Performance Results

We compared the test results of the Antec Three Hundred with the Antec Nine Hundred, Lian-Li PC-7 III, NZXT Tempest, Antec P182B, Silverstone KL-03 and CM Cosmos. Clearly all these cases are more expensive than the Three Hundred, the only case almost in the same price range is the Coolermaster CM690.

So here are the results under full system load:



The little engine that could. This case delivers some impressive numbers, even with both fans at low speed (which also makes it the most quiet solution) the temperature of CPU, VGA, HDD and system remain very low. Turning up the fan speed noticeably increases the noise output; at 50.7dBA it’s definitely not a silent case, temperature wise the difference is not very big, not worth extra noise.

Conclusive Thoughts

The Antec Three Hundred is available from Amazon.com for $53 (original list price is $70) which is quite a bargain. In Europe you can find the case at a price as low as €45 which makes it a steal.

We’ve always been fans on the Antec Sonata series which was used in many small tower systems on a budget; if you need more space and better cooling the Three Hundred offers an excellent upgrade (at a lower price!) and leaves you all the choice of the other components. In the included 140mm and 120mm fans are quiet when running at Low setting, they also pack enough punch to cool down high end systems.

Overall it’s hard not to be impressed by the value offer here by Antec; we heartily recommend for any enthusiast building a budget system who’re looking for enough expansion options and sufficient cooling.

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