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this video is brought to you by NCI XCOM great technology selection and service during CES we published the fantex eclipse p400 preview which generated quite a lot of hype for this new $69 enclosure and motor Pantex is really trying to achieve here with the eclipse line is deliver solid and competitively priced options within the budget category and now we have the full retail version in the house and let's see if our experience differs from that a few weeks ago this version is the silent edition or the p400s with a window and as usual fantex is diversifying your options with three colors available black gray and white silent window or silent closed panel so you have a ten dollar and a twenty dollar premium editions that all share an identical building experience and an identical frame the glacier white model where the window is the most expensive one at $89 which you could say is almost competing with fantex own lineup of cases like the enthu pro m but they've actually managed to add value to the eclipse line so it doesn't compete with their own cases in this price range so taking a quick look around the white paint job is awesome the metal panels have a glassy element that unfortunately does not Gabri over to the plastic covers at the top which are more matte and you can definitely notice the color difference these panels do help to block out the noise and are magnetic so they're very easy to remove and go back and we've seen this type of modular approach from fractal design with the mauve ends but fantex includes optional dust filters if you decide to populate the top fans which will support a dual 140 or 120 million fans and given the limited height of this meant our radiator installation at the top is not recommended or most likely will be impossible with most ATX boards the i/o is at the top with dual USB 3 on your jacks and illuminate power button with a reset switch and a three speed two fan controller so only two fans can be connected here and an ambient lighting switch that illuminates the fan --tx logo at the bottom with ten colors available and if you're not feeling it a long press will turn off those LEDs there's a second connection for the fantex LED strip if you decide to add some extra ambient color on the interior with those LED strips and that is exactly what I've done here but you'll have to purchase them separately behind the front panel we find very similar rail system for fans we've seen this multiple times before triple 120 or dual 140 member fans support and radiators up to 360 millimeters will fit given you remove the floor panel and also the hard drive cage underneath it but it does comfortably suit I thick 240mm a radiator with enough space for a second row of fans if you desire to do push-pull or maybe other water cooling hardware there are dust proofing approach for the front panel is interesting one having these very small mesh pieces one at the top and one at the bottom leaving everything super dust proof unlike the panel on the end 2 pro m and there's also a dust filter underneath the power supply the silent Edition comes with sound dampening materials applied on all exterior pieces including both side panels the front panel and even the top covers moving inside you have 2 and 20 member of fans included one in the front one in the back and I get a say my color coordination with this system seems a little bit less conventional as we have this blue and orange color scheme with a white exterior and well RGB interior lighting if you are building around an ATX format with not too crazy of a system you'll be very happy with the end result given the power supply chamber is fully covered which is a huge time-saver when it comes to interior cleanup we have rubber grommets that have been added and despite having the optional openings on the side of the motherboard for installation of hard drives you have to purchase the brackets separately and a build like ours with a front radiator renders those spots useless fantex really wanted to cut down on any additional costs so the accessory pack is very basic and the user manual has been reduced to one sheet which I actually preferred this way instead of a full booklet which you can still download online and apparently helped to reach this budget price point at the back fantex includes two SSD brackets and a dual hard drive cage in front of the power supply and at this price point I think the storage options are totally fine the verdict for cable management is okay we have these awesome velcro straps around the grommets but nothing in the front portion of the enclosure so you need to get creative with how you secure some cables if they enter that area and to some people the absence of a cable cut out on the power supply shroud underneath the GPU may seem strange considering they've always been there on their previous enclosures but routing the PCIe cables from the back instead actually gave us cleaning results and so at its core the $69 frame and the assembly experience is fantastic with good airflow options and adequate radiator accommodation at the front of the case the more upgraded $79 model adds so many extra features that the $10.00 premium is totally justifiable with the side window the silent features the top covers and the optional the dust filters fan controller although it is only for two fans so they're all quite well executed without removing itself from the budget category making this one damn good enclosure so that concludes this review I'm Dimitri with hurich knucks thanks much for watching and let us know what you think about the P 400 and the p400s does it tickle your fancy for this type of budget enclosure let us know with a comment down below and if you'd like us to do a showdown between the s 340 from NZXT versus the P 400 from fantex leave a like on this video and we'll make sure to deliver