Thanks for making this video. I'm building a Plex/NAS server, and it is hard to find reasonably priced cases with sufficient room/cages for rotational drives. In case anyone else is in the same boat as me, the other cases I considered were: * Antec P101 (this case, and what I ended up buying) * Cooler Master N400 - the cheapest one I looked at, but had some real negatives, like no room at the top for cable routing. Evidently getting the CPU power into the motherboard is an enormous hassle. * Fractal Design Define R5 - this was my 2nd place choice Ultimately for me, the Antec is a larger case overall than the Define R5 (62L instead of 54L), but I'm guessing either one will work well.

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. As for the choices you wrote down, eventually Fractal might have better thermals. That is all. :)

I put in a micro-ITX and used this exact case for a server. It is great and very quiet. Highly recommended.

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback! :9

Antec is killing it with their cases. Damn I miss the P180 that I had back in the day. Keep up the great work bro and stay safe.

@PCCrazyDario

2 жыл бұрын

They are doing a great job, even though I am a bit late for the review of this case to be honest. P180 was one hell of a case. :) You too bro!

@MichaelMarucci

2 жыл бұрын

The all black P180 is still going strong as my recording studio system, but I'm actually looking to build an updated system and I'm loving this one. I wanted to P110 but honestly, the big drive caddies in this case are the real draw for me because of how much I love my 180.

I got this for a NAS build, for the money it is a great deal and easy to work with!

Thanks for the vid. Looking at a case that can hold a stack of 3.5 hdds. Looking at dumping it near the main tv to run plex, big box and have access to some steam titles for some good ol fashioned couch gaming. Looking like a good case that will fit the bill nicely. Cheaper than some of the others I was looking at.

@PCCrazyDario

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. I do agree with your thoughts. ;)

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How does this compare with the CoolerMaster CM694? Any thoughts?

Can it fit a 120mm rad on the top?

33 no like is mine,grt work bro! grt cabinet

@PCCrazyDario

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :D

I love this case and currently using it as a home server. The only issue I have is trying to find a similar cage to make it a 10-bay drive. I might have to give up on that and make a 4-bay 2.5 inch SSD instead using the two back area and the 5.25 inch via a bracket.

@PCCrazyDario

10 ай бұрын

Maybe try contacting ANTEC and ask them if they can help you out.

@RizalBoon

10 ай бұрын

@@PCCrazyDarioIt's okay , i ended up buying an Olmaster 4x2.5" Slots SATA to put ssds in there for my VM. it's a good tradeoff for me.

@PCCrazyDario

10 ай бұрын

@@RizalBoon Nice!

Lovely video bro Will this Cabinet be compatible Z690- Gigabyte AORUS MASTER..

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Yes, it will be suitable.

Does the P101 still have big silicon rubber grommets to mount the disks? I have 2 P100s and they effectively isolate the disk vibrations from the case. The disk caddies are constructed differently on the P101 compared to the P100.

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

The caddy has some rubber parts, but the actual mounting of the HDDs as I can recall, doesn't. I tried searching more details on the web, but couldn't find them unfortunately. Sorry.

@tgkhfgkr9729

Жыл бұрын

@@PCCrazyDario Thanks. Maybe they insulated the whole caddy to the chassis instead of the disk to the caddy? I tried several different cases and the Antec Solo and P100 were the only ones to prevent disk vibrations from making the whole chassis resonate.

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

@@tgkhfgkr9729 Maybe they did, even though if that is the case, the vibration is between the HDD and the bracket since there is no rubber between those two. I honestly can't remember.

Is the front door meant to be open while the machine is running for the airflow to work properly?

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

Nope, should be closed. But of course you will get a better air flow with an opened front panel.

Bleh, is there any way to mod it so the bottom dust filter can be pulled out from the front ?

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I don't think so, unless you want to cut the front panel. If you are a pro in modding, you could make it look nice, but otherwise you could destroy the case. Also, can't remember where the STOP hindges are for the dust filter, so those might need some modding as well to get the reverse pull from the front.

@Nyancat703

Жыл бұрын

@@PCCrazyDario Alright, thanks for the reply ! From the top of your head, do you know another case with these kind of specs but with a dust filter you don't have to remove ?

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

@@Nyancat703 In this price range, I doubt there is any. Maybe check Fractal if they have something like this with the front dust filter, but can't recall to be honest. Others don't do these kind of cases if I am not mistaking.

@Nyancat703

Жыл бұрын

@@PCCrazyDario Sheesh, I just want a noise insulated ATX case with the space of a DVD reader and some good dust filters, why is it so hard to find x)

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

@@Nyancat703 Unfortunately, brands are going in the way of, let's say, earning. Less people want what you want and more want TG side panels, less HDD cages, PSU dust filter at the back only for the PSU, good organisation for cables and stuff like that.

I had this case with an rtx 3080. The GPU always overheated with this case

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

If you had HDDs in front or at least the cages, then it makes sense. But regardless, the openning on the front is to small to create an good intake for the air flow for that GPU unfortunately.

@OrrWeisbergReviews

Жыл бұрын

@@PCCrazyDario yeah I had the cages. It didn't fit at first so I had to cut it with plyers. Also its called silent but stock fans were not silent at all lol. I have a Asus ROG case today with the 4090 it's much better suited for me now

@PCCrazyDario

Жыл бұрын

@@OrrWeisbergReviews You do know you could just removed the cages without cutting them? :) I would say this case is more designed for massive storage possibilities instead as a gaming rig. ROG case is a different story.

I would choose silent server :)

@PCCrazyDario

2 жыл бұрын

And this would be possible. :)

So, a worse Define R6.

@PCCrazyDario

2 жыл бұрын

Comparing prices, ANTEC wins. Comparing storage capacity, ANTEC wins. Comparing build quality (material and final finish), Fractal wins. Comparing modularity, Fractal wins. Comparing amount of fans, ANTEC wins. Comparing possibility to adjust fan speeds on the go, ANTEC wins. Comparing airflow because of the front panel, Fractal wins. Hope that explains a bit.

2 жыл бұрын

@@PCCrazyDario Agreed, except in storage, because even though the R6 only comes with 6 HDD caddys you can expand it to 11 so it also wins there, and as for the price, if you go with the non-tg version it brings it down to a 10€ difference, at least in my country.

@PCCrazyDario

2 жыл бұрын

@ Maybe there is a chance to buy additional cages for P101 as well, because there is room to add 2x more at the top if you remove the 5.25" bracket. i mean, I can't argue about Fractal. Those cases are great without a doubt, don't get me wrong.