Phanteks Eclipse P350X (PH-EC350PTG_DBK) Compact EATX Mid-tower Case, Tempered Glass, Digital RGB, Black

First off - I find this to be a VERY attractive case. The built in RGB is tastefully done - not like that brash "in your face" disco style that some others do. The built in addressable RGB controller means you have everything you need to run moving patterns without any software, and it daisy chains out to run additional rgb accessories you might want to add. It can also connect to any ARGB motherboards so the case can run off that if you'd like - but be aware there are 2 major types of RGB: Addressable (3 pin) and not (4 pin)... The addressable 3 pin style is the newer tech that allows "moving" display, while the older 4 pin style can only change in solid colors. Many companies like Asus advertise their "Aura Sync" RGB features - but even that comes both ways and the 2 are not directly compatible with each other. IE - my Asus Z390 Prime-A motherboard advertised "Aura RGB", but it uses the 4 pin style that cannot connect to the P350X case. Not a deal breaker for me, and if anything it's the motherboard that has the older technology.The case build and materials are better than their $69 price suggests, but the screws don't go in quite as smoothly as a $200 case would - but in reality, how many times are you really adding and removing pci cards and the like? Again, hardly a deal breaker.In my opinion, this case is designed for air cooled systems - while you could fit a 240mm AIO in front, I think a 280mm AIO might be tight, and the bottom "basement" goes right to the front so anything longer will not fit. Likewise, although you can fit some fans up top, there isn't enough clearance for an AIO. And while I guess you could mount a 120mm AIO in the exhaust fan area, I doubt that would work well.But again - this case was designed for air, and in my humble opinion a good air cooler performs as well as an AIO and will run trouble-free for much, much longer. With that in mind, be aware this case only comes with (1) 120mm pwm fan mounted at the front - you are really going to want to add at least 1 if not 2 or more fans to this system (in addition to the cpu cooler). That pushes the actual price up towards $99 which puts it in direct competition to the Be Quiet Pure Base 500DX and the Cooler Master H500, both of which come with more fans out of the box. I seriously considered the 500DX as it is very similar in appearance to the P350X (and has the same airflow design, if not a tad better), but it is nearly 2" wider which makes it look a bit "squatty" to me. The H500 is a great budget airflow case, but I was looking for something different from the "rgb fans up front" look. But you probably couldn't go wrong with any of those at the same basic total price.Building my system in this case took all of maybe 30 minutes - it was very easy and there's plenty of space for cables and wiring. The front leds connect through a clever pin contact system so there are no wires attached to the front (which you need to remove in order to locate the hidden parts box that is stored in the front bottom 3.5 drive trays). It's well thought out, with attached Velcro strips in the back side for cable ties. There is also a removable dust filter under the power supply area, which is designed to mount fan down since the "basement" enclosure has no other source of air.All in all I am very satisfied with this case - it looks great, was easy to build and the materials seem upscale for the price point. Just be aware you really need to add a few fans to it.

pros:+good build quality and high durability+integrated rgb strips that are adressable and not overly bright+price point+tempered glass+good cable management layoutcons:-difficult to mount top radiator-io shield is flush with back of case-rear panel is flimsy, pcie bracket screws can strip if not careful-no rubber gromets for cable cutouts-limited tie-points for cable managment-basement can get crowded, especially if using 3.5" hdd bays-only includes 2 ssd brackets, despite supporting 3-no reset button or hdd activity led-280mm rad will only fit in front, and will be tight-some eatx boards may have fitment issuesmy thoughts:when i initially received this case, i was happy with the asthetic and had mixed feelings of the construction. i was disappointed with no hdd activity led (understandable, i suppose) and upset with no reset switch (easy enough to add one later, though). putting a crosshair vi extreme in here was a challenge, requiring cutting the bottom opening a bit to fit a 4 pin molex cable, and the cutouts on the side make plugging in sata cables a chore, but the board does fit in nicely and most other atx (and even eatx) motherboards should fit in nicely. longer psus should be avoided if possible, but i did manage to fit a evga g2 1000w modular psu without issue. i like the included dust filters, and dont notice any restriction in the front, despite the front mounted rad for the gpu.the major reason for the 5 star rating is because despite the fact this is a budget case and having tempered glass, the case survived a 5ft droo in my semi truck without the glass shattering or cracking (not even a scratch), and despite taking a nasty dent right at the hard drive bay (see pics), the case didbits job and protected ALL the hardware (including the hard drives!) and even was somewhat repairable.phanteks has truly impressed me with their case, and has earned my business for sure. will be recommending them in the future!UPDATE 8/15i still am using this case and loving it, but decided to torture myself with a custom loop in it!although you shouldnt run into this issue with AIOs, not all radiators will fit in this case! my nemesis black ice 240gtx was a bit too fat to fit in here and required the use of some brackets to offset it.as you can see in the new pic, its super tight and i cant simply recommend this for custom loops as a result, but i did make it fit and after over an hour in stress tests, the hottest component in the loop was the cpu at 62c on the die (gpu was 58c)im still impressed with phanteks, and evermore surprised with all i can get away with in this little case! i still stand by my original review in that this is a great case for the price and still recommend it (just not for custom loops :p)