Why doesn't TPU review more Phanteks?

Mighty-Lu-Bu · Feb 20, 2019

They never reviewed the Pro M, the Evolv X, the P400S the P350X or the P600S... what gives? I think both Fractal Design and Phanteks are the gold standard when it comes to cases.

crazyeyesreaper · Feb 20, 2019

Mighty-Lu-Bu said:
They never reviewed the Pro M, the Evolv X, the P400S the P350X or the P600S... what gives? I think both Fractal Design and Phanteks are the gold standard when it comes to cases.

Maybe they didn't respond to emails?
Maybe they didn't reach out?
Maybe they got the coverage they wanted already?
Maybe they like some other brands have hit a level of market penetration and presence they don't have to aggressively pursue review opportunities.

Theres some brands I would like to cover more but even after reaching out the silence well its deafening and I know personally I just don't waste my time on companies that can't get there shit together. As far as cases go can't tell you but the above are all valid reasons.

kurosagi01 · Feb 20, 2019

Think you're forgetting its up to the company to send out review units or the reviewer to purchase a unit themselves.
The problem with case reviews in my opinion is they will all be near identical thought process, the only way to differ them all would be the build quality.

mtcn77 · Feb 20, 2019

Like Scythe, if you inquired they would tell a story about restructuring which makes no sense in the consumer viewpoint.

dirtyferret · Feb 20, 2019

Mighty-Lu-Bu said:
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Why does TPU hate Phanteks?

Back in high school TPU asked Phanteks to the home coming dance but Phanteks really wanted to go with Anandtech so they kept TPU waiting until Anandtech asked Phanteks. That left TPU with no one to go to the dance with other then Thermaltake...

PS. I have the Phanteks 400S case; I give it a B, solid enough and works well but a bit " cheap plasticy" feel in the front

Vayra86 · Feb 20, 2019

Don't really think TPU hates Phanteks at all, or at least, I see absolutely no reason for that - vice versa. There are literally hundreds of cases that never get reviewed...

That said, Phanteks IS one of the very few companies that has a knack for functional and original designs, and like you say, I'd consider them a very good company as well. Certainly up there with Fractal in quality, BUT Phanteks is known for several cases with poor airflow (Enthoo EVOLV and Eclipse). They tend to focus more on AIO/watercooled setups. So gold standard, nah, but they learn quickly. Their recent update to the Enthoo Evolv featured better topside vents.

overvolted · Mar 3, 2019

I just ordered an Evolv X. I'm really excited.
I agree this is one of the best cases out there...at least it seems that way.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 1700X 8-Core 3.4Ghz
Motherboard	ASRock X370 Taichi
Cooling	Thermalright Le Grand Macho RT, 2x front Aerocool DS 140mm fans, 1x rear Aerocool DS 140mm fan
Memory	16GB G.Skill Flare X DDR4 3200Mhz
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Red Devil Vega 64
Storage	Samsung 960 Evo 500GB NVME SSD - Boot drive, Samsung 850 Evo 1TB SSD - Main storage
Display(s)	Acer XG270HU Red 27" 1ms 144HZ WQHD 2K FreeSync Gaming Monitor
Case	Fractal Design Define R6 USB C-Type Blackout Edition (Non TG)
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser GSP 301 Headset, Sennheiser Game Zero Special Edition Headset, Logitech Z623 System
Power Supply	Seasonic AirTouch 850w 80 Plus Gold
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival
Keyboard	Razer Ornata Chroma
Software	Windows 10 Professional 64bit

System Name	Spiderman
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Motherboard	Asus Prime B350-Plus
Cooling	Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim/2x140mmCorsair SP140 /1x140mmCorsair AF140mm/1x140mm Noctua Industrial!
Memory	G.Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3000MHZ
Video Card(s)	AMD Sapphire Nitro+ 5700XT 8GB
Storage	SSD - OCZ ARC 100 256GB HDD + Sandisk Ultra 3D 500GB - Western Digital Green 1TB
Display(s)	MSI Optix MAG27CQ 1440p 144Hz Monitor
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium - Grey Window Version
Audio Device(s)	onboard/Speakers: Logitech Z-4
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Gold+ 850W Modular
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe Cherry MX Red Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Professional 64-bit

System Name	gaming
Processor	Intel i7-9700k @ 4.9ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 3
Cooling	Noctua U12A
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1660 Ti OC 6G
Storage	Crucial MX500, Crucial P1 NVMe, ScanDisk Ultra 3D
Display(s)	Dell - SE2717HR 27" IPS LED FHD FreeSync Monitor
Case	Phanteks P400A w/ Noctua fans
Audio Device(s)	Klipsch pro-media 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	Seasonioc Focus Plus 650w
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G15 original
Software	Win 10
Benchmark Scores	i can finally play crysis

Processor	i7 8700k 4.7Ghz @ 1.26v
Motherboard	AsRock Fatal1ty K6 Z370
Cooling	beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 3
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200/C16
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X @ 2100/5500
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 830 256GB + Crucial BX100 250GB + Toshiba 1TB HDD
Display(s)	Eizo Foris FG2421
Case	Fractal Design Define C TG
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Protheus Spectrum
Keyboard	Sharkoon MK80 (Brown)
Software	W10 x64

Processor	Ryzen 7 1700
Motherboard	MSI x470 gaming plus
Cooling	coolermaster AIO
Memory	16gb Gskill tridentz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Strix Geforce RTX 2060
Storage	Crucial NVME M.2 1 TB pcie SSD and 1TB Western Digital HDD.
Display(s)	LG 34" superwide 2560x1080
Case	Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	USB Audio Interface with Stereo Studio Monitors.
Power Supply	EVGA 600watt 80 plus
Mouse	gskill "ripjaw" LOL
Keyboard	Piece of shit Lenovo Freebie - best keyboard ever.
Software	Win 10.

Why doesn't TPU review more Phanteks?

Mighty-Lu-Bu

crazyeyesreaper

Chief Broken Rig

kurosagi01

mtcn77

dirtyferret

Vayra86

overvolted