Antec VSK4000E-U3_US Mid-Tower ATX PC Case, SGCC Steel | Durable SGCC Steel, Mid-Tower ATX Design, 5 x Internal 3.5" HDD Bays, 3 x 5.25" Drive Bays

Fantastic case for the price. Perfect for a cheap build. The case is lightweight, thin, and cheap, but just sturdy enough to work. Discrete styling, easy to access case buttons and USB 3 and audio jacks. Rare to find three external 5.25 drive bays in this price range. A lot of sharp edges, so be careful. The plastic 3.5 bay cover was exceptionally difficult to pop out. The case is small and cramped. Everything will fit, barely. It is clearly smaller in comparison to the Antec Sonata II below it in the photos (although the Sonata II cost twice as much). No fancy drive rails for easy installation, but none to misplace either. Cable management can be challenging due to the tight space. Very tight fit getting the motherboard installed. There is less than a quarter inch between the motherboard and the 5.25 drive mounts, and even less once the power cable is plugged into the motherboard. Keep the included screws in a safe place, because they are all smaller than typical case screws. such as the motherboard standoffs and screws, and the pci card screws. Airflow is good due to the large perforated area above the motherboard and cpu, however dust might be an issue. Overall, affordable and cheap but works. I'd buy it again.

Excellent case! No frills so no high price. Very modern--the cables for the front panel reflect the latest motherboard connectivity standards and supports USB 3.0. Bright blue LED indicates power, and the power switch has an unmistakable click sound/feel to it. I'm still working on troubleshooting the RESET switch. I may have connected it incorrectly but thus far, it does nothing. Bays for drives are accessible on both sides as both sides of the case are removable. Does NOT come with power supply of course. The feet are hard plastic, which is fine for most installations but I've got the case in a location where soft rubber feet are ideal, so I glued third party feet in place of the original. The one fan is 6" in diameter, powers nicely from mobo connectors and is whisper silent. Provisions for a second fan of the same dimensions are present at the front of the case. The front face comes right off without tools, but is tethered by electrical cables of course for the buttons and lights. Room for 4 exposed 5.25 devices, and plenty of room for more 3.5" devices inside. Does not come with a PC speaker.

I'll start with the positive aspects of the case. It has a clean and simple style that I think is aesthetically pleasing. The hard drive cage is (almost) entirely metal. I find metal cages to be preferable to plastic, because the metal allows for better heat conduction and thus cooler hard drive temperatures. On the downside, the build quality is mediocre. The sheet metal is a bit thin and flimsy. There are some sharp edges, so the user needs to be careful when handling components inside the case to avoid getting cut. My biggest criticism of the case is the shortage of motherboard standoffs and screws. There were only 6 motherboard standoffs in my package, so this results in a lot of flex in the motherboard as you attempt to assemble the components (like other reviewers have mentioned). I ran out of screws when installing disk drives in my computer. This is a really sad cost-cutting measure, since it would probably cost Antec only a couple of cents to include a few more screws and motherboard standoffs in the package. I think 3.5 stars is probably a more realistic rating for this case as it is, which is unfortunate, because it would probably cost Antec only a few more dollars to address some of the issues mentioned in this review and other reviews to make a much better case that earns a solid 4.5 stars.

All the criticisms of this case are true. There's a few funky hole locations, no cable management space, and flimsy sheet metal. But it is one of the few cases with enough 5 1/4 front panel bays, which is exactly what I was looking for. I'm building a utility box to save files, test distros, and record from an old Sony DV camera. This box fit the bill. Every old desktop box I had, I was constantly crawling under the desk and switching hard drives and stuff. With that in mind, I put a 6 bay icy dock, drive switch, USB 3.0 panel. and a multi port card reader on the front panels. Its a budget build, so I didn't want to break the bank on the case. I did a couple of light mods including mounting a couple fans on the side panel for intake. This case was an excellent solution to my problems.

I bought this case as it supports an atx motherboard and it had exactly the right number of front drive bays I was looking for. However as I picked up the box I could hear rattling coming from inside, while the case itself was ok and honestly I liked the style of it the front bezel wasn't attached and EVERY clip that would allow it fasten to the case was broken so the front bezel is useless, I know Amazon shipping can be rough but I also have to chalk it up to poor quality, I'll use the metal part of the case for another project but I won't be able to use it for it's intended purpose, I would of bought a couple more if my first experience was ideal but now I will avoid this brand like the plague as I was left with a bad first impression

I bought this case for a multi drive NAS system so I will write my review according to that. First off this is a cheap case so keep your expectations in line with the price. This will not compare in quality to say a $200 case for example. I got this case because of all the drive bays in it. 6 total 3.5" if you use the 1 external as well for hard drives, or 8 if you grab a couple of 3.5 to 5.25" adapters (this is what I did). Few things to note here. First it only officially supports 2 fans, but you can add 2 more 120's ones on the side with the venting spot if your creative. 90/92's would fit better I think. Second there is NO room in the back to hide cables so be ready for that when cable managing. Why they bother to put cable ties back there I have no idea. Last there are a few "sharp" edges to this case so watch sliding your fingers around, Overall I am quite pleased with this case for what I bought it for.

I really wanted to like this case as it had 3x 5.25 bays which im having difficulty finding. I was able to fit in my icydock cages without issues into the bays. (16 sas/sata drives). When installing my motherboard the threading on the standoffs was not properly tapped. This resulted in the three additional standoffs for atx needing to be retapped. Moving on to the pci slots the screw used to retain the cards failed to tighten properly. I attempted to retap the threading, but the material was too thin to get proper threading on it. The pci slot openings were slightly off. The edges are sharp which lead to several cuts. The paint scratched easily on the case when moving it. Considering the price most of this was expected, but not being able to properly secure the pci cards made it unusable to me. Edit: April 27th added a star as i was able to stabilize the pci slots a bit using solid blanks. The other holes were actually tapped correctly on the other slots, but unfortunately I never was able to get the lowest one to properly secure my pcie card. Im guessing the threading is a common manufacturer defect on these cases. With that said if you are lucky and get one with the threading done properly it makes an ok case if you put extra work into it.

Identical in size to my old Antec case except different front panel and seems a bit lighter. Plenty of room for drives.

Bon produit de base

The case is very flimsy but fine for what I need it for. I didn't want a case with a window. It'll work for me :)

Lightweight good price. Good system

Bon boitier facile a utiliser

The flaring at the bottom of front bezel is annoying.