Antec Three Hundred - Budget Gaming Case Review
- Antec Three Hundred - Budget Gaming Case Review
- Page 2 - Packaging, outside view
- Page 3 - Internal view
- Page 4 - Installing, test system and methodology
- Page 5 - Tests
- Page 6 - Conclusion
Page 3 - Internal view
Page 3 - Internal view
Time to open the case and take a look inside. We find no automated locks for devices, no openings allowing better cable arrangement, the motherboard backplate isn't removable either. All in all the re are only thing special about it – integrated fan controllers and lots of space besides the 3.5” part of the chassis (useful for hiding cables). There are also two rubber ties that further aid arranging cables. Another nice thing is the system used in the side panels – they are held on the front as on hinges and to remove them you have to only swing them aside, no pulling back first. Quite handy:
The front panel is also easy to remove, but you'll still have to open the left side panel in order to reach the clips that release it. Behind it are the two removable stands for 120mm fans, again - easy to remove:
The top of the front panel houses the on/off and reset buttons as well as the I/O panel. The two blue indication leds of the system are well hidden:
Another interesting part about the front panel is the washable air filter. Easily removable too, kept in place by pegs:
The supplied fans are powered by molex connectors, so plugging them directly to the motherboard is not an option. They have integrated three position fan controllers, whats bad about them is though they are on long cable enabling them to be positioned even outside the case the actual switch is in no way prepared (i.e. no mounting holes, openings, etc.)for mounting. As for the fans themselves - besides having high RPM their fins have a shape suggesting high air flow and low noise levels even at lower RPM:
The power cables of the fans, just like those on the front panel are sufficiently long to be plugged in effortlessly on their designated spots. The best [art about the front panel connectors is that a correct AC97 connector for the motherboard is used, and not a 3.5mm jack as we have seen in other cases.
This is how the fan grills look like. They have a design allowing for maximal air flow at low noise level. Both are a tad protruding outwards (the one on the side panel is too):
