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26 May 2010 | #1 |
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Antec Three Hundred case
Just got mine today.
8C drop in temps. I figure 7C for the case and its layout and 1C for cleaning off all the dust lol. My recent case had the PSU directly above the CPU/fan, forming a corner. Despite having a rear exhaust fan right in that corner and a recently cleaned CPU fan/heatsink it was running 50C at idle. Now with the PSU at the bottom and the CPU/fan at the top with the 120 (rear) and 140 (top) exhaust fans right there the cores are at 42C. Was 49.95 delivered from Newegg and it arrived in 5 days, including the weekend. At the time of this post its up to 61.95 with free shipping. The twin 120s, for intake, should be here tomorrow and I'll put on some new thermal compound as well. Figure an additional 5C improvement. Try some overclocking again ![]() Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case |
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27 May 2010 | #2 |
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27 May 2010 | #3 |
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I had a couple of those cases. bought them a couple of years ago $40 and $60 shipped each. used 1 for my HTPC then changed to a Silverstone Sugo case since it was smaller. I really like the look of them.
ended up using both for customer computers. |
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27 May 2010 | #4 |
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Just got mine today.
8C drop in temps. I figure 7C for the case and its layout and 1C for cleaning off all the dust lol. My recent case had the PSU directly above the CPU/fan, forming a corner. Despite having a rear exhaust fan right in that corner and a recently cleaned CPU fan/heatsink it was running 50C at idle. Now with the PSU at the bottom and the CPU/fan at the top with the 120 (rear) and 140 (top) exhaust fans right there the cores are at 42C. Was 49.95 delivered from Newegg and it arrived in 5 days, including the weekend. At the time of this post its up to 61.95 with free shipping. The twin 120s, for intake, should be here tomorrow and I'll put on some new thermal compound as well. Figure an additional 5C improvement. Try some overclocking again ![]() Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case I had an Antec 1200 for a while. I loved how it looked, but I HATED the drive bays. I bought a CM HAF 932 instead (https://www.sevenforums.com/overclock...ob-wiring.html) and I am much happier with it. Antec makes a nice case though. I liked how it came will all blue LED fans. ~Lordbob |
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27 May 2010 | #5 |
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@Lordbob:
Just curious: I have the Antec 900 and I understand the three-drive cage design, which I like, persists in the 1200. Just wondering what you don't like about it? Monk |
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27 May 2010 | #6 |
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The HAF 932 I have now has SIDE mounted HDD bays with trays for them, so I can just pull them out without needing to take off both sides of the case, unscrew 4 screws, etc. I just unscrew the 2 thumbscrews on the one side and pull the side off then slide them right out. I love it. Don't get me wrong, I never did this enough for it to be a big deal. But I did get really sick of it. ~Lordbob |
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27 May 2010 | #7 |
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@Lordbob:
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The HAF 932 I have now has SIDE mounted HDD bays with trays for them, so I can just pull them out without needing to take off both sides of the case, unscrew 4 screws, etc. I just unscrew the 2 thumbscrews on the one side and pull the side off then slide them right out.
Thanks. Monk |
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27 May 2010 | #8 |
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@Lordbob:
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The HAF 932 I have now has SIDE mounted HDD bays with trays for them, so I can just pull them out without needing to take off both sides of the case, unscrew 4 screws, etc. I just unscrew the 2 thumbscrews on the one side and pull the side off then slide them right out.
Thanks. Monk ~Lordbob |
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30 May 2010 | #9 |
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the two additional fans and the new thermal compound resulted in 3C lower core idle temps.
The real benefit came when under full load, running at 60C instead of the 78C I was seeing with the old case. |
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30 May 2010 | #10 |
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Great, yeah, not that noisy either (I have all my fans on low). I'd recommend this to anyone that isn't going to install a V8 cooler, lol. A Guy
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