Phanteks Evolv Series X2 PC Case Review
Thermal Testing
Phanteks Evolv Series X2 Thermal Testing
Thermal performance is an essential factor for any PC case. Your system may look great from the outside, but all of that is for nought if your PC has the internal temperature of an oven. Your PC case needs enough airflow for your components to remain cool under load and to prevent any form of thermal throttling. For our test, we used the following hardware using fixed fan speeds (so that only the case and its fans can influence thermal performance).
Intel i9-9700K @4.8GHz at 1.2V
ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming @ 100% Current Capacity/ LL lvl16
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition @ 9V via Fan Speed Reducer
Nvidia GTX 980 Reference @ 60% Fixed Fan Speed
Corsair LP Vengeance LP (Grey) @ 3200MHz
Corsair MP500 M.2 NVMe SSD
Corsair RM550X Power Supply
The graph below showcases Delta temperatures with a controlled ambient temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.
1000 RPM Testing
To test the Evolv Series X2, we have installed five Valkyrie B12 series fans. We’ve installed three of these fans in the base of this case as intakes, one at the top, and one at the rear of the case. This provides optimal airflow for our air-cooled CPU configuration.
Overall, this gives us solid CPU cooling results and great GPU cooling results. These thermals will drop further as we increase the speeds of our installed case fans.
1500 RPM Testing
At 1500 RPM, we see great cooling results with our five-fan cooling configuration.
Maximum Fan Speed Testing
Overall, the Evolv Series X2 delivers solid cooling performance, though we must note that this case is intended to be used with 360mm CPU liquid cooling solutions. This case’s chimney-style airflow pattern is optimal for PC cases with a top-mounted liquid cooling radiator. That way, CPU heat moves directly outside of the system, following the case’s natural airflow.
