NZXT Phantom 820 CA-PH820-G1 Gunmetal Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Best solution to water cooling
Plenty of room for air cooling
Enough space for long video cards
Excellent case for cable management
can fit 3X120 radiator on the top and 2X140 radiator on the bottom
Light changing effects are awesome
Built fan controller is a plus
Light at the back at the case to see your wires is one of the best ideas to have for a case
Bottom filters are easy to remove and clean
Side window provides an OOOO-AHHHH effect
Pedestal on bottom of case provides better airflow if your case sits on carpet like mine does
There was offsets already put in place for an ATX motherboard
Plenty of spots to tie down cables for cable management

Cons: After adding all my cables to the back it was a little difficult to close the case i had to slap it close
Door for drive bay is squeaking

Other Thoughts: Here is my build:
Intel i5 2500K OC to 4.8 Ghz
MSI Z77A-GD65
XFX 7970 GHZ edition
Corsair Vengence 32G 1600
NZXT Phantom 820
EK waterblock for CPU
EK Waterblock GPU
Alphacool 140MM X2 80MM
Primochill tubing
XSPC RX360 Triple 120MM 56MM
Scythe gentle typhoon fans 120MMX 3
BGears B-blaster fans 140MM x2
Senty Mesh Fan Controller to control the extra fans
Swiftech Maelstrom with Dual Pumps

Pros: This is theeeee best case I've ever owned.
Plenty of room for just about any kind of setup..

It looks radical and its well built.

the only thing I would changed is the front fan intake. The front fan really isn't able pull in a decent amount of air flow do to the restrictive intake

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Win7x64 Ultimate:
NZXT Phantom 820:
CORSAIR AX1200i : EVGA GTX Titan SC (Liquid cooled with Corsair H50's modified) 2way SLI(x16x16gen3) 27c idle 38-40c fully loaded: EVGA X79 SLI: 3930k @4.6ghz 1.45v 50%vdroop idle temp 38c fully loaded 55c (Corsair H110): G.Skill RipJawsZ 16GB 2400mhz :OCZ vertex4 SSDx2: Sound blaster Z: Logitech Z906 500W 5.1 Speakers : 2x Acer HN274H 1920x1080@120Hz
EVGA Affiliate Code: EGXIT546D2

Pros: Absoutely Enormous, Loads of room,, Awsome Brite LED,s, 3 contolable fans per Channel.

Cons: Side Panels are a bit tough to remove.

Thats the only one.

Pros: -Lots of space
-Great cable management
-Has room for more fans
-Removable lower HDD
-Filters on the bottom, top front and side
-Plenty of room for HDD expansion
-Built in light/light control
-Fan control

Cons: -Front/top panels can be trick to take off if your not sure how to
-HDD holders seam flimsy

Other Thoughts: So far, I love this case. Just make sure you have the room for it, as it is a rather large case. I love how they included all these case fans, and you can add extra, with built in speed control. My only heads up (not a complaint) is the top/front can be difficult to remove, if you not sure how much pressure to use. Once I figured it out, I am no longer afraid I am going to break it.

Pros: Large case, just about anything will fit in this case. Several fans are includes as well.

Cons: Never got to find any.

Other Thoughts: This item ships via Fed Ex, maybe in your area Fed Ex is great but here they are the worst. Item arrived VERY broken, granted there is nothing Newegg can do about this. However, items damaged in shipping you have to call their 1-800 number (no online files, no chat, you have to call). And so far it has been 20 mins and I'm still on hold. Do yourself a favor and order this case from the company that starts with A and ends with mazon, same cost and they have wonderful customer service.

Pros: Plenty of space, looks sleek, built-in fan control and HUE lighting, plenty of mounting points, is great for airflow.

Cons: The plastics are cheap. Very cheap. Several connectors and brackets were broken on arrival and keep breaking just from normal use. Most recently the front air filter's brackets broke just from taking it out, so it's no longer secure.

Other Thoughts: I really want to love this case, but for its price this shouldn't be an issue. Normally I go with all metal cases, and so far this has been a perfect example why.

Pros: Awesome tower. Easy access, plenty of versitility. LOVE IT!!!

Cons: Price is a bit high been I can sometimes get it for 229.00. Other than that no complaints.

Pros: Great Case! Enough
Included fans get the job done (Might replace later)
Built in LEDs are awesome and look great
My H100 can be mounted where the drive bays are due to an awesome addition to the case

Cons: It's not as easy as other cases to remove side panels
Top and Front of Case must be removed to adjust fans
USB ports are on top of case and aren't exactly nice looking when you have things plugged in
Price should be a little lower in my eyes

Other Thoughts: My 820 came with the front panel door a little crooked. Not a big deal because it can be easily fixed. I love this case and I recommend to many.

Pros: This has to be the best design ive seen to date. its also the bigest non-server tower ive worked with, this thing towers over the nzxt tempest evo by atlest 6". The hue lighting is truly amazing! Along with the I/O port lights, theres not too many places you cant see. Others had said there wasnt enough room for wires on back side must have bundled them up because theres more than plenty for every wire thats possible! The built in fan control take a bit of a learning curve(specially with so many wires from the control) but gives you contol over which ever fan you dont want the motherboard to control,(i only used 1 front fan b/c i wanted to be able to monitor the others more closely)
Was able to install the intel rs2011 lc with ease , there is plenty of room to install a dual lc solution too
The 3 bay removable hdd/sdd tray was ez to work with,(still had to use the corsair converter b/c the screws werent long enough to go thru the plastic.
The other hidden bays are only accessable thru the oppsite side(could be a con but not for me,intall them and forget them attitude)
drools again

Cons: the only con i can find is the hue lighting control knob , it is a dial that has a small circluar indentation in it that makes it very hard to rotate,too much pressure has to be applied and am afraid its gonna break guess i'll just find a color and leave it alone!!! would have rather seen a push button style like the i/o led and led mode switch but i guess the so read plug is in the way.

Other Thoughts: Phantom 820
Asrock extreme9 motherboard
intel liquid cooled thermal solution for 2011 socket
i7 3820 running@ 3.9 @28C Thats 82F or 4 degrees above room temp
rosewill 1000wlightning
16gb 1833 patriot mem
corsair GS128gb ssd

Manufacturer Response:

Goor Morning,

Thank you for the review. For the control knob, your front panel may have seated itself funny when being installed/reinstalled if you took it off. That knob should actually flow very well, so I would advise that you remove the front panel and then reseat it to see if that helps with the issue. I'm happy that you're satisfied overall with the case, and you've got some very nice hardware in it. :)

Sincerely,
Jason Worner
NZXT Community Support

Pros: Looks great!
Plenty of interior room!
Great overall features!
Quality construction, nice fans included..

I was able to fit a XSPC AX360 (push/pull) radiator on the top without any issues.

The screw/hardware box was a nice touch!

Cons: The air filter on the bottom (accessible from the front) makes the case a pain in the bum to carry.

The front is easy to remove, but I had issues getting it back on! There are little tabs that are supposed to sit right behind a CDROM or something of that nature. I have a water reservoir that takes up 2 bays which make this a complete pain in the bum. I ended up just ripping those tabs off with pliers. Works fine now.

I would have loved to see a little more clearance for cable management on the backside, the non modular fan controller adds to the clutter.. Another 1/4" would have been great! The backside has a quick-release that is pretty much worthless due to clearance. Expect to apply some pressure to get this thing to shut if you have plenty of cables, so using the top/bottom screws is a much better idea.

The hard drive trays gave me a little hell every now and then.. Sometimes the pins would pop off while putting them in, and then didn't seem to slide in like I would have expected either.

Other Thoughts: I really would have liked to see a software interface for the lighting/fan controller. For as much as this case costs, you would think something like that would not be out of the question?

I think the window could have been a bit larger, but not really anything other than an opinion.

Not really a con, but after using the case for a while now I would like to see a flat area on top for sitting things on it. When I sit my phone on top of it while charging it often slides off and falls.

Overall I am pretty happy with this case... I don't buy cases very often, so I figured I would spend a little extra money and get something great that will last a while.

This case will do just that!