Phanteks Eclipse P600S Hybrid Silent and Performance ATX chassis - Tempered Glass, Fabric Filter, Dual System Support, Massive Storage, PWM Hub, Sound Dampening Panels, Matte White

Pros: The layout inside of the case is meticulously thought out, as though Monk were in charge of making the cleanest build possible in a case. This is both good & slightly bad, but not enough to deduct an egg.

So beautiful that when I freed it from the box I just stared at it for about 8 minutes before I snapped out of it & grabbed my camera to take some pictures of it.

Packaging is top notch! The case is nestled into molded-foam surrounds that fully cover the ends of the case with the case itself wrapped neatly inside of a black nylon bag to prevent damage during shipping. The full sheet of tempered glass has 1mm thick plastic protective film on both sides of the glass panel. Foam & absorbent rubber lines the border of the panel on the inside, preventing rattle & helping to keep the case sealed for an excellent thermal environment. The black border visible from outside of the case, conceals that material as well as the latching mechanism, which once again employs the use of magnets at the top & bottom corners of the glass panel, instead of the more common & frankly noise-prone method of securing the panel with thumbscrews, which require drilling holes in the glass & compromising strength at those corners.

The accessories box is in a cutout on the top so upon opening the main box it is the first thing you see after pulling aside the little "sheet" of material laid between the flaps & the protective garb. I was excited, but restrained, after all my knife is kept wickedly sharp, & easily parted the three layers of heavy duty packing tape like it wasn't even there. The box holds all the accessories, brilliantly located inside the four HDD bays, making for a very impressive & efficient use of space. These are the guys you want to help when you move! It's that good.

The manual. It isn't often I get to suggest Reading The F8ing Manual WITHOUT it having a frustrated undertone! Read the manual, because the people at Phanteks Write The Manual, then F7 (spelling & grammar check) it before printing it out. They may even have someone edit or proof-read it, it's that well written. Not a single spelling error, or grammatical misstep. Everything is written in a way that makes sense and makes building with the case that much more enjoyable. It might seem silly to some, but it goes to show the attention to detail the folks at Phanteks have & the level of pride they take in their products when something as simple as the manual is just that nice. *The effort is recognized & appreciated.*

The case is easy to build in, very sturdy & the Sound absorbing panels are steel rather than plastic & held firmly in place with strategically placed magnets seated in the case & corresponding ferrous metal built out from the panel, ensuring a snug fit. The overall fit & finish is excellent & the only "rough" spot I could find anywhere was on the removable top radiator bracket & those I had to search for as they're in a spot that is tough to get to without running a hand along bracket & following up with a fine file, something that isn't feasible unless the case were built-to-order. Considering the level of quality throughout the case, it would be nit picky to complain about something so trivial & the only reason I mention it is because it was unexpected.

It's not rough enough to cause injury, nothing that extreme, but it might catch on a mouse pad or a filter, so be mindful of where you place it if it's removed. Other than that, the removable bracket is neat. It allows you to easily mount a Radiator (of fan/fans) outside of the case, then you just slip the mounted cooling device into the case, slip the bracket onto the little hooked guides at the top, tighten the two thumbscrews & all that's left is to make your connections! It's pretty neat & saves a lot of time & potential frustration, especially if you don't have an extra set of hands (i.e. some assistance) while assembling your system.

Cons: I only have two complaints about the case: first, the lack of any place to secure cable runs, such as the CPU to ATX connection in the top corner of the Mobo, with thin little zip ties. They wouldn't really be noticed as long as the zippies weren't thick &/or brightly colored.

Second, the PSU shroud being completely fixed is a pain. Yes, there is a generous cutout at the back/side of it, but it makes it hard to finish up the build, especially when it comes to installing HDD there. If you could drop them in from the top via a hatch or door or something in the top of the PSU Shroud, it wouldn't look like Wolverine got drunk & played Tic Tac Toe under there! That python of a 24-pin cable is in the way under there, so I found a way to zip tie it to the little door for the reservoir or pump so it would be out of the way, but doing so made getting the drives to lock into place an frustrating ordeal.

The lack of any case lighting COULD be seen as a con, but considering that the Eclipse case comes with 3 2.5" SSD mounts & 4 3.5" HDD Bays, I feel it's worth the lack of RGB light strips. Especially when you factor in the cost of the mounts & drive bays vs a couple light strips.

Overall Review: Regarding the Monkish interior: there aren't enough places to zip tie cables to. Yes, it has those neat double Velcro straps that do a pretty good job, but some cables (like that python of a 24-Pin Motherboard cable) would benefit from being zipped tight against the case at a couple of places.

The 3 included 140mm fans are also nice, but once again, there are no rubber dampening on the corners of the fans, despite them being standard when you buy the fans. It's actually something omitted in my last Phanteks case (Enthoo Pro) & it bears repeating: all 8 corners don't have to be rubber dampened if it's a materials/cost thing. Just put the dampeners on the side which touches the case, or toss them into the accessories box for the customer to put on themselves. Hell, now I have to acquire 12 rubber grommets or something to put on the 140mm fans, cause their performance to noise ratio is outstanding!
The only fan I hear is the goofy 120mm Corsair fan I threw in under the 140mm fans temporarily to cool the HDD drives. It's only there till I can replace it with a proper 140mm fan. I'll likely swap out the fan that was installed at the rear of the case & move it to the intake & install the 140mm Phanteks fan from the Enthoo Pro case as the top exhaust fan. It has white blades instead of black, so doing that would give the front a consistent look. I'm the only one who will see the top fan & it won't bother me that the blades are white.

Pros: Lots of space and build potential

Cons: - The power button was pre wired so tight the wires were ripped out of the actual swtich
- The HDD cages were missing gromets, and the connecting clips were flattened, as if someone had stomped on them prior to packing
- pre included fans were wired badly, I had to remove the exhaust fan before I could install a motherboard.
- If you want the full potential, it is a lot of micro-transactions to get all the connecting pieces.

Overall Review: For what Phanteks charges i would expect a lot more QA on their manufacturing and parts, during assembly this is a major factor, especially given the cost of the replacement part that they seem to break during the assembly of the case due to negligence. Fans not being installed or wired correctly, and switches being broken due to bad, and improper wiring during assembly.