- Dec 4, 2008
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So I built my system around X-mas time. Got alot of great advice from the folks around here.
I have spent many hours with it now, dang I love it.... I just think it's time for a review of my shiney new Antec 300 case.
Pros, cons... well, more cons than pros really.
Con: It's a "desktop" case which means the headphone/mic jack should NOT be at the top of the case... plug in a pair of headphones, and you have to move the cord to open a DVD drive. Granted, if the case was on the floor, this would be a great setup. All the 'goodies' should be mid case... just my $0.02.
Con: The 2 stupid internal fans have the 1:2:3 speed setup. That's it. Can't turn them off. Can't have them run by a program ie: speedfan... they are on or off. Not that big a deal, they are pretty quiet.
Con: I use an Asus P5Q-E MB and without rerouting the wires, the built in audio port wire won't reach anywhere for the most part.
Con: The built in audio port is the most staticy (word?) thing I've ever come across. Audio from the MB can shake the chrome off a trailer hitch, the headphone jack... sucks to be honest.
Pro: Very very nice looking case. Sturdy, well built.
Pro: Can fit numerous drives and a Mini/Smart car in it. Love the size. It is a tower (mid) afterall.
Pro: Could it have more space for fans? My goodness. It comes with the 120&140 and can have 3 more 120's. That's alot of air.
Pro: It is just soooooooo sexy sitting on my desktop. Really. Matte black... mmmm.... No funky bells or whistles or LED's.. just, black.
Okay, so as is, the pros and cons are tied. Four a piece. What's the deciding factor here?
The PS is mounted on the bottom of the case. Pro or con? Lets see. How did Antec think the really short audio cable would reach anywhere - even with the MB raised up above the PS. Don't care. I've always been a fan of lower centre of gravity. PS on top; TIP, BANG, CRASH. PS on bottom; Not so much.
All in all i'd give a thumbs up to Antec for the 300 case... just a few issues I have with it. I would buy one again in a heart beat.
I have spent many hours with it now, dang I love it.... I just think it's time for a review of my shiney new Antec 300 case.
Pros, cons... well, more cons than pros really.
Con: It's a "desktop" case which means the headphone/mic jack should NOT be at the top of the case... plug in a pair of headphones, and you have to move the cord to open a DVD drive. Granted, if the case was on the floor, this would be a great setup. All the 'goodies' should be mid case... just my $0.02.
Con: The 2 stupid internal fans have the 1:2:3 speed setup. That's it. Can't turn them off. Can't have them run by a program ie: speedfan... they are on or off. Not that big a deal, they are pretty quiet.
Con: I use an Asus P5Q-E MB and without rerouting the wires, the built in audio port wire won't reach anywhere for the most part.
Con: The built in audio port is the most staticy (word?) thing I've ever come across. Audio from the MB can shake the chrome off a trailer hitch, the headphone jack... sucks to be honest.
Pro: Very very nice looking case. Sturdy, well built.
Pro: Can fit numerous drives and a Mini/Smart car in it. Love the size. It is a tower (mid) afterall.
Pro: Could it have more space for fans? My goodness. It comes with the 120&140 and can have 3 more 120's. That's alot of air.
Pro: It is just soooooooo sexy sitting on my desktop. Really. Matte black... mmmm.... No funky bells or whistles or LED's.. just, black.
Okay, so as is, the pros and cons are tied. Four a piece. What's the deciding factor here?
The PS is mounted on the bottom of the case. Pro or con? Lets see. How did Antec think the really short audio cable would reach anywhere - even with the MB raised up above the PS. Don't care. I've always been a fan of lower centre of gravity. PS on top; TIP, BANG, CRASH. PS on bottom; Not so much.
All in all i'd give a thumbs up to Antec for the 300 case... just a few issues I have with it. I would buy one again in a heart beat.
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