Phanteks Eclipse G500A DRGB Case Review

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Today James checks out the latest chassis from Phanteks, the Eclipse G500A with various options being offered at Overclockers UK. Read more in the written review here: https://bit.ly/3iQ1fEb

00:00 Start
00:42 Options and Pricing
01:39 The exterior
03:13 The preinstalled fans / radiator support / Front I/O
04:48 Mobo and sizing support
05:27 Up close / drive support
07:19 Rear of the case / accessories
07:59 Flip side
09:45 dRGB controller
10:15 Underside of the case
10:41 Hardware for the build
12:13 Building into the case
19:35 Completed build
21:05 James thoughts so far
21:49 Thermal & Noise Tests
22:52 Closing Thoughts

Eclipse G500A D-RGB features/specs:
• Front and top panels feature Phanteks Ultra fine Performance mesh – which combines high airflow and dust filtration.
• 3 x M25 140mm D-RGB fans included.
• 2 Built D-RGB LED strips – Software-free controller, button on top panel to control.
• Front I/O – 2 x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C, 3.5mm headphone/mic jack, DRGB Mode and colour buttons, Power Button.
Cooling:
• Front panel: Up to 420mm radiator 90mm thick or up to 3 x 120 / 140mm fans
• Top Panel: up to 360mm radiator 70mm thick or up to 3 x 120mm / 140mm fans
• Rear panel – 120mm fan/radiator
Hardware support:
• Motherboard – up to E-ATX
• Max CPU cooler Height – 185mm
• Max GPU Length – 435mm
• Max PSU length 195mm (with 4 HDD brackets) 250mm with 2 HDD brackets
Storage:
• 3.5 inch - total 10 - 2 included
• 2.5 inch – total 9 included
Accessories:
• Screw Box
• Cable ties
• Vertical GPU mount
• GPU anti-sag bracket

Test System Specification:
• CPU – Intel Core i9 12900K
• Motherboard – MSI MEG Z690 Unify
• Memory – 32 GB (2 x 16GB Modules) Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR5-6000
• Graphics Card – Gigabyte RTX 3080 Aorus Master 10G
• Main Storage – 2TB WD_Black SN850 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
• Chassis – Phanteks Eclipse G500A
• CPU Cooling – Phanteks Glacier One 360 MP (MPH Model)
• Power Supply – Phanteks Revolt Pro 1000w 80+ Gold

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