The NZXT H500i came out too, replacing the S340 with a new modern look and tempered glass. The Phanteks Evolv X launched with a few internal and exterior changes to slightly improve airflow and add a mini-ITX spot above the main ATX section. It wasn’t really easy to work in, but I still appreciate them taking a risk. The Deepcool Quadstellar has one of the coolest frame designs ever. Corsair took our feedback on fixing the tempered glass mount on the Carbide 275R making it an easy recommendation for its price class. Thermaltake launched something cool too, the View 37 enclosure with a curved acrylic panel for beautiful showcase of your system. Regardless of the angle, it was beautiful, fresh, and the only complaint was not accommodating large CPU tower heat sinks and tall GPU blocks. I love the new take on panel mounting and smart dual chamber design. That model was actually the case of year for 2018. Lian Li launched the Alpha series, which was quite boring and very standard, but I am so thankful they would later redeem themselves by launching the Lian Li O11 Dynamic. This was a micro-ATX case with long GPU support, ATX power supply compatibility, ventilation all over the place, including a massive 180mm Air Penetrator fan up top. An even more impressive small chassis from 2012 was the Sugo SG09 by SilverStone. Sadly, mini-ITX wasn’t as popular back then as it is now. The interior supported ATX power supplies and long graphics cards. Probably the last popular and somewhat decent BitFenix enclosure is the Prodigy, with that unique small box design and flexible handles. The NZXT Phantom 820 also made a strong impression with properly utilized interior space with modular sections, removable 5.25″ drive cages, elegant built-in lighting, lots of radiator options, and an epic gun metal paint job. Nevertheless, the modding community still loved it. It was really all about the exterior shell and internal drive capacity, as the case wasn’t very water cooling friendly despite its large size. In 2012 we got an updated Cooler Master Cosmos II with those epic handles, the mechanical front panel, and heavy AF side doors.
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