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hello good people it's Monday I feel like I haven't done the case review in a very long time so let's change that no no I'm coming for you fainted shift X no no no no no no no but first I gotta clear out my space did you guys know that all faiths and cultures come double box to protect the case inside and if fred was real he wouldn't approve Wow look at that size difference this is the mesh if I see nice and compact ATX this is the p300 it tiny bit smaller also ATX so is it worth the $59 let's check it out oh the cooler master MS 120 brings an affordable keyboard and mouse combo to your gaming setup with mechanical like switches and clicky feedback beautiful RGB support with plenty of lighting effects and a gaming mouse that is both comfortable and has excellent tracking check it out in the description below so this my friends is the new fan Tech's Eclipse p300 enclosure it's the cheapest case fantex has put out at only $59 and it's got mainly excited for its tempered glass integration simple full metal frame and even built in RGB illumination on the side that is tasteful with options for expansion if you buy the LED strip and on paper the p300 is the budget case to buy with ATX motherboard support it fits up to a 280 million radiator in the front and it's fully dust proof with removable filters of all the air flow channels so the power supply area top exhaust and two small filters on the front panel it almost seems too good to be true in the package this compact and here it is next the s340 elite mid tower on my current mid tower of choice the mesh fic from practical design all right so this price point that $59 is appealing for the market we love temper glass side panel we love the full metal body but exactly how much are we sacrificing when we reach that low budget price point well you know what the compromises here are actually minimal for example the bottom portion of the case which has the power supply shroud is also part of the exterior frame and this way we have a smaller temporal glass window that saves on cost without sacrificing the structural integrity of that full metal frame it still looks good with a shroud exposed like that but of course a full glass panel looks more uniform and I would say even more premium like on the s340 elite the mount here is very basic with four thumb screws and we have this tiny lip on the bottom on which the glass can sit to help with the mounting procedure and that's highly appreciated the other side panel is fully solid with captive thumb screws and I'm so happy to see that becoming the standard even with in this price category for airflow a single 120 mil exhaust fan is included you could populate one more at the top and the front of the case supports a 240 or a 280 millimeter radiator of course with their respective fans without entering into the bottom chamber so the power supply shroud is fully closed off except for those small cable cut outs underneath the motherboard all right so radiators my giant ek 280 moment radiator does not fit it is simply too tall and the frame cannot accommodate for 320 millimeters in height for a 280 million radiator so that's out of the equation it too for my radiator fits no problem so that's good however my X 62 from NZXT the kraken x 60 tube is 315 millimeters in height and that has compatibility issues as it's bumping into those front power connectors and fantex realize this mistake and they'll be releasing a new power and connector module for the top so you don't have to worry about compatibility issues with your 280 moment radiators so the X 62 and others will fit but of course with the current patch as long as your radiator is 27 millimeters in thickness or shorter than 311 millimeters in height you should be okay and the i/o by the way is very simple with dual USB 3s there's the audio jacks and a button to cycle colors for the side or the optional LED strips or even the Halos RGB fan frames and for storage the drive cage is accessible from the front when you remove the panel the caddies are SSD compatible and they face the front of the case to create enough room around this area for cable management this also means that power supply is longer than 160 millimeters might have trouble fitting in but the drive cage is removable if you need that extra length for clearance and if you do remove it a single SSD bracket will save your day it's included at the back so what is it like building inside a $59 enclosure in 2017 let's find out also the accessories box don't include much and so the assembly was pretty much flawless I do appreciate the little things like the middle motherboard standoff that catches the motherboard or appropriately small cutouts on the front of the case to pass the fan cables into the rear and to me this portion looks very good we have seen a similar layout from the mesh fic to guide all your cables vertically near the front of the case and it works really well here with velcro straps and a few cable tie points spread around the back to flatten all your cables the lack of rubber grommets on the metal cutouts is not really a big deal especially at this price and they look to be well positioned for routing in the 24 pin or the SATA cables and when the side panel is closed it will block out the cutouts anyway space underneath the motherboard is good to route the front IO so the layout is as simple as you can get without any glaring oversights although I do have two complaints so for one I dislike this PCI bracket I don't know why it has to be here it just becomes more difficult installing GPUs or anything in your PCI slots so yeah it's just an additional piece that you have to worry about and my second complaint is with the top section here with the cutouts so there's only a single usable one and the corner here which you can route your 8 pin and maybe some other things but there is a second cutout right here but it's completely covered by the motherboard unless you pre route things before inserting it so this cutout is pretty much useless right now there is one in the front section but it's a little further away from this whole top area so if you have to route anything from the top of the motherboard to this rear chamber you have to use this corner one or you have to use this thing but you have to keep in mind to pre route things beforehand and to finish off this video the p300 is a well balanced budget package that carries the usual staples from fantex like the built-in RGB support and the user-friendly assembly it's not super fancy but the exterior is quite nice for $59 and we're giving it the hardware canucks damn good value a word if you're strictly on the budget seriously take a look and the p300 whoo all right so I got my fill of a case review hope you did too let me know what you think of the P 300 in the comments below make sure to check out these relevant videos here and subscribe for more see you next