more antec 300 pics..

Wayne~ · 6 Jul 2008 at 10:59

I know its a cheaper version of my old 900 but it loosk nicer to me, less plasticy

indyskyz · 6 Jul 2008 at 15:04

urgh... cleaned my fan filter today

there nice and clean

also noticed this

id imagine i would be quite easy to mod a fan controller in to that

Sp00n · 6 Jul 2008 at 16:32

How long did yours take to get that dusty indy? and is that with 2 12's in the front?

Incidently, my power led can't hookup because my motherboard has a 2 pin power led, not 3 like the 300's cable requires

Suppose I could mod it easily enough but still annoying.

indyskyz · 6 Jul 2008 at 17:15

i have had it about 6 weeks and this is the 1st time i have cleaned it.
just one 12" its a tricool the same as the rear set to high its positioned at the bottom

yeah my power led header is the same i just moved one of the pins in the connector ~30sec job

sutom · 6 Jul 2008 at 18:38

Quick question - would you say another 2 front/1 side fans are needed for this case in addition to the default 2? As long as they're quiet fans there shouldn't be too much noise, right?

I know it depends on the PC's components too, I'm just wondering if 5 fans total would be overkill for say...a C2D E8400/Single HD4850/3 HDD system with no overclocking. I've only built one machine before so I'm still learning.

Thanks for the pics though, I really want this case

sunderland · 6 Jul 2008 at 19:04

well ive got 5 fans 3 running full and 1 running medium and 1 running slow and there is noise but mainly of my card4870 and my artic freezer on my cpu which is running at 100%

fish99 · 23 Jul 2008 at 18:56

EdGey said:

Hehe, I was just about to start a fresh thread asking if the wires on my HX520 would be long enough to use with an Antec 300 case (due to the bottom mouted PSU), and then saw this picture. Awesome

Wayne~ · 24 Jul 2008 at 14:51

Hey at least your 300 has filters!~Mumbles about 900 being like a hoover for dust~

para08 · 10 Aug 2008 at 03:55

edgey, just wondering, what side fan is that you're using there? its just i heard a normal 120mm won't fit on the side with a tuniq tower. thanks.

yantorsen · 10 Aug 2008 at 04:02

can i ask what temps your getting? because i have the same cooler + cpu and was thinking getting this case to replace my zen.

Thanks

asim18 · 10 Aug 2008 at 07:27

yantorsen said:
can i ask what temps your getting? because i have the same cooler + cpu and was thinking getting this case to replace my zen.

Thanks

I have exactly the same specs as Edgey, only difference is 3 hard drives and 4 sticks of ram.

My temps are 32C idle and 55C load, according to coretemp.

I have the tuniq tower's fan controller at about 70%.

Sgt_Pepper · 10 Aug 2008 at 10:00

I have an e7200 slightly OC'd in mine and after encoding a video with it for about 1hour 30 mins it was only at 44 degrees, with a Freezer 7 pro. Also using 3 Yeteloon 88CFM fans on a controller.

yantorsen · 10 Aug 2008 at 13:28

asim18 said:
I have exactly the same specs as Edgey, only difference is 3 hard drives and 4 sticks of ram.

My temps are 32C idle and 55C load, according to coretemp.

I have the tuniq tower's fan controller at about 70%.

doesn't seem that impressive then, I get the same temps with my akasa zen

Sgt_Pepper · 10 Aug 2008 at 13:45

yantorsen said:
doesn't seem that impressive then, I get the same temps with my akasa zen

Yes but his PC may not be kept in the same environment as yours ie:
radiators, stuffed under a desk, not great ventilation in the room.
Theres a lot of things to consider. I would also imagine that the 3 HDD's create a bit of heat too. Some GFX cards create more heat inside your case than others too. which all help push the temps up that little bit.

asim18 · 10 Aug 2008 at 15:21

yantorsen said:
doesn't seem that impressive then, I get the same temps with my akasa zen

Q6600 overclocked to 3.40 Ghz.
and That was with prime small-fft's, i find it toastes the cpu more than anything.

It's a pretty big drop from my old case (coolermaster centurion 530) which had it at 35 idle and 65 load.

So im very satisifed :cool:

hibeesmad · 10 Aug 2008 at 16:26

Did anyone drill any holes in this case to allow the 4 pin CPU connector to be fed behind the motherboard tray?

yantorsen · 10 Aug 2008 at 17:10

Sgt_Pepper said:
Yes but his PC may not be kept in the same environment as yours ie:
radiators, stuffed under a desk, not great ventilation in the room.
Theres a lot of things to consider. I would also imagine that the 3 HDD's create a bit of heat too. Some GFX cards create more heat inside your case than others too. which all help push the temps up that little bit.

Well I have an 8800GTX, 4 sticks of ram, and 4 hdds, and im still rinning cooler :/

ouzodan · 10 Aug 2008 at 21:35

I am slowly putting together my new Gaming Rig and its all going to be housed in an Antec 300.

For the Money its absolutely amazing and in some respects superior to the 900.

If your wondering what it looks like with the fans installed heres a little preview.

Apologies to the thread creator im not trying to hijack your thread just adding my appreciation to the 300.

I actually have plans to get my side panel professionally cut and a window fitted, Then install a Zalman CNPS9700-NT (lots of Green) to keep the Processor nice and cool

Come to think of it my Antec Quattro 1000 arrives tommorow Groovy

Acid_death69 · 10 Aug 2008 at 21:37

ouzodan said:
I am slowly putting together my new Gaming Rig and its all going to be housed in an Antec 300.

For the Money its absolutely amazing and in some respects superior to the 900.

If your wondering what it looks like with the fans installed heres a little preview.

Apologies to the thread creator im not trying to hijack your thread just adding my appreciation to the 300.

I actually have plans to get my side panel professionally cut and a window fitted, Then install a Zalman CNPS9700-NT (lots of Green) to keep the Processor nice and cool

Come to think of it my Antec Quattro 1000 arrives tommorow Groovy

make sure that heatsink will fit and not hit any copper pipes, those heatsinks are massive. nice pics though

ouzodan · 10 Aug 2008 at 21:47

yeah its a bit of a monster although im 99% sure it will fit absolutely fine.