Review System

Assembly

Adding a motherboard is done with traditional spacers and screws. As you can see, there is loads of space above the ATX board. Thanks to the dimensions of the chassis, long GPUs will have lots of room, so you may have your pick of pixel pusher. The anti-sagging bracket has been redesigned slightly and does help ever so little to keep the GPU straight. It is now easily secured though the back to the chassis using screws - or thumb screws if you like.


Placing a 3.5" hard drive into the cool-looking metal trays follows the same principle, with classic screws holding the storage unit in place. Once filled, slide it into any of the positions below the shroud until it snaps into place. Alternatively, you could just mount it to one of six spots above the thermal barrier.


Installing an SSD will require tools and included screws, but may easily be done outside of the chassis thanks to the metal trays. Once filled and secured on the tray, simply put the tray back into position.


Thanks to the well designed top, securing an AIO is really easy and there is lots of room to find the perfect position, and to accommodate 360 radiators with slightly different designs. Even with the AIO installed, there is still a nice healthy gap to the motherboard and connecting elements like the fans and pump wiring, or the CPU power was a breeze.


Adding the power supply is a two-step process as you secure the frame to the unit and then slide it into place, with the thumb screws securing it nicely. Even with the hard drive trays side-by-side, there is still ample room for a potent unit.


With everything installed, the covers inside the case hide the cable-routing holes as much as possible, resulting in a nice and clean appearance. Things may look a bit chaotic behind the motherboard tray, but that is due to the fact that there is a wide band of Velcro strips to hold cables in place, which eliminates the need to bunch them up. But regardless of that, as soon as you put the two covers back on, the Eclipse G500A Performance manages to hide it all with the exception of a few wires at the very top.

Finished Looks

With everything assembled and the system turned on, you will see that really well designed power LED element light up in white at the top. If you happen to go for the G500A ARGB, then this aspect of your chassis will actually be ARGB as well.


Looking through the front, you can clearly see the interior of the case and the silhouette of your components, which bodes well for thermals and airflow. Thanks to the window, you can easily show off all your components within the clean interior. Lastly, in the rear everything is where you would expect to see it, with the large 140 mm fan pushing hot air out the back nicely.