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hello good people you know I love me an affordable enclosure I'm sure you do too we've gotten so many good ones in the last like year and a half but my issue however are all these affordable enclosures have kind of merged into one there's no particular like competing element on one versus the other they all have pretty much the same hardware spec size cooling potential so how do you differentiate yourselves within a really crowded space and it's exactly what fan --tx is trying to achieve with this new enclosure shall we check it out so this my friends is the new P 350 x from fan tax this could be the best budget hour ever created let's check it out I appreciate the little detail of putting a tempered glass sticker on the plastic that you peel and not on the glass itself and so I position the P 350 X in the middle between the P 300 also a fan fics enclosure it's $59 incredible value and then the fractal design mesh fic which is a fantastic package all around but it costs $89 $20 more than the new P 350 X which costs 69 bucks now fantex is known to cut appropriate corners in order to meet really competitive price points so like the P 300 for example they have temper glass that does not span the entire side instead the power supply shroud is part of the frame which is how they're able to achieve this really solid structure at $59 that still looks awesome and so the P 350 X is slightly bigger but that follows on the same footsteps of having the same approach to the tempered glass side panel and the power supply shroud being actually part of the structural frame so at $69 how good is the P 350 X in comparison to the P 300 and the mesh fic which I would recommend to anybody looking to build a tower right now but what if you want to save twenty bucks all right enough with the preface let's review the P 350 X right after this it's always a pleasure upgrading or adding new hardware to your system especially when it comes to storage like this new OC ZTR 200 drive from Toshiba it's a great value SSD offers a nice boost in performance for boot times file transfers and just general system and work operation with cutting-edge 3d flash memory and ultra reliable controller with built-in power management consider the upgrade today with TR 200 it's available in different capacities check it out below alright so the P 350 X is out because fantex needed a tempered glass case for this price category despite it almost competing with the P 400 and being quite similar to the P 300 so the naming scheme of 350 X is actually pretty clear I do like that they've address the front panel airflow concerns now the ventilation spans both sides of the panel and settle up the top and bottom like on the P 300 where the fine dust filter built in and enough clearance from the front fan mount to avoid choking of fans now in my testing with the panel on/off the CPU temperature Delta was only three degrees Celsius so they've done a pretty good job here for airflow I still prefer the full mesh approach with cases and hopefully we'll see something similar from fantex at some point now the panel is plastic so they can incorporate the LED strips but it looks like sandblasted aluminum with this kind of open section at the top so it can be used to carry the enclosure and interestingly to avoid additional wiring for the LEDs when you remove the front panel there's a three contact RGB connector that aligns with the case so just make sure to properly orientate the panel as it does look symmetrical and so this RGB stuff on the $69 case is actually well done we have two thin strips at the front and one below the tempered glass they are ambient not too in-your-face and are addressable RGB so that means we get this beautiful gradient and also pure whites with a few built-in effects I love this integration because you can add more fantex illumination accessories like deluxe fan frames or the LED strips and there's also a 3 pin addressable motherboard connector for the full control otherwise the mode and color buttons are right beside the USB 3 and audio jacks up top so here you only get a power button without a reset switch behind the panel we have dual 120-140 mounts with up to 280 Younger the radiator supported and we only have a single 120 fan include as the rear 120 slot is empty and below is our drive cage with two Drive caddies that are removable only from the front now it's not the most convenient place for routing the drives and actually limits your power supply clearance so the only advantage to this layout is the frame is overall thinner and helps with general cable management as this front section is expanded and lets you route cables from the bottom so they don't cross the area behind the motherboard tray because as you can see there's very little room from the SSD till the side panel so the orientation of that bottom drive cage is appropriate here the tempered-glass mouth is basic but thumb screws and the panel sits on four pegs and the bottom lip for the power supply shroud and I'm totally okay with it not spanning the full bottom side it gives the case a little bit of character and it's also one of the few cases to come with dual color PCI brackets for you know the white interior and also good to mention the backside panel has capped a thumb screws all ATX standoffs are pre-installed and the only visible branding is this discreet text on the side nice and so the only reason why you'd want to be 350 x over let's say the P 300 is the slightly longer frame as otherwise the dimensions and Kulik potential is basically identical so the longer frame means the top section can now support dual 120 you want 40 fans that are offset as much as possible to keep the symmetrical dust filter but the case is not very tall so the top is not exactly radiator friendly which means if you are installing a radiator it is really meant to go at the front now it's actually the same height as the Massif IC or the Corsair 275 R with about the same length dimensions but here we get proper support for e ATX motherboards and because we have the bottom drive gage the usual cutout at the front for 360 rad is not here I think that's okay for $69 case because we have plenty of room for 240 or a 280 rod which is most likely what you'll be doing anyway with this enclosure otherwise if you are air cooling only the P 300 may be a more suitable option for GPU clearance we have thirteen in the half inches until the fans with the radiator in my configuration and good clearance for top exhaust fans only but there are a few annoyances like the cutouts beside the motherboard are quite narrow so a thicker cables get stuck for me while the middle cut out above the motherboard is not high enough and is almost fully covered by the motherboard so I could not even fit a four pin connector through it and lastly while I appreciate the two velcro straps there are no other cable tie points anywhere to help with cable management now it's not really an issue because you can see the cables are flat by default in this configuration plus there's additional space near the power supply is just that accessing the cables for the interior drives will be difficult but in the end the P 350 X is a super appealing mid Tower based on looks and ease of use as long as you don't have to swap out those hard drives with a non compromised front panel design that only gave me a three degree hotter temperature where the panel installed now fan Tech's have always done case lighting right and the inclusion of a digital RGB on this one means it's future proof and I feel the price is on point to challenge the s340 forum NZXT that you can see is in the top most popular cases at 69 bucks and so we're gonna have to give the P 350 X it deserved damn good value award now the thing is it's not perfect but I feel like the P 350 X maybe on the most complete $69 cases we've seen in a while and it's funny because they're almost competing with each other like the P 400 when that launched was 6 9 bucks but the tempered glass Edition was $10 more so if he wants like the selective roomy enclosure then you go up to the P 400 Soph antics have done the really good product separation so that they're not completely clashing with each other and kind of suit that price category pretty well so let me know what you think of the P 350 X in the comments below I'm a Dmitry thanks so much for watching check out this other relevant content and we'll see you in the next day for 160 percent