Phanteks Eclipse G360A

Darksaber · Jun 9, 2022

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 · Jun 9, 2022

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 :roll:

ZetZet · Jun 9, 2022

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 · Jun 9, 2022

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.

bonehead123 said:
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 · Jun 9, 2022

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 · Jun 10, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
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 · Jun 10, 2022

Assimilator said:
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.

[...]

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 · Jun 10, 2022

That 8 month of internet, price.

dirtyferret · Jun 10, 2022

CPU Cooler: 162 mm

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

ZetZet said:
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.

CallandorWoT said:
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.

bonehead123 said:
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 · Jun 10, 2022

bonehead123 said:
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 :banghead:

gaming is W.e.R.k too

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Processor	Intel Core i5-14600K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-i Gaming Wifi
Cooling	Corsair iCUE H150i Black
Memory	Corsair 64 GB 6000 MHz DDR5
Video Card(s)	Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix GS
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Gigabyte 32" M32U
Case	Corsair 2000D
Power Supply	Corsair 850 W SFX
Mouse	Logitech MX
Keyboard	Sharkoon PureWriter TKL

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Motherboard	AZW SEI
Cooling	Fan w/heat pipes + side & rear vents
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Power Supply	65w brick
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2
Keyboard	Logitech G613 mechanical wireless
VR HMD	Whahdatiz ???
Software	Windows 10 pro, with all the unnecessary background shitzu turned OFF !
Benchmark Scores	PDQ

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Processor	Threadripper 3960X
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Mouse	Logitech G604
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Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black)
Audio Device(s)	Asgard 2, Modi 3, HD58X
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold

System Name	The Little One
Processor	i5-11320H @4.4GHZ
Motherboard	AZW SEI
Cooling	Fan w/heat pipes + side & rear vents
Memory	64GB Crucial DDR4-3200 (2x 32GB)
Video Card(s)	Iris XE
Storage	WD Black SN850X 8TB m.2, Seagate 2TB SSD + SN850 8TB x2 in an external enclosure
Display(s)	2x Samsung 43" & 2x 32"
Case	Practically identical to a mac mini, just purrtier in slate blue, & with 3x usb ports on the front !
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha ATS-1060 Bluetooth Soundbar & Subwoofer
Power Supply	65w brick
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2
Keyboard	Logitech G613 mechanical wireless
VR HMD	Whahdatiz ???
Software	Windows 10 pro, with all the unnecessary background shitzu turned OFF !
Benchmark Scores	PDQ

Phanteks Eclipse G360A

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

bonehead123

ZetZet

Assimilator

Space Lynx

Astronaut

bonehead123

Ketadine

Readlight

dirtyferret

wheresmycar

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Processor	Athlon x2 5000+ 3.1GHz, i5 2400
Motherboard	Asus
Memory	4GB Samsung
Video Card(s)	rx 460 4gb
Storage	750 Evo 250 +2tb
Display(s)	Asus 1680x1050 4K HDR
Audio Device(s)	Pioneer
Power Supply	430W
Mouse	Acme
Keyboard	Trust

Processor	faster at instructions than yours
Motherboard	more nurturing than yours
Cooling	frostier than yours
Memory	superior scheduling & haphazardly entry than yours
Video Card(s)	better rasterization than yours
Storage	more ample than yours
Display(s)	increased pixels than yours
Case	fancier than yours
Audio Device(s)	further audible than yours
Power Supply	additional amps x volts than yours
Mouse	without as much gnawing as yours
Keyboard	less clicky than yours
VR HMD	not as odd looking as yours
Software	extra mushier than yours
Benchmark Scores	up yours

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Motherboard	❶ X570-F ❷ Z390-E ❸ Z270-E
Cooling	❶ ALFIII 360 ❷ X62 + X72 (GPU mod) ❸ X62
Memory	❶ 32-3600/16 ❷ 32-3200/16 ❸ 16-3200/16
Video Card(s)	❶ 3080 X Trio ❷ 2080TI (AIOmod) ❸ 1080TI
Storage	❶ NVME/SSD/HDD ❷ <SAME ❸ SSD/HDD
Display(s)	❶ 1440/165/IPS ❷ 1440/144/IPS ❸ 1080/144/IPS
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Mouse	❶ Logi G Pro ❷ Razer Bas V3 ❸ Logi G502
Keyboard	❶ Logi G915 TKL ❷ Anne P2 ❸ Logi G610
Software	❶ Win 11 ❷ 10 ❸ 10
Benchmark Scores	I have wrestled bandwidths, Tussled with voltages, Handcuffed Overclocks, Thrown Gigahertz in Jail