The Basics (continued):

The back of the case has all of the features you'd expect from a case - and two things you may not expect.



Other than the necessary I/O port cutout, 9 expansion slots, 120mm fan, and power supply bay, the Antec P280 has a three switch fan controller above the fan and two rubber grommets for water cooling.



With the sides off, we get a better look at the internal layout of the P280 chassis. One of the first things you'll notice is the very large cutout for swapping CPU coolers without having to remove the motherboard. In addition, there a four large slots for cable management. Towards the front of the case are three external drive bays with tool-less spring-loaded clips and six 3.5" drive sleds for mounting hard drives. Along the back side there is approximately an inch of clearance between the back of the motherboard mounting plate and the door, which should give the consumer more than enough space to run every conceivable cable.



The drive rails are well engineered in that they support both 3.5" and 2.5" drives. For the larger drives, there are four rubber grommets that help to deaden sound and vibration. There aren't any grommets for the 2.5" drives, as most of the consumer end drives would be the solid state variety and have no moving parts.



Above the drive sleds is space for two 2.5" drives. Again, there is no sound or vibration dampening material here, but you shouldn't need it.