Antec TX1050B

hippotautamus

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I'm thinking of picking one of these up
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=61050
At my local computer shop for $150 CAD.
1) The power supply in it is amazing, being 500w and modular...and the case looks to be great too. How is the combination of both only adding up to $150 canadian? Is the PSU secretly a piece of crap or something?
2)Anyone who's had this case, how is it's overall quality and airflow?

I've only found one review on it, and it was a positive one, except that he kept blabbering on about what a heavy beast it was and how it wasn't for LAN partiers. Since I pack up and go on the road with it every weekend, is it REALLY that much of a heavy biatch? Even if it is, it still weighs only half of what my CRT does, but I would still like to know since I'm sticking a watercooling setup in it along with probably 4HDDs, a pair of opticals and a fan controller+lightbus in it...haha. Needless to say I will probably be installing a window..

Thanks
 

RalfHutter

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It is a heavy case. It's a direct descendant of the Chieftec Dragon cases, with some slight mods to bring it more up-to-date. It's the same case as the earlier SX1x00 series from Antec, with a 120mm rear fan replacing the original 80mm fan, a new front bezel design and the CAG side panel. It's made out of 1mm steel, as opposed to the .8mm that's common these days, that's why it's heavier than normal.