I needed Antec's after sales support. Guys. Antec is the winner. They are EXCELLENT on that department. Needed a left side glass panel replacement for Performance 1 FT, which was probably scratched by the couriers. They send me a new one, only some photos sent by me and an RMA form (provided by them) that was not gibberish (ASUS , I am looking at you). In about a month (they needed to receive the panels in EU - they're in Netherlands, I live in Greece), they did send the panel, excellently packaged. Antec is back!
Same here my man, recently pulled out all the drive cages and removed the cage part and kept the fans in, replaced all fans with Noctuas but it's taken me from my Core2Quad days to my 7800x3d and everything in between.
Used to love my P180, it had a bunch of drive bays, kept things decently cool, and was generally quiet thanks to all the dynamat and drive vibration dampening.
Man, that Performance M1 has GOT to be in my top 3 favourite cases design-wise, ever. That industrial looking front panel is so sleek. Kudos to Antec's design department.
The Antec: Performance 1M-WOW! Nice! It would be nice to see that case in a MATX version with a dual 360 RAD (top/Bottom). Or a single 25mm ran with a 60mm RAD in the top only, with vertical GPU support.
As someone who built like 14 computers in the ANTEC 300 and 302 cases back in the day because of how cheap and well built it was... it's nice to see ANTEC making a come back!
Good to see Antec waking up... I used their cases and PSUs for about a decade until they fell asleep at the wheel. Like the idea of rotating the PSU 90 degrees. Might be a case I look closer at when I get to pushing my 5950X to secondary status in favor of a fully new machine... Hopefully in the fall.
I'm an ITX guy but I like seeing full size (and often way too heavy due to all the glass) ATX cases for their airflow and often good solutions for cable management.
My home server is in an Antec 900 case I bought in 2006 I think it was.. I don't know how they are built today but this old case is a Tank. It has not rusted the pantjob has no chips. It has the same components I put in it when I bought it.
I'd like to see them re-vamp their VSK HTPC-style case (top cpu cooler venting, side fan mounts for slot cooling, SFX/ATX psu compat, $75-100 price point) to compete with Silverstone's ML series. Maybe add a version with a risered GPU ala the ML07.
Ah the Antec Sonata series quiet in a time when computers would thunder with low quality fan rattle, HDD read arm seek and click, CD drive spin, floppy drive read, and so much more... it was truly the best case of the early 2000s Had a few Antec cases over the years but none were as good as the Sonata series and ultimately their newest cases didn't impress It says a lot about Lian Li's O11D that 5 years later everyone is still copying the design, and the only case I'd consider replacing my O11D XL with is another O11D like case with curved tempered glass... maybe electrochromic glass
I can never get over how much companies jump on any bandwagon they see. Oo those ppl did a case with wood on it and that sold well. Everyone put wood on everything!
Have issues with Antec too. Had a questionable power supply from them, contacted and didn't receive a reply. Tried again, nothing. Got a bit testy with the next one and they sent back a reply with a virus attached to it. Started a complaint with the Attorney General in their state then they apologised. This was a long time ago, haven't bought anything from them since. Lots of awful tech companies out there.
I bought Antec Performance 1 FT , for 160€. Which is roughly what you would ideally expect in EU from a $160 MSRP. I live in Greece , where some of those stuff are worse and yet, Antec, manages to keep things down to earth. I used to love this company, I really missed them and now I feel they're back at it!
The orbit RGB fans are garish. But I am rooting for Antec to come back strong. One of my first DIY PC cases was an Antec case years ago and it served me well for close to a decade.
I have a lot of respect for Antec, but like you say they kind of dissappeared. I have a NAS in an old Antec case that I bought in 2007, it has the original 120mm fans which were kind of a new from factor at the time, i had them in my main PC for 10 years then in my NAS for the last 8 years. I also had an Antec 600 (from 2010?) with the huge 180-200mm fan in the top and 3x120mm, my friend now uses it. None of these fans have failed. Way better than any other brands i have used other than Arctic and Noctua which aren't old enough to have proven themselves as reliable.
I'm really excited about the antec flux pro, the fact that the 2x 120mm bottom intake fans are designed to fit underneath the mesh panel means it can create some nice rgb glow through the mesh holes, perfect for highlighting vertically mounted gpu without being too busy looking. Or non-rgb users can just slap on the highest performing fans down there without worrying about the "ugly" side of the intake fan.
So its literally a fractal design partnership. The wood frames, all those cases, legit same as fractals cases. Did fractal buy antec? Or just a partnership?
i think its time for a antec retro case revive, but the american dollar isnt worth a penny, so no one has money for cases, they will be lucky to not charge food on there credit cards
Dude, youre biuting vidoes left and right hahah, working hard man, keep it up and remember to enjoy yourelves out there! youre still out of the country haha so indulge in the fare
Paul I know you dont cover handhelds… I need your perspective on handhelds- love to see some comments on what you think and the emulation/pc gaming side .
Very few are iterating on the Asus AP201 Matx case design, we need more designs based on that that are budget oriented due to ITX high cost and also gives more airflow to all the components.
I am really liking Antec's resurgence.
I needed Antec's after sales support.
Guys. Antec is the winner.
They are EXCELLENT on that department.
Needed a left side glass panel replacement for Performance 1 FT, which was probably scratched by the couriers. They send me a new one, only some photos sent by me and an RMA form (provided by them) that was not gibberish (ASUS , I am looking at you). In about a month (they needed to receive the panels in EU - they're in Netherlands, I live in Greece), they did send the panel, excellently packaged.
Antec is back!
Glad to see Antec back in the game. Recently started using some of their Signature line of PSUs. Quality has always been decent.
Still using my Antec 1200 - three computer builds later it still is fantastic!
Same here my man, recently pulled out all the drive cages and removed the cage part and kept the fans in, replaced all fans with Noctuas but it's taken me from my Core2Quad days to my 7800x3d and everything in between.
Case design is really on point nowadays. I haven’t seen a bad looking case yet this year.
Still using my Antec P100 case & True Power 750W PSU! Loving the previews of the new/upcoming equipment and might use them for future builds/upgrades.
Used to love my P180, it had a bunch of drive bays, kept things decently cool, and was generally quiet thanks to all the dynamat and drive vibration dampening.
So Nice to see Antec 'Back in the Game!' My 1st decent PSU was an Antec 400 Watt model & my 'Home Server' is housed in an Antec 200 Tower!
As someone with a lot of Antec hardware under my belt from 3 decades ago on I'm really glad to see Antec resurging.
Glad to see they're back in the game! Looks like good stuff.
My first case (1989) was an Antec, and I've liked the company ever since. I am happy to see them making such a remarkable comeback.
Man, that Performance M1 has GOT to be in my top 3 favourite cases design-wise, ever. That industrial looking front panel is so sleek. Kudos to Antec's design department.
The Antec: Performance 1M-WOW! Nice! It would be nice to see that case in a MATX version with a dual 360 RAD (top/Bottom). Or a single 25mm ran with a 60mm RAD in the top only, with vertical GPU support.
As someone who built like 14 computers in the ANTEC 300 and 302 cases back in the day because of how cheap and well built it was... it's nice to see ANTEC making a come back!
my antec p100 case has been through multiple builds / revisions / dremel bits, definitely a keeper
Good to see Antec waking up... I used their cases and PSUs for about a decade until they fell asleep at the wheel. Like the idea of rotating the PSU 90 degrees. Might be a case I look closer at when I get to pushing my 5950X to secondary status in favor of a fully new machine... Hopefully in the fall.
My first custom PC chassis was the Antec Skeleton. Need a modern redux of the design.
Still rocking an Antec ISK 600M and waiting on a replacement not exceeding its dimensions but meeting its functionality and capacity.
The 900 & 1200 will go down in PC chassis history. Back when the CM HAF & HAF X were Antec's primary competition. Good times.
My first PC build was in an Antec Sonata II.
Still rocking the Antec 900 full tower on my old build.
Same, from 2012
That ITX case is gorgeous.
second.
(shut up and take my money)
It really is, that front panel just looks amazing. I only wish they had an option without the silver accent.
I'm an ITX guy but I like seeing full size (and often way too heavy due to all the glass) ATX cases for their airflow and often good solutions for cable management.
My home server is in an Antec 900 case I bought in 2006 I think it was.. I don't know how they are built today but this old case is a Tank. It has not rusted the pantjob has no chips. It has the same components I put in it when I bought it.
Woweee! That ITX case looks magnificent!
They need to bring back the racing stripes on their PSUs and maybe even on a case.
Love the new designs on cases.
The PSU's look to be great and case support in some for rear connecting mb's.. well done Antec!
Love these Antec LED fans! I'm ready to buy
The Sonata II was my first PC case. It was so cool. My younger brother broke the locked door at the front because- younger brothers.
My first complete build was in the Antec Nine Hundred NVIDIA green version
Very nice Antec! I remember the Antec LANBOY case.
When I was a kid, I thought the Antec 900 was so cool. Never got one though
The mini case is hot. I don't usually like red that much, but man it looks so good.
I'd like to see them re-vamp their VSK HTPC-style case (top cpu cooler venting, side fan mounts for slot cooling, SFX/ATX psu compat, $75-100 price point) to compete with Silverstone's ML series. Maybe add a version with a risered GPU ala the ML07.
$200 is just a tiny bit too much for me, but it's a nice ITX case anyway, waiting for a sale 😅
Love those Orbit infinity mirror fans
The sff case is doooooope !!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Ah the Antec Sonata series
quiet in a time when computers would thunder with low quality fan rattle, HDD read arm seek and click, CD drive spin, floppy drive read, and so much more... it was truly the best case of the early 2000s
Had a few Antec cases over the years but none were as good as the Sonata series and ultimately their newest cases didn't impress
It says a lot about Lian Li's O11D that 5 years later everyone is still copying the design, and the only case I'd consider replacing my O11D XL with is another O11D like case with curved tempered glass... maybe electrochromic glass
I love those orbit fans.
I'm definitely building a ThinkStation themed computer in the performance 1M case
Still using my P182SE with a CP850 powering it.
Love to see choices but still prefer airflow over curved glass
I can never get over how much companies jump on any bandwagon they see.
Oo those ppl did a case with wood on it and that sold well. Everyone put wood on everything!
Really enjoy seeing all these new case designs, but the lack of mATX cases makes me a little sad.
Have issues with Antec too. Had a questionable power supply from them, contacted and didn't receive a reply. Tried again, nothing. Got a bit testy with the next one and they sent back a reply with a virus attached to it. Started a complaint with the Attorney General in their state then they apologised. This was a long time ago, haven't bought anything from them since. Lots of awful tech companies out there.
I really like the non rgb fan and the itx case. So sad that i honestly need just one pc otherwise i would just be building new ones non stop
i still use a few antec earthwatts powersupplies, love them, but they are getting almost 10 years old
Really nice cases
Thanks for the update ! I just hope that all those new cases will be sold for the same price in the EU. Also - enjoy the food XD
I bought Antec Performance 1 FT , for 160€. Which is roughly what you would ideally expect in EU from a $160 MSRP. I live in Greece , where some of those stuff are worse and yet, Antec, manages to keep things down to earth. I used to love this company, I really missed them and now I feel they're back at it!
Paul you need a mustache like the guy behind you at the end. I think you could rock that. 😉
I NEED THAT MINI-ITX CASE IN MY LIFE, GIMME!
I wish cases would stop shipping with RGB or non pwm fans. I hate e waste but I always throw them away and install pwm non rgb.
excellent!
I had, wait, still have a old Antec Super LANBoy PC case with a old P4 Win XP system
Anything not from your sponsors Paul?
I like all their fans so far.
The orbit RGB fans are garish. But I am rooting for Antec to come back strong. One of my first DIY PC cases was an Antec case years ago and it served me well for close to a decade.
did antec sf850x just rebrand fsp dagger pro atx 3.0 ?
Threw up all over my ipad while looking at those rgb fans.
What about the C5 ARGB ? @Paul
Why do most cases have to be glass and flashing lights? I don't want to look like I live on mountain dew and hot pockets.
I enjoyed it and hit the like button. Now, go get some amazing food and pick up Joe's tab! Love the channel!
"im getting blasted in the face..." There goes my coffee
love Antec
Did Antec tell you "No disassemble" when looking at the Nova fans??
it lives
am wondering if linus say hi to NG if they meet at computex.
I really like the 1M
I have a lot of respect for Antec, but like you say they kind of dissappeared. I have a NAS in an old Antec case that I bought in 2007, it has the original 120mm fans which were kind of a new from factor at the time, i had them in my main PC for 10 years then in my NAS for the last 8 years. I also had an Antec 600 (from 2010?) with the huge 180-200mm fan in the top and 3x120mm, my friend now uses it. None of these fans have failed. Way better than any other brands i have used other than Arctic and Noctua which aren't old enough to have proven themselves as reliable.
The Flux Pro looks really similar to Lian Li 207, or is it just me?
the fans were the hi lite
I'm really excited about the antec flux pro, the fact that the 2x 120mm bottom intake fans are designed to fit underneath the mesh panel means it can create some nice rgb glow through the mesh holes, perfect for highlighting vertically mounted gpu without being too busy looking. Or non-rgb users can just slap on the highest performing fans down there without worrying about the "ugly" side of the intake fan.
Feels as though all these case manufacturers contacted Zac Builds on RUclips for inspiration 🤣
Why is it called Back to front? Shouldn't it be front to back? You're putting connectors that were in the front TO the back right?
Geez, i guess fans arent done evolving more variations
So its literally a fractal design partnership. The wood frames, all those cases, legit same as fractals cases. Did fractal buy antec? Or just a partnership?
RIP Asus TUF GPU
i think its time for a antec retro case revive, but the american dollar isnt worth a penny, so no one has money for cases, they will be lucky to not charge food on there credit cards
Interesting 🤔🤔🤔 on the itx. Don't care for the red tho.... Have to see the review on air flow vs noise. But seriously... No red
orbit fans are dope
I would probably give up my Lian Li uni fans for those Antec rgb fans getting really tired of the Lian Li software
Wood accents... The 80's are back... lol
Dude, youre biuting vidoes left and right hahah, working hard man, keep it up and remember to enjoy yourelves out there! youre still out of the country haha so indulge in the fare
4:48 I. Like. Small psu's and I can not like xD sorry Paul. Couldn't help myself
i have a lot of Antec Stuff
those antec rgb fans will need to come with warnings about causing seizures ,
After the Fractal-Design video any new cases from other manufacturers just look busy and cluttered.
Paul I know you dont cover handhelds… I need your perspective on handhelds- love to see some comments on what you think and the emulation/pc gaming side .
In the name of DATA ‼️‼️ the day a computer company makes a full case with 200 mm fans . I think I will spend my first $100.00 at a slot machine 🙄🙄🙄
is it worth buying these parts for profit / Building pc to sell?
lol 7:50 only 1 fan is spinning. asus at it's best
Out of the companies here except asus. They are expensive and underwhelming. Sorry antec.
If you lack RGB, are you really gaming?
I feel like I'm looking at 1980's AV Receivers from the 1980's with all this faux wood trim. Don't like it.
It’s real wood tho, but I really like my fractal north since it really suits my room interior. But yeah, every one has different taste
FIRST
Who cares!!
Very few are iterating on the Asus AP201 Matx case design, we need more designs based on that that are budget oriented due to ITX high cost and also gives more airflow to all the components.