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NZXT Phantom 530 Chassis Review

The total build time for the 530 was around 30 minutes and give the final result is super slick and tiny I think that is pretty good all round. Cable management is flawless, leaving airflow unobstructed and everything generally looks clean and tidy.

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The cooling fans on the H100i and the rear exhaust fan have plenty of breathing room, there are no trailing cables and our GTX 560 Ti has a huge amount of space to take in airflow, certainly more than enough room for a multi GPU system here and there is also definitely room for a larger PSU.

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Our Kingston SSD sits nicely in the bottom bay and there is certainly more than enough room for extra storage here, something that will prove popular with fans of hardcore raid configurations. Clearance from the 560Ti and the fan mount isn’t great and the fan would sit right up against our GPU has I installed it, that is no bad thing of course but if you have a longer GPU then you really will have to remove the top drive bay and you would have to either move it further down in the system or loose the fan mount completely to avoid conflicts.

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The H100i fits snuggly in the top of the chassis with ease, as too would something like the Kraken X60.

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With the side panel in place we get a super clear view of the chassis interior, lucky that the build looks clean then because even a single screw out of place would stand out here.

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I have one issue though, that top mesh is super easy to see through and the visible mounting panel breaks away from the clean look. I though I could mount my h100i in this top compartment, it’s certainly big enough for a rad and push-pull fans, but the hose of the cooler conflicted with the chassis no matter where I placed it, meaning this is only really useful for custom loop configurations, or of course you could fill it with 2 x 200mm white NZXT fans to stop it from looking bare. The same goes for the side fan mount, it looks odd with nothing installed and if your buying this chassis, I suggest you invest in the extra fans to fill it out, or risk it looking a little bare.

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Peter Donnell

As a child in my 40's, I spend my day combining my love of music and movies with a life-long passion for gaming, from arcade classics and retro consoles to the latest high-end PC and console games. So it's no wonder I write about tech and test the latest hardware while I enjoy my hobbies!

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