Antec P70 ATX Mid-Tower Case Review

[atheus]

Am I mistaken that this case comes with all fans in exhaust position? Is 100% exhaust fans not the worst way to cool a case?

At the very least, it is certainly the worst way of mitigating dust intake - there is not much point in having front intake filters when the all-exhaust configuration will pull dust in from every crack. The first thing I would do if I got a P70 would be move both top fans to the front and put the top lid on.

Right? I'm honestly bewildered. The folks over at Antec must be familiar with the way that dust gets sucked in through every crevice when you're running even a little negative pressure, but 3x120 fans worth?

 

[Crashman]

I am glad to still have my 300... while USB 3 would be nice, I can always aftermarket that in. My, outdated, processor runs about 5 - 7 F above ambient; since I live in Arizona that is pretty great in the summer (although I do turn the fans up to high, which requires me to pop off the side panel... small price). My 5 HDDs/SSDs are all comfortably nestled in their slots, with their SATA & IDE cables (I said outdated) tucked into the cable area. While I could live without my front LED fans, I have no desire to. I like Antec, but until they design another homerun, I will hold onto my 300 with both hands!

If they added USB 3.0 to the old 300 it would be better than just about any $70 case on the market. The 300 was a middleweight, all of the cases that were supposed to replace it are lightweights.

 

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If they added USB 3.0 to the old 300 it would be better than just about any $70 case on the market. The 300 was a middleweight, all of the cases that were supposed to replace it are lightweights.

The 300-2 does have USB3, a motherboard tray cut-out for mounting heatsinks (I think they added that to the original 300 model somewhere down the line but my 300 does not have it), rails for mounting HDDs/ODDs and a bunch of other small improvements, or at least attempts at improvements. They did cut corners by making fans screwed directly to the front metal sheet instead of putting them in cages with thumb screws.

 

[Crashman]

300-2 had that annoying flat expansion card panel too.

 

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300-2 had that annoying flat expansion card panel too.

Having a flat rear would not bother me if it weren't for those protruding brackets and the annoying cover plate that goes on top of them to close the extra opening needed to slip brackets in. Eight screws to remove every time you want to add, remove or move a card. Yes, that would get old quick for someone who swaps cards around on a somewhat regular basis.