The Basics:

Once out of it's high-density foam packing material and protective poly bag we can go over the chassis itself.



The front of the case has a satin metallic finish, requisite Antec branding, and a really solid feel; which could be in part due to its three-layer construction designed to reduce noise. The front panel door is double-hinged and will fold up flush and out of the way should you require constant access to the external drive bays. At the top of the front fascia you have the usual headphone and microphone jacks, in addition to two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 (blue) ports.



The top of the unit has two Antec branded 120mm exhaust fans and flush-mounted Power and Reset buttons.



The left side of the case, shown in the image below, is identical to the right side. You won't find a side intake on this case as that would allow noise to transfer. Instead, the side panels are slightly thicker than the usual case panels to help deaden sound transfer.