Antec has a new woody PC case — buyers can pick between walnut or birch trim

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Antec Flux case with walnut trim
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Antec recently launched its next version of a computer case, bringing the elegance of wood to the DIY computer market. The latest additions to its Flux mid-size tower case lineup offer transparent sides and wood-trimmed front panel frames. The case supports rear-mounted motherboards and various ways to keep your PC running cool.

The Flux case offers ventilation holes on all five panels except the rear. Air intakes at the bottom, within the power supply compartment, and on the lower sides help bring in cool air. The case has five preinstalled fans, including three P12 fans at the front, one P14 fan at the rear, and a P12 reverse-blade fan just above the bottom power supply compartment.

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  • RoLleRKoaSTeR
    Needs an unfinished version - choose your own stain.
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  • thestryker
    When Gamer's Nexus talked to them they'd suggest $110-120 range for this one. It seems like a decent enough price point, especially with the 5 fans it comes with.
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  • MergleBergle
    thestryker said:
    When Gamer's Nexus talked to them they'd suggest $110-120 range for this one. It seems like a decent enough price point, especially with the 5 fans it comes with.
    Agreed, that would seem a completely reasonable price.
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  • MergleBergle
    Assuming the price is reasonable, I think I've found my next case for my next build, which needs to happen sooner rather than later. Checked out all the details on the main website, it's exactly perfect for what I want to do. I'm not sure of the benefits of a bottom mounted fan blowing up at the GPU, maybe folks here can educate me whether it's just urban myth or actually helpful. But since it comes standard, um.. why not?
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  • thestryker
    MergleBergle said:
    I'm not sure of the benefits of a bottom mounted fan blowing up at the GPU, maybe folks here can educate me whether it's just urban myth or actually helpful. But since it comes standard, um.. why not?
    Lian-li has done this with the Lancool line and it's beneficial when there's openings for air. With this case Antec has mesh along the side at bottom which should allow for enough air intake to make some difference.

    Here's the GN video timestamped to this model if you're interested: H9ZAcK8fKf0:374View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9ZAcK8fKf0&t=374s
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