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With its big volume control and cold-rolled steel chassis, this new
Antec case resembles
large hi-fi amplifiers from the late 1970s.
The inside has been split into three chambers to separate the heat and noise
of the power supply (a 430W quiet PSU is ready fitted), hard drives and the
motherboard. The dividing wall between the PSU section and the motherboard has a
rounded-off hole for cable runs.
The motherboard section is cooled by two 120mm three-speed fans and, for
extra CPU cooling, there is a convertible air guide. A nice touch is the
inclusion of VFD (vacuum fluorescent display) at the front of the chassis.