Review on Phanteks PH ES518XTG_DGS01 Tempered Windows Digital by Domonic Roberts

I was looking to upgrade my computer and was looking for a new case. This one really caught my attention and has good reviews. The aesthetics of the front panel are really nice. Nice tempered glass panels but not sure why tempered glass is needed on the back. There's nothing special to show. I think I could line the inside of this record with black vinyl if that ends up bothering me. The aluminum plates are surprisingly thick. The sandblasted finish hides fingerprints, which is a bonus. However, this case is HUGE. That means there's plenty of room for everything, including large heatsinks and if you need tons of drives. I didn't have any airflow issues. My CPU and GPU temperatures were pretty good. Cable management is fairly easy, with two SSD mounting plates concealing the cables. Can't say I like the plastic latches that keep these panels closed, but I can live with that. RGB is good but not over the top. I just wish there was some sort of RGB standardization. Trying to sync addressable RGB from different manufacturers is tedious. I had to buy an adapter cable on eBay to connect the case lighting to the Corsair Lighting Node Pro. I can now sync my Corsair AIO, Corsair keyboard and case with iCUE software. The housing has a cable end where you can connect additional Phanteks RGB lighting if required. In this case, it is annoying that there are no brackets for SSD drives. For $200 they might contain one or two. All in all, this is a great case. Much better than my old Corsair case.