PHANTEKS EVOLV X & P600S

Dumphole · 19 Sep 2018 at 19:09

The top is an EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 240 and the front is a EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream SE 420.

haszek · 19 Sep 2018 at 19:19

I have 2x 360 ek pe (top) and hl gts (front). No issues plenty of space to me.

Evilmethod666 · 20 Sep 2018 at 08:12

So started transferring parts last night and really happy i managed to fit my HWL 360 GTR in the top with a set of fans without any clearance issues at all! I may even go push/pull! But is it possible to run a poll on 3x140mm or 3x120mm fans in the front? I currently have 3x120mm and i'm not sure it looks right?

Purdy · 20 Sep 2018 at 09:04

So do I plug all my fans including CPU into the hub at the back and then the hub into the CPU fan slot?

Also where do do you power it from

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bJN · 20 Sep 2018 at 10:03

Purdy said:
So do I plug all my fans including CPU into the hub at the back and then the hub into the CPU fan slot?

Also where do do you power it from ?

I was wondering this. Currently plugged my AIO pump and two fans into the mobo as normal.

The power is from a SATA connector, should be two of them coming out of the front end of the motherboard tray bottom corner, if that makes sense?

Managed to get my new parts in last night. Had to have a bit of a head scratch with the Asetek 240mm AIO though, worked it out eventually.

There wasn't as much room in the case for building as I thought there might be, but then I also haven't built a PC for seven years or so...

Think I may throw another 140mm at the front of the case and may swap the AIO out to an Alphacool 360 and top mount it with the Lux frames...

Happy to report no "loss" of paint on the top grills either, although there are a couple of minor marks on the inside but they're hidden away and I'm not bothered by it. Was there supposed to be a small riser cable for the PCIE included? I have the vertical GPU mount but don't recall seeing a cable.

clone · 20 Sep 2018 at 10:27

No cable you need to buy one only the bracket Inc.

As for the fan hub,what I've worked out so far is.
1/ Sata cable to psu.
2/ 4 pin from the hub to cpu header.
3/ Cpu cable to the white header on the fan hub.

Had to order a flexible internal USB 3.0 extension cable as the stock one interferes with the cable tidy tray to much,apart from that I'm very happy with this case so far,being able to stealth your cables is excellent.

Purdy · 20 Sep 2018 at 11:37

Where did you get the USB 3.0 extension? I’ve been looking for a black/red one but my google skills are lacking

clone · 20 Sep 2018 at 12:04

The one I got is black but you can get a black and red one.
Look for low profile internal and you should be good to go.

haszek · 20 Sep 2018 at 12:10

clone said:
The one I got is black but you can get a black and red one.
Look for low profile internal and you should be good to go.

Did you get phanteks reservoir in the end? How is it?

clone · 20 Sep 2018 at 12:14

Not yet as it will only take a ddc pump and not a d5,not used a ddc for a while now but they do make some good metal body and heatsink aftermarket parts.

I'm on air for the time being as I need a new video card.

Purdy · 20 Sep 2018 at 12:24

clone said:
The one I got is black but you can get a black and red one.
Look for low profile internal and you should be good to go.

What’s the actual cable name lol, failing miserably here. (We’re talking about the USB 3.1 connector to mobo right?)

clone · 20 Sep 2018 at 12:29

Lol sent you a better description to your trust don't want to say more on here incase I get a little holiday .

Purdy · 20 Sep 2018 at 13:00

Cheers, can’t see any offering on OCUK so shouldn’t be an issue

I’m taking it using the default one isn’t awful as it may take a bit to arrive?

clone · 20 Sep 2018 at 13:04

I'm in no rush the stock one makes closeing the cable tray very hard and I hate the look of it as the gaps quite big.

MikeB · 20 Sep 2018 at 13:23

Love the case, but got a broken catch at the back (ones used to hold up the ssd's trays), made of metal, gently pulled it back to release ssd doorand snapped in two.

Can I have a replacement please for the catch

clone · 20 Sep 2018 at 13:29

You need to ask phantek.

Phanteks_Care · 20 Sep 2018 at 14:21

MikeB said:
Love the case, but got a broken catch at the back (ones used to hold up the ssd's trays), made of metal, gently pulled it back to release ssd doorand snapped in two.

Can I have a replacement please for the catch

mail me @ rma[at]phanteks.com with copy invoice ( so we have your address details) and we'll arrange you a replacement catch.

SmileTolerantly · 20 Sep 2018 at 14:22

@MikeB clone is right. I've had a minor problem with the alignment of my front panel and a plastic lug that arrived broken from the bottom. I've been swapping emails with rma at phanteks.com and they've been brilliant so far. I'm over the moon with this case. It's my first Phanteks and I suspect it won't be the last. But hopefully in a few years!

[editted after I saw the post above, so I changed the email address to match]

Dumphole · 20 Sep 2018 at 14:56

Watch out for the seals on the glass doors. One of mine was stuck so it sits proud of the glass and squishes out between the glass and top panel

Omar · 20 Sep 2018 at 15:58

It has been a while since I bought a new case, my Evolv X is due to be delivered tomorrow.

A bit concerned about the quality issues raised so far though, is it normal for a £200+ case to have these sorts of issues? I appreciate that people have said the Phanteks customer service is good, but was this first batch of cases rushed to get them out?