Phanteks Enthoo Luxe review

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Final words and conclusion

Final words and conclusion

The Enthoo Luxe is the more cost effective full-tower chassis from Phanteks, and man .. how nice is it eh ? The original Enthoo primo was probably one of the most beautiful chassis we had tested, but this one comes close as well. It really is up there in the same spot as the Corsair Obsidian 900D, the Cooler Master HAF and NZXT Phantom 820. For that I have to give Phanteks a lot of respect, especially when you realize that this is their first case released ever. 

Aesthetics

At first glance you'll say nice .. then you power it up and boom, the magic happens with the lighting system. Really the Enthoo Luxe is among the best looking chassis available on the market.  And let's not forget all the subtle details inside the chassis as well. Though is has an advanced design, everything once again  kept simple and everything can be hidden which is just a great feature as only the motherboard, memory and cooling will be displayed. More simple, yet still added benefits are of course the two USB 3.0 ports, the main-board cutout on the motherboard tray and the overall tool free design. I mean it is a 140 EUR / 150 USD chassis which is incredibly fair for the price it seems. 

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The work space inside is very decent of course, though keep in mind that everything was designed in such a manner that you hide the non essential stuff, so you'll be at work routing cables and hiding stuff alright. But spend a little time on it it is well worth the effort. The only gripe would be that HPTX motherboards would not fit (typical the dual processor motherboards). But other then that it's all good mostly. With good access to pretty much anything and with 8 expansions lots there is plenty room for three or even four graphics cards. The all interior cool looks, the CPU back plate cutout for easy installation/replacement of CPU-coolers and overall features that belong in the enthusiast segment. We find the hidden HDDs, cables and PSU brilliant alright. Any downsides ? Not big ones, it is a rather heavy chassis  and sude, taste differs per person thus you might not like the design. But that's flavah-flaf.

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Final words

The overall build quality is certainly great and the features offered will give the average PC aficionado plenty to work with. The Phanteks Enthoo Luke is a chassis that comes with everything you need whilst the price was kept at a very reasonable level. You need to like the design, but once you do .. you'd be sold. Fantastic looks with an Ambient lighting system that turns the chassis into magic once powered on. Next tot that the base functionality obviously is done right as well. It certainly has sufficient enough cooling, the largest graphics cards will fit, ATX and Micro ATX, heck even eATX motherboards fit. Also very cool to once again see implemented is the fan HUB located at the backside of the motherboard tray. Basically you route one PWM fan wire from the motherboard to the PCB and you then control all fans at the same RPM. Very simple, very effective and it prevents cable clutter. Talking about cable clutter, there is enough room behind the motherboard for cable management, and then there are the three fans in the case factory installed offering very nice airflow at very low noise levels, then again you can PWM control them.

Overall we think the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe is a truly terrific chassis. It is nice quality and offers a really proper feature set. We think the finished product looks just great and we LOVE that LED lighting system, though taste differs per person of course. If we had to rate it I'd give it a 9 out of 10 and considering the Enthoo Luxe is the third ever chassis Phanteks ever released we once again applaud them. We can highly recommend the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe.

Top notch job guys, top notch.

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