Phanteks Eclipse G360A

[Darksaber]

The Phanteks G360A is a new case of the Eclipse series—it features a fine mesh front, improved liquid-cooling support over the P360 variants while retaining the unique lighting elements, and same interior layout. We orbit around the Eclipse to find out if it has what it takes to "wow" the target audience looking for their next $100 case.

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[bonehead123]

1. No C-No Buy-NO excuses...
2. "White" version... n.O.t.... still see lots of black parts which absolutely kills the whole theory of a so-called "white" case, fan, psu etc
3. Boring AF, same ole same same lame lame no-design-effort-whatsoever .....

BUT....
bUt...

At least it's cheap, so there's that

 

[ZetZet]

I don't see the appeal of these cases without filters. They're competing with cases that have all filtered intakes, without providing any additional benefits. Also it's an airflow focused case that only has 162mm clearance for CPU cooling? Budget case reusing old tooling and slapping in some more RGB. The price isn't that great either.

 

[Assimilator]

Case
Not terrible for 100 bucks, especially compared to some of the massively overpriced rubbish we've seen here recently.

Would've liked you to see you try to mount the AIO in the front @Darksaber - considering the narrow width it seems like the top mounting position is mostly there as a box-ticking exercise, so most people will likely use the front, and knowing the clearances there would be helpful.

No C-No Buy-NO excuses...

BROTHER. Give me USB-C over RGB any day of the week.

AIO
A "white" AIO with black fan corners, black fan cables, and black fan screws. Try again, Phanteks.

PSU
Ribbon cables are great, I wish more PSU manufacturers would ditch crappy sleeving.

 

[Space Lynx]

It still blows my mind how many cases are out there, you think the market on PC cases would have been so saturated by now it would all just collapse on price. It's one of the few observations of gaming PC building that has amazed me over the last decade.

 

[bonehead123]

It still blows my mind how many cases are out there, you think the market on PC cases would have been so saturated by now it would all just collapse on price. It's one of the few observations of gaming PC building that has amazed me over the last decade.

Hence my post above

You may already know this, but just to reiterate once again: Not EVERYONE builds computers just to play gams.... a few of us (a small minority, I know) actually use our rigs for somethin called W.e.R.k.!

 

[Ketadine]

Case
Not terrible for 100 bucks, especially compared to some of the massively overpriced rubbish we've seen here recently.

Would've liked you to see you try to mount the AIO in the front @Darksaber - considering the narrow width it seems like the top mounting position is mostly there as a box-ticking exercise, so most people will likely use the front, and knowing the clearances there would be helpful.

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I have the P400A and use a 280mm AIO on the front. It didn't fit on the top and it also blocked a couple of ports. If the G360A is similar, it's kind of difficult to install it frontally normally due to the top IO control panel. As such I had to add the fans first to the case and then the radiator. It works, but I don't think it's optimal. Good thing that I moved the stock fans to the top and back making the case (hopefully) pressure negative.

 

[Readlight]

That 8 month of internet, price.

 

[dirtyferret]

CPU Cooler: 162 mm

Really, the OEM couldn't re-tool for 165mm to fit most of the larger air coolers?

I don't see the appeal of these cases without filters. They're competing with cases that have all filtered intakes, without providing any additional benefits. Also it's an airflow focused case that only has 162mm clearance for CPU cooling? Budget case reusing old tooling and slapping in some more RGB. The price isn't that great either.

I have the P400A with a similar front panel. The meta mesh front panel's holes are so small that it does an admirable job of keeping out dust. The 162mm clearance is silly and simple cost cutting for the sake of profit.

It still blows my mind how many cases are out there, you think the market on PC cases would have been so saturated by now it would all just collapse on price.

It's just a handful of OEM, similar to fans, PSU, and many other PC parts, so there is little risk to stick your brand on a case especially with their long shelf lives and high profit.

You may already know this, but just to reiterate once again: Not EVERYONE builds computers just to play gams....

Speak for yourself, I love me some gams

 

[wheresmycar]

Hence my post above

You may already know this, but just to reiterate once again: Not EVERYONE builds computers just to play gams.... a few of us (a small minority, I know) actually use our rigs for somethin called W.e.R.k.!

I'm offended

gaming is W.e.R.k too