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    Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    Gargantuan £200 gaming chassis reviewed and rated.
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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    Who buys these horrible looking cases? Teenagers?

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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    Quote Originally Posted by DeludedGuy View Post
    Who buys these horrible looking cases? Teenagers?
    Have to be teenagers with rich parents! Don't see the justification for that price tbh...

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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    yep i'm still waiting for a case that takes 2x 360 rads ..
    there good cases for air flow son has the smaller one (he paid for)can't fault it in a lot of ways .. just a bit showey
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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    £200 for this piece of giant plastic and steel. This is nothing new - very over priced

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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    Nobody can spend 200£ in a case. Same price as a core i5

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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    I want aluminum for that price and not painted.

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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    Those light are cool

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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    Performance doesn't fare well against the £37 Antec One

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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    Interesting as Anandtech has it thrashing the GRone that tops the Hexus charts.
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/6367/n...g-everything/6

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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    Quote Originally Posted by DeludedGuy View Post
    Who buys these horrible looking cases? Teenagers?
    Not everyone has the same tastes as you... £200 is a freaking lot though.

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    Re: Reviews - NZXT Phantom 820

    Quote Originally Posted by FRISH View Post
    Not everyone has the same tastes as you... £200 is a freaking lot though.
    I quite like the different colour schemes they offer for the Phantom 410, guess they'll do the same for this model at some point...

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