Good case - great price - beware of static electricity
1/6/2012 10:21:26 PM
Tom from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Two fans - good circulation
Ample space, no sharp edges
Great price
Good quality
- Weaknesses:
- USB and audio jacks may be affected by static electricity. After a lot of head scratching and troubleshooting in regards to the random reboots on the computer, I found out that the exposed USB and audio connectors were affected by static electricity (my room has rugs) and whenever my pant legs brush across the front panel, it caused a reboot. I Googled this issue with this case and found that other people have had this problem.
- Summary:
- Generally a good quality case at a great price. I resolved the issue of static electricity by making a cover for the USB & audio connectors. Contacted Antec but they weren't able to help. I initially thought it was caused by my other computer components (motherboard, power supply, RAM memory, etc,) so it caused a lot of consternation until I accidentally simulated this issue by brushing the front panel with a dusting cloth.
Antec 300
11/29/2011 6:41:11 PM
Khaidin from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- larger
dust filter
looks good
includes two fans
- Weaknesses:
- the fans suck
cant support graphics cards bigger than a 6870
silver inside
- Summary:
- amazing case for $50
Great Case, Amazing price
10/3/2011 10:02:19 PM
J. C. from Vancouver, B.C. writes:
- Strengths:
- -6 internal 5.25 bays
-good build quality
-two fans
-included thumb screws and reusable zip ties
-bottom mount PSU
- Weaknesses:
- no external 3.5 bays
no USB 3 ports
- Summary:
- Purchased on sale at 29.99, recommended by Tom's Hardware for their $1000 build. Unbeatable price / performance ratio with good build quality. Comes with a handful of thumb screws for hard drives.
Good Value. But Beware
8/19/2011 2:32:41 PM
Li from Edmonton, AB writes:
- Strengths:
- Good value at $50 sale price. Sturdy construction. Quiet fans on lowest speed.
- Weaknesses:
- After completing the assembly of various components into this case, I spent considerable extra time in trying to boot up the system. I checked and rechecked every component and its connection. Finally, I found out that the connectors for the power switch was labelled by the factory as that for the reset switch, and vice versa. After I swapped the connectors, the system booted OK.
- Summary:
- If it were not for the wrong labels, I would have given it a 5/5 rating. Fortunately, this mistake caused no harm.
Great basic case
7/4/2011 10:28:07 AM
Tom from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Two fans - top & back
Basic but aesthetically pleasing
Lots of space
No sharp edges
Quiet with the Radeon HD 5770, Phenom II X4 stock fan, PSU fan, & 2 case fans
- Weaknesses:
- Basic - not really a weakness if that's what you want - what do you expect for the price?
- Summary:
- Great case for a basic model. No bling to it but not everyone wants the flash. I would buy it again.
Excellent case!
4/21/2011 8:40:33 PM
Troy from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- PRICE
Size
Build quality
Layout
QUIET with 5 fans going
Excellent air circulation
- Weaknesses:
- None
- Summary:
- Tons of air circulation for a high heat system. I switched to this case from another more expensive case and my temps dropped 5C.
Room for 5 fans which moves a lot of air for a simple Corsair H50 liquid cooled CPU pull and push setup. (Cool air sucked in across the rad and pushed out from the top and front fans.)
Case looks good and isn't too noisy for the amount of fans I have running on full speed.
For 60 bucks you can't go wrong.
Solid, honest, reliable performer.
4/15/2011 10:53:56 PM
Bryan Vandenbrink from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Cost: It's affordable. It's the price of a good meal out and you're walking away with a chunk of well designed metal and not a future turd.
Performance: A case isn't there to look pretty. It's to house your circuitry and doo dads, anyone who thinks otherwise is a chowder chugger.
Look: It's non-descript, low key and all about high speed and low drag. Mesh grill on the front has a nice look to it while serving a very good purpose: Airflow.
- Weaknesses:
- Plastic front panel clips and washable filter clips aren't sturdy, but a little superglue and some paperclips solve that problem.
No other obvious faults, despite reviews showing the case with no access to the bottom of installed motherboard, I was surprised to find a nicely beveled hole there for installing a decent cooler.
- Summary:
- This case is practically being given away at this price with all the features professional tech people or gamers for that matter demand.
There are no gimmicks here, it's the mullet of cases, all business in the front, party in the back.
Excellent case for the money
3/7/2011 8:51:34 PM
Don Brown from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- I think this case is good looking and easy to work with. The provided fans are quiet and keep everything nice and cool. Plenty of interior room.
- Weaknesses:
- No hard drive sound deadening groments, no USB 3 Ports, or removalble motherboard tray, and it is not toolless. For the $50 cost of this case I will use the enclosed hardware and a screwdriver.
- Summary:
- Excellent case for my needs.
Awesome
2/22/2011 3:57:16 PM
DocDawning from YYC writes:
- Strengths:
- -Antec
-Non Douchebag-gamer appearance
-Functional
-Loads of drive bays
-Nice quiet WELL POSITIONED cooling
-Great PSU location (unless your PSU is hotter than your CPU, then you've got other problems)
-Attractive (a la non-douchebaggery)
- Weaknesses:
- -Would fail to protect hardware from bullet fire (relatively thin metal)
-Doesn't come with a PSU (my preference and the price more than makes up for that)
-Would make a poor boat anchor
- Summary:
- I love these cases. I've now got 3 of them (plus I've ordered a few for other people and work). They're clean, well designed and very high value. I also adore that they don't look like some dorky gamer rig, but rather a grown-ups computer.
I recently replaced a few other (much more expensive and really solid) cases with these as they're also reasonably small, here's a heavily loaded one: http://is.gd/Sr2qcn
antec threehundred
2/17/2011 1:42:46 PM
Tony from Vancouver, Bc writes:
- Strengths:
- it was 30 bucks
bottom mount psu
generous amount of space inside
- Weaknesses:
- Summary:
- 30 bucks for a good case, what more can i say?