Lots of fan space but I'm not a fan
2/6/2012 10:18:49 AM
Harry from Winnipeg writes:
- Strengths:
- 1) Excellent air flow
2) Lightweight case
3) Handles
4) Ample cushioning for HD's in 3.5" HD bays
- Weaknesses:
- 1) Minimal cushioning for hybrid drives
-Have to be installed in 2.5" bay (floor of case) ntended for SSD's which has no cushioning
since SSD's do not require any cushioning
-Should use 3.5" adapters for hybrid drives
2) Some older MOBO's will not fit properly (ie. ASUS P5W DH Deluxe)
-Was unable mount the board due to poor alignment of screw sockets on the case with those
on the board
3) Plastic pivots on swiveling components are very fragile and can be easily broke
- Summary:
- Despite the fact that it is lightweight and has handles, one should be wary of the fragile nature of the plastic pivots during transport. Ironically, the moving components are made of plastic but the stationary parts are metal.
Certain older motherboards may not fit as was the case in my situation.
CASE
3/10/2011 11:42:59 AM
Bryan Boulet from Winnipeg, MB writes:
- Strengths:
- i love the look of the case, 5.25 bay off the side i installed as fan controller, keeps it sleek and i can see temps through the mesh, alot of room for fans
- Weaknesses:
- modular power supply is a must have, cable management is very hard and need special attention, shortening cables, installing most things before mobo is in to run cables properly.
dust does collect on the outer mesh, needs to be cleaned often.
rubber floating hard drive straps are garbage, i wouldn't trust them if you ever move ur case, i bought a 5.25 to "3" hard drive adapter to hold them
- Summary:
Cable Management
10/30/2010 11:44:31 AM
Jack from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- Air Flow
Carrying Handles
17 slots for 120mm fans
- Weaknesses:
- where do i start, this case has a removeable motherboard tray.
thus making it easy to take your motherboard out...right?
well not if you have an aftermarket cpu cooler.
antec tried cable management with this case, but unfortunatly with all the mesh and holes all throughout the case it is virtually impossible to hide any cables behind the motherboard
- Summary:
- aside from the lego look this case does keep my hardware very cool
amd 970 black edition at 3.8ghz runs at 28 degrees idle with a coolermaster v8 cooler and 12 120mm fans installed
i don't have a 59xx series card, but antec claims it can take cards up to 15inches, so thats a plus