Antec Two Hundred Mid Tower Case Review

Introduction

The Antec Two Hundred is part of the latest generation of low cost gaming cases that aim to reduce the cost of gaming, whilst still maintaining many of the features gamers have to come to expect from their chassis’. With Antec’s great reputation for building high quality cases, the Two Hundred has a lot to live up to.

The Two Hundred has an array of features from the hot swappable hard disk drive bay to an extensive cooling system with great expandability. So now we’ve got a basic grasp of the concept of the Antec Two Hundred and where it fits into the already extensive array of Antec gaming cases. Let’s see if it can deliver in terms of performance and present itself as an impressive, yet low budget, gaming enclosure.

Antec On the Two Hundred

“A head-on collision of value and kickassness, the Two Hundred by Antec is our most affordable gaming case yet. Get the awesome features you expect from Antec, plus brand new features like a built-in hot swap SATA hard drive caddy! The Two Hundred also introduces a CPU cut-out for installation of CPU coolers, a perforated front bezel for maximum air intake, plus a whopping ten drive bays! And with menacing style that’ll strike fear in the hearts of men, the Two Hundred’s got it all. So don’t spend an arm and a leg. Sever an arm and a leg (off your opponent!) with the Two Hundred.”

Features

• Front-loaded hot swap 3.5″ SATA hard drive caddy
• CPU cut-out allows for easy installation of CPU coolers
• Bottom-mounted power supply isolates heat and noise
• Perforated front bezel delivers maximum air intake
• CPU cut-out allows for easy installation of CPU coolers
• Cable management compartment organizes cables discreetly
• Front-loaded HDD cage for up to 6 hard disk drives
• Cable management ties help keep your case tidier
• 10 drive bays:
  - 6 x internal 3.5″ HDDs
  - 3 x external 5.25″ HDDs
  - 1 x external front-loaded hot swap 3.5″ SATA hard drive caddy
• 7 expansion slots for plenty of flexibility
• Cooling system:
  - 1 x top special 140mm TwoCool™ fan
  - 1 x rear 120mm TwoCool™ fan
  - 2 x front 120mm fans for HDDs (optional)
  - 1 x side 120mm fan for graphics cards (optional)
• Front ports:
  - 2 x USB 2.0
  - Audio (AC’97 and HDA compatible) In and Out
• Washable air filters for quick, easy cleaning
• Motherboards: Mini-ITX, microATX, Standard ATX
• Power supply not included
• Unit dimensions:
  - 17.7″ (H) x 7.9″ (W) x 18.5″ (D)
  - 450mm (H) x 200mm (W) x 470mm (D)
• Box dimensions:
  - 21.3″ (H) x 20.6″ (W) x 11.2″ (D)
  - 541mm (H) x 523mm (W) x 284mm (D)
• Net weight:
  - 13.9 lbs / 6.3 kg
• Gross weight:
  - 16.8 lbs / 7.6 kg