Antec SX635 8BAY Mini Tower Case w/350W ATX Smart PS Perf Series

My 4th case. I have 7 drives in it. The case com ...

Strengths: MB fits perfectly. Drives are very easy to install. Case is strong, even with the side panels off. No sharp edges. The fit and finish are first rate.

Weaknesses: Removable hard drive bay. When I take the side panel off, I inadvertantly release the quick release lever. The assembly slid out twice before I realized my error.

Summary: My 4th case. I have 7 drives in it. The case comes with a 350W power supply with two fans inside it and than one case fan. I added 2 more case fans. I should put a window and lights in it next. I'm happy with how everything fits and looks inside.

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i used a AMD 2100xp with sy-kt333 Dragon ultra mot ...

Strengths: everything fits perfect and ez to get too

Weaknesses: none

Summary: i used a AMD 2100xp with sy-kt333 Dragon ultra motherboard

with 1gb 2100 DDR memory and a geforce4 ti4200 .this system rocks it's soooo fast.

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I built my new 1.6Ghz P4 in this case and I was ve ...

Strengths: Great construction quality, heavy duty 1mm thick metal, 350W power supply, side panel access, drive mounting rails, very nice.

Weaknesses: none

Summary: I built my new 1.6Ghz P4 in this case and I was very happy with it. This case is great and does not give your system the el-cheapo look. Everything fits together well. 1mm thick metal is very rigid and does not flex. I choose this case over an aluminum case and I'm glad I did. If you like heavy duty strong construction, you will like this case. A++

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I love this case. I'm using an MSI K7T266 Pro2 mob ...

Strengths: 1) Strong construction 2) TWO fans inside the power supply, rather than one. 3) Easy access thru quik-latch side (no screws) 4) ALL drive bays slide in/out for easy access/assembly 5) Very spaciou

Weaknesses: Kinda big for an mini tower; it dwarves all the other ones I have lying around. Heavy, too. But as long as it's dimensions will fit in the space you have, it's NP.

Summary: 2002-09-12 22:20:28 I love this case. I'm using an MSI K7T266 Pro2 mobo with an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU (with manufacturer supplied heatsink/fan assembly), and a GeForce3 Ti200 graphics card, and there was plenty of room to spare (I don't think you'll have to worry about any ATX mobo fitting in here). I assembled my very first custom built computer using this case, and at every step I was impressed with it's design. With the setup listed above and no extra fans, this computer runs very cool. (78F in the house) 102F chassis temperature, 116F CPU temperature, and it never exceeds 123F CPU temperature even with my most graphically demanding games. But if that's not cool enough for you, there's plenty of empty fan slots without using a PCI slot. One up top pointing inward, two more in the front, one or two more in the rear (I forget which). Lastly, I think it's a downright handsome case. If you put together your first computer with this case, you'll be a lot prouder pointing to it and saying "Hey, I built that myself" than you will if it's your typical cheapo square box with no character.

UPDATED REVIEW: (some 7 months afterward) My wife's E-machines computer fried it's third power supply (which is expensive, special order, and garbage). Rather than order another junk power supply from the factory and wait for 3 weeks, I just bought another Antec SX635 case and the guts all transferred into it just fine. Still love this case, wouldn't even consider buying a different one.

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