Newegg has the Antec Three Hundred ATX Computer Case for $55 - $10 off using PayPal for New Customers [Exp 7/20] = $45 with free shipping. This case does not include a power supply. Supports three external 5.25", six internal 3.5" drive bays with 120mm rear fan and 140mm top fan.
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#1
bsg75 - Posted 1:41 pm PDT 07/14/09 (445 Posts)
Not free shipping. $10 off is for NEW PayPal customers only.
#2
cpirius - Posted 1:55 pm PDT 07/14/09 (24 Posts)
wow, way to overstate a deal... thanks
#3
irishflogger - Posted 2:00 pm PDT 07/14/09 (255 Posts)
This is a sweet case. Seen it a lot cheaper though.
#4
BenKat - Posted 2:14 pm PDT 07/14/09 (1151 Posts)
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Got one, it's nice. Comes with a 120mm fan and has the 140mm fan at the top. I added a 120mm LED fan to the front. Looks good.
#5
czynut - Posted 2:30 pm PDT 07/14/09 (55 Posts)
no deal
#6
Casecutter - Posted 2:45 pm PDT 07/14/09 (2990 Posts)
Things to like, lots of cooling, intake filter; the front bezel comes off with no wires to detach. They actually provide punch tabs for tying and hiding wires, and rear/top fans have a three-speed controller. Good enough for a mild-middle groung gaming build.
Bummers like... want to use a 3.5 card reader you need to buy the 5.25-to-3.5 adaptor it's separately on the Antec website (0761345-30300-2 = $10) couldn't they supply that with. The 5.25 bays and hard drive rack is old school (screws), while looks to be a pain if more than one hard drive is preferred. Put two long cards (SLI/CF) and a big (deep) PSU in there and you'd probably need to take them out just to switch out hard drives. Honestly, this is only 18.3" deep so 10" card are probably not welcome fit. The I/O panel is very minimal and has that discounted appearance and I notoice in reviews the perforated mesh looks differant between the 5.25 panels and twhat cover the frount fans, like the inserts are metal and rest is plastic.
Can the hard drive come throught the front when the fan door is opened?
Overall it a miss-mash of newer features on a date steel ATX chassis of the late 90's; except they put the PSU down low. I want to like them, although to me its a case I'd build a clients gaming machine in and hope I don’t see it again.
Bummers like... want to use a 3.5 card reader you need to buy the 5.25-to-3.5 adaptor it's separately on the Antec website (0761345-30300-2 = $10) couldn't they supply that with. The 5.25 bays and hard drive rack is old school (screws), while looks to be a pain if more than one hard drive is preferred. Put two long cards (SLI/CF) and a big (deep) PSU in there and you'd probably need to take them out just to switch out hard drives. Honestly, this is only 18.3" deep so 10" card are probably not welcome fit. The I/O panel is very minimal and has that discounted appearance and I notoice in reviews the perforated mesh looks differant between the 5.25 panels and twhat cover the frount fans, like the inserts are metal and rest is plastic.
Can the hard drive come throught the front when the fan door is opened?
Overall it a miss-mash of newer features on a date steel ATX chassis of the late 90's; except they put the PSU down low. I want to like them, although to me its a case I'd build a clients gaming machine in and hope I don’t see it again.
#7
EchoTony - Posted 2:56 pm PDT 07/14/09 (374 Posts)
This isn't a "Great" price, but fair for the quality of the case.
Very happy with my 300 case. There's a ton of room in there. #6, plenty of room for my way too big (and loud) Nvidia 8800GT Alpha Dog....
Easy to add extra drives.
HATE the layout of the front port access. The USB ports are right next to the headphone & mic jacks. They are very close to one another. My SDHC card reader has a side slot and that causes conflict with the other jacks.
Other than that, love it.
#8
sguy2130 - Posted 2:57 pm PDT 07/14/09 (629 Posts)
Great case, I have no complaints (6 months), and getting it fo $55 (w/o paypal) is still a fair price.
#9
Casecutter - Posted 3:22 pm PDT 07/14/09 (2990 Posts)
| EchoTony wrote: |
| #6, plenty of room for my way too big (and loud) Nvidia 8800GT Alpha Dog... Easy to add extra drives. |
The 8800GT is a 9 in card? I'm thinking more the GTX stuff. But can the HD come out the the front fan doors?
#10
Jonairz - Posted 3:28 pm PDT 07/14/09 (32 Posts)
This isn't a "Great" price, but fair for the quality of the case.
Very happy with my 300 case. There's a ton of room in there. #6, plenty of room for my way too big (and loud) Nvidia 8800GT Alpha Dog....
Easy to add extra drives.
HATE the layout of the front port access. The USB ports are right next to the headphone & mic jacks. They are very close to one another. My SDHC card reader has a side slot and that causes conflict with the other jacks.
Other than that, love it.
Very happy with my 300 case. There's a ton of room in there. #6, plenty of room for my way too big (and loud) Nvidia 8800GT Alpha Dog....
Easy to add extra drives.
HATE the layout of the front port access. The USB ports are right next to the headphone & mic jacks. They are very close to one another. My SDHC card reader has a side slot and that causes conflict with the other jacks.
Other than that, love it.
#11
SB22 - Posted 3:59 pm PDT 07/14/09 (23 Posts)
Great budget case, I was really impressed with the quality/features for such a cheap case. I own two of these and I purchased both from Fry's. First case was $34, second one was $31. Wait for a Fry's deal if you have one nearby.
#12
kobo33 - Posted 5:47 pm PDT 07/14/09 (115 Posts)
lol 7 and 10 = same guy?
anyways, decent case, but i really missed the sleds i had in my p150 and sonata cases. the hand screws for the hard drives were a PITA, but if you don't swap them out too often, you might not be as annoyed. it was pretty easy to get a well cabled layout
#13
Rivarage - Posted 9:23 pm PDT 07/14/09 (167 Posts)
Ok, the hard drive are said in one review to be removed through the front fan area so that is a good thing. I usually don't consider going cheap on a personal build case, because it not to often you think wow it time to upgrade the case. Although you can definitely go worse.
If you are looking for something in the same general style with a little more pizzazz the NZXT Tempest is a nice case. It has more features, fans, lights, e-SATA, and a window, so it going to be more, but at $80 after a -AR $20 and free shipping is good. I don't know if you can get the Paypal $10 at checkout, but a nice case if it can be had for $70 that's $25 more than the 300.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047
But I think this may be one to keep a eye on... Xigmatek Midgard.
http://www.xigmatek.com/product/chassis-midgard.php
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Xigmatek/Midgard/1.html
If you are looking for something in the same general style with a little more pizzazz the NZXT Tempest is a nice case. It has more features, fans, lights, e-SATA, and a window, so it going to be more, but at $80 after a -AR $20 and free shipping is good. I don't know if you can get the Paypal $10 at checkout, but a nice case if it can be had for $70 that's $25 more than the 300.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047
But I think this may be one to keep a eye on... Xigmatek Midgard.
http://www.xigmatek.com/product/chassis-midgard.php
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Xigmatek/Midgard/1.html
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