Review System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done by traditional means, with the use of spacers and screws. Things are pretty tight, but the well-placed cutouts around the motherboard should help. Phanteks advertises that you could install E-ATX boards inside the case, but that would make cable-routing a bit tricky and doesn't seem a good fit even if possible.


We installed the AIO in the ceiling before going for the GPU. The good news is that the massive Glacier One 360 MPH fits, but it is tight. You completely lose access to all connectors on the top of the motherboard, which we learned the hard way when it came time to connect the CPU power cables.


Adding the GPU is straightforward, and there is plenty of room for big units as well.


Installing an SSD will require tools and the included screws. Once filled and secured on the tray, simply put the tray back into the position you got it from.


Adding a 3.5" drive does not require any screws or tools because of the butterfly trays. Simply spread the plastic pieces, put the drive into place, and snap them closed to lock the drive down. With that done, slide the tray into one of two bays.


The Phanteks Amp 100 power supply is secured by traditional means. It slides into the case underneath the shroud nicely even with routed case wires there.


With everything installed, the interior of the Phanteks Eclipse G360A looks really clean, but the AIO in the ceiling manages to hide a lot of it. The only gripe is the lack of a PCIe hole in the shroud, which would have helped keep the GPU power wiring as clean as possible as well. Things are fine on the backside of the motherboard tray, but more hooks for zip ties would have been very welcome, especially since there is plenty of real estate on the solid metal sheet to do so.

Finished Looks

With the side panel in place, the Phanteks Eclipse G360A makes a very nice impressions, which is partially due to it being almost completely white. You can see the fans light up in the front nicely, and that strip on the bottom edge of the glass is as always pretty spiffy too.

Thanks to the very functional built-in lighting controller, you can cycle through more than the usual animations and modes. Shown below are also the numerous available solid color options.