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Manufacturer / Model Antec P160 Casetek C1020 Chieftec BX-01 Cooler Master Wavemaster TAC-T01 Inter-Tech Sport-Car
Case
Form Factor Midi-Tower Midi-Tower Midi-Tower Midi-Tower Midi-Tower
Weight 6 kg 13.5 kg 14.5 kg 7.95 kg 6.25 kg
Dimensions 205 x 500 x 505 mm 205 x 560 x 480 mm 205 x 475 x 505 mm 193 x 540 x 450 mm 205 x 485 x 435 mm
Closeable yes yes yes no no
Material Aluminum Metal Metal Aluminum / Metal Plastic / Aluminum
Can be opened with Knurled screws Knurled screws Knurled screws Knurled screws Knurled screws
Motherboards supported ATX, µATX ATX, µATX ATX, µATX ATX, µATX ATX, µATX
Motherboard on Tray yes no no yes no
Sides of Case closed closed Window closed closed
Lighting effects Continuous light, blau/purple Front Panel no no no
Drive Bays
5.25" 4 x 5 x 4 x 4 x 4
3.5", externally accessible 2 x 2 x 2 x 1 x 2 x
3.5", internal 4 x 3 x 6 x 5 x 5 x
Carriage for HDD fixed fixed fixed fixed fixed
at 90° angle yes yes yes no no
Installation rails yes yes yes no no
AGP/PCI Expansion Slots 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7x
Front Ports
USB 2.0 2 x Type A 2 x Type A 2 x Type A 2 x Type A 2 x Type A
FireWire 1394a 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x
Audio 1x Out, 1x In 1x Out, 1x In 1x Out, 1x In 1x Out, 1x In 1x Out, 1x In
Card Reader no no no no no
LEDs
Power yes yes yes no yes
HDD yes yes yes yes no
Displays
Yes, for : 2 x Temperatur no no no no
Fan Controls
Yes, for : no no no no no
System fan
Drill Holes / Carriage for 1 x 120 mm 2 x 92 mm, 2 x 80 mm 5 x 80 mm occupied 6 x 80 mm
Built-in Fan 1 x 120 mm no no 3 x 80mm no
Manufacturer Antec no no Cooler Master no
Dust Protection Filter partial partial partial partial no
Accessories Included
Screws yes yes yes yes yes
Spacer yes yes yes yes yes
Instructions yes no no yes no
Power Supply no no yes, 360 Watt no no
Installation rails for drives yes yes yes no no
Speaker no yes no yes yes
Cable ties no yes no no no
  • dovah-chan
    after over 10 years this is the first comment on this article
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  • Joe_Justiniano
    I find it admirable that an article so old is still kept alive. Recently acquired one of this cases in excellent shape at a garage sale and wanted to know more about it.

    Thanks to this article and the great dedication of this website I have been educated. Kudos to you all.
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