If ever I needed the nudge to rethink my rig's cooling set-up, a heatwave in the mostly AC-less UK would do it. Earlier this month, I admit I had the thought, "Is that smell coming from my PC and, if so, why does it smell of bacon?" So when Phanteks rocks up with an unconventional-looking case that rethinks airflow, you can consider me intrigued.
I'm a little late to the party on Phanteks' EX series of modular PC cases; these were first unveiled during Computex earlier this month, though obviously I was too distracted by the Sanrio cases also on the showfloor. Thankfully, a deep-dive by heavyweight hardware creator Der8auer has informed me that there is another way to do modern case design beyond the ubiquitous fish tank look.
