Matt's NZXT Phantom Case Swap [56K WARNING]

[Lorem-Ipsum]

Tomorrow I am getting my Phantom. I have tidied my room and removed pretty much everything from my desk to give me space to work and I will be taking photos step by step.

All the photos are touched up briefly in shotwell as the camera isn't very good at macro imaging.

Here is the system in its current case. Apologies for any dust. And yes..... the images have been edited slightly.

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010437.jpg
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010440.jpg
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010441.jpg
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010443.jpg



Some bits to be added:

Coolermaster Hyper 212+ with 2 Enermax Batwings:

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010444.jpg

As people have mentioned before..... its really tall!

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010450.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010452.jpg

Went through a 5 min tutorial on macro photos:

(no editing)

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010455.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010456.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010457.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010458.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010459.jpg


Tools for the job:

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/P1010462.jpg

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I've been pretty busy so I finally got round to taking the system apart.

I've still got to wrap the families presents XD

Anyways here we go:

(These images are slightly enhanced)

My desk with everything (bar the fans and new heatsink):

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010465.jpg

And some more detailed photos:

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010467.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010469.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010470.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010471.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010475.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010478.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010474.jpg

More to come in the morning.

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Put the cooler on:

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010479.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010482.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010483.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010486.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010487.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010490.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010491.jpg

In the case:

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010493.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010494.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010495.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010499.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010500.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010501.jpg

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx192/llawwehttam/NZXT%20Phantom%20Swap/P1010502.jpg

I'm not going to bother with too many more pics as you can see what the case looks like on the NZXT site and I don't really want to show the cable management round the back until I have a chance to tidy it up.

I will hopefully do a few more of the case on my desk after I remove the fingerprints XD

[Bigian88]

you shouldnt need to reserve posts mate, a single post can contain upto 40 pictures so you should be able to edit the original post and add photos at a later date

[Lorem-Ipsum]

you shouldnt need to reserve posts mate, a single post can contain upto 40 pictures so you should be able to edit the original post and add photos at a later date

;) ................ :D

edit: Any tips on taking the pics??

My lighting isn't very good even with all my lights on I'm afraid.

Camera is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8, and I DO have a tripod.

[scrivz69]

Pictures look great at this end mate.:)

[Lorem-Ipsum]

Pictures look great at this end mate.:)

Thanks mate. I'm not really that good at photography so I'm really relying on being told what to do :D

[Terbinator]

Are those fins on the Enermax metal ?

[Lorem-Ipsum]

Are those fins on the Enermax metal ?

The fan blades aren't but the surround is.

[Lorem-Ipsum]

More photos are up. I tried to put them up last night but the forum was down.

[Martin]

This is what I've been looking forward to all day.

[Lorem-Ipsum]

This is what I've been looking forward to all day.

lol. More photos soon to come.

The system is up and running. Just need to get the photos off the camera and touch them up a bit.

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Pics added

[scrivz69]

Nice build log and the photo's are great.

[SilveR_172]

Looks wayy sexier than you last case mate, My mate has the same case i did all the fitting for him was a brilliant case to work with brilliant cable managment loved it

[callumburns]

great build log mate! man these pictures really do show off the sheer size of the case i would say its a good 6-8 inches longer than my antec 1200!

[Lorem-Ipsum]

Thanks Guys.

I'm still tidying up the mess I made XD

Some idiot bought some trivia game for Christmas so I've been trapped in a room and forced to waste time answering annoying questions about stuff I don't know for two hours. lol

EDIT: The Hyper 212+ has brought my temps down by at least 12C!

[cinek]

looks great ;)

[Tainted]

That case is amazing. The more I see it, the more I like it!

Some excellent pics and great work with the build-log mate. Very nice indeed.

:thumb:

[KarlHungus]

Nice build m8 and very tidy, good choice on the case, looks much better than the more common white ones everyone seems to be getting.

[Lorem-Ipsum]

Nice build m8 and very tidy, good choice on the case, looks much better than the more common white ones everyone seems to be getting.

Thanks mate, I really do prefer the black.


When I have the time and money I will be getting some of that NZXT lighting and some pre-braided cables.

I don't see the point in braiding all of my PSU. When I get a rig worth over £1200 then I'll consider it.

[lucas4]

Nice build log there mate!!
i really love this case!!!
i hope NZXT makes a smaller mid-tower version of this with the same great looks!!

[clemos]

Nice swap, good quality pics. :) What are you doing with your old case?

[Lorem-Ipsum]

Nice swap, good quality pics. :) What are you doing with your old case?

Its probably going to house my file storage server until I can afford a fractal XL.

[BeeP]

Nice case, I really fancy one of those......never spent that much on a case before though & it's a hard "first time leap"

good job though, you pushed me a bit further into the buy section lol.

[Lorem-Ipsum]

Nice case, I really fancy one of those......never spent that much on a case before though & it's a hard "first time leap"

good job though, you pushed me a bit further into the buy section lol.

It is well worth it mate. The difference in quality for the price is astounding!

[BeeP]

I have an R2 atm which is OK, I just want a bit more space.

to my shame I really like the white one too lol.

[Lorem-Ipsum]

I have an R2 atm which is OK, I just want a bit more space.

to my shame I really like the white one too lol.

The R2's not a bad case at all. Personally I would like to have a silverstone TJ07 eventually.

[BeeP]

Deffo, either that or a high end corsair, silly money for those imho though.

[Lorem-Ipsum]

Deffo, either that or a high end corsair, silly money for those imho though.

I'm not really a fan of the corsair cases TBH. IMO they look a bit plain and ugly.

[BeeP]

Just for the space tbh m8, mine is mostly hidden under my desk.

[FlasH]

Great looking build, really nice and tidy :) Good job