I <3 you antec!

Fanboyish-ness I know. But this Antec case I have has just proven its airflow kingness. I have an Antec PV1000AMG and I love it! Heavy, but very nice. I never really paid attention to the whole "air flow" scene until recently. I swapped out my mobo(Again) and just left my case open figuring I would have cooler temps. Comp was rebooting and I was getting very annoyed. I felt my HDD and it was burning hot! I was actually about to buy a HDD cooler from Vantec when I just decided to put the door on to lower the noise and whatnot.

So I feel my HDD again and it's cool to the touch.

o...k...comp isn't rebooting anymore, and the case is quieter! I thought having the door open would give better temps since there was such a large mass of cool air going in at one time. Temps with the door off was 50-52ºC and once I put it on, it is now running 42-44ºC! These Antec cases have really good cooling and airflow right out of the box considering there have been no real mods to this case!

Just my experience from Antec.

Love mine as well. My case is a constant 32c with dual 120mm Antec fans.Very quiet also.

I'm shocked that my Antec SLK1000AMB gives me CPU temps of 32 C regularly. When I'm really cranking it up on a hot day I might break 40. It was a great improvement over my $40 cheapo!

Dual 120 mm fans really make a difference

Love mine as well. My case is a constant 32c with dual 120mm Antec fans.Very quiet also.

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Did you mod your case for the dual 120s? I like to see pics if you did. I am working on modding a similar case and could use any pointers I can find.

so are you saying that puting the case door on made the temp go down? i could maybe see how having the air going straight through the case instead of just being open might decrease them slightly, but not very much.

lian > antec

and yes i have owned both. the antec has a little bit better airflow, but the lian dissapates heat better, and its about 20 pounds lighter

Zip22: Yes, it made a really big difference. And I can tell from my HDD. It is actually cold now and it gave my 9800pro an extra 25mhz on core O_O

And Xenocide: Steel is actually slightly better at cooling than aluminum but the weight difference and looks don't justify against aluminum cases and the consumers opinion.