Antec Draco 10 Review 5

Antec Draco 10 Review

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Value and Conclusion

  • The Antec Draco 10 has an MSRP of US$60 excl. taxes.
  • Good, affordable "starter" case
  • ARGB element in the front
  • No-frills functionality
  • Dual USB 3.0
  • Can hold up to five hard drives
  • Clean, clear 4-mm-thick window
  • Two radiators of up to 280 mm will fit
  • Tool-free 3.5" hard-drive tray
  • Plenty of hooks for clean cable management
  • Built-in LED toggle button
  • Long GPUs and mainstream PSU will easily fit
  • Second 120 mm fan would have been awesome
  • ARGB cannot be controlled via motherboard
  • Price difference to full ATX cases rather slim
The Antec Draco 10 costs $60 in retail, which makes it quite affordable, perfect for those on a budget. While it holds true that $20 more also gets you a full ATX case with more fans, that money could make the difference with getting more functional hardware. Also, while the Draco 10 is an mATX case, it doesn't really cut corners in many areas where other brands do to try to shave cost off the BOM of the chassis.

Even with its budget approach and budget-oriented placement, the Draco 10 comes with two USB 3.0 ports, skipping 2.0 completely and offering the ability to install two 280 mm radiators if you are so inclined. On top of that, the clean 4-mm-thick window assembly and ability to hold up to three 2.5" and two 3.5" drives had the case really not come across as cheap or flimsy.

It would have been awesome to have a second fan out of the box from a brand that includes up to five of them in some of their cases, especially as budget users don't end up buying additional fans on top of what the case provides by default. That said, the only real cost-saving measure is that there is no way to connect the focal point of the case, the ARGB strip, to the motherboard for system-wide control via software. But with the button in the top, you may still toggle through and change things up easily and quickly.

Overall, the Antec Draco 10 doesn't aim to reinvent the wheel. At its core, it is a modern mATX OEM frame with the most recent tweaks for the best-possible compatibility, capped off with a cool front and lighting. Considering the price, we did not expect anything else, with the end result being a useful, clean, stylish, and affordable mATX chassis.
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