Anyone else find it strange Phanteks didn't decide to offer the mesh panels as an accessory for the TG case or do a mix and match with mesh gpu side and glass cpu side?
Yup. Also disappointing that you can't pick which way round the case goes. Glass on the CPU side, facing in to the desk, mesh on the GPU side, facing the wall, would be ideal.
Seems like a strange choice, I do wonder if its something to do with airflow or pressure systems in the case
It's odd, isnt it? Evolv Shift, Fractal Era, NZXT H1, CM H100, Lian Li TU150, Silverstone SG14 all have "novelty" elements. CM then come along with a pretty basic ITX chassis (NR200), and they can't make them fast enough