NZXT Case Fan Compatibility

naturesninja

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Happy Sunday Community,

So, I am shopping for a friend's upcoming birthday who is still working with a circa 2000 case, and I am tired of looking at it. I have narrowed it down to the NZXT Phantom 530, but the last time I had dealt with a NZXT case (Original Phantom) I wasn't all too thrilled with the forced use of their proprietary fans, so I am wondering if this is still the case with them?

I don't keep up much on case trends due to the fact that I build my own. So I am at a loss, because if I have to buy proprietary NZXT fans for it, I'm just going to go with a Corsair 760/780T. He's into Storm Trooper/GlaDOS motif, so I thought these would be both good options. If you have other suggestions, I'm open to hear them. Budget is around $150 give or take (Full Towers only). Thanks for your time!
 
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Hello,

The Phantom 530 does not use the proprietary fans. From my personal experience of owning one. I have personally put other brands of fans onto the case. If you have any questions about which fans can work, please let me know.

Thanks!

NZXT_Harry

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Hello,

The Phantom 530 does not use the proprietary fans. From my personal experience of owning one. I have personally put other brands of fans onto the case. If you have any questions about which fans can work, please let me know.

Thanks!
 
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naturesninja

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Thank you for your response. I can appreciate that NZXT has opened up the platform a bit. I have a ton of unused fans laying around, so that was basically why I had asked. I actually ended up ordering both a Phantom 530 and an 820 to let him decide which he wants, and I'll keep the other for a future build or gift. If I have any further questions, I will let you know. Thanks for your time, Harry.