The Antec Three Hundred Case Thread

[ChuckM]

Either way, I'm mounting mine with the fan up so it can draw more air then. I wasn't really trying to discuss which way the air flowed, I know the PSU fan takes air in, just think it would work better pointing up. Not trying to start anargument or anything, I'll probably try it both ways and see if it makes any difference in temps.

[tiro_uspsss]

Either way, I'm mounting mine with the fan up so it can draw more air then. I wasn't really trying to discuss which way the air flowed, I know the PSU fan takes air in, just think it would work better pointing up. Not trying to start anargument or anything, I'll probably try it both ways and see if it makes any difference in temps.

thats cool - just didnt want any mis-info flying around

what temps u going to monitor to see diff?

[tiro_uspsss]

mmm.. it would appear that *maybe* the supplied fans arent as noisy as i originally thought.. i put my ear to my pc - my psu fan is spinning kinda fast (& noisy)... looks like i'll experiment by either mounting the other way - or i'll open the psu up & connect the fan directly to a 4-pin molex & de-volt it to 7V

[vincentfunk]

Out of all the cases I had to choose from, this was the sharpest looking. Doesn't have too many visual frills as most gaming cases. It still looks sharp with all black and blue LED's.

[tiro_uspsss]

Out of all the cases I had to choose from, this was the sharpest looking. Doesn't have too many visual frills as most gaming cases. It still looks sharp with all black and blue LED's.

blue leds? 300 doesnt come with any led fans
u can buy them extra obviously
the case with blue leds, a few posts down, is the thermaltake M9

[vincentfunk]

Opps, thought this was a 900 case thread.

[tiro_uspsss]

Opps, thought this was a 900 case thread.

[tiro_uspsss]

Out of all the cases I had to choose from, this was the sharpest looking. Doesn't have too many visual frills as most gaming cases. It still looks sharp with all black and blue LED's.

third time lucky maybe?

[tiro_uspsss]

ok, small updates.. no window as yet
i added some hardware I had lying around, mainly hdds.. also gave cable management a more serious shot


















any good?

[tiro_uspsss]

i think when i mod a window for it, i'll spray paint the interior matte black - i think matte black interiors are dead sexy

[askareem24]

i think when i mod a window for it, i'll spray paint the interior matte black - i think matte black interiors are dead sexy

I, myself have an Antec Three Hundred and i love it mainly becuase i got it for only 47$ at microcenter and the build quality is amazing. i'm also interested in finding / modding an acrylic side window and paint the inside of the case. Would be cool if you lived in the OC so we can meet up, i have several acrylic tanks to cut . lol

[Kibbler]

I have one as well and it is getting HACKED up.

[staryoshi]

I love this case. Easiest case I've ever worked with, so simple and spacious. I'll post some pics of my rig after I redo the cable management. I bought 3 extra scythe fans along with a zalman fan controller to tame them... it keeps things ice cold. I'm considering modding it for some visual flavor after a while.

[ultimate11]

gratz gar but i think cm 690 is a bit better than this though

[squito]

This case is 10 degrees cooler at idle and 30 degrees cooler at load than the Sonata it replaces, and I have yet to install any fans other than what it came with

[joshd]

I just picked up one of these for £35, which is an awesome price. I'm off to uni in september so thought I'd get something easier to move around than my stacker. XD







The stuff space behind the HDD cage for the spare cables is pretty nice.

Had I considered putting the PSU the other way up I could probably have got the CPU power cable running behind the motherboard, but oh well.

I put 2 120s in the front, and the CPU idles ~4C cooler than in the stacker, and the GPU ~7C cooler idle, heh.

Overall, very pleased with the case for such a small amount of money. Build quality seems really decent, and with all the fans on Low (I have a tri-cool at the front also, and a fan from the stacker on 7v) it is pretty quiet. One complaint is the lack of vibration dampening for the HDDs, meaning my maxtor is having a field day :P

[monza1412]

best price/performance case IMO

here is a review of 1. BTW this one has a lateral window

watch

[bigwill68]

my eye's is on this case for my son as a quick build..it's on sale now at micro center $40.00
http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0283272

Reminds me of a Cooler Master Centurion RC-590...O I got 1...

[Oc-Ghost]

Recently built a new rig, it´s good & cheap case and with 2 quiet fans included. Only thing that I don´t like is the hdd cage,
would like a 90degree one instead. And if anyone wondering about noise levels, only thing I can hear now is the pwm controlled cpu HSF

Have to make the cable management later(almost like Tiro_uspsss´s), currently the atx 12V 4pin is clamped to the HSF
routed pretty much straight across the board.

[mugs]

Got one of these last week and started building it up last night, it's a nice case. Just roomy enough, although the cable routing options aren't all that great because of the lack of holes around the 5.25" drive bays. Apart from that it's pretty good.

Photos are taken partway through, I still need to sleeve the PCI-E cable and mount the HDs, although I'm not going for a standard setup for that. I don't want any comments about the paint either, it's purely for when I mount the window, I know there are chips and missed bits all over the place, but they'll never been seen in normal use, the main chamber is well coated.




One thing to note is that it's only just deep enough for a TRUE.

[kingzl3y]

Got one of these last week and started building it up last night, it's a nice case. Just roomy enough, although the cable routing options aren't all that great because of the lack of holes around the 5.25" drive bays. Apart from that it's pretty good.

Photos are taken partway through, I still need to sleeve the PCI-E cable and mount the HDs, although I'm not going for a standard setup for that. I don't want any comments about the paint either, it's purely for when I mount the window, I know there are chips and missed bits all over the place, but they'll never been seen in normal use, the main chamber is well coated.

[IMG]http://www.charlaph.plus.com/xs18.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://www.charlaph.plus.com/xs19.jpg[IMG]

One thing to note is that it's only just deep enough for a TRUE.

[IMG]http://www.charlaph.plus.com/xs8.jpg[IMG]

MUGS!
Can you take a picture of the other side of the case for me? It looks gorgeous, but I'm anxiously waiting for you to fit your HDDs and post pictures

[mugs]

I made a bit of a hack of cutting the holes for cable routing, but none of them are visible anyway so I guess it doesn't matter - the large hole was for the ATX cable, but in the end it was neater to bundle it with the power and sata cables for the optical drive rather than having it looping around from the back, so it was a wasted cut. I also needed to get an 8-pin power extension cable. I tried running it under the mobo, but it looked neater doing it this way, and it doesn't intefere with closing the right hand side panel, so it's all good.

My camera doesn't seem to like the particular shade of red that I've chosen. In reality it's not so garish and the finish it quite smooth looking...ish.

My plan for mounting the HDs is to combine 2 tips from SPCR. The HDs will be mounted vertically in foam, wedged in an interference fit between the 3.5" bay uprights, and I'll be attaching some W-section aluminium to the sides, both for extra bracing to keep things fairly rigid, but also to act as a heatsink and keep temps down without needing much airflow - this suspension coupled with the heatsinks should make them as silent as possible without risking overheating which killed my old Spinpoint. Obviously once they're in I'll take more photos, but the idea is that from the side they won't be at all visible.

[kingzl3y]

That's beautiful mate, the colours are really really nice.. but i guess you're right, the camera doesn't do the colours any justice. I'd like to see some pics of the final thing when you've got your hard drives installed and stuff, it sounds really interesting. I'm too scared about hacking up my case :')
Although when you attach the sata data cables, it really messes things up.. especially when you have got sata ports all over the shop!

[Got_Vtec?]

I used this case for my new build and i must say i was very very impressed, only thing missing is a side window and this thing will be flawless. I love it i will post pictures later i have to go to class now....school FTL!!

[SpazBoy357]

I used this case for my new build and i must say i was very very impressed, only thing missing is a side window and this thing will be flawless. I love it i will post pictures later i have to go to class now....school FTL!!

Missing a side window??? That's what tools are for!!!