Antec Three Hundred review

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Review Date: 24 Feb 2009

Price when reviewed: £39

Supplier: http://www.digital-fusion.co.uk

Reviewed By: Alan Lu & Kat Orphanides

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

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Specs

The Three Hundred is Antec's entry-level gaming case.

Like the company's other cases, it's well built and its internal edges and corners have been finished neatly, so you're unlikely to cut yourself while you're working on it. The Three Hundred comes with a 140mm fan at the top of the case and a 120mm fan at the rear, which provide enough airflow to cool even the most powerful graphics cards and processors. Each fan has a three-speed switch, so you can create the ideal balance between noise and cooling.

It has six 3?in drive bays, so there's plenty of room for hard disks. Strangely, none of these is external, so to fit a memory card reader or similar device you'll need to use an adaptor in one of the three 5?in external bays.

The front panel, which has two USB ports, microphone and headphone connectors at the top, comes off easily. Hinged grilles provide access to the drive bays and you can install additional fans. The side panel also includes a mounting point for a 120mm fan.

The front-panel cables reach everywhere except the very furthest corner of the case, so most motherboards should be easy to install. Unlike Antec's Solo, this case comes without any sound-dampening mounting kits for drives, but there's little else to complain about. If you want an inexpensive case with plenty of room for expansion, the Three Hundred is an ideal choice.

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