Antec Two Hundred Review - PAGE 1

Antec has been in the business of producing high quality computer products since 1986, and has not stopped. Adapting to the times  Antec has put out a few different cases that are geared towards the value conscious consumer. Although these cases are cheap fiscally they are not scrimping on the options available to those on a tight budget.

Today we will be looking at the Antec TWO HUNDRED chassis which happens to be geared towards the gamers. This case comes with a few nice features like a hot swappable hard disk drive bay. It has two included  fans one 120mm exhaust and a 140mm intake that are controlled via some switches on the rear of the chassis.

The Two Hundred has a total of five fan slots to fill including the two that come with the case, not to mention a six Hard Drive Bays for the ultimate storage freak.

To find out how the Antec Two Hundred fairs as a gamers chassis read on.

Feature list:

• Front-loaded hot swap 3.5" SATA hard drive caddy
• CPU cut-out allows for easy installation of CPU coolers
• Bottom-mounted power supply isolates heat and noise
• Perforated front bezel delivers maximum air intake
• CPU cut-out allows for easy installation of CPU coolers
• Cable management compartment organizes cables discreetly
• Front-loaded HDD cage for up to 6 hard disk drives
• Cable management ties help keep your case tidier
• 10 drive bays:
• - 6 x internal 3.5" HDDs
• - 3 x external 5.25" HDDs
• - 1 x external front-loaded hot swap 3.5" SATA hard drive caddy
• 7 expansion slots for plenty of flexibility
• Cooling system:
• - 1 x top special 140mm TwoCool™ fan
• - 1 x rear 120mm TwoCool™ fan
• - 2 x front 120mm fans for HDDs (optional)
• - 1 x side 120mm fan for graphics cards (optional)
• Front ports:
• - 2 x USB 2.0
• - Audio (AC'97 and HDA compatible) In and Out
• Washable air filters for quick, easy cleaning
• Motherboards: Mini-ITX, microATX, Standard ATX
• Power supply not included
• Unit dimensions:
• - 17.7" (H) x 7.9" (W) x 18.5" (D)
• - 450mm (H) x 200mm (W) x 470mm (D)
• Box dimensions:
• - 21.3" (H) x 20.6" (W) x 11.2" (D)
• - 541mm (H) x 523mm (W) x 284mm (D)
• Net weight:
• - 13.9 lbs / 6.3 kg
• Gross weight:
• - 16.8 lbs / 7.6 kg