Antec Eleven Hundred Review 5

Antec Eleven Hundred Review

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Value & Conclusion

  • The Antec Eleven Hundred sells for around 105 Euro including taxes. It will set you back 120 US dollar excluding taxes.
  • Silent operation
  • Two fans included
  • Extremely well designed & shaped window side panel
  • Solid construction
  • Nine motherboard expansion slots
  • Two special 2.5 inch HDD bays
  • Six HDD trays with excellent anti-vibration measures
  • ODD locks hold well
  • 30+ mm space behind mainboard tray
  • Massive opening to access the CPU cooler backplate
  • Plenty of openings in tray for easy cable routing
  • Removable dust filter in bottom and front of chassis
  • Removable dust filter in the front of the chassis
  • Additional fans can be installed on HDD bays for push/pull configuration
  • Pre-Wired fan PCB
  • 2x internal USB 3.0
  • Plenty of space for big coolers and long graphic cards
  • Only two fans included
  • No fan speed adjustment possible
  • Case cables (power, reset, LED) a bit too short to route properly
  • No real manual
  • Silver screws instead of black ones
Antec's Eleven Hundred is an excellent addition to the Gamer Case line-up of the company. With its rugged and timeless looks, the large window and blue LED fan on top, it manages to impress when viewed from the outside already. Luckily the interior is just as functional, with more than enough space and openings to hide and route cables through, allowing you to keep things nice and tidy - no matter how much hardware you stuff into the chassis. This brings me to the next point, as the Antec Eleven Hundred can hold up to eight hard drives, an XL-ATX motherboard and large graphics cards or CPU coolers. All-in-all there is really nothing besides the short case cables to change, as the Eleven Hundred is a functional and potent chassis.
The only issue may be the "price to feature" ratio for some. Clocking in at just 10 Euro less than the P280, some may be swayed to buy that chassis instead for the ultimate expandability. While the quality of the Eleven Hundred is excellent, I would have liked to see a single, third fan in the front and the addition of a 3.5 inch drive bay adapter to make the most of it right out of the box.
Still, at the end of the day, none of these small shortcomings are deal breakers, so the Antec Eleven Hundred really remains a darn cool and extremely functional chassis with an adequate price - especially considering that the case is refreshingly well constructed.
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