Antec NX410 ATX Mid Tower Case: Review and Test

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[Synopsis]
In this video, I review and test the Antec NX410 Mid Tower ATX Case. This is a very reasonably priced ATX case, and I bought it to replace a 15 year old mid tower ATX case I used previously for this computer. I had a number of issues, like the old case not having front panel connectors for USB 3.1, and a inadequate cooling system.
The old ATX case had only one front 120mm intake fan, and a 120mm exhaust fan. The GPU and CPU temps would get very high when I ran intensive 3d programs on it. The computer would crash due to too much heat generation.
I had a extra mid tower ATX, so I used it to put together this computer with modern parts. I used that case to put together a AMD Regor Athlon II based computer back in late 2009. I had sold the parts in that old computer back in 2018, so it was practically an empty case with DVD-RW 5.25" drive in it.
The case design for mid tower ATX cases hasn't changed much from 1998 to 2016. You had 2 to 3 5.25" bays for optical drives, 3 to 5 3.5" bays for hdds, and a 3.5" bay for a 3.5" fdd. As time went by, 3.5" fdds were no longer used, 5.25" optical drives were replaced with streaming media via the internet, and 3.5" hdds were replaced with 2.5" SSDs and M.2 NVMe SSDs.
I had never used a case like this on any computer I put together, it is the first time I used a case design like that. The latest case I bought was back in 2014 which was a Corsair C70, the layout for this case was like any other ATX case. In comparison, the Antec NX410 is wider than a standard ATX case, and it taller. However, in terms of length it is shorter. I think this design in better, because it gets rid of all the unnecessary 5.25" and 3.5" bays which aren't needed anymore. As a result, you can put in much longer graphics cards. It also has a much better cooling system which less cable clutter.
The fans this computer use are a newer generation of RGB fans, which allow you to daisy chain fans into a single 4 pin RGB connector; however, your motherboard must have the connectors to use it.
These days, people use USB flash drives to install operating systems, so DVDs or other optical media are rarely used for that purpose. Never the less, there are DVD and Blu-ray movies, and I watch those movies on my I7-10700KF based computer or 2ndry computer. This computer will replace my old I7-4790K which I will retire in the future.
This is the first computer I put together that has no mechanical hard drives, it is a modern computer with only SSDs. I am satisfied with this case, because it isn't that loud due to using 140mm fans. The bigger the diameter of the fan, the quieter it is and has more air flow. It also looks aesthetically pleasing.
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[Test System Specs]
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♦ CPU: Intel I7-13700KF 16 Core Processor
♦ GPU: MSI Geforce RTX 3060 12 GB OC
♦ RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 (16 GB x 2) 6.5 GHz (6,500 MHz)
♦ Storage:
• 3 Fanxiang S500 Pro 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSDs
• Fanxiang S500 Pro 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD
• Hynix 500 GB SSD sata-3
♦ M/B: Asus Prime B760-Plus ATX
♦ O.S.: Windows 11 Home
♦ DVR: Elgato HD60X
♦ PSU: 650 Watt 80 Plus Gold
♦ Cooling System:
• 6 Heat Pipes ARGB CPU Air Cooler
• Two 140mm intake fans
• 120 mm exhaust fan
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[Test Software]
• War Thunder - High Settings
• Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate - High Settings
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[Links to Parts]
♠ Antec NX410 ATX Mid-Tower Case @ Amazon Affiliate
• amzn.to/4c8IN0k
♠ 6 Heat Pipes ARGB CPU Air Cooler 4 Pin @ AliExpress
• s.click.aliexp...
♣ TEUCER M.2 NVMe SSD Heat Sink @ AliExpress
• s.click.aliexp...
♣ M.2 NVMe SSD NGFF to PCIE X4 Converter Card @ AliExpress
• s.click.aliexp...
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[@I.Am.Will.]

Definitely get a better cooler. If you're using a 13700kf, you need a 6+ heatpipe air cooler or a good liquid cooler. They run hot, but they will degrade fast if you dont reign them in

[@Ace1000ks19751982]

I have a 6 heatpipe heatsink with this processor, and it can get pretty hot when I play games at the highest settings.
The temps can get as high as 85 ° C to 95 ° C (185 ° F to 203 ° F).
If you want to lower the temps, you have to play around the PL1(Power Limited), PL2, and TAU settings. Lowering your PL1, and PL2 settings can decrease the performance, but it keep your CPU cooler.