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Antec Dark Avenger DA601

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Antec launches their new Dark Avenger line of cases with the DA601 clearly geared towards gamers and enthusiasts who like flashy designs with RGB elements built right into the body, all without breaking the bank.

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Thermal & acoustic testing is coming very soon, hopefully later this week, for all case reviews
 
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Antec calls it an "Authentic Mid-Tower Gaming Case"...are there non-authentic mid-tower gaming cases?
 
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I used the DF600 in a build I did and I must say I am impressed. It is basically the same as this case. The thing that surprised me is how good the airflow from the front is. I installed a R5 2600 in the case and used a Cooler Master ARGB air cooler. The temps never go above 30 in idle state and under load never top 45 C. I do not even have a rear exhaust fan in the case and the GPU (RX 570) is always in the 50s under load.
 
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What I think was not mentioned was the ability to mount up to 3 fans or even a 360 radiator on the front. I am concerned with the lower separator plate not havent holes or a mount for a fan for intake from the bottom, its a design flaw on Antec not being thorough or confident with cheap designs. That front Bezel, if it went without the RGB would make it look butt ugly, however, as it is, makes it look a bit cheesy.
 
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A bit too aggressive in the styling ... RGB is distracting .... and as much as i welome feature Phanteks made popular, I wish Antec would have stuck with some of their innovations ...CP series PSUs and hot swap HD backplanes including at least one that i didn't have to open the case.
 
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W1zzard said:
Thermal & acoustic testing is coming very soon, hopefully later this week, for all case reviews
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OUR PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED!

Thanks W1zzard, I look forward to seeing TPU join the small number of tech sites doing this sort of product testing. Obviously I wait with bated breath to see how good the methodology you're using is, but I've often said it's easy enough to do to a standard I'd be happy with, so I shan't be judging too harshly, as long as the data is useful to us consumers I'll be satisfied.
 
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W1zzard said:
Thermal & acoustic testing is coming very soon, hopefully later this week, for all case reviews
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This announcement should be a headline on TPU's homepage, not a comment "tucked away" on a review of a "meh" product.

THANK YOU!!! :lovetpu:
 
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Is it me or does it kinda look like the evil Purple Tentacle?

 
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