july 1 2010 review by overclockersonline
The Two Hundred is intended for gamers on a budget, this enclosure has a nice appearance and adequate cooling to keep the components running cool.
Package:
The Antec Two Hundred comes in a corrugated cardboard box. Measuring 22(height) x 20.5(length) x 10.5(width) in inches. The orange border on the right shows Two Hundred and Gaming Mid-Tower below it.
Testing the cooling capabilities under full load:
After three hours temperatures start to be pushed. The CPU goes to 49 degrees, tied with the NZXT Lexa S and the NZXT Gamma and one degree behind the Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 and GMC H-80. The Case Ambient Temperatures fall four
degrees behind the leaders, the Cosmos 1000 and Lexa S, but is four degrees cooler than the Gamma and nine degrees cooler than the BAV280.
As for noise levels: quite low.
Conclusion:
Although the chassis doesn't come with many fans, the included 140mm fan is a OK, if you're looking for an inexpensive case, Antec has the right product for you, which even has a SATA Hot-Swap bay, which is exceptional for a cheap case.
Test Setup:
- CPU: AMD Athlon X2 3800
- RAM: 4GB DDR-400
- HDD: Seagate Barracuda 80GB
- OS: Windows 7 Premium 32 bit
Compared to:
- GMC H-80
- NZXT Gamma
- NZXT Lexa S
- Cooler Master Cosmos 1000
- nMedia BAV280