Bought the Antec Performance 1 case just before the Black Friday deals and had I not been so impatient could’ve saved another $30 but let me tell you, it was worth every penny of the $145 that I spent! Excellent materials used in its construction. It’s a beautiful and well thought out design that performs just as good as it looks.
AMD Ryzen 7900x
Sapphire Nitro+ 7900XTX
32GB TeamGroup TFORCE 6400MT CL32
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F
Cooler Master 360L Illusion AIO
The case was a dream to build in. There is soooo much space. The top panels are completely removable so motherboard and AIO installation was a breeze. High quality rubber grommets line the chassis pass throughs and the openings at the top for PCI-E cables were large and easy to use. The left panel is dedicated to cable management. Triple channel cableways (2 front 1 rear) give a clear guide for wires to be run and multiple hook and loop Velcro tie downs are included. Another big plus is there are captive screws (thumb screws) everywhere you would want them to secure things in place. You almost don’t need a screwdriver at all! Then you have two paint matched covers that hide the majority of your wires for a clean finish. Two tempered glass covers line both sides of the case. It’s nice, but it does make for a heavy rig so make sure you’re placing it on a desk that’s solid and sturdy because it’s enough weight to destabilize anything flimsy. The main chamber is large and cavernous so it’s not often you can’t manage to grab something or hook up those more tedious items like USB, HD audio and front panel cables. I’m positive this case will eat a 4090 for lunch and run two 360 AIO’s simultaneously!
The part of the case that I probably over looked the most but I was very impressed with was the included fans. This is where a lot of the value comes into play. Some cases of this caliber don’t include fans and especially if you want RGB, you’re going to pay for that after you buy the case. It comes with 3 140mm fans in the front and 1, 120mm in the rear exhaust section. All of these fans have a 30mm depth and they move A lOT of air!! They aren’t RGB but honestly you could get away with not running any as the case is just that nice. You’ll definitely need to adjust fan curves in the bios if you want a good balance of cooling and low noise otherwise they can get noticeably loud at the higher rpm’s. It’s recommended to setup up a positive static pressure in the case as there are a lot of areas where dust will make its way in and accumulate on your hardware if you don’t.
Overall I am very very pleased with the product both functionally and aesthetically and I would recommend it to anyone that wants a high quality case at a fair price. If you take care of your things this case will easily last you 3-4 years down the road, multiple upgrades and full builds. Antec built a winner here and if you buy it you will not be disappointed!
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
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