NZXT Phantom 820 Case Review

The Disk Drive Bays

The NZXT Phantom 820 case has four 5.25” external bays and six 3.5”/2.5” internal bays in two cages. You can install 5.25” and 3.5” devices without the use of tools or screws, but you need to use regular screws to install 2.5” devices.

Figure 20: Disk drive bays

Differently from most cases, access to the 3.5”/2.5” bays is done through the right side of the case instead of the left.

Figure 21: Access to the 3.5”/2.5” bays

The top hard drive cage holds four 3.5”/2.5” bays, and it is not removable. The bottom hard drive cage holds two 3.5”/2.5” bays and can be removed from the case to allow the installation of thick radiators on the bottom panel.

Each 3.5”/2.5” bay is actually a drawer, with rubber rings to absorb vibration and noise from 3.5” hard drives.

Figure 22: One of the 3.5”/2.5” bays