PHANTEX EVOLV X2 PC Review Case

This is quite stunning how the market for cases has changed over the past few years. With so many good chassis to choose from, it is an extremely complex arena. It is no longer enough to update the black rectangular box with RGB lighting, a few design corrections and call it a day. You need something brave. Something bold. Product lines that were once icons of the community, construction staples on the PC, had to be rebuilt from the basics to even have a chance. This is something that Phanterks clearly took here to the heart with Evolv X2.

With broad aluminum panels, the massive model of the middle tower, robust cooling support and a real sense of premium, the Evolv line has long been the foundation stone of Phantes Arsenal. It didn’t matter if it was the original in 2015, TG or X; Its shape and design were extremely consistent generation generation. In many respects, extremely similar to what Corsair did with the 4000 or NZXT series has with the H7 Flow line. It was the longest knowledge and until Evolv X2 had developed, it seemed that it would always be like that. But, oh, boy, whether he radically imagines the feeling of his namesake again.

For a long time, drive sinuses and hidden USB panels, dense aluminum sheets and furious, protruding, angular edges. Instead, we are honored with this. Glass. Everywhere. There has been a complete change in the overall styling, of course, inspired by the Fishbowl trend, which currently grabs the community, with such as Compact Vision Lian Li and others follow Hyte’s footsteps.

The cooling solution has also changed radically. Phanteks not only abandoned customary front and lateral consumption, choosing the absolute structure of the chimney (with inlets on the floor and exhaust fumes in the roof), but also radically deep support of the radiator, capable of supporting even the thickest AIO. It is extremely different than everything that has come before him and a bold decision to make.

This is not perfect; It has its disadvantages, and here and there there are few corrections that could really speed up the lofty entrance to the size, but for what is worth, in key areas that count, Evolv X2 is damn impressive, and with it Phanteks presents a really good argument for what is one of the best cases PC 2025.

Prices are now a little everywhere, depending on where you collect. We are talking about a relatively affordable price on the UK side 134 £. However, jump over the pond to the USA and now sits nicely USD 180Without shipping (which seems to be a gravity fee of USD 30 at the top, regardless of where you buy, potentially a miniature tactic tactic), although remember, the supplies are now narrow, and the next party can be potentially hit by some tariff journey.

During the first inspection, there is a lot to like, even ignoring the wild and radical Phantel project. Yes, you get three -sided glass panels and this monolithic attitude that really distinguishes it from the competition, but there is something more. A quick look inside, and you will notice a full -size tray door on the motherboard to hide unsightly cable management. There are intuitive rape belts lining the back of the housing, which allows you to easily tie everything where you need. It also has the service of motherboard connectors if you run one of these newborns “without cable” of the plate configuration, as well as subtle integrated RGB lighting, all controlled using the headboard headers.

There is no fan controller or anything, and the quality of the material is generally very good. It is mainly steel, glass and plastic (stylized like brushed aluminum), but the overall sense of things is the highest level.

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Cooling support is quite anti -anetic in many ways. You have a chimney design, really based on convection and using it, with three inlet fans located above this power supply cover, as well as three in the roof, and also act as exhaust, and an additional 120 mm at the back. The radiator bracket at the top is relatively trouble -free for installation and provides this really tidy look with all your fans and radiators perfectly hidden by the panel. In addition, there is also a huge base and an escalate on Evolv X2, which means that even by throwing this thing on the rug, it will have constant access to cold air.

However, this is extremely narrow in what you can do with this cooling and completely defined about 360 mm AIO. For example, he has support for seven fans, but everyone must have 120 mm. You have a really deep radiator and Aio recess, but there is really support for one 360 ​​mm advice in the roof. There is no fan controller according to design, and these three includes, despite the exploit of convection force, still have to pull the air through the power supply cover, which will undoubtedly stick the arsenal of cables there, as well as a power supply and potentially strenuous disks.

This is an impressive design and a pretty concept, but it only requires a little more sophistication and logic. Having a housing slightly wider and a little longer would allow Phantes to match three 140 mm fans on the floor or balance the 120 mm inlet inlet to the side to have better access to cold air. Join there a plastic bracket and bam, you have support for 120 and 140 mm variants.

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Test platform

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | ARIES: 32 GB (2×16 GB) Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5 @ 7200 C34 | SSD: 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro M.2 PCIE 5.0 SSD | GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 | Motherboard: Asus Rog Maximus Z890 Hero | CUP COOLER: NZXT Kraken Elite 360 ​​RGB | Dog: 850W PHANTEX AMP GH 80+ Gold

Going to cable management and well, I broke the case on my first version, especially with this door on the motherboard. Perhaps tugged, but it is secured only with a miniature plastic bookmark or clip located in the middle of the chassis near the 24-pins cable. Even with my best attempt to manage the cable cable, the attempt to fully close the door was not possible, and the plastic clip was ultimately completely broken. There is no other method of securing these metal doors, there is no magnets or anything of it Ilk, so I had to press them, and then attach the glass panel, securing it on the spot. Cable management is usually quite tight; There is no huge depth in this and there is narrow support when it comes to processor power.

Despite its disadvantages, this is one of the most pretty cases in which I have ever had the pleasure to work. I connected it with one of the vertical brackets of PCIe 4.0 Phanteks Premium, along with RGB, which allows you to tilt the GPU to 30 degrees (it is not affordable, an additional addition for 85/110 USD), but simply completes the appearance. If I built in it again, I would choose AIO, in which there was a breakthrough cable in the radiator itself and install a 120 mm fan by 120 mm in this rear, acting as consumption, only for peace.

To make it clear, Evolv X2 is an absolute peculiarity. It looks extremely on the surface. Fill in it and you will have this megalomaniac system monolith. It just looks unearthly. He stands out in an amazing way from the crowd, but is not deprived of its flaws. This cooling should be taken into account; You need to think strenuous about managing cables and how best you exploit it, willingly invest additional brackets and fans, and be prepared to adapt your expectations about reasonable temperatures for your system. If you can do it and you can deal with this subtle “form function” atmosphere, then X2 is an outstanding PC chest that you will be delighted for many years. Now I’m sorry when I go to him to move my system.