Antec TITAN650 Black Steel Pedestal Server /Workstation Case w/ 650W Power Supply 4 x 5.25" (one with 5.25" to 3.5" adapter) External 5.25" Drive Bays

Pros: It's sturdy, comes with a semi-modular power supply.

Cons: There's NO MATX motherboard support, no holes in the backplane whatsoever in those locations. This is the first time i have EVER seen a case that was ATX but not MATX, even with the cheap $20 cases. Really Antec, how hard would it have been to put those 3 or 4 extra holes in the backplane?

Right panel took a screwdriver and a lot of effort to pry off. Nothing is bent that I can see, not sure what the problem is there.

Front door doesn't close all the way. A bit of shaving on the plastic nub and it fits better, but right under the lock it sticks out about 1/8" of an inch

Other Thoughts: The door is on some sort of bizarre spring-loaded double hinge. I'm curious as to why that front door would ever need to be locked anyway considering all the hard drives are just a couple of thumbscrews away on the inside.

This is my first and last Antec server chassis. I'll go back to the (Super) duper brand I was using previously.

Pros: Nice case, good build quality

Cons: Customer support. The case came with 4 sets of hard drive rails. This was fine at the time of purchase several years ago but now I need all 6. Their site has been out of stock for months on the spare parts, and no reply from customer service. Antec has been getting bad about this kind of thing lately, and outsourcing to lesser quality manufacturers. I will buy from people who aren't crooks in the future who can actually support spare parts, which I think is not outside of normal expectations for a server class product.

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Pros: Beefy Case
Plenty of screws
Easy connectors for Harddrives, 4 screws hold 2 rails per drive that slide into the cage
Plenty of connectors for the included 650watt power supply

Cons: Minor quality control issue: The case looked like it was dropped as the front IEEE 1394a connection (Firewire) was bent. I was able to remove the small circuit board and bend it back with some pliers and re-install. I don't know if it actually works, I don't have a current use for it.

Being a large case the 92mm fans (purchased separately) must be disconnected from the motherboard to open the drive cage. Perhaps the fan wires are just bit too short.

Other Thoughts: Windows Home Server 2011
ASUS P8B WS Motherboard
Intel Xeon E3-1235 3.2GHz LGA 1155 Processor
8GB (2x4GB) Kingston KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G
2 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM001 Harddrives in a RAID 1 config from Motherboard
LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i and optional Battery Backup
4 x 3TB Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 Harddrives in a RAID 5 config from LSI controller
Antec Titan650 Pedestal Server Case
2x Arctic Cooling F9 92mm Case fans

Pros: Built like a tank, roomy, drive rail system works well. Includes a great modular power supply.

Cons: The audio jacks on the front of the case are completely unnecessary if you're actually using this as a server case.

Pros: I don’t write reviews often, but Antec earned this.
The case came in perfect condition (which is what I have come to expect from Antec and Newegg). It is a LARGE, HEAVY pedestal case, which is exactly what I wanted. There is plenty of room to work, and I was easily able to mount an ASUS KGPE-D16 board (12.0" x 13.0"). The power supply is a solid modular unit and the drive rails worked perfectly.
Here is what impressed me. The unit did have a defective power LED. I call Antec and after waiting a few minutes on hold talked to pleasant young man who was very eager to help. He answered a couple of questions for me and then said he was dropping the needed part into an envelope which he was going to mail me. The part showed up in my mail box two working days later. He sent me the power LED AND another complete set of LEDs for the chassis “just in case…”.
This is great service. He didn’t just write up a case for some “fulfillment” person to solve, he personally shipped the part.

Cons: Defective LED which Antec took care of immediately.

Pros: Good case, included power supply, holds EATX boards. Price OK. Quality good.

Cons: It's a server case. Should have intrusion switch, would be nice to make drives hot swappable. Antec can NOT give you the instruction manual in advance and there are none to be had on the internet. Needs additional fans (92 mm). I posted one but still don't see it.There are MINIMAL instructions that are almost worthless. The screws included don't tell you what part of the case they go to. Points off for lack of decent instructions. Server cases don't need the sound system plugs. I consider this basically a good tower computer case that holds EATX.

Other Thoughts: If you want to see a server case look at SuperMicro stuff. They build nice cases

Pros: Good looking, CD access door is nice, opens 270 degrees
Sturdy
good thumbscrews for access panel
power supply is antec truepower 650, modular

Cons: Motherboard standoff screws snap easily, use caution
Drive rail "system" is junk for the hard drives, if using 2.5" to 3.5" drive adapters for your ssd, then 1 screw on each side may be attached.
screws included for rails do not work well with the rubber grommets included
door for fans that go in the front of them is flimsy
paint job is cheap

Other Thoughts: Side fan size is 80mm, front fan size is 92mm, definitely add the
no real need for headphone/mic/firewire jacks in front for server case
Should have 8 expansion slots
12cm fan in back

Pros: everything you need! nice power source. lots of room.
used it with a Supermicro MBD-X7DAL-E-O & 2 XEon L5410 Harpertown and works beautifully... Used for professional video editing

Cons: I guess it was because of the Xeons and the above the average room temperature but passive cooling did not work and I had to buy two coolers. Now everything works perfectly.

Pros: Well-designed and reasonably priced. Intended for single CPU motherboards.

Cons: This case includes the Antec True Power Trio TP3-650, which was released in Summer 2006 and is no longer sold by Antec. It only includes one 8-pin +12V connector, which is insufficient for many modern server motherboards.

Other Thoughts: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371001

Pros: *Very roomy
*Solid feeling drive rails
*Solid feeling case
*Good sized PSU for hobbyist server/workstation
*Very good price
*270 degree door hinge is a nice little touch

Cons: *Directions for putting drives are kind of - for lack of a better phrase - beyond awful. I've built more than a few boxes and didn't have much in the way of issues, but if this is your first case with rail mounted drives, I flipped through the (very short) instructions and didn't see anything about taking off the front of the case to do it - oops.
*It would be nice if the 92 mm fan mount was a 120

These are "would be nice if..." but keep in mind that the price is already excellent without them.
*Only one fan - however, you get excellent airflow anyhow given how big the case is (still, for the love of "a diety of your choice" monitor your temperature for a while before deciding not to buy any more...)
*PSU has 4 SATA adapters, 6 MOLEX - I would prefer the other way around since there are 6 3.5" bays and 4 5.25"
*The front locks but not the side panel? Well, okay.

Other Thoughts: For $200 (or less on sale) this case is an excellent deal for an EATX chassis with an included PSU - and unlike with many other manufacturers you can actually trust Antec not to shovel in a cheap PO-Something.

The case feels very solid, but the front feels a bit cheap, as it's plastic. Not really a huge issue.

I probably wouldn't use this case to build a high end server/workstation, but mainly because the PSU is not sufficient for all the bells and whistles. However, for a hobbyist (I bought this for my own use as I've wanted a dual socket server/workstation for some time) it's quite good. If you're planning for SLI or anything else fancy make sure to know your power requirements - if you can't use the PSU then the case becomes a bit less attractive.

Finally, amazing Newegg service - ordered on a Sunday, received on Tuesday.