Antec C3 ARGB PC Case Review - Looks Great But Has Issues. LIVE Unboxing & Review
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Antec C3 ARGB PC Case Review - Looks Great but has issues!
Thanks to @colinhilton6067 for bringing this case down to us for review. What a star!
The Antec C3 ARGB is pretty much a clone of the Phanteks NV5 in terms of design and layout, but is quite a bit cheaper, and comes with the option of buying it with 4 included Antec P12 ARGB PWM fans and a 6 port PWM and ARGB hub.
When this was first annouced i was very keen on trying it out for myself, unfortunately all attempts to contact @AntecUK feel on deaf ears, all we got were crickets every time.
So we are extremely grateful to @colinhilton6067 for providing this unit for us to take a look at.
As some of you will know, I have a good few years of PC Building and reviewing under my belt, so this was going to be an interesting case to look at.
I am looking at this case with the current pricing in mind, which in Feb 2025 is about £80 plus postage, which makes it into the more premium case price point, is it going to live up to Antec's hype? Or is it more of the same from this once great company?
Pros
Fishtank design done well
Bevelled glass edges to give a seemless look
Included 120mm forward and reverse ARGB PWM fans and hub
Decent build quailty structurally.
hexagonal mesh design for good airflow
Cons
Included air filters kill airlfow - chuck them in the bin!
Tiny PSU basement - hard to cable manage
Cramped rear area with minimal room for cabling
Priced a bit to high considering the competition
No GPU vertical mounting out of the box.
HDD / SSD mount is quick release, but bracket needs to be completely removed to gain access
no reset button (repurposed for the ARGB hub lighting control)
Case IO connections are hard to read
Please let us know your thoughts on this, seems a lot of other reviews are somewhat more lenient than i have been. I feel i pointed out the things that most builders would be considering and the review is totally unbiased and has no affiliation with the brand.
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