Antec Sonata II

Richard Nixon

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Feb 22, 2006
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Hello everybody,

I recently purchased this case, and I just thought I'd share a few things. So far it has been wonderful. . .it is indeed pretty quiet. I've only used the rear fan, and my computer's temperatures seem to be just fine.

1. The overall build of the case is excellent, with one exception: the front panel. It is made of plastic, has kind of a cheap feel to it, and comes with a flimsy door attached. This is probably my main gripe about this case. . .how can such a nice case come with such a horrible front panel? I've learned to be really careful around the door; it seems like it would break off without much effort.

2. There is no space behind the motherboard, so you might want to take this into consideration if you're looking for a place to store those extra cables. . .

3. The front panel LEDs, power, etc, were pretty easy to install on the motherboard. Everything was clearly marked.

4. The look of the case is very nice, it comes with a very cool black finish.

Overall, I'm very pleased. This was a big step up from the old RaidMax I used to have. Also, the power supply that comes with this case has been more than adequate for my needs.
 

WobbleWobble

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Jun 29, 2001
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I would say the 2nd fan is more for cooling the hard drives more than lowering overall temperatures.

The door is fragile, mine's broken because of opening and closing it too much. The little tab is the part that broke off on mine.

The outside gets dusty and finger prints are clearly visible on the case.

With the included PSU, if you plug in the PSU wire it'll cause the 2nd PSU fan to run at full speed making the system louder than it needs to be. You don't need to plug it in for it to work either, it'll kick in when the temperatures are hot enough.
 

Richard Nixon

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Feb 22, 2006
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That's true, the case does show dust and fingerprints horribly. But I guess that can be said of other black cases as well.
 

GalvanizedYankee

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Oct 27, 2003
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Thanks for the brief review. I'm not a silence freak so none of my cases have doors.

Tell me Trickey Dick, are you postng form heaven or hell :D

You should post in P&N. lol


...Galvanized