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Antec Mini ITX Case ISK300-65 |  | Brand: Antec
Category: CE
Buy New: $67.00
as of 9/9/2010 06:24 MDT details
New (26) from $67.00
Seller: ANTOnline
Rating:  8 reviews
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.2
Dimensions (in): 14.9 x 11.9 x 9.1
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Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: ISK300-65
Model: ISK300-65
UPC: 761345151238
EAN: 0761345151238
ASIN: B00292BV8C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Mini-ITX case designed to work with the Mini-ITX motherboards. A 65-Watt external PSU keeps the size SMALL! | | • | Three drive bays, 1 x slim optical 5.25-Inch external, and 2 x 2.5-Inch HDD internal bays! | | • | Cooling is handeled by an 80MM TriCool 3 speed exhaust fan. Features 1 half Height expansion slot. | | • | Conveinent front ports include, 2 USB 2.0 and 1 eSATA |
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Product Description
ANTEC ISK300-65 MINI ITX DESKTOP 65W 1SLIM 5.25 (2*2.5) BAYS USB AUDIO ESATA BK
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
 Easy install. Great airflow. August 19, 2010
D. Keener (Elyria, Ohio)
I used this case in a HTPC build. The case arrived nicely packaged and I opened it up and went to work. PLENTY of room for the Zotac motherboard, ION processor and 4GB RAM. I installed a Solid State drive and a Blu-ray/DVD-R drive and fired it up. Worked great from the start. Completely silent in my entertainment stand. Case never gets warm, even after watching a full-length HD 1080P movie. Great case and Amazon did a great job as always.
Excellent value and quality! August 5, 2010
Ty Bradley
This little case has exceptional build quality. For the price, this case is a great value! It comes with one double ball bearing fan, and a 65watt power supply. Comes with all accessories for the power supply as well. The power supply provides very stable voltages... its awesome.
Only two problems... the mechanism for opening the disk tray isnt the best. You have to open it before the drive will actually pop out. I can forsee the switch for this breaking easily with time. However, I will be using it as a sever case so I dont really have to worry about this problem.
There is no space for a 3.5" disk drive. It has the space and hardware for two 2.5" drives. But with a little modification... you could get one to fit.
 Danerously short ATX power cord, chintzy CD cover August 3, 2010
Ersin Akinci (Baltimore, MD)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was super excited about this case when I ordered it: cold-rolled heavy steel, gorgeous front panel, useful design features. The frame's construction quality is top notch and it doesn't have any parts like those annoying plastic tool-less hard drive holders that one finds so often in drive bays. The power button has a wonderful heavy feel to it with solid recoil. Although I didn't get a chance to test it, the reviews that I had read indicated that the 65W power supply did its job well.
Here's the main problem with the case. The external brick power supply runs to a BNC connector plug in the back of the case, and from there the plug is connected with a 4-pin Molex to a rectangular horizontally mounted internal circuit board regulator at the front that has an extremely short (5 inches?) ATX power supply cable running from its right edge. If your motherboard's ATX power input is in front of your CPU's heatsink, then there's no problem, but if the CPU is in front (like in the popular Intel D510MO mini-ITX board, which I was installing) then the power cable will be touching or even inside the prongs of the heatsink. Given how hot heatsinks can get, this could end up with a call to 911, and even if the power cable's plastic doesn't melt then a single frayed wire will probably fry your entire board. The circuit board is mounted with screws, so I tried turning it 180 degrees so that the power cable ran out from the left edge to give me more slack (the D510MO's power connector is in the lower left), but then the 4-pin power cable running from the back was hovering dangerously close to the heatsink, albeit it wasn't in the heatsink. Even if that were acceptable for you, remounting the circuit board brought the thick power cables flush against the left side of the case's cover. To say that it made closing the case really annoying is to point at the best case scenario. Over the years, the strain could also loosen the connector from the cables.
The other major problem for me was the really flimsy CD drive cover door that they implemented, which broke as soon as I took it out of the box. Really a let down considering how sturdy the rest of the case is, and even if I hadn't had such bad luck other reviews online agree that the door's quality is poor. There were a few other issues:
-Closing the case didn't feel firm and left me wondering whether I had closed it properly.
-When I mounted my drives on the dual 2.5" drive tray I pushed down on each side of the drives to make sure that they were mounted securely, and I could feel that they wobbled ever so slightly. They didn't move nearly enough that it would rattle during operation, but it was annoying and Antec should do better.
-Lots of wasted space inside the case. This doesn't affect its performance, but from a purely technical appreciation perspective I was left wondering who in their right mind would have designed a case in such a way.
One "undocumented" plus (at least, I don't recall reading about it) was that the case has dedicated holes in the back for the Antec TriCool's speed switches. This could also be a negative, however, if like me you were planning on replacing the fan with something else. It only comes with one fan, but it has space for another (actually, props to Antec for their really cool fan mounting solution. There's a slot on the left side where you just slide them in and a removable cover to block the unused space next to the first fan.) TriCool's aren't bad from what I've read, but I prefer single speeds.
I'm giving the case two stars instead of one because it's sexy and the frame's build quality is top notch except for the CD tray cover, and also I recognize that I just happened to have bad luck with that part. On the other hand, I can't give it anything above two stars because the short power cables are a serious defect. Be sure to check that your board's ATX connector is at the front (i.e., opposite from the rear panel connectors) before you purchase this case. Specifically, make sure that it's in front of any heatsinks or fans. If it's within the first three or four inches of the front of the board, you shouldn't have any hesitations despite my nasty review. If you're looking for the smallest possible footprint, this case isn't for you. However, if your power connector is fortuitously located and if you don't mind the chintzy front CD flap and if you don't mind the form factor, this beautiful and sturdy case will probably make your day. It almost made mine.
Great HTPC case May 10, 2010
C. J. Hinkle (Mesa, AZ)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
After installing everything (Zotac Ion g-e, 2.5" hdd, sony optiarc slim dvd) and playing with it for a while in the shop I wanted to go mini-itx for all my PC's. The on-board power supply: is electrically very quite and runs cool with this setup. The case it's self has plenty of ventilation and even though the case fan is really a single speed unit, it is very quite. I now sits in the entertainment center where the space surrounding it is tighter and it still does not exhibit any signs of overheating plus it's size and design make it virtually invisible. A little expensive, but if you learn anything with age it's,"you get what you pay for" and in this instance it is worth every penny.
The only item that is even remotely inconvenient about this case is that there is no dedicated place for a 3.5" drive like there is for the 2.5", there is plenty of room to add more than one 3.5" drive though.
I look forward to placing my 2 other mini-itx boards in this case also.
Nice but there's room for improvement.... February 17, 2010
Mark (Northern Minnesota)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've built many of my own computers systems over the years so I was excited to assemble my first Mini-ITX based system. The whole point of Mini-ITX is size so the Antec ISK-300 case caught my eye right away. After comparing a few others (Apex, Lian Li & Cooler Master) the Antec case was my choice.
The case arrived before I ordered any of my other components so there was plenty of time to inspect it. First, this thing is heavy duty with a slightly thicker metal than most of the cases I've purchased in the past. Heavy is fine with me, how often do you tote your computer around anyway? The finish is very well done and it came with everything required to do a quality build, right down to zip ties and the tiny securement screw for a slim CD/DVD. Including all of the right components ranks high in my book.
The interior layout is my only complaint. Antec could have done a better job when they designed the power distribution board. The layout and placement of that single board is responsible for the extended length of the case. Antec chose to place this board flat on the bottom of the case meaning your Mini-ITX is essentially extended in length to accommodate two circuit boards. Kinda dumb in my opinion. The CD/DVD door design is the only 'cheap-out' on this case, like other reviewers I think it could have been done better.
The only other complaint is that the I/O section of my Zotac board didn't fit against the trim plate very tight. This may be a Zotac problem, but either way it's a perturbing little gap that looks like an amateur build. I did plenty of head-scratching with this problem and there's no way to adjust it better. Gaps like this equal air/dust infiltration and improper air flow and it just annoys me to no end. It's a very small gap but it just shouldn't be there.
After completion, the case seems to cool well. The three speed case fan does a good job but I might need to find a better fan if I try to overclock the board. It's refreshingly quiet, small and made for a nice build. I'd rank it an 8.5 out of 10.
Summary: The Antec ISK300 is solid, simple and well supplied with a rich black finish, a little better interior layout could improve the design but this is a great 'little' case for the price.
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