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Kable mod DIY extensions bring a fun way to customize your build with a variety of vibrant colors different length wires and all the needed connector type packs to assemble your own sleeved extensions with any pattern of color find out more with the link in the description below hello everyone I'm Dimitri with Heydrich knucks and we've been patiently waiting for fantex to release a more budget-friendly case for those who want to experience that seamless building process they've become known for so the enter pro M is hitting the shelves at $79 and it's going to be the case to beat within this price category fantex continues to be aggressive with in the case market for example the defined s from fractal hits the same price point and so if you would be interested in seeing a proper showdown leave a comment or a like on this video the anthro m is a smart move from fantex because there's that trend emerging of giving users an open interior chamber to allow for comfortable water cooling or just unrestricted front air flow and the pro-am utilizes the exact same interior frame as the evolved ATX but the exterior design on the pro m is drastically different it follows in the footsteps of the enter pro but in a more compact form we still get a brushed plastic front panel that has become the staple for many case exteriors and not just faint X the side panel window is revealing but it should have been larger to expand our review of the interior a little more Plus maybe a cutout to show off this SSD spot on the other side of that coin I am worried that with a larger nonmetal section on the panel it would have lost complete rigidity as the panel already is extremely soft and flimsy something I wasn't expecting to be honest from fan tags and even the other side panel that is completely metal flexes a little bit too much and even though the program is more value introduction and the frame itself maintains full structural integrity so that's a positive I just wish that the panels were stamped or something to give off completely solid handling for this chassis for the i/o we get two USB 3 ports audio jacks and the reset button on the side the power button is at the very top I like this location to give this minimalist approach plus fantex has done an excellent job with wiring that is nicely collected and will not interfere with front fans behind the front panel we a removable dust filter that covers main front intake portion but you'll still have to do occasional maintenance as the silent elation is behind the filter that would allow dust particles to enter however the top is covered with a large magnetic filter spending the entire ventilation area with strong magnetic strips coming back to the front you can install triple 120mm fans or dual 140 millimeter with their mounting strips for extra flexibility and only a single 140 millimeter fan included with a pro M so you need to populate it with your own fans regardless of the build on the inside notice the absence of traditional drive gauge to let the front intake just enter without any obstacles I like this ventilated floor too and this is a natural chamber separation to make cable management so much easier and notice this fantex plate on the side and it is one of their innovative mounting solutions for three and a half and two and a half inch drives with these angle brackets unfortunately the program does not come with any of these brackets and they must be purchased separately but what this allows you to do is install drives with flexible mounting options in any of these five spots so for example you can install them at the very top so they're out of the way or move them in the center so they are cooled by the front intake so it's all up to the user but aside from that a cage with two Drive brackets is available in the bottom chamber plus a single SSD bracket behind the motherboard tray which is fine for storage but I just wish that a single angle bracket was included with the end pro m4 table airflow fantex continues to use a removal bracket that is a brilliant solution for installation of radiators and fans outside of the case and then simply sliding it back after so a triple 120 or dual 140 millimeter fans are compatible on the bracket utilizing strips for mounting flexibility and the fans are offset closer to the side panel even with my 140 member fans installed you can see just how much clearance there is away from the motherboard in case you'd want to populate it with three 120mm fans the five and a quarter inch drive bay is removable to welcome a three sixty millimeter radiator and this is what the final build looks like I had extra fun with the pro M utilizing some of the extra lights these magnetic strips from BitFenix I tried to follow sort of a color scheme of red and gold with the active LED avexir Ram the Asus greif on Armour edition and the yellow themed sapphire 390x that really sort of sealed the deal with the build and there are mounting the 240 millimeter all-in-one courser unit to the front with the fans set to exhaust and the radiator fit perfectly without me needing to remove the bottom plate on the floor and I also routed the fence through one of the drive openings cable management on the interior was extremely simple you get these two large grommet cutouts on the right side of the motherboard a few more right below to pass your i/o cables and because the power supply is concealed in its own chamber you basically don't have to do much with the cables anything that is routed behind the motherboard tray can be collected via velcro straps and spacing is not an issue so you can get away with doing nothing for cable management because the system in place is very much excellent and what you get for $79 is one of the best frames on the market with a functional interior that can house an excellent water-cooled build and if you decide to just focus on air cooling there Pro M is a no compromise choice I only wish the side panels weren't so flimsy and a larger window would be nice to showcase more of the inside and I would have preferred to have one of the interior drive brackets to just sweeten the deal with storage potential also the fan hub at the back unfortunately is missing on the pro M which is pretty clear that fantex had to cut down on some of the features to hit that price point and we still think though that it deserves the damn good value award and now that you've seen what this case is capable of leave your impressions below what you thought of the build and of this value enclosure in general if you're on a tight budget would you consider building a time line of these and make sure to subscribe because we'll be doing a full showdown versus the defined s and this concludes this review of the end to pro em from Pantex thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next you