- ABS plastic / 0.8 mm SECC Mini-ITX Desktop
- 4 x USB 2.0, HDA/AC'97-compatible audio in/out Front Ports
- 90W External Adapter, Up to 92% Efficiency Power Supply
One of a Kind
09/16/2014
This review is from: Antec ISK 110 VESA Black ABS plastic / 0.8 mm SECC Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case 90W External Adapter, Up to 92% Efficiency Power Supply
Pros:
I traded in an Antek ISK310 for my 2nd ISK110. There is but one fan, the CPU fan, instead of 3 (2 actually...I'd disabled the 310's case fan). The case design is efficient and well thought out. The airflow from the single CPU fan draws air from a generous perforated panel out through two side panels, cooling not only the CPU but the mboard. The cable lengths are just the right length. The fit is tight but not unbearable.
The 90W power supply may seem underpowered, but it's not. I'm powering a Core i3 4130T in my Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI mboard. And I power two 2.5" hard drives (one a 256G SSD, the other a backup 512G mechanical), a pair of USB-powered speakers (Acoustix 2.0 USB DIGI 4330200), a Logitech web cam, an Asus SDRW08D2S-U USB external slim CD/DVD drive. And throw in a USB mouse and my must-have LiteOn SK-1788 PS/2 keyboard. All that powered off a 90W supply: don't believe the naysayers!
This case is small, light, will mount on the back of a monitor or stand by itself. The 90W power supply is about the largest laptop-like power supply you can get, and as such has no fan.
The two 2.5" drives are easy to access; one has only to remove the back panel and they're readily exposed. The power supply dongle has the two SATA power adapters needed for the two 2.5" drives the case can take, and the length of these adapters is just right--not too short, but no extra slack either. The power supply circuit board allows overflow room for cable runs and for air circulation.
A well thought-out case. I only wish the Antec engineers who designed this were here for me to shake their hands and congratulate them personally.
Cons:
Needs USB 3.0 front-panel ports, at least on 2 of the 4. There're 4 USB 2.0 front ports, but my mboard can only use 2 of them.
Overall Review:
Better than the ISK310, although the power supply limits you to a 35W CPU, of which there's presently only one retail version available, the Haswell Core i3 4130T. Intel's desktop offerings, while they appear numerous, in reality lack variety in certain corner-cases. Specifically, there's only one 35W retail Haswell desktop on the market. The other 35W Haswell CPU's are sold to OEM's only. There are no low-power retail Core i5 and Core i7 CPU's for the system builder to select from. Unfortunately, this limits the options of those who wish to build a Haswell-based system using this wonderful case.
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- Bernard W.
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