Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Fantastic airflow. With optional fans could be considered near as good as the 900 in terms of cooling power. The new Two-cool fans are run off a 2 speed switch (duh) at the very top edge of the case on the back, so they are very convenient to get to. There are also knock-outs for watercooling in the back, although they need some u-channel trim covering in order to not cut your tubing.

The overall build quality is typically Antec. it's no Lian-Li, but then again, what is? They put the same quality into this one as I have seen in the P182 and 300, but like those, there are some sharp edges. Most edges are rolled-over, but I did get a nick or two while doing cable management.

Cable management is excellent, or at least it is if you put in the time. I hid every wire without having to dremmel everything

You can get to the back of the socket on the mobo to assemble CPU coolers with a backplate without taking out the board. I feel it is even more convenient than a removable motherboar

Cons: The finish does show fingerprints under close scrutiny, but not nearly as bad as I have seen with other cases.

The front bezel is rough to the touch as if it is prepped for painting. I was not too crazy over this fact, so I deducted an egg for it. if I want to paint it, I'll prep it myself, thank you.

I had to order a couple of header panel extension cables from a mod shop because the front panel HD Audio and the USB on the motherboard was at the very bottom left corner of the board, and it would not reach without stretching directly across the video card. All the front panel connectors could stand to be a bit longer.

I also would have liked it if the slot covers came with the case, as it only has the knock-outs that cannot be put back in if removed. If I had enough matching slot covers around here, I would have knocked them all out and replaced them. I didn't, so I only knocked out the ones I needed to.

Do yourself a favor and order some cheap slot covers with this case.

Overall Review: Grabbed one for a customer budget build for the simple fact that I have never seen one before. I figured I would give it a fair shake and donate a little time to do a proper review.

This case begs to be modded, but the customer wasn't paying so I wasn't doing. I would love to get a chance for myself, though. I have been building systems for years, so I have just about seen it all.

It does not have a tooless design, but I prefer them not too. I have had too many of the cheap plastic pins and clips break and have to use screws anyway, leaving you with a shoddy looking job. After all, real men know how to turn a screw. :)

Not at all a con for the case, but the pictures on Newegg do not do this case justice. It looks far better in person. I almost canceled the order right after placing it because a couple of people I know didn't like it from these pics.

I am very glad I didn't cancel. The case worked out great and the customer is extremely satisfied. (Like always) ;)

Pros: Great cooling with good 120mm rear fan and 140mm top fan. Included fans come with manual 3 speed control on rear of case. Has mounts for two more 120mm fans in front of case and one more 120mm on the side vent. Kudos for only extra 120mm mounts and not 92mm or 80mm.

Cons: Hard drives mount front to back which causes a conflict with full length video cards -> especially if front 120mm fans are used. If you put fans on the front you have to move the drives back one mounting screw. There isn't a slide mount for the screws so you can't adjust the drive location front to back a bit and use thin 120mm fans; there are just fixed screw holes. Some video cards will not fit with the hard drives pushed back over the motherboard.

Overall Review: I was able to manage by using the molex 4pin (white) power cables for the sata drives as those weren't covered by the video cards. Video cards with longer full board coolers would have hit the drives though.