Antec NSK6580B Black Computer Case

Comment:
Every now and again, a product comes along that completely exceeds your expectations. For me, it is the Antec NSK6580B. Now, I have owned Silverstones and Coolermasters, yet my last case, an Antec P180B made me a true believer in Antec cases. So, when I decided to do a 'budget' build for myself, the NSK6580B was at the top of my list.In typical Antec fashion, the case is solid and looks good too. Antec adds little touches, such as extra screws, spare silicone grommets for the HD racks and even screws for the two 92mm fan positions. Big deal you may think, fan screws! But these are not your ordinary fan screws. These screws are long enough and fine threaded, to fit through the entire width of the fans and screw directly into the case, which means that you don't have to remove the front bezel at all.Once you remove the HD cage, the volume of the case becomes quite substantial. There is plenty of room above the motherboard for extra large HSF access and any spare power leads are easily concealed behind the large HD cage. The cage holds 5 racks, which are slid into the cage per normal Antec fashion. All of the racks have silicone stand-offs for the drives. As well, Antec has also used silicone feet for the case bottom. Toss in the Antec 430 Watt (continuous) EarthWatts PSU and the value becomes unreal. The PSU is 80+ rated, has active PFC, two 12V rails, four SATA plugs and is RoHS compliant as well. You can use the PSU and feel good doing so. As of this writing, the PSU is happily powering three SATA hard drives, 2x 92mm and 2x 120mm fans, an optical drive and a Phenom II x3 720 with two sticks of RAM. All the voltages are nominal and the PSU is pumping out cool air.Well, as you may have guessed, this case has impressed me and if I could, I would give it 10 stars for value. Highly recommended as the best 'value' case made, IMO.