Installation & Finished Look
The accessory box that I touched on earlier contains the user manual, a toolbox that is home to the plethora of screws, a bag of additional velcro-ties and zip-ties (should you need them), and some rubber adhesive pads. Phanteks went out of their way to present these and supply an ample amount of them as well. Also packaged in the accessory box is the optional radiator bracket that we showed you previously.
Installation of any 3.5″ hard drive is extremely easy within the Enthoo Primo. Using the provided tool-less brackets, we simply slide the hard drive into place in which ever cage we desire. No screws required for this phase, check!
Installation of a 2.5″ hard drive or SSD does in fact require screws, as do most chassis currently available in the market. We simply install the SSD into the supplied bracket and then slide the bracket into place either behind the motherboard tray or in one of two available locations behind the ODD cage. Done!
Installation of an optical drive is quick and painless. We simply slide the drive into the bay and it locks into place. There was just a little more play than I like to experience for an ODD, however installing a supplied screw or two into the provided holes solves that problem.
Installing a power supply unit is easy enough; simply slide the unit into place and use the provide thumbscrews to secure it to the chassis.
We then proceed to install the rest of our hardware just as we normally would, and viola! I am amazed at how clean this system looks. All that is visible are the components that a user would want to show off.
In no time at all, some basic cable management was accomplished and not only serves the setup aesthetically, but for improved airflow as well. I believe Phanteks studied various configurations when they designed the cable management system. It is perfect!
The Enthoo Primo is an superb chassis with amazing looks and near perfect execution. The blue LEDs accent the chassis perfectly and the blue LED strip completes the modern and almost Sci-Fi look. During operation I had to second-guess myself and check to make sure all of the preinstalled fans were operating because I could not hear any noise. Very impressive and a welcome feature to a near perfect product. This chassis is absolutely the coolest one I have had the pleasure of reviewing.
And there we have it readers, an epic chassis offering from Phanteks! Let us review some points and final thoughts in the conclusion of our review.
