Antec comes out of the woodwork with sub-$100 mid-tower case

Anyone who has been around the block a time or two should be familiar with Antec, a recognizable name that has been around for more than three decades. While Antec has been fairly quiet as of late, it does have a new mid-tower chassis available, one that sports a tempered glass side panel and costs less than a Benjamin.

The new P8 is part of Antec's Performance One series. It measures 443mm (H) x 210mm (W) x 470mm (D) and weighs 16.5 pounds without any hardware shoved inside.

There are plenty of cooling options here. Antec includes three 120mm fans, two up front and one in the rear. If that is not enough, you can add three more up top and one more in the front. You can also use 140mm fans—there is room for two in the front and two up top.

Builders have the option of liquid cooling in this case, too. The front of the case can accommodate up to a 360mm radiator, and there rear can hold a 120mm radiator. There is room for a 120mm or 240mm radiator at the top of the case too, though Antec warns that space can limited by the motherboard dimensions and RAM.

There are two 3.5-inch drive bays that are both compatible with 2.5-inch SSDs. Likewise, builders will find four dedicated 2.5-inch SSD mounts.

Antec promises easy maintenance with dust filters located at the top, front, and underneath the PSU, which sits in its own chamber at the bottom. There is also "ample space" to hide cables behind the motherboard tray, and plenty of cable routing holes to play with.

The P3 is listed for $85 on Antec's website, but shows it as being "not available." Newegg has it for $90, plus $6 shipping.

Paul Lilly

Paul has been playing PC games and raking his knuckles on computer hardware since the Commodore 64. He does not have any tattoos, but thinks it would be cool to get one that reads LOAD"*",8,1. In his off time, he rides motorcycles and wrestles alligators (only one of those is true).

Latest in PC Cases
NZXT H7 Flow PC case being built into
NZXT H7 Flow review (2024 Edition)
Hyte's Persona 3 Reload Y70 Case
Hyte has announced another Persona-themed gaming PC case, and as a Persona die-hard, even I think it's a bit much
A gaming PC build using the Be Quiet Shadow Base 800 FX chassis, an Intel Core Ultra CPU and an RX 7900 XT GPU.
Be Quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX review
Fractal Design Era 2 PC case from different angles and different stages of the build process
Fractal Design Era 2 review
A foldable Mini-ITX Flamingo model case design from Geometric Future, partially unfolded.
I love the look of this foldable 'backpack class' Mini-ITX case but it still looks like something I'd screw up at the last minute
Hyte Y40 PC case in various states of the PC building process.
Hyte Y40 review
Latest in News
An Enshrouded player in a recreation of Erebor from The Lord of the Rings
Kings under the Mountain! 33 Enshrouded players spent 10,000 hours to recreate this iconic location from The Lord of the Rings
A mech awakens.
Mecha Break developer is considering unlocking all mechs following open beta feedback
Lara Croft Unified Art
Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics lays off 17 employees 'to better align our current business needs and the studio's future success'
A long bendy arm stealing money from people in a subway car
'You're a very long arm. You steal things. It's a comedy game,' explains developer of comedy game where you steal things with a very long arm
The heroes are attacked by monsters
Pillars of Eternity is getting turn-based combat to mark its 10th anniversary, and that means PC Gamer editors will soon be arguing about combat mechanics again
Image of Ronaldo from Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves trailer
It doesn't really make sense that soccer star Ronaldo is now a Fatal Fury character, but if you follow the money you can see how it happened