Phanteks Eclipse G500A Mid Tower Case, Fanless, DRGB, Black

The media could not be loaded. This has been one of my favorite cases to build in so far. It looks very nice to begin with, comes with 3 140 mm "DRGB" fans, and has excellent airflow. Included I/O is two USB 3.0 ports and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C port. The case has tempered glass side panel which opens with small hinge in the back of the case, and both side panels close with magnets. The side panels are thin and yet surprisingly well built. They can be easily taken off the hinges if needed, but they're generally thin enough not to get in the way. There's a fan hub+RGB controller in the top of the case which all of the fans connect to, then all you have do is plug in a SATA power cable, fan header, and ARGB header. The SATA power cable is required for the lighting and fan hub in the case. As for the other headers, you will have a USB Type C header, USB 3.0 header, and HD Audio header. There's integrated cable covers, which some may love and others may hate. For me, I found the cable covers along with the integrated cable ties to make cable management far easier. Like it or not, those covers help you hide the mess of the cables in in the back. Lastly the front panel header is one cable, which shows that Phanteks truly cares about the person building the PC. I have almost no complaints with this case, as it's one of the best cases I've ever owned. There's so many quality of life features that set it apart from most others. The cable covers, included cable ties, magnetic side panels, and even single cable front panel header make building your PC far easier. If you're willing to pay the $159 for this case, it's absolutely worth buying. For the record, if you're not a fan of the RGB, there are basic airflow version of the G500A with no lighting, but still great airflow.

Take your time understanding the wiring as there are lots of wires put in place! They are pretty clearly labeled to understand what goes where though. TONS of room to assemble in this case. Very easy to setup. Adding the 360mm AIO to the top was a breeze. Lots of hidden slots for wiring to keep the open side clean. Love the magnetic doors on both sides for quick and easy access. Magnets are certainly strong enough to not worry about the doors opening by mistake. Love the cable covers to keep it extra clean and tons of cable management Velcro preattached on the backside for ease of use. The RGB was a little bit confusing but figured it out. Do not plug into the motherboard if you intend to use the case preinstalled controller. With the 360mm AIO during heavy gaming, kept my CPU AT ABOUT 42-48C and the GPU at under 60C, LOVE IT! It also looks super clean, worthy showcase case! Another note, this thing is silent! While gaming, I do not hear any fan noise whatsoever. The Al ask is right next to me on the desk as well. Would highly recommend!

This has been a fantastic case! I've had it for almost 2 years now and I just love it. The big selling point for me are the side panels are on hinges, which makes accessing the inside a super breeze. It's also very cable management friendly, for those that want that clean look ;) It has a 7 fan capacity, which is plenty for what I need. Temps are still really low even when under load. Over all, just a really good case and I'm happy with my investment :)

For the most part I really love this case, especially the way the SSDs are mounted. Cable management is great. I also really love the way the side panels open and detach. Fans work well and are really quite. The ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 AIO I ordered fits perfect on the top of the case. Overall temperatures are lower than they were in my old Cooler Master case so airflow is definitely better.Now for what I don't like. First, the case comes with an LED light bar at the top front. Nice but it is white and looks bad. Any other color but white would have been great. Easy solution, just don't plug it it.Second, more caused by a paranoia on my part but does present an issue. My CPU AIO water pump input/output hoses are right above the only open spot of my Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ GPU so I decided to order the recommended Phanteks (PH-CBRS4.0_FL22) vertical mount kit and vertically mount my GPU. Because the GPU is so wide there is less than a 1/4" between the GPU fans and the case side panel. Nice that the side panel can be opened so easy because I have had to open the side panel enough to allow airflow to the GPU until I build a new side panel with openings for the GPU fans. Because of the case panel design this will be very easy to do.All in all I love this case. Room for everything, good cable management, and a very clean look.

This is the second Phanteks case I have owned. They both are excellently designed allowing you to easily install and add components. The wires are placed in such a way that they can easily be stored nicely out of the way and in an organized manner.The case is ventilated well and comes with 3 intake fans at the front. The sides are easily opened with hinges and one side has a glass side which allows you to look inside and see your components and with the lighting provided with many components makes for a cool looking desktop tower.The size of the mid tower case provides more than enough room for most user's needs and expansion plans.The cases are priced attractively given the quality and versatility of the build.

The side panels are giant doors that are hinged at the back of the case. As a result, you must swing them past 90 degrees in order to remove them. This is extremely annoying because if you want to access the internals, you will most likely have to unplug everything from your computer, move it to somewhere with a lot of space, take off the enormous doors, and then do your thing.It's well built, and provides a lot of room for whatever you need, but I would not buy this again.