No windows, no RGB and no other silly gimmicks mean this is going to be a fairly swift overview of the build. Antec kept things purposely practical with this case, and I love that. Regarding hardware, it’s pretty capable though, with support for ATX, but I still managed to get an E-ATX board in here at the cost of some cable routing holes; if it fits, it fits.
Cable management is decent, and there are good sized routing holes around all sides of the motherboard. Of course, with a huge PSU shroud and ample space behind the motherboard, excess cables are easily hidden. Any that are on show? Well, it’s not like the case has a window, so I wouldn’t worry about it at all.
The reverse fan is optional, but heck, why wouldn’t you want it! It helps pull air from the front fans up into your GPU.
However, it also pulls air from the right side panel ventilation, under the PSU shroud and up into the system, improving the overall intake of cool air. Plus, reverse fans look really cool!
With three 120mm fans in the front, you’re hardly lacking airflow here, and while the front looks closed up, keep in mind that there are large gaps on the top, bottom and both sides. They don’t look much in pictures, but I can wedge my fingers in the gaps, there’s a LOT of easy airflow here.
Massive CPU coolers aren’t an issue either. Sure, you could put a big radiator in the front if you wanted, but honestly, I think this case is really well suited to silence focused air-cooled builds; my favourite!
Overall, it’s just a really clean looking and fairly straightforward build.
Pop the side panels back on and the case looks just as it did when I took it out of the box!
Thermaltake today announced the launch of its highly anticipated TOUGHFAN EX12/14 Pro fans in a…
As one of the most popular online games lately, it’s no surprise that Xbox fans…
We've finally reached the month of November, and that means one thing for Xbox users:…
For those who haven't had it on their radar, this week we take a new…
An overclocker from the MSI team has managed to push the Kingston Fury Renegade CUDIMM…
It seems that NVIDIA wants to launch its next products ahead of time. We are…