Phanteks Enthoo Primo

bloodkil · 15 Sep 2015 at 19:16

I'm thinking of buying the above case but just had one question about it.

There is a blue light on front-right side of the case, can this be turned off, or does it have its own cable which I just don't connect?

Thanks

setter · 15 Sep 2015 at 19:26

It can indeed be turned on/off via a button on the top front of the case. HDD led is also blue but very very small.

bloodkil · 15 Sep 2015 at 19:46

setter said:
It can indeed be turned on/off via a button on the top front of the case. HDD led is also blue but very very small.

ok cheers, the blue HDD LED i can live with, just not that long blue bar.

Phanteks_Care · 16 Sep 2015 at 14:51

bloodkil said:
ok cheers, the blue HDD LED i can live with, just not that long blue bar.

Actually, you can also turn off the blue HDD LED light by simply not connecting to the motherboard.

Klunt Bumskrint · 16 Sep 2015 at 17:46

I think mine blew as it's not working anymore

setter · 16 Sep 2015 at 17:59

Klunt Bumskrint said:
I think mine blew as it's not working anymore

Have you checked the molex connection? On mine one of the pins on the molex connector is a little loose. A few times now after working inside the case the pin has slipped out a bit causing the strip to not work. Not a big deal for me personally as its easily sorted.

Klunt Bumskrint · 16 Sep 2015 at 20:19

Yeah, I'll have a look at the weekend

Combat Fighter · 16 Sep 2015 at 20:47

That one reason I went with the red SE. The red led strip is more subtle plus the finish of the case is better.

setter · 16 Sep 2015 at 20:51

Id have loved to have got the red and black se as it would have been a perfect match for the kit in sig. But moved over to an X99 system now using an msi mpower board. Would have looked a bit odd.

Klunt Bumskrint · 17 Sep 2015 at 05:02

I wanted the red and black but I was impatient and I think mine was on offer here at OCUK at the time.

Hedge · 17 Sep 2015 at 10:07

I'm waiting delivery of a red and black one of these. Kinda excited although the size is a bit daunting. Gonna take my first steps into water cooling.

bloodkil · 17 Sep 2015 at 17:52

Hedge said:
I'm waiting delivery of a red and black one of these. Kinda excited although the size is a bit daunting. Gonna take my first steps into water cooling.

Same here, gonna start mine in a few months. Just ordered the plain black one today, so excited for it to arrive tomorrow. Compliments the 16GB RAM that arrived today

Kurgen · 17 Sep 2015 at 22:47

I warn u now.. its mahoosive

Hedge · 18 Sep 2015 at 23:23

Well I ordered the Red and black one. I had the idea of making a Dota themed build.

However the place I ordered from had a mixup and today told me its not actually available.

They offered Black, White, or Black and Green.

Ive went for Black and Green. I might regret it but I think in future Ill add an Nvidia card with green details and if I attempt a little dota theme inside, then maybe Tidehunter decals

setter · 19 Sep 2015 at 03:58

Kurgen said:
I warn u now.. its mahoosive

Yep, it's a back breaker. 17kg before you put any parts into it. God help the watercoolers with multi gpu setups. But it is a fantastic case, hard to believe that such a versatile case can retail for the price. Excellent watercooling support straight out of the box, and a very good case for air cooling too. It is such a well thought out design.

colinmcr · 19 Sep 2015 at 05:29

The Primo really is as good as it gets for the money. With some simple modification you can change the led strip colours as well if it bothers you.

bloodkil · 19 Sep 2015 at 15:36

This case is fantastic, VERY big and very roomy. Look forward to getting a watercooling loop in here

5960xNvidiaGamer · 21 Sep 2015 at 22:45

I have the enthoo primo but have no blue bar on the front, just a long red bar?

Hedge · 22 Sep 2015 at 23:52

Green and black primo arrived today. Will commenced a build in coming month. Looking forward to unboxing it!

Hedge · 26 Sep 2015 at 19:48

Damnit, the case has been sitting unopened since it got here. Had my house rewired and Im getting plumbing work done on Monday so Im avoiding getting dust in it. Maybe I can open it just to have a peek!