Antec P20CE Mid-Tower E-ATX Gaming Case Review

A Closer Look – Exterior

The Antec P20CE scores a bit thumbs up from me right from the start, simply because it doesn’t have a window. Crazy I know, but I actually stepped away from Tempered Glass recently, as I honestly never really look into my PC case when it’s in use, I prefer something a lot more stealthy and don’t even have any RGB anymore. You may not like this, but frankly, there are so many glass side panels on the market, that those not wanting it are left with few options on high-end cases these days.

The right side panel is, you guessed it, another blank panel.

The front, however, looks absolutely stunning. It’s a full metal mesh too, that’s not as uncommon these days, but it’s still a very welcome feature in a market that loves to overuse plastics to save on cost and weight. The high-airflow perforation offers plenty of room for airflow too, which is always a good thing for a gaming PC case.

I love the angled section here for the Antec logo, very tasteful, and there’s a brassy/gold-coloured bit of trim recessed on the left side; proof that you don’t need ARGB and tempered glass to look great!

The front panel pulls away from the case, and as you can see, that mesh is a single piece, and it feels very robust and well made too. Behind it, there’s a tightly fitted clip-in dust filter with plenty of reinforcement of its own to prevent it from flexing.

Behind that, you’ll find three of those gorgeous Antec 120 PWM fans, unfortunately, the specifications of the fans are not detailed on their stickers or on the product webpage. However, Antec does have a good reputation for quality fans, so I am hopeful regarding their performance.

Around the back of the P20CE, there’s a standard ATX layout with a 120mm fan mount at the top, eight expansion slots to accommodate E-ATX and the ATX PSU mount at the bottom.

The expansion slots are bridgeless, and all feature reusable metal covers. The bridgeless design is important too, as it allows you to remove them all, and install a vertical GPU bracket (sold separately).

Up on the top, there’s a full-length dust filter that also covers about 3/4 of the width of the case. The front panel is well equipped too, offering up Power, Reset, USB 3.0 x 2, Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 x 1, MIC x 1, HD-AUDIO x 1 and it’s all nicely spaced out too, so it should be easy to use if you’re connecting to all the ports available.

The filter is easily lifted for easy cleaning and maintenance.

But remove it, and you’ll have access to the top fan and radiator mounts, where you can install up to 3 x 120mm or 2 x 140mm fans, or similarly sized radiators.

Finally, we have the underside of the case, which has excellent ground clearance, allowing airflow to another dust filter that feeds fresh air to your power supply.