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I am looking for a case with good cooling for 50 euros. Antec 300 used to be very popular but is it still the best case to get in that price range?
Antec 300 still good?
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The bitfenix shinobi is a better case than the 300, without a doubt.
Originally Posted by Analog  The shinobi (non windowed) is €40 over here, you should be able to get that for around €50 wherever you are. |
The bitfenix shinobi is a better case than the 300, without a doubt.
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just grabbed this for $ 80.00 US for a biuld I am doing for a friend
may be worth a few extra bucks
may be worth a few extra bucks
Before the Antec 300 used to be a great case for the price. However now a days there are much better options other than the 300 at the pricepoint. The Shinobi is great, along with some of the Rosewill gaming cases have much better features than the 300.
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The Antec 300 has a mounting location for two 120mm fans in the front with easily removed for cleaning dust filters, it has another location for a 120 in the side panel that helps cool hot video cards, these locations do not come with a fan the following do
one 120 Antec tri-cool exhaust fan, one top mounted 140mm Antec tri-cool fan
the latest revision also has a CPU cut out in the mother board tray so that you don't have to pull your rig a part to change cooling options
wire management while not the best is better then most mid towers ample room between the back side panel and the 5.25 drive bays for wire storage
I have built 3 rigs with this case and I am quit pleased with the out come, it is a nice looking box (I don't care for plastic hang offs) that is well constructed
The only thing you will really need to complete a good rig with this case is a couple
120mm fans for the front and a CPU power extension cord
The PSU is bottom mounted and none of the PSU's I used would reach around the mother board and going across the mobo looks tacky
one 120 Antec tri-cool exhaust fan, one top mounted 140mm Antec tri-cool fan
the latest revision also has a CPU cut out in the mother board tray so that you don't have to pull your rig a part to change cooling options
wire management while not the best is better then most mid towers ample room between the back side panel and the 5.25 drive bays for wire storage
I have built 3 rigs with this case and I am quit pleased with the out come, it is a nice looking box (I don't care for plastic hang offs) that is well constructed
The only thing you will really need to complete a good rig with this case is a couple
120mm fans for the front and a CPU power extension cord
The PSU is bottom mounted and none of the PSU's I used would reach around the mother board and going across the mobo looks tacky
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Thanks for the replies. Something that worries me a little bit in the windowless Shinobi is that it comes with only one fan. Is the cooling still good enough?
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I took a look at some images of the Shinobi, it comes with two fans
one in the front and the rear exhaust fan, both are 120mm fans
it also has a location just in front of the PSu for another 120mm fan and mounting for
2 120mm or 140mm in the top
The Shinobi has top mounted I.O.s and a black interior
The Antec 300 has front mounted I.O.s and an unpainted interior
one in the front and the rear exhaust fan, both are 120mm fans
it also has a location just in front of the PSu for another 120mm fan and mounting for
2 120mm or 140mm in the top
The Shinobi has top mounted I.O.s and a black interior
The Antec 300 has front mounted I.O.s and an unpainted interior
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Rosewill isn't available outside US, after all, its a Newegg in-house brand.
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You could always buy more; on the other hand, what is your system?
Mine came with 2.
You could always buy more; on the other hand, what is your system?
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