Thursday, March 4th 2021
Antec Presents New Dark Cube ITX Chassis with Optional Glass or Mesh Front Panel
Antec Inc., a leading provider of high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself market, is presenting a new ITX case which offers PC enthusiasts the best watercooling options in a small format case. The Dark Cube will soon reach store shelves and online retail outlets in Europe with a competitive MSRP of 209 Euros.
The Dark Cube is a masterpiece of the revolutionary ITX case from Antec. This untraditional case provides powerful support for the latest gaming gear. Despite the small size, the Dark Cube still supports motherboards up to M-ATX. The Dark Cube supports high-end hardware and provides dual front panel options: Users can choose either the tempered glass panel or mesh front panel - whether the emphasis is on maximum airflow performance or on showcasing the gaming components.
The frame measures 512 x 240 x 406 mm (L x W x H) and features a case structure made of 3 mm aerospace standard aluminium alloy. The Dark Cube offers one 3.5" HDD drive bay, one 2.5" SDD bay and four expansion slots. It offers space for graphics cards with a length of up to 330 mm. A total of three fan mounts ensures sufficient cooling. The Dark Cube is water-cooling ready with space for a 240 mm radiator in the front and a 120 mm radiator in the rear.
The chassis come with two front panels. The pre-installed diamond grill front panel features an understated look and, the same time, allows to pull in more air for better cooling performance. The included tempered glass front panel shows off the gaming setup and showcases RGB lighting. Hidden light bars in four corners are in sync with the LED control button on the front panel. The Dark Cube features a slide-open case structure. Combined with Micro-ATX configurations, the metallic rails on the top and bottom will bring you the best PC-DIY experience than ever. The Dark Cube also features upside-down configurations. It not only reduces the troubles of heat dissipation but also allows you to show off your fascinating GPU. This thought-out case could serve as a conventional PC, gaming rig, or home theatre device and media center, but is also well-suited for professional users.
The Dark Cube is a masterpiece of the revolutionary ITX case from Antec. This untraditional case provides powerful support for the latest gaming gear. Despite the small size, the Dark Cube still supports motherboards up to M-ATX. The Dark Cube supports high-end hardware and provides dual front panel options: Users can choose either the tempered glass panel or mesh front panel - whether the emphasis is on maximum airflow performance or on showcasing the gaming components.
17 Comments on Antec Presents New Dark Cube ITX Chassis with Optional Glass or Mesh Front Panel
It's not close to a cube at all, even a big one. Glue two of them next to each other and it'll start to resemble a cube.
Those look like M-ATX standoffs.
However, mATX and large cases isn't trendy enough these days so they try to sell it as something else. :D
A water-cooling ready case of this size should be able to have AT LEAST 2x 240/280mm radiators simultaneously. Really sick of this trend of massive ITX cases with limited liquid cooling options. It’s just needless bulk at that point.
I've already pointed out that it's a huge 50 l mATX case, marketed as a small ITX cube.
The Core 500:
www.newegg.com/black-fractal-design-core-500-mini-itx/p/N82E16811352060
Just because you dress-up your case with a wall of LEDS, and useless hexagons doesn't mean you're worthy of anyone's time; most of the popular > $200 minITX cases do things a lot better than this crap.
I would say nope.