Joined on 06/18/02
way more pleased than I thought I'd be

Pros: Included fans are quiet, move a lot of air, and have long enough cords. Parts are sturdy. White LEDs in all black case are stylish. Buttons and indicator lights mounted high. No unnecessary 3.5 external bays, lights, or windows. Tool-less design. Everything is black, including all screws. Cable routing is easy due to space behind backplate and access holes that have rounded edges. 3 of 4 air filters are removable. 6 of 7 fan mounts are for 120 or 140mm. Attached case wires are quality. Power supply (not included) is held firmly in place even before mounting screws. Power supply can be mounted 2 different ways. Expansion slot covers are not knockouts, so they can be put back in. Expansion slot covers have typical insertion tab, but also back retention clips which helps prevent them falling into case and damaging motherboard when you undo its screw
Cons: Cutout in backplate is WAY too large. It should not encroach motherboard mounting points and shouldn't extend beyond a mATX board's dimensions. Cable routing pass through holes are for ATX; mATX wires will be more exposed. Has holes for a couple extra standoffs that my mATX board needed, but were not included. Side and top panels have holes in them. No blank included for unused front fan mount. 1 of 4 air filters not detachable (from faschia, which is detachable from the case). Optical drive clamps do not close again with drive inserted (though drives are still well secured). Faschia is insertion only; It is steadfast, but could wear out over time as opposed to using screws to secure it.
Overall Review: I'm way more pleased with this than I thought I was going to be. I've dealt with cheap cases before and my old case was a tank. Other reviews led me to believe this was going to be flimsy, but the case is solid. The included screws and such are in a box in a hard drive caddy. Don't freak out when yours arrives and you think the bag only has your instructions. Expansion slot thumbscrews come very tight. This is likely for anti-vibration purposes. Just know the first time you take one out, you will need a screwdriver. Even though I wasn't messing with front fan, I took faschia off. Once everything was built, I had a hard time putting it back on. The bay my blu-ray was sitting in made it a tight fit. Could be the drive. Could be I should've inserted drive with faschia on. I now have Corsair case, power supply (AX650), memory (old DDR2, soon to be DDR3 1600), and SSD (Force 3). I really enjoy Corsair's quality and style.

Pros: 550W, semi-modular
Cons: 1) PCI-E (6 & 8 pin) are not modular. That's two cables I don't need attached that I have no choice about. 2) Fan is loud. Talking with Antec, it's rated at 28 dBA. I had recently purchased an earthwatts for another machine, and it was silent. This was not low-noise as advertised. Returning for refund as Antec posed no alternate solution.
Overall Review: A 120 mm case fan is a standard item. I could easily replace it. Antec insists I cannot because the fan is hard-wired, has a special chip in it, and opening the case would void the warranty. A risk I wouldn't take given the reviews. This is not typical Antec quality. Going to go with Kingwin Platinum model instead.
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Pros: inexpensive, tool-free, USB3, SATAIII, easy to use
Cons: inexpensive build. fear the socket for the cable may eventually become too loose
Overall Review: This is my 2nd review of this product. In my first one, I denounced it as being faulty and after extensive testing, I was able to determine that the front ports on my case was the culprit.

Pros: Fast, silent, inexpensive, large.
Cons: None so far
Overall Review: I bought this drive in haste as it was on promotion that ended that day which made it the same price as a 1 TB drive. I rarely stray from WD, so I was really anxious when I looked deeper only to find the drive has reviews that suggest it's DOA 50% of the time. I lucked out though because not only did mine arrive with no issues, it turned out to be quiet and very fast. I'm picky when it comes to quiet and benched it at ~200 MB/s sequential read and write. Fastest platter drive I've ever owned.
wish I had done it sooner

Pros: Low profile, low voltage, runs as advertised using XMP.
Cons: None so far.
Overall Review: First time I've used non-Corsair RAM in over 10 years and I don't regret it. Have two of these pairs for 32 GB total and am using a Primo RAMdisk. So delighted with it, I'm strongly considering upgrading to an extreme platform to have double the max ram and throughput. Been doing video editing and 3D gaming completely within RAM. What a difference!

Pros: Uses standard case fan! Included fan is every inch as quiet as advertised. Future proof. Between using a standard case fan and the mounting bracket being a separate part from the heatsink, CM would only need to release a new bracket come new processor sockets. Included thermal grease. Included phillips to hex adapter. Included bracket and noise dampening for use with a 2nd (not included) fan. Improved over 212+ by way of the copper heat pipes shaped in a way that leaves NO GAPS with contact surface of the processor. Price was very fair for what you get. Universal mounting hardware spares having to pay for a mounting solution you're not going to use. Scissor mount is notched for easier, no risk installation. Mounting is inline with standard case airflow of front and back case fan. Heatsink is robust enough that should the fan fail, your motherboard and processor will have that much more reaction time to avoid thermal overload.
Cons: Like most coolers of its type, airflow is not directed at motherboard. When working inside your case, a bump could cause the heatsink to pivot slightly. This MIGHT only be due to my thermal grease being fresh (no, it was not excessive). Like most coolers of its type, it's a little too large and weighty.
Overall Review: My recent round of computer upgrades was designed primarily for the purposes of lower noise and power consumption. My video card is passively cooled. My case is the Corsair 300R with a SilenX 120 mm thermistor fan as front intake and one as rear exhaust. Both of these fans, and the one in my Corsair AX650 power supply have not come on since I've had this installed. Even when they would run, they're all quiet. That leaves just the included fan here as the only source of noise in my PC. And even though the 300R case has excessive ventilation, I cannot hear the included fan at all. A quick flashlight into the case confirms that it IS running. So if you're worried about noise level like me, you can count on this to suit your needs without having to replace the fan straightaway. i5-3570k during 3d gaming still does not cause this fan to ramp up or my system to even approach overheating. VERY satisfied.