCanucks just release a pre-production sample review of the Enthoo Luxe. It's just as I predicted; the Enthoo Luxe's internal frame design is IDENTICAL to the Enthoo Pro which means you can technically take the top and front pieces of the Luxe (which is made of sandblasted aluminum) and put it on the Pro, but I'm not 100% sure XD; the Luxe includes a multicolor LED lighting option; Phanteks includes a dedicated pump mounting bracket with the Luxe; and it is available in white at a slightly higher cost ($149 vs $139 for the black). All in all, the Enthoo Pro is still a fantastic value; it is pretty much 90% of the Luxe; only lacking the aluminum face plates, LED lighting, and the pump bracket.

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!