Antec Mid Tower 4 Bay Silver 430W ATX 12V Quite Computer Case

Average customer rating: 4.0

Great design
Quiet case but heavy...
Expensive, but worth it
Great case, poor power supply

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Antec Mid Tower 4 Bay Silver 430W ATX 12V Quite Computer Case

Manufacturer: Antec
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000BT057S

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Product Description

120 mm Tri-cool Fan / 430 Watt Power Supply / 4 Removable HDD Bays / Removable Side Panel / Removable Front Bezel / Blue Front LED Cooling System - 1 rear 120mm TriCool Fan with 3-Speed Switch Control, 2 Front 92mm fan mount (fans not included) Internal mounts with rubber grommets Polycarbonate side panels to reduce noise Advanced cable management system Front USB & FireWire Ports Dimensions - Height 17.5 x Width 8.1 x Depth 18.5 inches Weight - 30.3 pounds

Customer Reviews:

Great design.......2007-05-06

I'll never buy a cheap case again. The tray mounting system is light years ahead of anything I've ever used and it isolates the hard drives from the case perfectly. They more or less render the rubber band mounts as unnecessary.

The big fan in the back and optional 90mm in front are nice and quiet. The filter is an added bonus, as well.

Antec has gained a long-time customer.

Quiet case but heavy..........2007-03-09

This is a good case. I didn't give it 5 stars because the CD rom buttons stick from time to time. It is a quieter case than my previous one and quite sturdy (heavy). The assembly instructions aren't the greatest. There is plenty of room for components and the snap in guides are great once I found them.

Expensive, but worth it.......2007-02-03

This is one of the Antec's Performance One series. I own it and use it, and it is simply great.

The case is well-built, not flimsy like one of those $20 cases. This is a quality case--and that's why it's a bit on the expensive side. The supplied power supply unit, NeoHE 430W, is also good, depending on which revision of the power supply you get. The early PSUs were notorious for incompatibility and quality (as the other reviewer has said) but the latest revision seems to have these solved. Me, I had used a third-party PSU to begin with, so I can't comment on that.

The unique feature of this case is that it supports elastic suspension of the hard drives. Thick rubber bands basically coil around the hard drive and keep it in the drive bay, all but eliminating the vibrations that the hard drives emit.

Overall, the layout is similar to most other Antec and generic ATX cases, with possible exception of stealth drive bay doors and elastic suspension drive bays. I recommend this case if you want a case with quality parts and quietness. It only holds 3 drives with suspension, though, so I cannot recommend this as a server case.

Great case, poor power supply.......2007-01-29

I bought two of these cases to build new Vista ready computers for my home. The cases are super...everything you would expect from an Antec case. Well made, dead quiet, easy to add in your parts.
The mother boards I bought are Intel DG965WH models and the Neo430 power supplies furnished with the case will not power these motherboards. When I contacted Antec about it they said it was a problem they new about and they would replace the power supplies. I returned both and after a month wait I got two new Neo430 power supplies. These did not work either.
I went to a local supplier, bought another model from a different manufacturer and it worked perfectly. If you are planning on buying Antec Neo model power supplies you better make sure it will work with the mother board you want to use.

Jon C - Winston Salem NC

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