Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV Micro-Tower Chassis Review

The line “big things come in small packages” has been used often to describe small form-factor chassis, so we’ll spare you this time. What we have today is Phanteks’ Enthoo EVOLV, a micro-ATX enclosure that’s big on features, but small on space. While our testing wasn’t without issues, it looks to be a diamond in the rough – as long as you’re willing to do a little polishing.

When it comes to chassis, I’m all about making my systems as small as possible without skimping of functionality or performance. Thankfully most of the major manufacturers are jumping all over this way of thinking and are releasing some of the most flexible, feature rich enclosures that we’ve ever seen.

A new entry in the small form factor (SFF) arena is Phanteks, a company that up until now has built a reputation on its full tower Enthoo-series. When we received an email asking to take a look at a brand new SFF Enthoo model, we jumped at the chance. Finally, we have everything that the Enthoo series offers, but crammed into a micro-ATX (mATX) footprint.

Without any further delay we present to you the Enthoo EVOLV. The EVOLV can be ordered in either satin black, glacier white, or anthracite gray. No matter the colour, though, it features aluminum panels all around. On the inside is a steel frame that supports micro-ATX and mini-ITX motherboards, CPU coolers up to 192mm tall, GPUs up to 318mm long, as well as radiators in multiple locations ranging from 120mm up to 240mm long.

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