Antec Cube Designed by Razer Chassis Review

Final Thoughts

Price

The Antec Cube Designed by Razer isn’t in stock at a lot of places, but we did find it at Scan Computers for £249.98, although stock won’t be available until mid-January 2017 at this time, and has to be purchased via pre-order. We also saw the EKWB edition for £229.99 + £11.50 shipping, which is very similar but with different lighting and logos, so you’ve got options if you’re not that struck by the Razer edition.

Overview

There’s a lot to love about this chassis, but there’s also some big looming storm clouds of doubt about it too. Let’s get the good stuff listed first, and I’ll explain what I mean.

The design is pretty cool, it is a compact chassis and it’ll sit perfectly up on top of your desk where all can see it. If you want something a little bit different, then this is certainly the way to go as it makes quite the statement. The symmetrical design of the side panels, as well as the top panel window give you a great way to show off your systems interior lighting and that’s further enhanced by the underglow lighting, as well as that funky Razer logo on the front. If you’ve got that green Razer vibe going on with your peripherals, this is the ultimate piece of the Razer design puzzle.

The interior design is pretty good, with room for a decent amount of water cooling or air cooling hardware, and that’s complimented by fantastic cable routing and PWM fan hub too. The PSU shroud hides a lot of the cable gore, helping you get a clean-looking build, while also keeping airflow free from obstructions. With support for an ATX PSU, a couple of radiators, an extra-long triple-slot expansion card, and a robust amount of storage, there’s no doubt you can fit a pretty epic system into the Cube.

However, the main problem with this chassis is the price, it’s a lot of money, and I mean A LOT OF MONEY for what you get, or more specifically what you don’t get. The panels are well made from 3mm aluminium, but there’s still a lot of plastic here for something that costs more than many aluminium and tempered glass chassis. The green LED lighting is great, but Razer has long since moved onto their RGB ranges, so it feels a little restrictive in terms of what the Razer enthusiast would want. There’s only a single 120mm LED fan installed where a 140mm fan could be fitted. While I admit that many enthusiasts would fit their own fans over stock ones, at this price range it would have been nice to see three lovely high-end fans you would want to keep, that suit the chassis design (such as LED ones), included in the price.

Is this a bad chassis? Absolutely not. It’s got a unique design, it supports a robust amount of hardware, and it’s got a big of badge envy with it too. It’s sure to look great on your desk, house a powerful system and be something you can be proud of, I just wish it was a little more wallet friendly given what else you could get for the same money.

Pros

• Unique design
• Razer theme
• LED front panel logo and under lighting
• Triple window design
• Triple slot GPU support
• Good water cooling support
• Fits an ATX PSU
• PSU shroud
• PWM fan hub

Cons

• Very expensive
• No RGB (fixed green lighting)
• One one 120mm fan included

Neutral

• Lots of very nice chassis available for less money that do a similar thing

“If you’re a Razer fan and want a mini-ITX chassis that complements your gaming setup, the Cube is a fantastic little chassis. It supports a great amount of hardware, and it’s perfectly sized to take to LAN gaming events. Its only downfall is the price.”