Antec Sonata III 500 Black Computer Case

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- Adjustable speed on the rear fan that came with the case.- A lot of ports built on, but front and rear.- A lot of cables for lots of choices.- Somewhat effortless installation- Looks slick, with a lockable front panel that swings open.- Side panel is also lockable and is incredibly straightforward to access. - A bit loud.- Energy button is behind the front panel, meaning you have to open it every time you want to turn the process on.- A small tricky to get the HD cables threaded through some awkward rails. I've been fairly satisfied with this case so far. It was a little tricky figuring out exactly where to plug the products from the front panel in, but following a bit of figuring out everything went smoothly with my installation. There was a lot of space to operate inside, with the exception of operating around some awkward rails for the HD. I'd recommend it!

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Beautiful case with good features. Rolled edges...don't worry about bleeding to death with this perform of art. It is straightforward quality. Antec is the finest of the best. No substitute, in my book. I've had my hands on a lot...I generally come back to Antec...? I purchased this case for my sister...I be concerned about the door, to access the DVD, and so on...The door finding snapped off..If you have kids, this may not be the case for you...Cute as they are....lol Superior top quality.

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This case is one particular of the ideal I have observed on the industry. It is very effectively constructed of solid metal. As opposed to the cases you see in some of the stores that are 贶 for an alluminum can. I like how the front locks so no a single can access the drives or power button. None yet.

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Excellent case incredibly solid and keeps my youngsters from hitting the power button. none

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I use to personal a PowerMac dual 2. which had 5 fans. When it got toasty, all fans fired and it sounded like a jet. This case is amazing and very cool. It has only 1 fan and with my Artic Freezer Pro 7 heatsink on my quad 2.66, every little thing runs smooth, quiet and heat is never ever an challenge. Also, it has a screen that captures dust given that the fan is created to pull air from the front. And the screen is washable (by hand that is). I very advise. None at the moment.

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QuietStrongStraightforwardSecureSexyNo sharp edges None I have seasoned I have built 13 computers utilizing this case and have under no circumstances had a single problem with any of the cases or fans. I will continue to use this situation for future workstations.

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Great case, comes with tons of additional screws, power supply is good and quiet, fast-release drive bays are nice, all the headers I required, nice looking black situation. No concept what many of the screws are for. But who cares.

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Looks great, Energy Efficent PS, Great HDD mounting. Good situation for the funds. None for the price

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> Quite quiet operation> Solid steel construction - constructed like a tank> Precise alignment all about - mobo mounts, HDD trays, five.25" rails, etc. are all positioned accurately.> Massive situation cooling fan is quite quiet> Greeen energy provide appears to be effective as specified - I'm only drawing 1.1 amps with an i7-860 and a pair of HDDs. > Removable intake air filter have to be pulled downward, so case must be about eight" above floor or laid more than on side to eliminate and clean the filter> Glossy black paint shows fingerprints > Have to open door to access energy button

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Awesome Case, I have been using it more than a year now, and even with a 1 1ǘ year old daughter getting into anything, its nevertheless in major shape. Incredibly Sturdy Construct, and the interior layout and craftsmanship is fantastic. very simple to operate with, and the metal is thick! If you are building a high finish gaming rig or operating any sort of hot elements, such as my AMD Phenom CPU, its recognized to run hot, then you will see the temps in your situation run fairly high. I had some video card problems becuz anything was getting also hot. I ended up adding a fan on the best, side, and front, and now my air flow is awesome, and its totally customized. I havent had any sort of static discharge complications, so who knows. I have my laptop or computer on prime of my desk tho. Everybody knows you dont enable your personal computer to sit on the ground on the carpet, thats just asking for trouble.

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For a middle or upper middle line Pc, this is the best case/pwr provide combo I've utilised in years. No need to have to look all more than to locate the right case/pwr provide paring.At initially I even though 蛄w? That's not a lot now a days". But, I built 1 Pc with it that's running a 260GTX, 4GB mem, card reader, and dual challenging drives and that Computer has been rock solid for months.Has all the pwr connectors for a typical method develop (dual PCI-X vid plugs).External front eSata port a major bonus.No will need to get rid of front panel for the duration of develop to install optical drives or external 3 1ǘ slot products.Quiet with adjustable fan speed.Lock 'em out with a MB password and lockible front door.Typical solid Antec develop I like to see them supply this with some greater finish energy supply possibilities. I've completed a few various configurations with this situation. Unless you're pouring the hardware into it, it'll handle the energy needs.Doesn't appear like a kid on the way to a LAN Party!

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Sleek hunting, has locks, three speed fan, air filter, extremely great paint finish Front USB plugs are crazy tight on some of my cables, door feels a bit cheap Great situation and energy provide for the cash

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Extremely powerful situation produced from steel, substantially much more sturdy and can significantly a lot more abuse than your average aluminum case. The included energy provide, which used to just be a typical 80+ Earthwatts but now carries an 80+ Bronze, is really capable and will last you a lengthy time and can energy even an enthusiast level rig.It also lives up to its name, it is the quietest situation I have ever utilised. Effectively, its not enormous, you might run into difficulties fitting the larger video cards in and a front intake fan as the intake fan mounts behind the hdds, not in front of. Some men and women may not like getting to open the front baffle to press the power button.It can be a finger print magnet. I now use the HAF 932 but the Sonata is the situation I employed prior. I truly loved it and I have because utilized it in other builds, most lately in a create for my dad.If you want a quite capable mid-tower that can accommodate a high end rig in a no-flash and quiet situation look no additional.With the integrated high quality energy provide it is also a wonderful worth.

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The finest situation I have applied in a even though... it has a wonderful design and an exceptional finish. The photographs on the web do not do this situation justice! The included EarthWatts Power Supply is exceptional and even when all of the case fans are on their highest settings there is barely any noise to be heard. None Would recommend to anyone looking to invest a few additional bucks for Antec's LEGENDARY silence.

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Excellent hunting, plenty of room for an ATX construct, reputable energy supply, 3 speed fan (which I often run at Medium). I like the difficult drive and optical drive setup. I initially worried about the door but following a year of use it hasn't given me any trouble. In contrast to some of the other reviewers I haven't had any problems with ESD.

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I just built my 15th or so machine based on the Sonata platform. It's a incredibly quiet case, artful, minimalist, functional, and excellent for the program builder with its ease of assembly. Hard drives mount on gel vibration reducers. Energy supplies are 80Plus certified. I don't know what's going on, but lately, about half the ones I buy show up with piano black USB/Audio plates rather of silver - and the 120mm situation fan Nonetheless has the stupid switch rather than a motherboard fan control header. Minus two eggs for not listening to their customers and giving us a controllable situation fan.

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I got mine with the earthwatts 500 on clearance at Staples for 20 bucks. I like the appear and function of this case. The front opens up for straightforward cleaning of the vents and the internal fan it comes with has good airflow. DO NOT USE THIS WITH A HIGH End I7. Running just an os install of windows 7 with my I7 940 and an added situation fan inside, the situation was getting so hot inside 10 minutes that Each sides of the cash were hot to the touch, to the point exactly where you could rub paint off with your thumb lol. This is a great case, I just don't believe there's a lot of wonderful airflow and if you're running a big processor you're going to want a bigger situation. I really like the fact I got this for 20 bucks, but I would've gladly paid more for it if it could've accomodated my processor. A single other point I wasn't a fan of was the reality that the panels in the front that hide the three.five" bays didn't sit effectively and would fall into the machine if you accidentally place pressure on them.

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Fantastic cost, excellent fan and ducting, easy to operate in. None I use this situation for my workstation builds. Something not on the rack. This case will look fantastic even a year later.

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Looks fabulous, consists of reliable 500W PSU and a decent case fan which are each quiet. Initially situation I've owned with this drive-mouting scheme, it's quite good. The door over the drive bays looks wonderful but may well or may possibly not develop to annoy me, also soon to tell.

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At 100$ this would be a no brainer for most of the builds I make for myself and my friends, but because the price keeps jumping back up I sometimes have to chose another case and it's a shame because this one is silent, it's well built and it looks nice!

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This is a nice, silent case. I love the cable routing and the drive bays. Cons: There is no provision from front USB3.0, I don't like the SSD mount, and the main case fan is not thermally controlled. It also irritates me that the power button is behind a door.Still a fantastic case, would buy again.

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For standard requirements this is a nice situation Special screws are necessary to mount difficult disc in their trays. I like the setup but the method only comes with 4 of these screws which is enough to mount a single disc. To mount added discs I would need to buy far more screws but their internet website does not sell them. As far as I can tell they are not any sort of typical screw and not accessible from a third party. Antec did not respond to e-mail queries either through customer service or complaints. A good case but they lost a client because the felt compelled to save a few cents on misc parts. This case is not worth the hassle if you want to mount added discs.

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Was told to make a parts list for perform and this case was the a single I chose. Quiet case with solid construction, rubber pads in the hd trays make vibration non-existant. Front USB ports are spaced apart from every other so two fat usb drives can fit in at the similar time. Huge Fan in the back of the case with a speed manage. All in all a very properly rounded case. None at all

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None. Their buyer service has turned into a total nightmare. I politely requested 1 single fan to be replaced some time immediately after this one broke, and it was some of the worst buyer service I've ever seen. I applied to like Antec but now they've gone downhill.Hooray it's a low-cost situation with an high-priced price. Power supply is an airplane. Can have a terrible static discharge problem. Annoying and easily breakable bezel. The fan rapidly broke.

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Just bought this over the weekend when it was on sale and couldn't be happierGood size, good cost and plenty of room I installed it with the Noctua NH-D14 heatsink with no issuesThe airflow is very nice and quiet