Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX (PH-ES515E_GS) Case, Galaxy Silver

I just finished transferring my components into this case and immediately felt compelled to review it. I spent a few months searching for a new case to pair with my new build and had very little success finding something that met my requirements. I finally stumbled upon Phanteks announcement of the Enthoo Evolv ATX and watched a few pre-release video reviews and was highly impressed with what Phanteks put together. After waiting over 3 months to finally have it on my doorstep, it was well worth the wait.Review:First off the case is larger than I anticipated. It's cavernous. Enormous. Huge. In a good way. It's about 20-30% larger than my old mid-tower. It's practically a full tower. The good news is there's plenty of room for air to go about its business. I'm pretty sure the only way I could have more air-flow over everything is by placing my components on a bench in a wind storm. As the case is extremely well ventilated I imagine it will make it hard to create a positive air pressure inside the case. Only the front is designed for intake and dust capture, so there's not really anywhere else to push air into the case. The dust filters (one on the front and one covering the power supply intake) are well placed and seem to have a tight enough mesh to catch everything that tries to pass through. The included PWM fan hub rounds out the case cooling extremely well. I have the case configured with my 2 SSD's in the rear behind the motherboard and single HDD in the "basement" opposite of the power supply.I've only had the computer powered on for about 30 minutes now, so I've given it limited testing. I ran Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor as my test game for GPU thermals (I failed to measure CPU thermals prior to case swapping.) In my old school NZXT Apollo my EVGA GTX 970 with the ACX 2.0 cooler would hover between 77 and 79 degrees celsius and even ventured off into 80 degree territory. The Evolv ATX with stock cooling bumped 76 degrees Celsius for about 1/18th of a second one time. It averaged between 71 and 73 degrees celsius most of the time which is a phenomenal improvement.My Gripes:Easily my biggest and only gripe is the limited space around the power supply. Phanteks would have done the world a huge favor (we're talking: could've cured world hunger, taken man back to the moon, and gotten toaster strudels into vending machines) by allowing the bottom power supply cover to be removable. I understand power supplies are a standard height, but it's pretty tight working in there. I have a Antec Edge and it's tight without the included rubber grommets on the power supply, and really tight with them on. Admittedly, putting it in wasn't the issue. The issue was plugging in the modular power cables after it was installed. I wasn't a smart man, so I recommend all who read this after me install the necessary cables onto the supply prior to install. I left it in there and finagled all my cables into place until it was done.At the end of the day, my power supply gripe is extremely small. If you work smarter you won't have an issue. I think this is one of, if not the best case on the market today and would easily recommend it to anyone. The air flow is fantastic, the space to add storage is gracious, and the looks are great.Update: [Received replacement part and installed, see below] After a few days I've noticed a few things. Firstly, that the front I/O area (Where the USB/Headphone Jacks are) isn't completely working. The reset button and HDD light work like champs, as does one USB port. Oddly, the other usb port is completely non-functional despite sharing the same header on the motherboard. Also I can't figure out the headphone and microphone jacks. My jacks don't seem to be going in all the way and I'm using far more force than should be required to plug them in. My computer claims to hear nothing from the microphone and my headset produces only left-side mono from my headphones. I've dug through all of my software and doesn't seem to be a software issue. I E-mailed Phanteks support this morning and plan to keep this post updated. [UPDATE: Phanteks already shipped a replacement! Quick service.] Also, the left windowed panel doesn't seem to line completely up with the case as its designed. The top seems to sit about 0.5mm out from where its intended, and the bottom of the door rubs the main chassis when closing. It's only the slightest bit noticeable. And when I say the slightest bit I mean it's extremely hard to see. But it's there and I feel I should mention it. The opposite panel fits perfectly.Update 2 - Part replaced - Phanteks got the part to my house extremely fast. CA to GA in less than 2 days. It was easy to remove and install, the hardest part was undoing all my cable ties to pull the old ones out. It turned out the usb header on my motherboard had a bent pin on it. Not sure how or when, only that it did. Through great patience and resolve I managed to repair that. Fortunately the microphone and headphone jacks on the old part actually were bad. The new piece requires minimal effort to insert and remove the jacks. I still can't get a headphone jack all the way in the old piece, so there was definitely a defect there. The headphone jack and microphone jacks now work as expected and audio quality is fine.

Pros:+ Solid build quality and sturdy construction+ SSD locations are abundant and have logical locations (subjective)+ Plenty of cable room and management was a breeze+ Can take E-ATX despite being a mid-tower chassis (don't usually see that)+ LED color options for front panel (it's so hard to find LEDs that are green so a tip of the hat to Phanteks)+ Panel doors that swing open+ Radiator bracket is a thoughtful touch and made the installation process extremely easy, though it's a double edged sword (see cons)+ Minimalist design; manages to look very sleek and sexy without being too flashy+ Just the right amount of room for other HDDs and/or SSDs (this of course will be subjective if you require several drives)+ Very roomy for a mid-tower and the stock fans produce quite a lot of airflow for being stock+ On the surface this case doesn't seem fan-friendly with the front and top looking quite restrictive, but having felt the amount of air moving around in the case it's obvious that air-cooled rigs would do just fine in this environment+ Accessories were thoughtful and not just thrown in, especially the screw-box+ Manual was actually helpful and seems to have been written by a human being instead of a mentally challenged robot+ Runs cool and quite despite six fans and zero sound-dampening utilities (aside from some foam)+ Had room for my AIO CPU & GPU coolerCons:- No optical drive bay (not a deal breaker, but I always like to have one just because)- White PCIe covers clash with my current rig (black + green); in my opinion Phanteks should have made them black to stay neutral- Would have expected at least a couple more USB ports on the front, even if they were only 2.0- Thick radiators will block the tops of motherboards because the bracket hangs down quite a bit; this makes it interesting for plugging in connectors and/or screwing in the board on standoffs, however this may be a moot issue to experienced builders- Recommend gloves when handling as the exterior does attract fingerprints, though not as obvious as something like the H440Other Thoughts:To date I've experienced the Enermax Coenus, NZXT H440, Cooler Master HAF, and the Enthoo Pro. Of those cases I'd have to rate this one, the Evolv, as the best case so far. Even my cons aren't really cons per say, more like nitpicking to describe things that would have been nice to have. My main goal for this purchase was to find a case that I'd be happy with for future builds, since I find myself swapping cases like every six months. So I wanted a case that could take any size board, be a neutral color in case my color scheme changes, and something that would stand up to constant hardware changes. After several reviews on Youtube and other sites, it seemed this one fit the bill.I listed my specs below so that others could gauge how their experience might play out. It should be noted that I do not have a lot of hardware by any means, and am pretty bare bones in that regard. I also don't have any exotic cooling happening, even though this case is set up to be friendly to those that do. So your mileage may vary. I place emphasis on my case selection as it's the first thing people see when they enter my office, so I want to make a good impression. Call it shallow but I want my computer to scream elegance, and frankly I believe this case does it. It's a subtle kind of elegance, but graceful in a way. Would recommend for users with casual to high performance needs.Specs:Maximus Formula VIIIntel 730 SSDKraken x61GTX 980Ti Hybrid16GB RAM (2x8GB)

I transferred from an Antec 900 first generation with the USB 2.0 not 3. I love the all aluminum housing. It has a sleek simplistic look (who needs optical drives?). The spacing of this case is phenomenal. I'm able to fit good water cooling/s in this case with the drives hidden from view. The window is great! It is heavy though. Cable management? No need, just stuff them on the back as there is plenty of room between the back panel. The side panels open/closes with ease. No tools! Plus its removable!What I didn't like was the hype of the quality. IMO they may need better QA. After transferring my old components into this case and attempted to power on, I got a scare. I thought "oh no my system is dead". The problem was that it would turn on with no VGA/PEG indication and powering down every time shortly after I hit the switch. After a little trouble shooting and using the on board power button, I turned to the case's power switch. At first I was thinking "whoa this is cool, touch sensitive power button"...nope! After I opened the power switch panel, found out that the wires were right over the tactile button. Easy fix but bad QA on that part.Also of note is how they have the cut out on the PSU sleeve for you to view your power supply logo but with the window on, it gets covered. Everything about it is A++ minus this fluke in design?

si eres un gamer o simplemente alguien que disfruta tener un buen gabinete, esta es una buena opción especioso, facil para ensamblar, bonito estetica y funcionalmente hablando, se ve que los diseñadores se esmeraron en hacerlo bonito, ademas trae un pequeño estuche con sus respectivos tornillos.

When I received it, I was surprised how substantial this case is. However, the quality of construction is great, and I like the premium look for my living room PC setup.

Case per computer di eccellente manifattura: interamente realizzato in alluminio con pochissime parti plastiche; questo grava leggermente sul peso, che però può anch'esso risultare un aspetto positivo.Completo di tutto (viti di tutti i tipi e alloggiamenti HDD/SSD modulari inclusi), molto spazioso e piacevole da assemblare.Design minimalista, unico ed accattivante.Dispone già di un piccolo HUB per la ventilazione avvitato nel lato non-finestrato, al quale sono collegate le 3 ventole fornite a corredo (con connettore a 3-pin): 2 da 140mm in immissione sul frontale, 1 da 140mm in espulsione nel posteriore. Regolate al minimo dei loro giri, risultano abbastanza silenziose.Il case arriva all'interno del suo imballo originale, internamente ben protetto da forme in polistirolo ed avvolto in pellicola plastica (se non viene forata la confezione è difficile possa rovinarsi durante il trasporto).Ad oggi ne ho visti pochi di case solidi e ben costruiti come questo. Estremamente soddisfatto!

Es la mejor torre que he tenido, y siempre he tenido torres caras ( de unos 100, 130 euros) los materiales son muy buenos, se nota calidad porlos 4 costados.

Cinco estrellas Amazon, dos estrellas Seur. La caja daba auténtica pena. Vino pegada con celo por ellos y abierta en un lateral. No sé cómo leches no le han dado al cristal templado. Milagro.La caja es perfecta. Instrucciones claras, trae varios ventiladores y accesorios para montar discos duros, etc. Incluso una caja con tornillos que me ha encantado.La caja tiene clase, calidad en cada esquina tanto dentro como fuera, y un diseño súper súper bonito a mi gusto.Totalmente recomendable.