Warm- Antec SLK3700AMB 350W Mid-Tower Case $65

[cHeeZeFacTory]

Saw this at Bens. NewEgg has the Antec SLK3700AMB 350W Mid-Tower Case $65 ($55 +$10 shipping). Comes w/ the 350W Antec PSU.

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Expires at 4pm PST 4/13/04

 

[BTSpope]

great case. ITs got a great paint job, hd enclosure and a nice power supply. My only knock on it is the flimsy ass drive door. Considering the price of the psu alone, its like getting the case for less than 20 dollars. Good deal

 

[usernamemax20charact]

Thanks. My cousin's look to get a new case. Seems like a very good price to me.

 

[elgorey]

can anyone confirm or deny the h0tness of this deal?

 

[tedinde]

You will not find a better deal on a top quality case with PS, This is hot for a nice "quiet" Roomy case, with a good PS. These and the 2600's are all i use for customers rigs, unless they want the Bling.

 

[BTSpope]

super hot. I bought one about two weeks ago from ebuyer for 68 shipped. At the time newegg was offering the same case for 85 shipped. To get that kind of price for such a tank of a case is a steal imo

 

[TestGuyCT]

Great case - great price. Picked this one up in December for $65. No regrets yet.

 

[tedinde]

It is very thick steel, that just laughs at your puny dremel wheels!!!

 

[ovenmitt]

Great case. A serious tank. Lots of nice stuff like rubber grommets, removable drive cages, 120mm fans, etc.

 

[Lame33]

Great case, decent price from a great vendor.

I've assembled 40+ computers with this case at work and for friends and family. Have not had a problem with a single power supply and I have yet to slice my fingers open. Quality construction at a great price point.

Cons:
I have had one hard drive (some kind of lower profile Maxtor) slip out of the drive cage on a rough cross country ride.

In quieter environments it is a good idea to 7-volt the 120mm fan.

The drive doors are a bit flimsy, but I have yet to see one break and they are removable.

Taking the front bezel off can be a pain.

 

[amdskip]

So you guys just using white optical drives with this? Very very tempting.

 

[Lame33]

I think black looks better than white/beige with this metallic bronze case, but white is not terrible. The door can hide unsightly drives anyway.

 

[screw3d]

This is an awesome case. It is good as a foundation for a quiet PC too (after modding the grills).

 

[pkypkypky]

color: metallic bronze

 

[ponyo]

It's great case for the money but it's not that quiet. I bought this for my sister, and it was unbearable loud before the 7volt mod. It's acceptable loud after the 7volt mod. But it's top quality case with decent powersupply but quiet it's not.

 

[hans007]

we build our test machines at work with these. we just rip the doors off they are annoying.

 

[ChunkyBarf]

I thought I would add to this thread. I own this case and on the whole I am very pleased with it. The one drawback is the 5.25 drive housing. The "front" is supposed to be bent off my the user, well, the instructions are not really clear and I ended up breaking both halves of the guides off. Thus, my 5.25 drives are literally just stacked on top of each other. If you were to tip my case forward the drives would fall to the floor. There are not any screw mounts on the sides for the 5.25 drives. I personally consider this to be piss-poor in terms of quality, but perhaps I am just ignorant. In any event, the rest of the case is very nice and I have a lot of room inside which please me greatly. I purchased mine for about the same price and I consider it a good deal.

Lesson learned: Only break off HALF of the 5.25" drive guides.

Happy building,
Brandon

 

[SuperPickle]

Originally posted by: ChunkyBarfThere are not any screw mounts on the sides for the 5.25 drives. I personally consider this to be piss-poor in terms of quality, but perhaps I am just ignorant.

Uhh...you are using the drive rails, right? I snapped off everything I could and the drives snuggly fit in the 5¼ drives bays just fine.

Great case and even better if you put a couple low-noise 120mm fans in there. Good cooling, good to work in, and a good price.

 

[elgorey]

just ordered one

Looks like Ill be building a server out of spare parts

 

[mattg1981]

I jumped on it ... the power supply alone at newegg goes for 46 shipped ... not bad at all .. bought the case for 20 some-odd dollars.

 

[Richb]

NewEgg still rocks. I ordered on on Monday night. It arrived today around noon using the FedEx Saver shipping to Mississippi.

 

[tedinde]

Originally posted by: Naustica
It's great case for the money but it's not that quiet. I bought this for my sister, and it was unbearable loud before the 7volt mod. It's acceptable loud after the 7volt mod. But it's top quality case with decent powersupply but quiet it's not.

I can hear my video card fan over this case. you must have Bat hearing or something.

the 120mm fan is low rpm.

 

[stonecold3169]

Originally posted by: tedinde

Originally posted by: Naustica
It's great case for the money but it's not that quiet. I bought this for my sister, and it was unbearable loud before the 7volt mod. It's acceptable loud after the 7volt mod. But it's top quality case with decent powersupply but quiet it's not.

I can hear my video card fan over this case. you must have Bat hearing or something.

the 120mm fan is low rpm.

?... I bought this case for my parents, and man, that 120mm exhaust fan is hella loud, louder then my YS Tech 3800rpm 80mm fan cooling my 3200+ oc'ed barton

 

[tedinde]

You must've got a reject, I have 2 of these cases here.

 

[rch4001]

great case. I have this one and the wife has the 3700BQE which I like a little better. it black so black drives look better, has quieter fans, ps has only 1 fan for quiet, and the hd enclosure faces sideways instead of front to back.

but the amb is very nice