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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool (literally) case!, November 27, 2008
I bought this case to make a media computer that would be hooked up to my HDTV & my surround system. The construction is excellent & installing motherboard, CD/DVD drive, hard drive(s), etc, is very easy. Once it's all put together, working on internal hardware is a breeze. As for noise, it is very quite (depending on what cpu cooler you use, I have the Thermaltake Golden Orb II) as basically you only need 2 fans. The lighted 220mm top fan can be a bit distracting when it cycles through it's "light show", but he led lights can be turned off, so it's not that big a deal. I've read lots of comments about dust build up, but ANY computer will attract dust. Even with filters, my Cosmos cased gaming computer gets just as much dust inside, but it's a lot harder to clean! With the Antec Skeleton all you need is a can of compressed air, about 5 seconds of your time & voila! it's clean.
If you choose your internal hardware wisely this a good, all round "case" that will attract looks & comments from anyone that sees it.
My specs......
Antec Skeleton Case
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H mobo (HDMI out)
AMD Phenom X3 8850
2Gb Corsair Dominator RAM
WD 150Gb Raptor (sys)
WD 750Gb Caviar (storage)
Seagate 750Gb Barracuda (storage)
Samsung DVDR/RW
Enermax 500w psu
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for the modder and tinkerer....with some minor flaws, March 23, 2009
This case is great! The configuration of the is case is very unique, where you have two levels on the case. The bottom level is for your power supply, hard drives, and your CDROM drives. The upper level is for your motherboard. There is a 250mm fan on top of the case the blows air down onto the motherboard to promote air circulation.
However, due to the lack of a manual in the box (the manual is downloadable online), there are things that are left for you to figure out. Me, not being the sharpest tool in the shed had some problems on the installation.. more on this later.
Installing the motherboard was a snap. The upper level had most of the mb mounts screws already in place. My first problem was securing the video card and my sound card to the case. In the rear of the case, there is a removable plastic bar that is supposed to secure the video card, but because the plastic bar is on TOP of the cards (instead of under the card as in all other cases), screwing in a screw does not secure the expansion card since the card is not between the screwhead and the case. The only way to secure the card to the case is to screw up (upside down) from under the plastic bar (links to pictures to come if I am not too lazy). I can see this being a problem for a few people since the screwhead may block some connectors.
Also, with an open case or any case where you can see the inside, keeping your wiring nice and tidy is a job in itself. This case is very unfriendly to this task. For one, the only real conduit you have between the back of the case to the front of the case is the center gap between the two drive bay areas. This can be a problem for some since your motherboard power, PCI-E power, ATX power, and the 250mm power cable have to fit through this gap. This may not be much of a problem, but the fact that the power supply is mounted counter-clockwise by 90 degrees, where the power cable is facing the right side of the case makes the power supply cables that much shorter in reaching some far to reach areas. Also, because of this 90 degree rotation, a power cable with a 90 degree elbow is recommended since it will be a tight fit if it doesn't have one. All in all, cable management could have been better.
Also, one more note. Since this is an open case and is in fact an open enclosure, be aware that the sounds of your computer (aka hard drives) are going to be 10 times louder since there is no sound cushioning as there is if it was in an enclosure.
The power supply's awkward position and PCI mounting bar being on top of the cards are the reason why this product was one star short of perfect.
Other than that, this case is unique and will turn many heads. I am sure you will get a LOT of positive reviews. This reviews was to make you aware of it's small shortcomings.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's uniquely cool!, March 2, 2009
It's the most unique and cool case as far as I can find. It took me only 10 minutes to transfer all PC components from another enclosed PC case into the Skeleton. Then, it took me only a few minutes to completely gutted out again.
Even though it is very easy to assemble components into this case, it is not as easy and/or spacious as I had expected, especially, when the wires from a PSU is not modular or is not very long. I take one star off for this.
The second time around, when I disassembled yet a 2nd PC and assembled all the parts into the Skeleton, I found out that it is even easier to install components into it if I remove the entire slide-out cage completely during the assembly.
I placed the Skeleton high up on a shelf and on its side such that the big fan on the top is actually facing away from the wall (instead of upward toward the ceiling). Such placement allows me to enjoy the uniqueness and coolness of the Skeleton while eliminating any chances of dropping metal objects and liquids onto it...until I noticed a bug flying near it...then I thought, perhaps, I need to have a mosquito net around the Skeleton???
I agree with others that Skeleton is not the case for the general mass. But, if you like cool and unique stuff and you have a way to minimize the risk of dropping metal objects and liquid onto it, this is THE case to buy.
Since most PCs all collect dust anyway due to fans bringing air into the case, I am NOT at all worried about dust problem on Skeleton. Nonetheless, I do expect to clean the dust a bit more frequently than enclosed PC cases. But I will have a much easier time doing so because there is no case cover to remove. It should take me only a few seconds of spraying compressed air and VOILA!
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