Lots of the very long time readers (or at the least during the last three years) of my PC enclosure evaluations will know that I’ve proven an excessive amount of like to a number of of the Phanteks circumstances that I’ve reviewed/owned in that point. Phanteks has been one of many innovators within the enclosure market during the last a number of years and most of the options that they launched have change into the trade customary.
Should you like having Velcro ties for cable administration and laborious drive trays within the energy provide part of your PC, you might have Phanteks to thank, and earlier than their Evolv line, a case with tempered glass aspect panels was going to price in extra of $300 USD.
With all that stated, Phanteks has been a bit quiet with new enclosure designs during the last couple of years (not like there was a worldwide pandemic or something). They’ve launched a number of new fashions, however they’ve all been primarily based on an current chassis with small modifications in design components or look. That modified earlier this yr with the discharge of the Evolv Shift XT, a really attention-grabbing small kind issue enclosure.
Immediately we see the primary of the brand new G-Line of enclosures, the Phanteks G360A. A number of the advantages of the G360A embody locations for lots of followers, good radiator help, a really clear aesthetic, and an MSRP slightly below $100 US. This new enclosure is what Phanteks is asking a “excessive worth D-RGB gaming chassis.” Is it? Can I provide an goal evaluation of a Phanteks product? Let’s dive in and discover out.
