A Closer Look - Inside

To access to the interior, simply remove the thumb screws holding the high-quality glass panel in place, or loosen the attached thumb screws on the side panel. The interior of the Phanteks P360X is actually quite simple. The dimensions of the shroud are such that it also acts as an external wall to the bottom of the chassis. It is made out of metal and feels extremely sturdy. Unlike the P300, you will find an embedded RGB lighting element along the entire bottom edge of the window, which will certainly look cool once turned on.


Turning the chassis around, the backside offers everything you would expect: a large opening allows for access to the CPU cooler's bracket, and there's plenty of space to route cables. Due to that trench in the front of the chassis, you have 35 mm to work with instead of the 15 mm across the rear of the motherboard tray. However, you won't find large grommet-covered openings. Instead, Phanteks has placed plain cutouts on the side of the trench to ensure you can still route everything nicely.


There are three SSD mounts on the motherboard tray, but Phanteks only supplies two trays. This is up from the P300 which had two spots with one filled out of the box. If you want to fill that third slot, you will have to buy the tray separately. Another nice touch are the Velcro strips we have come to expect from Phanteks. Even though the P360X is quite affordable, two of them are included.


There are two plastic hard-drive trays in the bottom of the front. They are hidden underneath the shroud and can be accessed by pulling off the front of the chassis. Above that are the two 120/140 mm fan-placement possibilities with enough room for even a 280 mm liquid-cooling setup. Phanteks includes a black 120 mm retail-grade intake fan here, so some cool air will be pulled into the case by default.


In the rear, the PSU bay is quite basic, with foam tips on the floor as a simple anti-vibration measure. Above that are the seven reusable covers for the motherboard expansion slots. Each of these is held in place by thumbscrews, which is a nice touch for a chassis of this price range. In the very top, you will find that aforementioned vent for another 120 mm fan.


Taking a quick look at the ceiling, the dual 120/140 mm mounting vent can clearly be seen. Unlike the P300, Phanteks has moved the mounting holes in the Eclipse P360X as far away from the motherboard as possible, so you should have no issues when adding a 240 mm radiator and fan combination here.


All the cables within the P360X are of the standard variety. There is only a single lead for the power switch as the enclosure foregoes reset and activity LEDs in the top. On top of that, you will naturally find the USB 3.0 and audio cables. Phanteks has upgraded the LED controls in the P360X, so you can not only add further 4-pin lighting elements to the built-in unit, but also connect everything straight to the motherboard if you wish to sync up your system-wide lighting.