Bring your Skeletons out of the closet

G-Dubs · 7 Jan 2010 at 20:49

As the Skeleton case is growing a small but loyal band of followers I thought I'd start an Antec Skeleton thread, so that all Skeleton owners or those wanting more info on this case and what it's like to build/Mod/use can post.

So to kick things off here's a few pics of mine.

As it first looked.....

And after I'd finished with it....

This was my first ever build and first ever Mod so it shows what and easy case this is to work with. It's also very easy to take apart (just need a screw driver and not a single rivet to drill out) and once apart of course it's real easy to paint up however you want to

wakayoda · 7 Jan 2010 at 22:48

I would get one of those cases but it must be a bitch for lan partys

reiyushin · 7 Jan 2010 at 23:47

Really nice work there. Lovin' the construction style theme

Reminds me of something from Robot Wars.

Paul. W · 8 Jan 2010 at 12:26

I have an Antec Skeleton :-)

Ive only had it a month or so, but im loving it. No mods as of yet but I want to get my creative thinking cap on!

Ill be taking it to a LAN next month. It should be fine. I have no worries!

sk3lph · 8 Jan 2010 at 12:42

I think the robot you're thinking of is Panic Attack from Robot wars and I think I'd be slightly wary of taking it to a LAN.

Anyway, from my post in the cases galletry.....

System spec is -

Antec Skeleton
Intel i7 920
Asus P6TD Deluxe
6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3, PC3-12800
GTX 295 SLI
Thermalright AXP-140 heat sink
160GB Intel SSD
1.5TB & 1TB Seagate Barraudas
Coolermaster M1000
4 X Sharkoon 4" UV CCFL's
Green and Black Anti kink coils
Green braiding
120mm Akasa green LED fan

sammo62 · 8 Jan 2010 at 16:58

Stupid question, but dont those cases get really dusty?

wakayoda · 8 Jan 2010 at 17:02

What lan are you going to?

reiyushin · 8 Jan 2010 at 18:44

sammo62 said:
Stupid question, but dont those cases get really dusty?

I'd imagine they require a bit more upkeep but for those looks it's got to be worth it

sk3lph · 8 Jan 2010 at 22:02

Every case I've owned gets dusty, however the good thing about this one is that the large top fan minimises dust and its very easy to give it a quick do with some compressed air for any dead spots. The other cases I've had involved taking off the side panel before it was possible to get rid of the dust that'd accumulated inside too.

G-Dubs · 8 Jan 2010 at 23:36

Ah the old dust question

I've had a Skeleton for well over a year now, and I can honestly say dust is so little a problem in this case that it ought to be one of the selling points.

I was a bit worried about it before I bought it, but it's really not an issue. The top fan even stops dust deposits on your CPU cooler and other natural dust magnets in a normal case etc

About once a year I slide out the lower section and give it a blast with the air duster and slide it back in, but even then i'm looking for dust to have a go at when really there's not mush to see.

LAN party wise this case is easy to move about as the "arch" sections are designed to be weight baring and serve as handles. It's also not that easy to get kit out of without sliding out the lower section, which you're gonna notice someone do if they're trying to make off with your GPU.

Phil2008 · 9 Jan 2010 at 00:00

Just thought,, instead of it all being open, how about glass or perspex to fill in the holes?? It would make it safer without loosing its wow factor??

G-Dubs · 9 Jan 2010 at 00:43

Antec actually produce what they call a mesh kit, which keeps out all prying fingers while at the same time maintining the cooling provided by the open design.

Of course if you want to add in perspex etc then that's just one of the many ways of modding this case!

Phil2008 · 9 Jan 2010 at 02:13

G-Dubs said:
Antec actually produce what they call a mesh kit, which keeps out all prying fingers while at the same time maintining the cooling provided by the open design.

Of course if you want to add in perspex etc then that's just one of the many ways of modding this case!

That looks smart

G-Dubs · 9 Jan 2010 at 09:31

Cheers Phil2008

As soon as it warms up a little i'm gonna be modding the arse off it.

ReU_VOoDOo · 5 Aug 2011 at 02:24

Thanks for giving me the bug, G-Dub!!!

Spes:
Intel Core i7 930-o/c to 4.2ghz
Asus P6X58D Premium Motherboard
Zalman 9600 cpu cooler
Patriot Viper series 6GB 1600mhz o/c to 1659mhz
2x ATI Radeon 5870's Asus R.O.G. Matrix Platinum 2GB
Ridata 128GB ssd
Corsair HX 1000 PSU
2x WD Caviar black 2TB hard drives
WD Caviar Black 1TB ard Drive
Asus Xonar STX Sound card
Sennhiser PC350 headset
Razer Mamba wireless mouse
Logitech DiNovo Edge wireless keyboard
58" Samsung 800 series Plasma Television
Yamaha HTR-530 5.1 Reciever
MDPC Aquamarine Blue sleeve and heatshrink

ReU_VOoDOo · 6 Aug 2011 at 14:42

I know we have more skeleton owners than this! where are all the other skeletons??

KiiYzOo · 6 Aug 2011 at 14:43

love your mods voodoo

might get a skelly, now tempted

Hyburnate · 6 Aug 2011 at 16:40

KiiYzOo said:
love your mods voodoo
might get a skelly, now tempted

And me ;[, I really love that Mod.

I can't believe OCUK don't stock them :eek:

ReU_VOoDOo · 7 Aug 2011 at 15:02

I have seen some good deals had on the bay for the skeleton. Everywhere else seems to think that it came out yesterday and won't budge a retail price! Thanks yall!

233 · 7 Aug 2011 at 15:10

thinking of getting a skeleton, would i get a 6970 to fit without modding the case?