maleficarus
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My next case:
and was wondering if anyone had any experience with this case, things they liked you don't like or any issues? Also how well does it vent?
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Antec cases?
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Outamyhead
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Side panel could be a little more practicle, might want to look at getting a filter on there, I think cable wise, it was a pain to hide cables, tucked some in the gap behind the board tray and the 5.25 bay (if I'm thinking of the right model, built a few antecs in my time).
gwarren007
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I've had several of these in the past year and they are a great case. I have notice a few things about them.
You must be creative for cable management- the is really no good place to put the wires.
The 380w power supply might send you to get a new power supply, depending on your system
The placement of the HD cage is directly in line with video cards, sata ports and ide ports, corresponds to just about all motherboards
Would be better to use a 120mm fan up front, but uses a little 80mm? I believe
Side panel doesn't just slide off, you must remove the top panel to get the side panels off.
Description say mini tower, but this is a full size case.
If you are considering this case, also consider the Antec 300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
Newegg regularly runs this on sale, as well as the Earthwatts 500 or 650. You could pick this up on sale for the same money (or less) as the 4480b
You must be creative for cable management- the is really no good place to put the wires.
The 380w power supply might send you to get a new power supply, depending on your system
The placement of the HD cage is directly in line with video cards, sata ports and ide ports, corresponds to just about all motherboards
Would be better to use a 120mm fan up front, but uses a little 80mm? I believe
Side panel doesn't just slide off, you must remove the top panel to get the side panels off.
Description say mini tower, but this is a full size case.
If you are considering this case, also consider the Antec 300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
Newegg regularly runs this on sale, as well as the Earthwatts 500 or 650. You could pick this up on sale for the same money (or less) as the 4480b
i have 2 of these cases i used for the kids machines last year. theya re actually pretty good. they are pretty much a replacement for the slk1650b cases they had. i wouldnt use them for a high end gaming rig but ther nice looking cases for normal systems. i mounted a 2 blue fans (one front intake, one side intake) to make it look nicer in my opinion. the front intake kinda sucks. and as the other poster pointed out i actually just bought new psus in the store when i bought the cases. used one 380w for my htpc and i have a spare.
if youre using this as your main system i as well would recommend you get the antec 300. i used one of these for my server when they came out. i would have used these in place of the nsk4480b if they were available then.much better placement of pretty much everything, much better airflow and it looks nice and sleek. youll have to pick up a psu but youd be doing that anyways.
if youre using this as your main system i as well would recommend you get the antec 300. i used one of these for my server when they came out. i would have used these in place of the nsk4480b if they were available then.much better placement of pretty much everything, much better airflow and it looks nice and sleek. youll have to pick up a psu but youd be doing that anyways.