NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Chassis Review

Now that I have all the panels back in place, you can see just what the final product looks like. The crystal clear side window gives an amazing view of our components and you can just about make out the GPU and fans through the mesh below that. But of course this isn’t what the final product looks like and we can go a little further, time to dim the lights and fire up the HUE lighting system.

This is what the HUE is all about, it provides a pain free way of illuminating your chassis in which ever colour you want, when you want it. A simple spin of the dial on the front panel and I was able to select this stunning red colour. I was able to select any colour I could think of, but the red shows up really nice on my camera.

Around the front of the chassis we can see that the top panel has a strip light also. You can use a mode switch to turn this, the internal lights or side lights off with ease, perfect for when you need to dial everything down to watch a movie. Just like the internal lights these operate on the same custom colour wheel, giving you whichever colour you please throughout the whole chassis.

Another great feature from NZXT are the rear panel lights. There is a simple on/off button for these next to the HUE lighting controllers, which gives you control over the two white LED lights, one above the motherboard backplate and the other above the expansion slots. Very handy for when you need to plug in a tricky USB cable or similar device.