Antec ISK600 Black Aluminum / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: The case is well-designed and has Antec's signature simplistic look. Component locations are all where they should be and even a fairly loaded system still offers ample space. You can put a massive graphics card, cooling unit, and tons of storage devices comfortably inside this thing. The height of the motherboard screw mounts allows you to easily manage most of the USB, front audio jack, and front panel wiring underneath the motherboard. Depending on the design of your ITX motherboard, you might get away with stuffing a few power supply cables underneath as well.

Cons: I don't understand Antec. They put a lot of thought into the design, accessibility, and functionality of these cases, then completely overlook small, yet obvious design flaws. They do this with every single case they've designed; they get most everything right, but get a few really important things wrong. There is absolutely no logical reason the left side of the case should have such minimal vent grating positioned towards the front for the graphics card. Not all cards pull or push air from one side. Many have dual fans positioned from the center. They designed this case to take a huge graphics card, yet provide virtually no means for it to get airflow. The entire left side of the case should be one large vent. Likewise, the extremely weak power light should run off a two-pin connector to the motherboard instead of a full-blown molex. A modular power supply is the perfect companion for this case, but having to connect a string of molex connectors just for one power light is silly and unnecessary. The sleek and simplistic design of the case is slightly marred by the cheap USB ports up front, both of which should simply be USB3.0.

Overall Review: The ISK 600 is another great case in a long line of Antec products that always meet my expectations. Unfortunately, some of those expectations are small little flaws that can be easily corrected to make what is currently a "great" case an excellent one.

Pros: •120mm fan mount allows for an AIO liquid cooler •Supports long GPUs •Brushed Aluminum for the professional look. •3x 3.5 inch hard drive mount, 2x 2.5 inch mounts. •Supports slimline DVD drives for those who still use them (I do.)

Cons: •Only 1 fan mount. •PSU can be a pain to install. •Front panel needs to be unscrewed to remove. •Some power supplies will not work due to the cable running from the back of the case to the power supply. For example my TX750M the plug was in the wrong orientation and the cable faced downwards pushing the PSU up making it impossible to mount.

Overall Review: Overall a great little case for my first ITX build. After I figured things out and got things in place, I can see that a lot of thought was put into the design of this case and the usage of the space. Specs: A10 7850k ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ 8GB G.Skill Sniper Series DDR3 2400 Corsair H60 Crucial M4 256GB Western Digital Green 2TB Panasonic Blu Ray Drive Corsair CX600

Pros: Good for the price, will fit a standard ATX PSU. I am running a 750w Corsair since it was on sale at the same time as this case. Running an APU only leaves lots of airflow, and using a small form factor PSU would free up space to stack drives and make a nice HTPC/NAS.

Cons: Misleading "3x3.5 inch Bays". There is one detachable tray/bay holder for a single 3.5 HDD and another detachable tray for 2x2.5 inch SSDs. The other 3.5 inch drives can be bolted to the inner frame of the case or under the actual tray. They mention Aluminum, but the case is a heavy steel frame with a plastic front and an aluminum shield. Looks good in pictures, looks cheap in person. That shield is the main problem though. The Airflow intaks are only up at the front and forward sides of the case. The PSU is well vented, but the rear next to a GPU mounted in an ITX PCIE slot has only a few mm of space to draw air. My gaming temps on a very efficient 750ti were 75 C, removing the cover results in 57 C. I am borrowing a dremel to cut out a few holes closer to the GPU fan. That should solve the temp problems.

Overall Review: My rig: AMD A10-6800K ASRock FM2A78M-ITX Corsair CX750M 16GB GSkill DDR3 WD Blue 2TB EVGA Nvidia GTX750ti

Pros: Small, Light Plenty of room for every thing.

Cons: Flimsy, After getting everything it in was a bit better. But still a very flimsy case.

Pros: Very high end feel Front light is not piercing blue, subtle...nice touch Can fit long video cards (Up to 12.5" according to Antec) Fits regular size PSU's

Cons: None that I can think off, maybe two usb 3.0 slots on the front instead of 1x usb 3.0 and 1x usb 2.0. Not worth taking an egg off.

Overall Review: It's a little larger than standard Mini-ITX cases, but this is what I consider a no compromise Mini-ITX case. Build and have fun.

Pros: Nice looking case with a solid build. A surprising amount of space allowing for AIO liquid CPU cooling (2 fans in a push pull!) and a full size PSU. Reminiscent of the NeXT Cube.

Cons: 1. Very little support documentation in the box or online. 2. No instructions for optical drive mounting. 3. HOT HOT HOT! Minimal air flow and venting. I have an ASUS EAH6850 that cooks the outside of this case and raises the temps at least 8-10C... Could use a few more side venting areas on the GPU case wall at least. I currently remove the outer shell if I game

Overall Review: ASUS EAH6850 SeaSonic X650 Plextor M5P 256GB (Primary) SAMSUNG 470 128GB (storage) Intel i5-2500 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB Corsair H75 ASUS P8H61-I R2.0 Win 8.1 Antec ISK600 Antec Formula 7

Pros: the only thing that is really aluminum is the cover (which I think is great). If you are someone who likes to have a solid and sturdy steel case THAT is ITX, you need to go for this one. There are two bays that are easy to remove, they are the mini optical bay and the bay that holds two hard drives. on the inside, there is a spot that can hold an extra hard drive and no one seems to show that is there (I use that one for my SSD). the front of the case lights up with a cool blue! can hold the largest EVGA graphics cards. Can hold the largest PSU's. can support ANTEC's Kuler (antec's water cpu cooler) the small one.

Cons: the only thing that bothers me is that they don't have two fan spots on the case, there is the one on the back an that is it.

Overall Review: if you are worried that the Kuler water cooler will get in the way of your graphics card or other things, don't worry, it does not. the case is large for a ITX case but I think it is well worth it if you are not too worried for space. I have put Asrocks Z87E-ITX motherboard in it and it works like a charm! Great case over all for a small built computer.

Pros: Handling heat issues fine for a gamer PC. Handles a full size power supply though it would be wise to look for as compact of one as you can manage. Might also be wise to go with a modular power supply (though I didn't and its fine). Looks good too

Cons: Things are a little tight inside, but you expect that with a machine this size. And be careful which optical drives you get. This box can't have a full-size one.

Overall Review: I'd stick with SSDs in this box. The positioning for HD's is rather odd and may not even be realistic given cable management. The HD's cage over the top is removable (thank goodness) and its just in the way.