Antec Two Hundred Black Computer Case

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Was very happy when I first opened the case, was a little worried Mboard wouldn't fit along with the dual form Graphics card. Only real problem I had was cabling which was mostly responsible to the lower PSU, 4pin was located at top of Mboard so the cable is tightly hugging the top of my graphics card, still works fine but disconcerting. Also not a fan of having to remove the back panel to install my Hard drive, I ended up having to remove it and reinstall it four times because of cable and spacing issues, a duel factor card BARELY fits in the slots and your HDD sticks out fairly far to line the screws up, meaning you cant have them in line with each-other. I was put down to two possible HD bays from the card, if I chose SLI I would likely only have one usable bay.That being said, for the cost your are not going to beat the value of this case. under 50$ with two large fans, expandable to five, plenty of room for a casual gamer, Just make sure you have good cable lengths, would recommend and buy this case again. This review was modfied by poster s 06-23-10 09:37 AM This review was modfied by poster @ 06-24-10 02:30 PM

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Saw it at a friends and decided to get for a system I am building. Grab it if you can at 46$, you can't go wrong with antec. Awesome case for mid-range systems.

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Nice case with great airflow, however, for $10 more, i prefer the 300. Antec cut too many corners with this case. The one feature that sold me on it is the HD caddy, which works, but the release mechanism is not smooth.

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Wanted to buy the Antec 300, but was sold out, so I bought this instead. A bit bigger then what I needed, but nonetheless, I am overall happy with this case.

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offers plenty of room; fits atx boards and large heatsinks. provides decent airflow; includes two dual speed fans. antec's best case design; top quality build

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I bought this case when it was on sale for 39.99 i think. Great case for a low price. The hotswappable drive bay is great. I use it along side a drive enclosure when i bring it to school. Looks great too.

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I bought this case to replace my old one that cannot install a Thermalright 120 extreme cpu heatsink in front-back configuration because obstructed by the PSU. With this one (the PSU is installed at the bottom), no clearance issue anymore. With the 140mm fan on the top, i finally installed my cpu heatsink in bottom-top configuration.The hard drives can be mount deeply in the back or completly at the front. In the first option, you cannot have a VGA card a the same level. In the second option, you cannot install an optionnal 120mm fan in the front of the case. I would like a bit more of ajustability.This case do not offer enough mounting point for a micro-atx motherboard. At least 1/3 of it is not supported. When i install my VGA card, i must put something under the motherboard, otherwise the board flex to much when a push on the car to install it.Otherwise, the flow in the case is excellent. The space is well used. I prefer this configuration with the PSU at the bottom because i can split the cables for the hard drives and the other connectors to the top. With a PSU config at the top, the motherboard, the ide, the fdd, the molex connectors are all together in small place and look very messy.For the price is an overall very good case. This review was modfied by poster @ 02-15-10 06:50 PM

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I have had this case for awhile now and really love how easy it is to work with. I didn't think I would use the hot swap bay but it has proven to be very useful. Overall, this case is perfect for the budget minded builder. Great deal!

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This is one of the best caseUsed to build my AMD system. and everything works wellI like the power supply being under everythingsaves some space.

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i am very impressed with this case it has a couple of features that my 4 year old gameing case did not, but if i was a extreame gamer i would probley not think as much of the case as i do being a casual gamer.

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Bought one of these to build a new gaming rig for my fiance, and I actually like it better than my Antec 300. A lot of people seem to dislike the styling, but personally I prefer it to the "industrial" styling of the 300.Despite feeling a bit cheaper than the 300, Antec has made some improvements making this my new preferred box for system building. You simply can't beat the low cost and incredible airflow offered by these lower-end Antec cases. This review was modfied by poster @ 01-03-10 05:42 AM

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Deserves a solid 4/5. Not amazing but really good for the price. Design is not for everyone but I don't mind it. For 10-15 bucks more than a generic, you get a much better case.

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I absolutely love this case, Nice and simple yet the front design makes it look stealthy. For people who want a cheap case that isn't ricer (flashy) this case beats even the higher end models. Tons of room, great fans, and great ventilation make this case a must buy for your gaming rig! Highly recommended. This review was modfied by poster @ 12-06-09 11:02 AM

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This case has excellent airflow even with the top and rear fans on LOW. The dispaly picture must have been taken with a flash. The front just looks totally black to me! Wide enough to accomodate a Xigmatek HDT-S1283 heatsink and Powercolor HD 4980 video card.

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Since the aesthetic side of case design is completely subjective, I will not really mention what I think since what I think is irrelevant to you. What I will say is that in real life, the case has a much more subdued look than the pictures seem to indicate. That biohazard-looking emblem at the front fades in with the black of the rest of the case much more than the picture depicts.As for the performance of the case itself, well - from a performance perspective it is exactly the same as the Antec 300. And I do mean, exactly the same - no better, but also no worse. While I think the 900 is a horrible value considering the quality of the case, I think both the 300 and the 200 are fantastic values, and with the 200 coming in a good $10 cheaper than the 300, it really has to be one of the best value mid-tower cases available. For my purposes, considering how much excellent airflow this case has when you install all of the available fan options (2x120mm front, 1x120mm side, 1x120mm back, 1x140mm top), this case is perfect for a folding box since it keeps all those hot-running GPUs nice and cool while also leaving room in your budget to spend more on what's inside the case than on the case itself. Inside mine is an ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe with a Phenom X4 9750, a GTX260 and 3x 8800GT's, which all told generates roughly 27,500 PPD. Combined with the 120mm Coolermaster R4 green LED fans - this is one of the quietest and coolest-running of all my rigs, which is a testament to the good cable management and airflow of the case.

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Looks good just sitting on a table; it's surprisingly light as well.Installing everything went just as it should, no surprises here. There are no indicators on what's what on the front panel, just on the connectors to the motherboard.It was annoying to cable this, there is almost nothing to tie to.

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Good to work with, however cable management is lacking, antec wants us to stuff it all behind the hard drives, which works but isn't the best option, and very little clearance behind the tray to route cables. Cooling is spectacular, with room for up to 5 120mm fans i installed in another 3 tri-cools .. end result ? Quiet case with good cooling, cable management wasn't bad in the end.Though would've liked for a few thumbscrews here.Build quality was good.

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This is a build I did for someone else, and he selected this case. I didn't like the looks at first, but it's his choice. After I built it, however, I like the looks better than my own Three Hundred case.Antec did cut some corners to get the costs down - like punch-out slot covers instead of the usual screwed-in ones, cheap dust filter, and plastic front fan cage - but for $50, you are not going to find a case with more features.Antec finally smartened up about the fans they include with the case, and the controllers are at last on the outside of the case at the back. Not Tri-Cools, though - "Duo-Cools". Still, 140mm and 120mm fans are included.I don't know how much the SATA caddy will get used, but it does seem to be the most useful 3.5" device I've seen lately. Cable management was OK, but the bottom-mount PSU compicates that: the 8pin CPU power connector has to travel a long way (as does the 24 pin mobo connector), and that means it is exposed - unlike the arrangement in a top-mount PSU compartment.It's very similar to the Three Hundred case with a corner cut here and there, but still good looks and good cooling performance; a true gamer case.

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I like Antec cases. This one is a winner for the money. It's also a pretty nice looking case, in my opinion. It could use a side window. If you want a wellbuilt case for not alot of bucks.....this is the one for you.

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Replaced an old antec server case I've been using for the last six computers I had. Temperatures dropped a good 10 degrees across the board. which was the reason I wanted to replace the old case.Motherboard30 °C (86 °F) 3o min stress test everestCPU23 °C (73 °F) 45'CCPU #1 / Core #121 °C (70 °F) 47'CCPU #1 / Core #222 °C (72 °F) 47'CGPU Diode39 °C (102 °F)Seagate ST3500320AS29 °C (84 °F)WDC WD7500AADS-00M2B030 °C (86 °F)Thats on my 6750 f3.0 ghz and Nvidia 9800gtx f750/2300stock cooling. It took almost 2hr to get the cabling were I wanted it.

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This is probably the worst case ever I had for my server, I'm buying a antec 300 now probably. Also probably ugliest case ever.