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Antec Six Hundred v2 Gaming Case
Manufacturer: Antec, Inc. Full Disclosure: The product sample used in this article has been provided by Antec, Inc. Antec has been in the PC enclosures business for over 25 years. They have many unique and creative cases such as the LanBoy and Skeleton. However, nothing is more iconic than their "Hundred" series gaming cases, from the low-end Antec One Hundred to the Antec Twelve Hundred full tower. In order to keep up with competition, Antec has been massively updating their line of products. This time it's the Six Hundred's turn. Out of the seven "Hundred" series gaming cases, the Antec Six Hundred v2 is the most balanced. It was designed to be simple but effective. Benchmark Reviews will test the Antec Six Hundred v2 and see where it stands among the fierce competition. Being a mid-tower case, the Antec Six Hundred v2 supports all of the expected features. It supports ATX/micro-ATX/mini-ATX motherboards, has three 5.25" HDD bays, six 3.5" HDD bays, and two 2.5" SSD/HDD mounts. It can support graphic cards up to 11.5" long. In terms of functionality the Antec Six Hundred has everything you need for a mid-ranged tower. However simply having the raw functionality isn't enough. The Antec Six Hundred v2 comes sells for $89.95 at Newegg (before rebate) or $96.69 at Amazon, so it is expected that there is work put into the design, performance, and usability of the case. Antec realizes that updates are necessary as there are growing numbers of sub-$60 mid towers that get the job done. Benchmark Reviews will be disassembling the Six Hundred v2 to see where the Antec Six Hundred stands today.
Antec Six Hundred v2 Features
Six Hundred v2 Specifications
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Comments
what a great case...
for rack mount & hdd reasons i use the thermaltake m9
but
i wish i could buy this one:
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You listed no expectations nor any measured results with it. I've personally tested this fan and have had the results posted it's more than good.
The bearing is either a sleeve (or variation of sleeve like Long Life Sleeve or Rifle.)
That's the only con of it.
Airflow to noise ratio on it is very good and it has little vibration even though the impeller is a tad undersized.
Overall that's very good.
Now the surprise is MANY $15-20 120mm fans deliver over 60+ CFM. In the end that one 200mm fan performs worse than a single 120 fan. But of course I mention in the review, and you pointed out to, that the only advantage is it being much quieter. Otherwise in terms of AIRFLOW it's 2-3 times less than a typical 2x120 fan installation.
High speed setting is around 75CFM/25dB(A)
Either way; for a case fan you don't need more than 50 CFM, More so as an exhaust in this location as you have both the rear and top exhuast fighting for air.
Use a case with matching 60 CFM fans all around, and then compare the temp results to a case with 50 CFM fans all around. You won't see much of a difference except that the 50CFM setup will be much quieter.
Note performance score is 8.25, VALUE is 7.50. The key isn't performance is bad, there's just better ones at this price range. My Tempest Evo delivers much better idle temperatures under the same conditions.
Whether it's the fan, material, hard drives blocking intake fans, or something else I can only provide the available statistics and the results that I got.
Right now I have a small gaming rig built in this case with an X6 1075 and a GTX 460. With both pushed to load wioth folding the CPU has not broke 30C (Antec H2) for cooling) and the GPU has not give over 60C. These are great temps.
Otherwise I agree for the price point they could have done the interior in black and added behind the tray routing. At the very least included the two front fans.
Note I did install 2x additional front intake fans. Didn't mention in review.
The fan's airflow capability is explained in comments above. Quite plainly the 200mm is quieter and looks better but doesn't excel at performance.
Charles pointed out the 200mm 800RPM fan for this case is about 55CFM.
A single 120mm 1600RPM fan is about 65CFM,
A single 120mm 2500RPM fan is about 100CFM,
One of the fastest 120mm fans can get to about 120CFM.
Clearly at this price-point, most cases can install 2x120mm fans, and the performance difference is clear.