anyone have this case? opinions?

[Blayze]

I am thinking about getting this case from Newegg

it is a Antec PLUS1080 with 430 watt power supply.


http://65.119.30.151/productimage/11-129-110-02.JPG


I do have one question though. If anyone has this case what are the four LED lights for on the front of the case? I know one is for power and the other for hard drive, but what are the other two for, and what do you hook them up to. (talking about the LED lights next to the power button in the picture posted above)

Also does this case have good air flow, etc...? I know it doesn't have a removeable motherboard tray, but for the price and the features I can live without that.

 

[Haruba]

I *think* that the extra LED's can be hooked up to any device that will support them (HD's, LAN, etc)

Although I do not have the Plus-1080, I do have its older counterpart the SX-1030 (same thing but w/o the front USB and firewire). I have had no problems with air flow, for two reasons. A) the case is HUGE and B) 4 fan mounts!.

As for the lack of a motherboard tray, yes it would be nice to have one but as I've said already the case is huge with lots of space to work so it's not necessary.

I'm sure the Plus-1080 can handle anything you throw into it!

Good Luck!

 

[Blayze]

bump

anyone else know anything about this case?

 

[progex]

From what I'm hearing on the PM deal in "Hot Deals" -- It's incredibly sturdy and most of all, quiet (mainly because of the TruePower p/s). There are 5 optional slots for cooling (2x rear, x2 front, x1 side; all are 80mm)-- Which is plenty... Including a side PCI fan cooler (I put a blowhole on the top of my case for extra cooling).

This case is pretty spacious too, ~20" for height (I believe)... So you could easily have a party in there.

Also, Antec rails are awesome. Easy to use... Unlike the other generic cases with their rails.

I'm planning on removing the Antec fans and putting some Sunon fans in place of them for better airflow. I'm not quite sure how well the Antec-based 80mm perform in terms of CFM.

 

[Blayze]

so are the extra LED lights used for hard drives? and how do you go about hooking them up?

 

[LastRide]

I ordered one of these case's,the Antec 1080B in charcoal.I read alot of excellent reviews on this case and reader reviews were excellent aswell.You do get cooler temperature's with this case.It comes with the 2 rear fanes and the door fan.It does not come with the front fan though so you might want to order one since it is optional.The front has 2 USB and 1 firewire connector.I heard they were a pain in the ass to hookup and the manual was not helpful in that regard.Once you figure it out your ok.You can't go wrong with that case for the money.If you do a search on google type in (Antec 1080 or 1080B) you will get quite a few reviews.Here is one for starters.Antec 1080B

In this link to the review (2nd last page) the guy will explain a little about the 2 front USB and firewire connector. 1080B