The En Luux Case: A Premium Feature-Rich Build Experience

The En Luux case from Fantex is a high-end case that boasts an impressive array of premium features, making it a popular choice among PC enthusiasts and server builders. The case's dimensions are 347 mm or 13.6 in in length, with enough room for a graphics card, CPU cooler, and hard drive cage to be removed. This allows users to customize their build without being limited by the case's size.

One of the standout features of the En Luux case is its ability to accommodate a variety of components. The motherboard will hide that there's enough room for a graphics card, which adds flexibility to the build process. Additionally, the case has room for a CPU cooler up to 193 mm or 7.6 in high, making it suitable for large air-cooled solutions. If you're planning to use a liquid cooling setup, the case also allows for a reservoir inside the case, providing users with more flexibility and customization options.

The En Luux case includes optional Reservoir and pump brackets if you're going the water cooling route. This feature adds an extra layer of control and customization to your build process. If you are doing the water cooling thing, you can fit a 120 mm radiator on the back, a 120, 140, or 240 mm radiator on the bottom, or a 120, 140, 240, 280, 360, or 420 mm radiator on top. Alternatively, you can use a 120, 140, or 240 mm radiator on the front.

The case also features two 2.5 in Drive Bays, which were where I mounted my SSD. To hide cables from the back through the front, users can rat them out to appear hidden, giving a clean and organized look to their build. This was made possible by removing one of the drive cages in order to do this as my cables weren't that long. The power supply shroud hides the PSU and associated cables and can be removed by taking out the three thumb screws on the back of the case and pulling it out. There's room for a power supply up to 318 mm or 12.5 in in length, along with additional space for cables on the other side.

The En Luux case includes 27 mm or 1 in of space for cable management, which was found very useful when trying to hide my cables. The case also features many available holes for cable routing, making it easy to route cables neatly. The included velcro cable ties were a great feature that made it easy to quickly adjust as needed.

The Fantex PWM Fan Hub is also a notable feature of the En Luux case. It allows users to manage fans controlled by the hub automatically, using only four-pin connectors from the hub into the CPU fan header of their motherboard. The hub can accommodate up to six fans, but realistically, there are two spare spots. The hub needs to be connected to an S power port from the PSU to function.

The 6 3.5 in Drive bays are also accessible by pushing the clips on the back of the tray in and pulling them out. These drive bays can be used for storing data storage devices, such as hard drives or SSDs. However, I didn't need these in my build and actually removed one of the drive cages to make way for additional cable management space.

The En Luux case comes with a 5-year warranty and costs around $180 at the time of writing. It's available in two colors: black or gray. One option is to get the same case for about $30 cheaper with a side panel instead of glass, but the author chose the glass version due to its aesthetic appeal.

The main reason the author chose this case for their server build was that it supports the SSI EB form factor, which is specific to servers using servers siiz motherboards. Using the N-through-locks allowed for a more traditional server look while still maintaining the En Luux's premium features. The case is also being featured in a full video on the server build, which will be released in the future.

Overall, the En Luux case from Fantex offers an impressive array of premium features that make it a popular choice among PC enthusiasts and server builders. Its flexibility, customization options, and high-quality materials make it an excellent option for those looking to build or upgrade their PC or server.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys Jared here and today we're going to take a look at the en Lu case from fantex I've bought this case for a server build so let's find out what it's got to offer and how it is to build in the N through Lux is a full tower case which is 560 mm in height 550 mm in depth and 235 mm in width so it's not exactly small it's quite heavy too without anything installed it weighs in at 14 kilos or 30.8 lb the case comes with a useful little plastic box containing all of the screws for the case which I found really helpful there's also some zip tires and spare velcro cable tires let's start with the outside of the case and work our way in the front is sand blasted aluminium with a matte black finish with some air intakes for the two included pH f140 140 mm fence behind it and there's also a dust filter inside the front IO can be found by sliding up the top panel from left to right there are two USB 3.0 type A ports two USB 2.0 type A ports 3 .5 mm microphone and headphone Jacks power reset button and a lighting button to change between the 10 available colors if you have additional fantex lighting strips the colors of these will also be changed the lighting should be compatible with msi's Mystic light syn and ausa's AA syn while pressing the lighting button once changes the color holding it for 2 seconds will change the effect between being statically lit up breathing and color cycle effects the lighting can be turned off by holding the button in for a while should you want to do that for some reason I mean come on it looks pretty nice with the lights underneath the I/O there's room for three 5.25 in Optical drives if you're still into those simply remove the front panels to get to them on the right side there's nothing of interest just a plain panel which is removed with two thumb screws toward the back on the back there are eight expansion slots and exhaust for the included 140 mm fan on the bottom are some large feet which keep the case elevated quite a lot it will easily be able to pull air in even on carpet the feet have rubber bases so the case should also not slide around although this is pretty unlikely anyway given its weight there are also two dust filters down here one that slides out the front and the other which slides out the back on top towards the front is the power button to turn the system on and it lights up to match the color selected with the rest of the case there's another dust filter which can be removed simply by pressing it down until it clicks and then pulling it out there's also one included 140 mm fan with either room to add a second or instead replace it with up to 3 120 mm fans now let's talk about the main feature here the tempered glass panel on the left the panel opens up by unscrewing the two thumb screws towards the front and I really like that the screws have padding between the head of the screw and the glass so that they won't scratch the glass although to unscrew them you'll probably get some finger marks on the glass so keep a cloth handy to clean them there's also a foam like padding between the case and where the glass rests to prevent damage to the glass the glass panel swings out on hinges and it can be fully removed by lifting it up off of the hinges over time I found the glass got a little Dusty nothing that a regular quick wipe can't fix the frame inside the case is made out of steel and there's enough space to accommodate Mini ITX mic ATX ATX eatx and SSI eev sized motherboards you'll just need to unscrew the standoffs and move them around as required by default they're pre-installed for ATX I had to do this for my SSI e server board some screws were harder than others and required pliers which resulted in me accidentally scratching the paint a couple of times not a big deal though the motherboard will hide that there's enough room for a graphics card 347 mm or 13.6 in in length or 472 mm with a hard Drive cage removed there's also room for a CPU Cooler 193 mm or 7.6 in high you can optionally install a reservoir inside if you're going to be water cooling the case includes optional Reservoir and pump brackets if you're going the water cooling route if you are doing the water cooling thing you can fit a 120 mm Radiator on the back a 120 140 or 240 mm on the bottom a 120 140 240 280 360 or 420 on the top or 120 140 or 240 40 mm on the front towards the right are two 2.5 in Drive Bays which is where I mounted my SSD I ratted the cables from the back through the front so that they appear hidden which I think looks pretty cool rather than having them going out the other way which would be messy I had to remove one of the drive cages in order to do this as my cables weren't that long towards the bottom is the power supply shroud which hides the PSU and Associated cables it can be removed by first taking out the three thumb screws on the back of the case and then pulled out there's room for a power supply 318 mm or 12.5 in in length and then some additional room for the cables on the other side of the case there's 27 mm or 1 in of space for cable management which I found very useful when trying to hide my cables we can see many of the available holes for cable routing here as well for the first time I think I was actually able to do some neat cabling in this build I really liked the velcro cable tires all of the cables that come with the case were already neatly routed which really helped well building as they were easy to quickly adjust as needed there are two more locations for mounting ssds however there are only two brackets included with the case so you'd need to move the ones from the front to use them but you do have the option of having your ssds on the back instead of the front The fantex pwm Fan Hub is also found on this side basically you plug the four pin connector from The Hub into the CPU fan header of your motherboard so that all fans controlled by the pwm Hub could be managed automatically by the system there's room for up to six fans on the Hub however all four included 140 mm fans come plugged into it so realistically there are two spare spots The Hub also needs to be connected to a s power port from the PSU to function the 6 3.5 in Drive bays are also accessible here by pushing the clips on the back of the tray in and pulling them out we can also Mount 2.5 in drives in these if we want I didn't need these in my build and actually removed one of the drive cages which held three of these Drive bays in favor of additional Cable Management space each cage has three of the six Drive bays and they're removed by simply unscrewing the thumb screws and pulling the cage out the case comes with a 5-year warranty and at the time of writing cost around $180 you can get basically the same case for about $30 cheaper with a side panel rather than glass I went with the glass because well it just looks good it also comes in two colors either black or gray as you've seen I've got the black one here the main reason that I chose this case for my server build was that it was one of the few available cases that actually support the SSI EB form factor which is a serers siiz motherboard I'm using the case to build a server and I wanted it to look good in a PC case rather than a boring traditional server case which I think I've accomplished here using the N through locks I'll be doing a full video on the server build in future so keep an eye out for that so what to you guys think of the en luux case from fantex while I think it's a bit on the higher price side of things for a case you're definitely getting lots of Premium features here that you'd expect at this price point there's so much you can customize overall I found the case great to build in there was heaps of room for me to comfortably get everything done even with a larger server board and I really love the thumb screw all the things way of thinking I especially think the glass side panel looks awesome and really lets you show off your build be sure to let me know your thoughts down in the comments and leave a like on the video if you found it useful thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe for future Tech videos like this onehey guys Jared here and today we're going to take a look at the en Lu case from fantex I've bought this case for a server build so let's find out what it's got to offer and how it is to build in the N through Lux is a full tower case which is 560 mm in height 550 mm in depth and 235 mm in width so it's not exactly small it's quite heavy too without anything installed it weighs in at 14 kilos or 30.8 lb the case comes with a useful little plastic box containing all of the screws for the case which I found really helpful there's also some zip tires and spare velcro cable tires let's start with the outside of the case and work our way in the front is sand blasted aluminium with a matte black finish with some air intakes for the two included pH f140 140 mm fence behind it and there's also a dust filter inside the front IO can be found by sliding up the top panel from left to right there are two USB 3.0 type A ports two USB 2.0 type A ports 3 .5 mm microphone and headphone Jacks power reset button and a lighting button to change between the 10 available colors if you have additional fantex lighting strips the colors of these will also be changed the lighting should be compatible with msi's Mystic light syn and ausa's AA syn while pressing the lighting button once changes the color holding it for 2 seconds will change the effect between being statically lit up breathing and color cycle effects the lighting can be turned off by holding the button in for a while should you want to do that for some reason I mean come on it looks pretty nice with the lights underneath the I/O there's room for three 5.25 in Optical drives if you're still into those simply remove the front panels to get to them on the right side there's nothing of interest just a plain panel which is removed with two thumb screws toward the back on the back there are eight expansion slots and exhaust for the included 140 mm fan on the bottom are some large feet which keep the case elevated quite a lot it will easily be able to pull air in even on carpet the feet have rubber bases so the case should also not slide around although this is pretty unlikely anyway given its weight there are also two dust filters down here one that slides out the front and the other which slides out the back on top towards the front is the power button to turn the system on and it lights up to match the color selected with the rest of the case there's another dust filter which can be removed simply by pressing it down until it clicks and then pulling it out there's also one included 140 mm fan with either room to add a second or instead replace it with up to 3 120 mm fans now let's talk about the main feature here the tempered glass panel on the left the panel opens up by unscrewing the two thumb screws towards the front and I really like that the screws have padding between the head of the screw and the glass so that they won't scratch the glass although to unscrew them you'll probably get some finger marks on the glass so keep a cloth handy to clean them there's also a foam like padding between the case and where the glass rests to prevent damage to the glass the glass panel swings out on hinges and it can be fully removed by lifting it up off of the hinges over time I found the glass got a little Dusty nothing that a regular quick wipe can't fix the frame inside the case is made out of steel and there's enough space to accommodate Mini ITX mic ATX ATX eatx and SSI eev sized motherboards you'll just need to unscrew the standoffs and move them around as required by default they're pre-installed for ATX I had to do this for my SSI e server board some screws were harder than others and required pliers which resulted in me accidentally scratching the paint a couple of times not a big deal though the motherboard will hide that there's enough room for a graphics card 347 mm or 13.6 in in length or 472 mm with a hard Drive cage removed there's also room for a CPU Cooler 193 mm or 7.6 in high you can optionally install a reservoir inside if you're going to be water cooling the case includes optional Reservoir and pump brackets if you're going the water cooling route if you are doing the water cooling thing you can fit a 120 mm Radiator on the back a 120 140 or 240 mm on the bottom a 120 140 240 280 360 or 420 on the top or 120 140 or 240 40 mm on the front towards the right are two 2.5 in Drive Bays which is where I mounted my SSD I ratted the cables from the back through the front so that they appear hidden which I think looks pretty cool rather than having them going out the other way which would be messy I had to remove one of the drive cages in order to do this as my cables weren't that long towards the bottom is the power supply shroud which hides the PSU and Associated cables it can be removed by first taking out the three thumb screws on the back of the case and then pulled out there's room for a power supply 318 mm or 12.5 in in length and then some additional room for the cables on the other side of the case there's 27 mm or 1 in of space for cable management which I found very useful when trying to hide my cables we can see many of the available holes for cable routing here as well for the first time I think I was actually able to do some neat cabling in this build I really liked the velcro cable tires all of the cables that come with the case were already neatly routed which really helped well building as they were easy to quickly adjust as needed there are two more locations for mounting ssds however there are only two brackets included with the case so you'd need to move the ones from the front to use them but you do have the option of having your ssds on the back instead of the front The fantex pwm Fan Hub is also found on this side basically you plug the four pin connector from The Hub into the CPU fan header of your motherboard so that all fans controlled by the pwm Hub could be managed automatically by the system there's room for up to six fans on the Hub however all four included 140 mm fans come plugged into it so realistically there are two spare spots The Hub also needs to be connected to a s power port from the PSU to function the 6 3.5 in Drive bays are also accessible here by pushing the clips on the back of the tray in and pulling them out we can also Mount 2.5 in drives in these if we want I didn't need these in my build and actually removed one of the drive cages which held three of these Drive bays in favor of additional Cable Management space each cage has three of the six Drive bays and they're removed by simply unscrewing the thumb screws and pulling the cage out the case comes with a 5-year warranty and at the time of writing cost around $180 you can get basically the same case for about $30 cheaper with a side panel rather than glass I went with the glass because well it just looks good it also comes in two colors either black or gray as you've seen I've got the black one here the main reason that I chose this case for my server build was that it was one of the few available cases that actually support the SSI EB form factor which is a serers siiz motherboard I'm using the case to build a server and I wanted it to look good in a PC case rather than a boring traditional server case which I think I've accomplished here using the N through locks I'll be doing a full video on the server build in future so keep an eye out for that so what to you guys think of the en luux case from fantex while I think it's a bit on the higher price side of things for a case you're definitely getting lots of Premium features here that you'd expect at this price point there's so much you can customize overall I found the case great to build in there was heaps of room for me to comfortably get everything done even with a larger server board and I really love the thumb screw all the things way of thinking I especially think the glass side panel looks awesome and really lets you show off your build be sure to let me know your thoughts down in the comments and leave a like on the video if you found it useful thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe for future Tech videos like this one\n"