Phanteks EX5 PLUS High Airflow ATX Mid Tower Chamber Case with 360 All-in-One Cooler - Satin Black - PH-EX526P_DBK01

Phanteks EX5 PLUS High Airflow ATX Mid Tower Chamber Case with 360 All-in-One Cooler - Satin Black - PH-EX526P_DBK01

The Phanteks EX5 PLUS is an ATX mid-tower built around a compartmentalised chamber design that isolates the motherboard, graphics card, power supply and CPU cooling into separate thermal zones. Each area receives its own fresh air rather than recirculating warm air from neighbouring components, which improves temperatures while needing fewer fans. A Glacier One 360S25-SE all-in-one liquid cooler is fully integrated with concealed tubing for a clean no-tubes interior.

Compartmentalised Chamber Cooling

The EX5 abandons the dual-glass fish-tank layout that has dominated case design and instead separates the motherboard, graphics card, power supply and CPU cooling into distinct compartments. Each zone draws its own fresh air rather than sharing one volume of increasingly warm air, so the graphics card is not breathing what the processor has already heated. The practical consequence is that fewer fans are needed to reach a given temperature, because the airflow that exists is directed rather than stirred. A pre-installed rear mainboard fan blows directly across the VRM and memory, an area that receives almost no airflow in a conventional case.

Integrated Glacier One 360S25-SE AIO

The bundled Glacier One 360S25-SE is a 360mm liquid cooler built into the chassis rather than fitted afterwards, using a 90-degree tube outlet and concealed routing to create the signature no-tubes look. Its S25 ARGB fans are mounted in a single frame and connect with one cable, which removes most of the wiring a three-fan radiator normally introduces. A large copper base and fin array handle high-end processors. Buying the cooler separately would add around eighty pounds, so the PLUS and MAX effectively bundle it at a substantial saving.

Hardware Support and Anti-Sag

Graphics cards up to 358mm long are supported, with GPU thickness depending on where your motherboard places its primary PCIe slot: up to 4.6 slots on Slot 1 layouts, 3.6 slots on standard ATX and 2.6 slots on lower-placement boards. Server-style anti-sag brackets anchor heavy cards directly to the steel frame rather than leaving the PCIe slot to carry the weight. Power supplies up to 210mm fit, and the case takes ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX boards across four expansion slots plus two combo slots for 2.5-inch drives.

Connectivity, Lighting and Finish

Front I/O covers two USB 3.0 ports and a high-speed USB Type-C at 20Gbps. Integrated ARGB lighting runs around the chassis and can be synchronised through a compatible motherboard or through Phanteks' NEXLINQ ecosystem. Tempered glass panels give an uninterrupted view of the motherboard, VRM zone and graphics card, while 40mm of cable clearance behind the tray plus velcro ties and routing channels make a tidy build straightforward. External dimensions are 449 x 234 x 474mm.

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