Test System

Assembly

Installing the mATX board within is done by traditional means. There is loads of space around the motherboard should you have to reach the connectors on the board, which is primarily due to the complete lack of the HDD cages and drive bays usually found in other tower cases.


Installing a 3.5" drive in one of the plastic trays requires no screws as you simply push out the swinging clamps, place the drive on the tray and push both back so that the tray snaps into place.


Once filled, simply slide it into one of two available slots. The drive slides in quite far, so you should still be able to easily route cables next to or even below these if need be.


The 2.5" hard-drive tray is the same as in other Phanteks cases. To install a drive, you will have to use the included screws and an appropriate tool. Simply slide the tray back on to the four rubberized mounts once the drive is in place.


Adding a power supply to the chassis is done by traditional means as you simply slide it underneath the shroud and secure it from the outside with the included screws.


We also received two 140 mm Phanteks Halos RGB frames. There is the Luxe edition, which utilizes a solid piece of aluminum, and the standard variant opts for plastic. These units may be mounted to a standard fan to add an RGB lighting element to the chassis.


Installation is straightforward as you simply screw the frames to the fans directly. I placed the Phanteks Luxe on the rear fan, while the more affordable variant was installed in the front. Once turned on, the RGB element will sync up with the rest of the chassis or whatever you have set on your mainboard thanks to Phanteks' universal compatibility with Gigabyte, Asus, and MSI.


With everything in place, everything looks very clean. There is a small cable mess behind the motherboard tray, but it will be hidden nicely by the heavily tinted glass side panel.

Finished Looks

Once the system is turned on, there are two LED elements that light up in sync with the rest of the case out of the box: the power button's ring on top and the LED line in front. As they are both RGB-based, they will always match what you end up setting the rest of the system to. In addition to these standard illuminations, the Halos accessories really help light up the interior in the selected color as well.


Looking at the front of the chassis, the only visual clues that the system is running are the embedded LED elements. The Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX Tempered Glass chassis is also extremely quiet because of the retail-quality fans. In the rear, everything is where you would expect it to be, with the glow of the Halos ring shining through the rear opening as well.


Phanteks has chosen to keep the main side panel essentially untinted, which is a great choice as it allows you to show off the chassis interior—that is the purpose of a window after all. On the other side, you can only see the SSDs as that is the only area clear of any tint, which means the cable mess is virtually invisible.

Different Colors

Below, you will see the many different colors you may select with the small button in the front of the chassis. Unlike most cases that offer 6–8 colors, the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX Tempered Glass goes for a whooping 11.