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Internals

The internals are constructed from 0.8mm cold rolled steel. This gives the Antec ultimate durability and feels of great strength. Alike the Twelve Hundred we reviewed, the internals are sprayed black in colour which – in my opinion – looks very nice, much better than the bog-standard steel colouring.

The case is split into two chambers. The top chamber has space for five hard drives, one 5,25” drive and the motherboard bundle. This is good for cooling and cable management purposes. The bottom chamber has space for two 5,25” drives and a power supply.

The PSU sits on four small rubber pedestals inside the case and draws air in through the vent on the bottom of the case. This should be sufficient cooling for a standard power supply, but passive PSU’s – which don’t have fans to help them draw air in – may struggle with this design.

With the hard drive cages removed we can see the front fan filters. On these fan filters 120mm fans can be installed. However, if installed, the hard drive cage – where the designated fan is mounted – cannot be installed. Therefore, if wanting to add a 120mm fan to the front, you’ll be stuck with space for only 2 or 3 hard drives. But as this is a small case, designed for smaller systems, this shouldn’t prose to be a problem.

In-between the top and bottom chamber of the case is a large plastic slider which can be slid back and forth for added cable routing. This is useful for routing cables from the PSU to the required connectors.

After removing the right side panel, we can see many holes in the motherboard plate. These are great for cable management as they allow you to easily route cables about the case. Also, there are little ‘hooks’ protruding from the plate with cable ties pre-installed into them. Again, these are for added cable management, hence, better airlow.

Alike the P190, there’s also a little black box behind the right panel. This can be used to store pretty much anything you want, although most users will likely use this to store the case’s screws.

Another added feature which aims to dampen noise inside the case is the felt edging on the chassis. Instead of having two metals rattling together (chassis and side panel), the felt is installed in-between the metals so that they cannot rattle. This is another nice idea which was also used on the Antec Fusion 430.

Related posts:

1. Antec Three Hundred
2. Antec Twelve Hundred
3. Antec P190
4. Antec Fusion Black 430
5. Antec Sonata 550 Plus