Antec Sonata II. Easy to work with?

Punisher161282 · 10 Jan 2006 at 16:09

Hey guys. Can anyone who has this case give me any info on how easy it is to work with?. I'm gonna be in and out of the case a lot and don't want anything too tricky to mess about with. I'm looking for something thats compact but not cluttered. The quieter the better too.

Tens · 10 Jan 2006 at 19:50

I got the first rev of this case which as far as i know exactly the same without some of the plastic clip ons and wind tunnels and stuff.

All drives are sooo sooo easy to pull in and out, the psu is fair simple to get in and out especially when the case is lying down like a desktop case. Nice simple door to the side of the case, The mobo fits in tight ie no room around the edges really but i spose its simila to most cases. The door on the front isnt a problem for me, in fact i dont consider is an annoyance at all. IDE SATA and power cables can be put under some brackets and hidden away or can fasten using ties to any of the wholes around.

I like it but it aint HUGE, which is sommit i wouldnt like.

Punisher161282 · 10 Jan 2006 at 21:51

Thanks for that mate. Sounds like it will do just fine. It looked like a good case but didn't know anyone who'd used one before.

BigChin1 · 14 Jan 2006 at 19:03

Don't bother installing the wind tunnel, I found it not to make any difference, and since you said you'll be in the case a lot it would just be inconvenient.

noxidjkram@hotm · 14 Jan 2006 at 21:26

Yeah - Brilliant case.

Lovely to work with.

Only real flaw is the Plastic front door - i had to get rid of mine for that reason. Spoiled the whole thing aesthetically.

Could maybe do with a pull-out motherboard tray tho...

M

Tens · 14 Jan 2006 at 21:41

yeh them trays are nice arent they, the door i dont find a problem, but im not a big user of my rom drives, but i dont find it a problem when I am using them.

voodooflux · 16 Jan 2006 at 20:44

Just built a system in a Sonata II for my kids. Very impressed with the build quality overall, although the sliding cover over the USB ports at the front doesn't seem like it will stand up to much use.

Hard drives very easy to install, with rubber mounts to suppress vibration. Cables are well labelled, and I even took the time to install the *wind tunnel* which wasn't too bad.

cheers
v.f.

a1ex2001 · 17 Jan 2006 at 12:02

Chucked my wind tunnel in the bin as it didn't fit over my CPU cooler and it was fiddly and horrible anyway! Other than that it's pretty good hardrives and CD drives are nice and easy to fit. Not huge amounts of space when fitting the motherboard but other than that not a problem

MikeOCUK · 18 Jan 2006 at 10:26

fairly easy to work on, not quite as easy as the original sonata.
main problem iv come across is you can have a large diameter cpu cooler.
they have plenty of drive bays and the supplied PSU is fine for most setups.
Probably 1 of the quietest cases you will get without spending a fortune