The top video board length can be of 400 mm / 15.7 inches

Dec 4, 2014 13:40 GMT  ·  By

Many PC cases are limited in terms of what central processing units (CPUs) and graphics cards they can use, simply because of the room inside. Yet Antec decided to do its best to eliminate those limitations when it made the GX300.

The product turned out to be one of the most accommodating PC enclosures on the market, while still not going beyond the size limit of mid-tower cases.

You'll be hard-pressed to find a chassis capable of housing better hardware, although if you were banking on a cooler with a height greater than 170-180 mm, you'll have to live with the disappointment.

Fortunately, there aren't many of them out there, and those that do exist are ultimately unnecessary. Unless you want to go overboard with overclocking, in which case a liquid-based cooling solution might be better suited anyway, making the matter moot.

Antec GX300 Midi-Tower chassis

The newcomer measures 485 x 180 x 475 mm, which corresponds to 19.09 x 7.08 x 18.70 inches. It also has a net weight of 5.45 kg / 12 pounds.

That means that all mini-ITX, micro-ATX and full-ATX motherboards on the market will fit inside, along with everything else important.

Storage is well represented by six 3.5-inch drive bays that can easily enough be transformed into 2.5-inch trays, making both HDDs and SSDs compatible. No tools required in either case.

For the CPU, the motherboard has a CPU cooler cutout, meaning that it's easy to install the cooler, whichever it is.

Seven expansion slots exist as well, though they'll probably never be used all at the same time, due to individual video cards usually taking up the space of two, even with single-slot heatsinks or water blocks.

Speaking of coolers, there is space for two 120 mm fans at the top, two 120 mm fans at the front, and one 120 mm fan at the back. Only the rear fan is included.

As for I/O, Antec included a front panel with one USB 3.0 High Speed port, one USB 2.0 connector, and one audio output jack (for speakers/headphones).

Availability and pricing

The Antec GX300 has a price of €59 / $59 (including VAT) and has a three-year warranty backing it up. It should be found both with and without a side window (GX300 & GX300 Window are the names setting them apart). If you can't find it up for order, know that it might take a few days for in-stock lists to be updated.

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