Antec NSK2480 Desktop case 380W PS
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- Quiet and highly efficient 80 PLUS Certified EarthWatts 380W power supply
- Triple-chamber structure to isolate power supply and hard drive heat for cooler & quieter operation
- 2 sidemounted 120 mm TriCool 3-speed fans
- 4 drive bays and 4 expansion slots
- Front-mounted ports for easy multimedia connections
The first desktop in Antecs award winning Solution Series of enclosures has arrived. The NSK2480 Desktop case features a unique triple-chamber structure, designed to isolate the heat and noise produced by the power supply and hard drives, ensuring a quiete computing environment. Along with its exceptional ventilation and attractively understated styling, the NSK2480 also includes an 80 PLUS Certified EarthWatts 380 Watt ATX12Vv2.2 power supply with universal input and Active PFC, so you can place its beauty anywhere you want.
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Antec NSK2480 Desktop case 380W PS
List Price: $ 139.95
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Quiet value,
I looked at quite a few cases before choosing this one.I chose it because of the price, the looks and because it was designed to keep things quiet. Also I desired an energy efficient power supply.The included 380w Antec Earth Watts 80plus power supply has no problem powering my nvidia 9800GT pciExpress card, dual-core processor and four sticks of ram. The result of my build is a PC that can sip power for home theater tasks but can also shift gears for a little gaming.
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|Awesome HTPC case,
I built a HTPC out of this case a little over 2 years ago, with a Gigabyte 780G-based micro-atx (with on-board 3200-based video)motherboard, Hauppage 2250 dual tuner card, 2X WD 640GB hard drives, DVD and wireless card, with Vista Ultimate 64 as an OS. Awesome case; barely hear it! I have the 2 fans set on Low, using an AMD Athlon X2 BE processor; with the whole Cool-n-Quiet, the system barely emits a sound. I decided not to add any external cards on purpose, and added a small overclock through the BIOS (streams/records/displays 1080P HD like a champ), and the case still keeps cool on air (even in this southern heat…). The included Power Supply has been great.
The case is big, so don’t get it unless you have the room. It’s solid, easy to open and maintain, with a great setup for the Hard drives (lots of good shock-absorbing grommets and logically based vents (the separate chambers are a great idea). Love it and highly recommend.
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|Nice appearance, not as quiet as desired, board compatibility issue,
This case has a nice appearance and has a fairly clean front panel, with two external drive slots, two USB connections, and audio jacks. Note that the total height – with the feet – is about 5.8 inches, not 5.5 as stated on the Web page.
The case isn’t as quiet as I had hoped. There is no foam or other sound dampening material on the interior of the case as with some other Antec models and there’s a little resonance as a result. The supplied case fans have controls to allow setting their speeds, but the power connections are the standard 4 pin power and so there is no way to connect to the motherboard fan headers for monitoring.
Here’s a big WARNING: Do not plan to use this case with a mini-ATX motherboard that has side mount SATA connectors (like many MSI boards). There is not enough room to connect the SATA cables unless you’re willing to cut a hole in the metal divider between the motherboard chamber and the drive bay.
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