Antec is a well known company offering various computer hardware components. The company offers durable PSU units, CPU coolers and amazing CPU cases. This company has 12 product series of CPU cases among which ISK falls under the Mini-ITX category. A portable pc that can be ideal for day to day usage, HTPC and office work. In some places we don’t really need a full size pc. Especially when you are in a process of building a HTPC. HTPC act as an affordable solution to turn your existing home theater system to digital. You can hook a portable computer and expand the capabilities. For that you need a portable case that can offer you durable solution. The case that we are going to review today is Antec ISK 600 Mini-ITX CPU Case. It is smartly designed with all required stuff you need to build your portable system. Being a Mini-ITX form factor case, it is not recommended to use it for mid range or high end system. But you can build a portable pc for your daily needs. Compared to Mini Cases, Mid-Tower and Full-Tower require a fixed amount of space. It is not easy to move them.
But in Mini-ITX case we get more portability. These are small size case that can be moved very easily and require less space to work. Due to small form factor upgrades are limited on it, but you have still got enough option to make it an ideal pc for entertainment usage or for regular day to day work. This consists of chatting, emailing, internet surfing, etc. For me Mini-ITX is good when you want a media server pc. You just have to connect your big size TV to that through HDMI and done. You can stream your movies and use internet directly on a widescreen. For which we will checkout the Antec ISK 600. It falls in the entry level category of ISK series. There are 6 more models. Each of them is having different design and features. Antec ISK 600 would be enough for building a standard pc. The cost of this case is around Rs.6700 on many online website. The cost can be a bit pricy, but the features make the case worth for every penny. You can find more budget cases, but there is lot of difference here. The design of ISK 600 is good and it is well structured. It provides you option to use two 12.5 GPU which many mini cases does not provide. Before checking out the same in more details let’s have a detailed look on the features and specification.
Features:
- Mini-ITX Motherboard Support
- Portable and Durable design
- Sturdy Aluminum Brushed panels
- Supports two 12.5" Graphic Card
- Advance cooling design
- Liquid cooler support
- 120mm Exhaust Fan included
- Support all standard ATX Power supply
Specification:
- Model - ISK600
- Case Type - Mini-ITX
- Color - Black
- Drive Bays - 5 Drive bays. This includes one slim optical drive bay, two 2.5" HDD trays and three 3.5" HDD trays.
- Expansion Slots - 2 x Expansion Slots
- Motherboard Mount - Mini-ITX
- Maximum graphics card size - 12.5" (317.5 mm)
- Maximum CPU cooler height - 170mm
- Cooling system - 1 x 120 mm rear fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) fan
- Top I/O ports - 1 x USB 3.0. 1 x USB 2.0. Audio In/Out.
- PSU mount - ATX standard PSU
Design:
Antec ISK 600 is designed with a point of maximum comfort. It does not need a very large space to settle. Other cases come with vertical placement. Antec ISK 600 offers horizontal placement that can fit at the corner of a desk quite easily. Antec kept slot for graphics card in case you want an entry level gaming pc, still you can use the case. That is why it gets a bit bigger in size. It is build with good elements. The body is made from 0.8mm SEC steel with brushed aluminum at top panel. There is a single panel that opens from the top. Antec also kept space to add a liquid cooler if you want. You can fit a 120mm radiator to the backside but that can eat up a good amount of space affecting the GPU placement.
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