Phanteks Eclipse G360A Review 9

Phanteks Eclipse G360A Review

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Value and Conclusion

  • The Phanteks Eclipse G360A has an MSRP of US$99.99 excl. taxes.
  • Fine perforated metal mesh in the front
  • Functional, built-in D-RGB controller with generic ARGB support
  • Three 120 mm, D-RGB intake fans in the front
  • Removable mounting frame in the front for easy liquid-cooling assembly
  • Top of the case may hold a radiator of up to 360 mm
  • Cool D-RGB strip on side of case
  • Two Velcro strips for flexible cable management
  • 3.5" HDD tray tool-less
  • Plenty of room for long GPUs
  • Clean, color matching window with no tint
  • Simple but visually clean cable-management possible
  • Partially pre-wired and connected out of the box
  • Available in black or white
  • Skinny case puts a limit on maximum air-cooler height
  • AIO in the top is really tight and will block vital motherboard connectivity on top edge
  • Should have USB-C I/O
  • No reset button or HDD activity LED
  • Needs more hooks for zip ties
  • Cable management behind the scenes not as clean as it could be
  • That third 2.5" HDD bracket should just be included
  • Opening in shroud for PCIe power routing would have been helpful
  • E-ATX may fit theoretically, but the case is not really meant for those boards
The Phanteks Eclipse G360A is an evolution of the P360A and P360X, both of which have been on the market for quite some time. There are a few subtle tweaks of the tooling for the case, but the biggest change is that the G360A has much better fan and AIO support than its predecessors. That is great, but the general dimensions of the enclosure still get in the way a bit—you do have to carefully plan out your build steps to avoid disassembling elements just to get to vital motherboard connectors.

From a pricing perspective, the G360A clocking in at $100 is adequate, but other enclosures offer USB-C and a slightly more elaborate interior and tooling for a similar price and fan loadout. That does not mean the Eclipse G360A is too expensive as it does provide some unique elements in terms of design and function. There is the ultra-fine mesh front, above average lighting controller with dedicated buttons, and nifty embedded lighting strip on the side of the chassis. In other words, this case is still a beautiful option even if the tooling is showing its age a bit with the original iteration having been released a good 3 years ago—tweaks to that can only get you so far.

Ultimately, the Phanteks Eclipse G360A at the magical $100 mark still manages to offer nice D-RGB elements, clean and modern looks, and a potent, built-in controller. All of this means that any build using this case will still look spiffy and modern, which trumps the simple interior sufficiently to make it recommendable.
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