BitFenix Enso

Darksaber · Mar 19, 2018

The BitFenix Enso is the classic wolf in sheep's clothing. It may look like an ordinary 70-80 USD chassis out there when turned off, but as soon as the addressable RGB lights turn on, it becomes apparent how much more the Enso offers while keeping the price enticingly low.

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Sp33d Junki3 · Mar 20, 2018

How could you even give it editors choice with 9.5 rating on this case?
Zero intake. Gamer Nexus has already proven this a garbage case.

jormungand · Mar 20, 2018

Thanks for the hard work but i really differ from this case having a nice rating.

Supercrit · Mar 20, 2018

Sp33d Junki3 said:
How could you even give it editors choice with 9.5 rating on this case?
Zero intake. Gamer Nexus has already proven this a garbage case.

Still no standarized temperature (same mobo, ram, cpu, gpu, psu, hdd/ssd for all cases) test here. One of my biggest reason to choose a case is the airflow and temperature, I take mesh front panel over aesthetics any day.

ShurikN · Mar 20, 2018

This should not be called a review. It's nothing more than a glorified unboxing. Just like the majority of the so called reviews online.
Nowhere in the "review" has it been mentioned that the CPU reaches 90C under heavy load. And that the GPU throttles from 2000MHz to around 1750-1800.
If anyone wants a a proper case review go to Gamers Nexus.
Oh, and those 2 awards are a joke.

Th3pwn3r · Mar 20, 2018

Yeah...definitely not a review or a paid for by Bitfenix, biased one. You can just look at the case and know it's not good. If you mod the F out of it sure it'll work but that's a lot more work and adds to the price tag.

EarthDog · Mar 20, 2018

Also appears to be some extra words in the conclusion before the awards.

Also wondering how the first post was created in mid march yet was edited in february...

GlacierNine · Mar 22, 2018

I'm in agreement with everyone else here - TPU, you do good content in other areas, but your case reviews are hot garbage. You never test thermals, and you never test noise. Most of the time your reviews don't even look at the design in relation to these areas to make a guess about how the case could perform.

Still, if I ever want to start a PC case manufacturing company, I know where to send review samples first - I'm guaranteed an award if TPU gets hold of my product - 411 case reviews in the database, and of those, 201 have scores above 9, and 364 have scores above 8! The worst reviewed case in TPU history was the Silverstone Temjin TJ08, in 2006, and even that got a 6.2!

Solidy more than half marks for a case the conclusion described as "Overall, the case is definitely not worth the price.".

If I were to grade TPU's case coverage at this point, I think I know what my comment would be - "Must try harder"

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

Processor	i5-13500
Motherboard	MSI MAG B760 Tomahawk WiFi DDR4
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 4x8GB 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX3060 12GB
Storage	250GB NVME (main) 1TB SSD (Game) 1TB HDD (Storage) 2TB HDD (ext Backup)
Display(s)	Benq 27" GW2765 + Asus 27" VE278 + 55" Hisense
Case	Cougar MX600 White
Audio Device(s)	Audiotrack Prodigy Cube DAC + Edifer S330D + Plantronics RIG 400
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G403 Hero
Keyboard	EVGA Z15 Brown Tactile (Blue Oring, Lube, Silence Pad)

System Name	White Shark
Processor	9800X3D
Motherboard	MSI B650 Tomahawk
Cooling	Artic Freezer iii 360 Black
Memory	TeamGroup T-create 32GB (16gbx2) 6000mhz cl30
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 12gb Asus TUF OC
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB OS / 860 EVO 500 GB /860 EVO 1TB/ Seagate 1TB
Display(s)	LG 34GP83A-B 3440x1440p 144hz nano-ips ultrawide
Case	Phanteks P500A (White/Black)
Audio Device(s)	HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX 1000w gold 80+
Mouse	HyperX Pulsefire Haste
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy Origins Core - Tenkeyless
Software	W11 24h2

Processor	Ryzen 2700X
Motherboard	Asrock X470 Master sli/ac
Cooling	Raijintek Themis Evo
Memory	Team Dark Pro 3200 cl14
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Gold Plus 850W

Processor	Ryzen 5600
Motherboard	X570 I Aorus Pro
Cooling	Deepcool AG400
Memory	HyperX Fury 2 x 8GB 3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	RX 6700 10GB SWFT 309
Storage	SX8200 Pro 512 / NV2 512
Display(s)	24G2U
Case	NR200P
Power Supply	Ion SFX 650
Mouse	G703 (TTC Gold 60M)
Keyboard	Keychron V1 (Akko Matcha Green) / Apex m500 (Gateron milky yellow)
Software	W10

BitFenix Enso

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