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our case of the Year award for 2015 went to the evolved ATX by fantex and I've been using it for my workstation PC and absolutely loved it the building experience is fantastic cable management is super simple and those two lists opening side panels have become one of my favorite features for swapping Hardware in and out my workstation build is nothing complex but with extra Flair like the cable mount RGB lighting on the left side and black red cables to complement RAM and motherboard colors but today the case gets an upgrade this is the fan --tx evolved 80 xt g or tempered glass Edition priced at $180 which is really interesting because it's only a $10 premium over the original so there are a few minor updates that include a built in RGB lighting hub that illuminates the front LED strip and the power button up top and also if you connect an optional fantex LED strip that will all match the color sync there's also a breathing mode and a color cycle mode built in but the star element of this upgrade are the tempered glass side panels on both sides which means you definitely have to bring your a-game for cable management at the back now we've worked with tempered glass in the past and there's really something so awesome about those reflections and the evolved ATX T G or tempered glass Edition is no different the sad part about this new addition the side panels are not compatible with the original evolved ATX so if you just picked one up in thinking oh man the side panels are so sweet you cannot replace the swivel ones with the glass ones due to the nature of the mount so there are 4 thumb screws that hold the panel in place and it's less convenient to get inside the case and you have to be also extremely careful as tempered glass is a total extra cleanup if broken the panels are tinted just to write them out so you can still see all the hardware inside and to create an isolating seal around the panel we have some padding that limits audible vibrations although I think the system is just a tiny bit louder with glass panels versus the original which could be just my placebo effect because from where I sit it doesn't really look like the case has a panel at all color wise I decided to try something new with a dark tone this is the gray Edition which creates a really awesome stark difference between the glass and aluminum and notice the blacked-out edges around the perimeter of the panel that hides the interior frame and also helps to hide LED strips which I have positioned around the perimeter of the frame overall the new edition looks really awesome but truth be told I was expecting a more convenient mounting method for the panels after all this is fan Tech's who have gained the reputation for pushing that standard so now come along with me as I migrate my system from the Evolve ATX into the tempered glass Edition enjoy so I seriously love working inside the Evolve it's such a simple assembly nothing has changed in my system but I've added lighting strips on the backside panel since that will also be visible I will have to take some time to do the back cable management right at some point but you get the idea of how rewarding it might be seeing this all cleaned up plus if you install lighting on both sides we have extra ambient lighting shooting out around the enclosure that might be you know the sweet effect to play around with obviously what glass fingerprints are a total pain especially with interior illumination and you just have to also be careful with airflow pressure to avoid dust accumulation on the inside and that is all I have to say the best case of last year just got better I only wish that we had a swap wall panel considering the tempered glass addition is only a $10 premium over the original of all ATX so that concludes our little migration system I hope you enjoyed it the last thing to do is put the plant where it belongs on top of my power button I'm going to me tree with our Canucks thanks much for watching we'll see you in the next video