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big thanks to Nvidia gigabyte fantex and NCIX for our CES coverage what's up guys I'm Dimitri with Harbor Canucks and one more first stops at CES 2017 was fantasy where they are showing off their new flagship and two elite chassis it is not finished but we saw a work in progress at last year's Computex in many ways this case represents the best of the best that fantex had to offer over the last two years it's like a combination into the elite they basically incorporated all their premium features along with some new evolutions exclusives to the elite so let's talk about this massive case first thing first this case is so big but is also extremely clean looking with this graceful lines fantex is known for and some amazing build quality beautiful curvature and nice lifted case from the bottom so it can be carpet friendly no problem this is a high-end chassis so they're using machined formulator a thick sandblasted aluminum exterior that can be available in satin black or matte gray there's also a large side panel with four millimeter thick tempered glass insert that swivels to open which is one of the first cases to integrate this type of glass mount with this a swivel technique in the unique ventilated area on the glass itself to visually separate the chamber inside while the other side panel holds a small cutout near the power supply where you can remove the dust filter and a large spot on the side that can be removed to install a side mounted radiator the front panel on the elite is hidden behind a seamless aluminum shot a door connectors include four USB three connectors in two banks of two an HDMI port for that important VR a decertification two sets of audio i/o connections two recent buttons a dial for integrated RGB LEDs and a USBC connector that USB 3.1 type-c will be added sometime after the launch but will be treated as a free upgrade for initial buyers that RGB controller will allow users to properly sync their case lights with supporting motherboards RGB LED headers that means asus or or msi mystic light will be natively compatible with the elite sliding system inside the elite there's plenty of space but there's also designed to be an extremely easy case to work in despite its size without the need to actually put it on its side so it is meant to be standing up during assembly every piece is screwed in rather than being riveted together so modding and component installation will be a breeze there is a sliding multifunctional area to hide cable clutter that includes additional aluminum covers that are meant to hide the mounts underneath the bottom chamber is an isolated area for storage and water cooling components separated by this large aluminum plate that can be removed to open up this area so it's part of the main interior if you desire to do so the power supply mount is behind the main panel it's hidden away to preserve the space including a very capable layout for cable management with more SSD mounts and two PWM fan hubs to allow separation control of all the fans that can be installed inside the case but one of the biggest selling points of the case is the modularity which fantex has incorporated there's a ton of accessories which allow for enhanced functionality like modular five and a quarter inch drive brackets swap low side and top panels for high-performance cooling or silent operation and if you want storage expansion fan decks has you covered - with six SSD mounts and space for up to thirteen three and a half inch drives though only six brackets are included another item fantex includes is what they call a vertical GPU mount that will allow you to point graphics cards fan shrouds or water blocks covers towards the side panel and this allows for some serious highlight of your gaming gear and the integration here actually is pretty solid now you may be wondering why there are two sets of almost everything on the front panel and that's because the Anto elite is designed to natively support and control two different systems within its main chamber so to cover that an ITX motherboard mount is included which can be installed above the lower chamber right underneath your main motherboard and this will of course limit some component installation but the case is large enough to comfortably accommodate dual systems and as you can imagine the m2 elite has been built with a mind towards accommodating custom water cooling loops and I think using it for air cooling setups would be almost a waste there are two pump mount brackets and mid plate radiator area reservoir mounts and enough space to run for four hundred eighty moment of radiators a single 360 radiator and one 120 rad all at the same time so the anti elite is a premium case with a huge price of 899 this might cause a mini uproar in the case market and while fantex may justify to themselves on the price for tooling and all the meticulous details to bring this to its own class of a case you really need to have that price sink in for a while as it clearly is for a specific type of user who will spend you know thousands of dollars on the water cooling equipment alone so stay tuned for our full review of this case coming right after CES