PHANTEKS ENTHOO PRIMO - THE ULTIMATE WATERCOOLING CHASSIS

Jediben · 9 Nov 2017 at 21:23

Case arrived today, along with 4790k, Gigabyte Gaming 3 and 16gb of Kingston ddr3. £500 altogether. Unfortunately I still have a high bid on a Gaming 5 and a further 16gb running so might end up with another upgrade. Plan is to replicate/improve my previous Waterloop at some point but for now it will just be housing an h80i and two 680 gtx. I actually managed to obtain an EK waterblock for one of the 680s for £30

Jediben · 12 Nov 2017 at 00:44

All the second hand gear works perfectly well (although the Gigabyte UEFI is horrific compared to my Maximus VII) and it is all fitted under an H80i in the new case

Jediben · 1 Dec 2017 at 23:55

Just waiting for some coloured 140mms to arrive for both orange and red systems

and then the pictures will follow

Kei · 8 Dec 2017 at 15:54

I wish phanteks would offer a tempered glass upgrade for this case as no one else makes one quite as good. It all looks a little lost behind the smoked acrylic panel.

Jediben · 14 Jan 2018 at 22:08

Love that tube routing at the top. Wish I had enough room behind the backplane to route there but I have fan cables out the wazoo .
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The red / black build is still a work in progress- I have a stack of 12 140mm fans and new copper/plexi waterblock for both my and Mrs machine and a second xspc 270 pump res combo waiting. Just need radiators and fittings.

somethingbrite · 29 Jan 2018 at 20:42

roysters said:
im wondering the same, looking to start a new build soon. Was either this or the D900

I've had the 900d for a while - great case but I'm actually looking at a Primo for my next build. I know it's a few years old now but the looks appeal to me and the cost of the Elite seems a bit excessive. (it is a gorgeous looking case though.)

If you go the 900d route be sure to check out Coldzero for accessories if that's your sort of thing. - midplate, motherboard plate cover etc.

doyll · 29 Jan 2018 at 21:08

Everyone I know who has had a Corsair case then got a Phanteks case found the Phanteks a much nicer case with much better quality and features.

TTomax · 22 Feb 2018 at 13:44

Hello guys,anybody know where i can get the top grill repalcement?One of the natch snapped so i cant colse my case proper anymore.

doyll · 22 Feb 2018 at 15:36

I would contact Phanteks customer support.

Mcthommo · 22 Feb 2018 at 22:14

TTomax said:
Hello guys,anybody know where i can get the top grill repalcement?One of the natch snapped so i cant colse my case proper anymore.

I might have a spare one at my office- I’ll look n let u know

TTomax · 23 Feb 2018 at 00:44

Mcthommo said:
I might have a spare one at my office- I’ll look n let u know

Thats would be great!

Jediben · 11 Mar 2018 at 10:33

Just a brief update - the red build I said I was working on is still happening, just very slowly! 680s have been upgraded to 1080s and the radiators are due to arrive tomorrow.

woppy101 · 11 Mar 2018 at 15:55

Kei said:
I wish phanteks would offer a tempered glass upgrade for this case as no one else makes one quite as good. It all looks a little lost behind the smoked acrylic panel.

If you want better watercooling performance I’m getting rid of my XSPC Block in the next week, which performs about 8-10c cooler than the Ek block

Space Monkey · 12 Mar 2018 at 00:21

Can you guys help me?

I was just about to order either a 360mm or 480mm rad for the bottom of the case but I've just had a quick check and I can barely fit a 120mm fan in the gap between the back plate and the bar at the front, will this case take an XSPC RX360 or RX480, the specs claim it's 130mm wide?

Space Monkey · 12 Mar 2018 at 18:57

Found a really helpful picture on another forum that shows what will work. Good job I found it before ordering another XSPC RX radiator, the 360mm & 480mm wouldn't fit at the bottom, so I bought 2 x 240mm Mayhem's radiators instead

Mcthommo · 12 Mar 2018 at 20:10

Are there any 480 rads that would fit in the bottom then

Space Monkey · 12 Mar 2018 at 20:11

Mcthommo said:
Are there any 480 rads that would fit in the bottom then

Yeah, a lot of the Alphacool rads fit as they are listed as 124mm wide, didn't find any others yet that will fit

Mcthommo · 2 Apr 2018 at 15:19

TTomax said:
Thats would be great!

I’ve not forgotten about this but not been in the office for weeks and will be along end of the week so will let u know then

TTomax · 5 Apr 2018 at 21:03

Mcthommo said:
I’ve not forgotten about this but not been in the office for weeks and will be along end of the week so will let u know then

Dont rush,i bought one these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Strike-P...231808&hash=item4b3f4cee8d:g:rz8AAOSwCU1Yy9c2,modified and glued back.Not beauty,but works and keep close the top grill.

Jediben · 17 Jul 2018 at 22:35

doyll said:
Looking forward to seeing you black/red build Jediben.

I just realised that I never did come good with the pictures from this build - here they are

https://imgur.com/gallery/fkmMW36

** PHANTEKS ENTHOO PRIMO - THE ULTIMATE WATERCOOLING CHASSIS **

PHANTEKS ENTHOO PRIMO - THE ULTIMATE WATERCOOLING CHASSIS