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this video was brought to you by NCI X great technology selections and service hello everyone this is Dmitry with Hard Rock Canucks and I think we can all agree that NZXT cases are highly competitive that provide a wide spectrum of offerings and one thing they've managed to do well is spot-on pricing so today we're taking a look at the latest phantom edition this is the P 240 with an attractive price of $69 and as I said in the past NZXT loves their angular design and you can spot and differentiate their chassis from a mile away but they're adding a bit of curves in the mix and the p 240 feels more ergonomic with a hint of the classical phantom aesthetic with that angular window now let's do our usual exterior tour so the front and top shells are plastic but I love that curvature that gives this case character and that star trooper feel they've also done a great job with the actual white tones that are almost identical between the plastic and the steel side panels the front door opens with this press to release hinge that was actually quite loose on our sample the door swivels just at 90 degrees that is limiting so just be careful with that I'm behind in which we get three optical base and behind the front panel we get one fan included but you can add the second intake fan for improved thermals auto drive cage wall is fairly restrictive plus the cutout on the front panel isn't as open so expect the top fan to be less effective and I wish the front panel mesh was higher to allow less resistive intake coming to the top we have dual 120 and 140 mm amounts and given how tall the top cover is installing either defense or the radius above the frame is an option although there's no dedicated dust filter here but instead a somewhat fine mesh that will catch settling dust here we also find two USB 3 ports audio jacks PR buttons and the hard drive activity LED at the rear we get an exhaust fan 7 PCI slots the P 240 stands on tall case feet and while I really dislike these type of dust filters at least they do cover both the power supply intake and the optional bottom fan slot that you can still populate even with 100 power supply units so now let's get inside and one thing to point out is the angular side window and how revealing it is I actually like this approach showing off your storage compartment plus a little bit of your power supply although I wish the window was tinted inside we find a totally white frame with a removable top drive cage there are no fan mounts on the internal wall however instead holes to secure the drive caddies so two thumb screws at the back hold the top cage and the drives are accessed exclusively from the rear as well each cage gives us three slots and one thing I was really disappointed to see are these brackets they are back no these are probably divorced drive caddies ever so the amount of flex these exhibit on all the joints is just unbearable they snap easily and don't securely sit inside the case also once installed the SSDs are further back so routing your SATA cables may be challenging without the top drive cage we get full clearance and additional airflow for your graphics but even with the cage in place we still get 11 point 4 inches of clearance coming around to the back we have an abundance of cable type points and while not a wide gap to work with and a pretty small sleeve at the bottom for some small cables the Phantom 240 was actually surprisingly easy to work in and once fully assembled it's actually quite impressive at how well it cleans up thanks to all the properly placed cutouts around the motherboard just wish we had rubber grommets to seal the deal we still get plenty of clearance up top as well so push and pull configurations are not totally out of line thanks to the tall top cover and as you can see with a few zip ties and some quick routing all the cables are flush to the case so closing the panel doesn't require you to stand on it now the Phantom 240 feels like a finely polished and ready $70 enclosure with all the needed cooling potential top radiator friendly module drive cage for a little bit of flexibility and impressively solid build quality without flexing frame of course I would like to see rubber grommets proper dust filters for the bottom and please get rid of the flimsy drive caddies but my major complaint here would be the oversight of front panel design that almost completely covers the second fan slot and I would love to see a front panel open up with a bigger mesh but other than that this is one damn good value contender and NZXT has done it again with a phantom line that you should seriously consider if $70 is your budget point of course if you are willing to be flexible make sure to check out the following options that offer better value for just a little more although if $69 is the spot check out the and 400 from Coolermaster or the 200 are from Corsair as we realize this phantom design may not tickle your fancy but let us know how you feel about the P 240 and aside from the white and what other colors you'd like to see as always leave your comments down below thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next one