For bottom-mounted intake fans, there’s just under 3.5cm distance from the surface the case stands on to the floor of the case, with a few extra millimeters of clearance added by the removable fan/radiator tray. It’s a good tray, held in by a single captive thumbscrew which was torqued down so hard it warped the bottom of the case. The O11 XL has a similar amount of clearance, although the plastic trim along the bottom of the Enthoo Pro 2 makes it appear to be much less. Interference from the PSU shroud means that the tray can only fit a single 140mm fan, and there’s no room to spare on either side of 120mm fans. The section of the tray adjacent to the PSU shroud will not fit anything wider than 125mm at the very most. GN Case Testing Bench With its exceptional performance capabilities, unmatched compatibility, and extensive storage options, we believe the Enthoo Pro 2 Server Edition will empower professionals and enthusiasts alike to create powerful server systems without compromise. You can get enough grip on the front panel to pull it off without having to lift the case, and this grants access to the magnetic front dust filter as well as the full-length bottom one, which slides out to the front and has a slot to make reinsertion as easy as possible. On the inside of the steel side panel, there are also magnetic filters covering the PSU intake area and the optional side fan-mount, and the external magnetic roof filter completes the picture – no area is left unguarded. Phanteks is using what it calls ‘high airflow dust filters’ for all locations except the roof, where a ‘regular’ (denser) filter is used to help combat dust falling in. To the left of the front panel are four removable SSD covers that allow 2.5-inch drives to be mounted on either side. With all the SSD covers removed it opens up another mounting point for radiators and fans at the front of the case, with support here for up to 480mm radiators or four 120mm fans. Handling the cable management of both systems also went better than initially expected, the large cable cutout in the PSU shroud was perfect for threading all the cables through and looked quite neat.

Another feature of the Enthoo Pro two is the option of running two power supplies inside the chassis. Using one of Phanteks own Revolt Pro power supplies, users can install a second unit into the case connected to the Revolt Pro to offer additional power for a single system or to be used for redundancy purposes in case of power failure The front panel of the Enthoo Pro II is manufactured from plastic with a brushed effect finish and is equipped with a large mesh vent for optimal airflow. The outer mesh is a fabric with approximately 4mm holes, behind is a much tighter woven plastic mesh dust filter attached to the chassis via magnets. The phankteks Enthoo Elite is their best Case ever, I built My PC with that case, and I can tell you: It worths every dollar. With fan mounts in the front, rear, bottom, roof, and side, users can install up to 15 fans (or up to 14 if you prioritise 140mm). The massive cutout in the front panel gives ample space for air to enter, and it’s covered by Phanteks’ High-Performance Fabric mesh, said to offer superior airflow compared to typical metal mesh designs. To cool the Intel Core i7-10700K CPU in the secondary system, a Fractal Design Celsius+ S28 Prisma closed-loop AIO cooler is used. Again, this is a 280mm unit which fits into this position without problems. Using a 280mm AIO in the front panel does restrict access to the side-mounted SSD covers and means another radiator cannot be installed in place of the SSD covers either.

Versatile Full Tower With Cutting-Edge Features

Inside the top section of the case is enough space for the installation of E-ATX motherboard which is the form factor chosen for our primary system build. Manoeuvring the motherboard into position is easy since there is plenty of space to the right-hand side, at the top of the case and a healthy gap to the PSU shroud. And to keep the RGB enthusiasts happy, Phanteks has added its touch of lighting to the Enthoo Pro II. For me, the balance of RGB lighting is just right for this case, it's not too over the top and suits the design perfectly. The option of controlling RGB lighting effects with buttons on the front panel or connecting to a motherboard should suit everyone too. The Enthoo Pro 2 Server Edition offers extensive expansion capabilities with up to 11 PCI slots available allowing for the installation of multiple expansion cards, providing users with the freedom to customize their server setup to their liking. Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Server Edition The left-hand side panel is typical of modern cases with a full tempered glass window, while the right-hand side panel is more traditional steel construction with a large airflow vent towards the front and smaller vent for the power supply at the rear.

Another feature of the case that I was very impressed with is the extensive radiator support. With four positions for mounting large radiators, custom water-cooling enthusiasts should love this case. Alternatively, if custom water cooling is not your thing, then the radiator mounts can be populated with up to FIFTEEN 120mm fans, which should be more than enough to keep everyone happy. When it comes to hard drives, Phanteks offers tons of possibilities. Included with the chassis are four HDD caddies, which you can also hang from the side of the case in pairs of two. These are incredibly easy to hang up here, as they just slot into place, but they rely fully on gravity to keep them in place. As such, we would only install drives here if you have absolutely no intention of moving your system. In a car, it’d only take one bump for them to drop out of place and fall down, which isn’t something you want happening with your hard drives. The fact that there are so many options with the Phanteks Enthoo Pro II is its strongest selling point in my mind. The case can be used for so many different scenarios in various configurations. If you are using a high-end PC for work during the day but want a separate system to use for gaming in the evening, it works for this.For our thermal tests, we decided to focus on the front panel that Phanteks is so proud of. Since there were no fans included with the case, we used three of Phanteks’ own 140mm SK series PWM fans as front intake for baseline testing. We consider that a normal starting point for the target audience of this case. Again, we recognize that most users will install some form of liquid cooling in this case, so we’re primarily comparing the case against itself to test the front panel and various airflow configurations. Even with liquid cooling, air still flows the same way.

Radiator Mounting- 1x 120/140 mm, 1x Dual (280mm), 2x Triple (360mm),1x Triple (420mm), 2x Quad (480mm) Phanteks’ Enthoo Pro II is a very unique chassis. It offers the most seamless dual-system support we’ve ever seen, and its new fabric mesh front looks really great, especially when you get close to the case. As noted earlierno fans are included with the Phanteks Enthoo Pro II, so you’ll have to bring your own spinners. Therefore, we have to skip the testing with the case’s own fans and jump straight to our standardized tests, where we use three Corsair ML140 fans. Because this case supports the large fans, it gets rewarded with the 140mm spinners, though at the 50% duty the 120 mm and 140 mm spinners produce identical noise levels. Finally, at the bottom of the case are four feet fitted with anti-vibration rubber pads that provide approximately 25mm of ground clearance for bottom airflow. The base of the case is also equipped with a full-length woven plastic mesh filter that can be removed from the front. This means that the Enthoo Pro II could be ideal for various scenarios, such as integrating two systems into one chassis for streaming, a dual system for busy professionals with the top system perfect for installing high-end desktop components maybe for video editing while utilising the bottom of the case for a mini-ITX gaming build.

Expansion space for more than a decade of hardware

The integrated power supply shroud is also very spacious which means slotting the PSU into position is a stress-free task. The addition of a flap to cover all the excess cables is a great idea and does its job very well, even with the additional cables of this dual system setup. At least in my experience, most clients buy "small" servers with 4-8 HDD/SSD, so it should be more than enough. More often, servers use 1-2 M.2/PCIe SSD, so even fewer SATA/SAS drives are in use. In the motherboard area, ATX mounts come pre-installed and include a lengthened central one to aid the initial positioning. In addition, there’s space enough for wider motherboards, including full and proper support for the SSI-EEB standard as well as any boards described as E-ATX (those between 244mm and 330mm (9.6” and 13”) wide. Meanwhile, CPU coolers fitted to motherboards are “limited” to being 195mm tall. For standardized fan testing, we used the same kit of Noctua fans we always do in the same configuration: two 140mm front intake and one 120mm rear exhaust. We chose the upper two slots for the intake fans. The average CPU temperature with this arrangement was 49 degrees Celsius over ambient, the first instance we’ve seen where the Pro 2’s thermal performance falters slightly. Taking one look at this fan arrangement makes the problem obvious: even though these 140mm fans would take up most of the front panel of a mid tower, they only cover a fraction of the cavernous interior of the Pro 2, and they’re far away from the CPU cooler. That said, performance isn’t that far behind the 46 degree baseline result, and it’s good-to-average relative to the rest of the standardized fan chart. The glass-fronted Corsair 465X RGB is tied at 49 Celsius, and the O11 XL is actually several degrees warmer at 54 Celsius thanks to the bottom-intake layout we had to use in that case. If going with an air cooler in this case, you’ll either want top intake or fans that can push a tunnel of air. Aesthetically, the Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Closed has an impressive almost industrial design. New for this model is a mesh front panel that is made from an innovative High-Performance fabric. This fabric-based mesh front panel offers improved filtering and airflow characteristics over traditional plastic or metal. It also features an angular pattern, which complements the clean lines of the case itself. Extensive internal capacity for components