NZXT Phantom 240 Mid-Tower Chassis Review

Interior

The motherboard back plate features a large cut-out, as well as a multitude of cable routing holes. There are no rubber grommets, which is a shame, but adding them would no doubt have meant a higher price point for the P240.

The PSU can mounted fan up or fan down and will rest on four small rubber pads to help reduce vibration. All interior cables have been finished in black, which should help keep the build looking neat and tidy.

The 120mm fan in the back is pretty basic, but it still looks better than most of the stock fans you see in this price range. The PCI slot covers are all made of metal and held in place with quick release thumb screws for easy installation / removal of your components.

There are two hard drive bays, each offering three removable trays which support both 2.5″ and 3.5″ drives. The middle bay can be removed completely, allow room for extra long graphics cards, although you’ll be hard pushed to find a card so long that you would need to do this.

The top fan mounts are quite close to the motherboard, so you likely would need to put them on the upper section, which limits your watercooling clearance, so those wanting water cooling may want to stick with a rear 120mm AIO unit.

Around the back you’ll find loads of cable tie loops that will help you keep all of your excess cables in check and with 17mm of clearance behind the motherboard, cable management should be pretty easy, even for a beginner.

The hard drive bays slide out from the right side of the chassis, this gives a nice clean look to the left side of the chassis, not that it matters too much anyway, since the HDD bays are not on show through the side panel window.

The HDD trays are made of flexible plastic and can mount your 3.5″ drives without the use of tools, but 2.5″ drives will need to be attached using the included screws.