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Antec Three Hundred
Cable Management
Another awesome feature of the Antec Three Hundred is the integrated cable management features. While this case isn't really designed around having quad video cards and a thousand hard drives, keeping your cables in a neat fashion not only makes your rig look that much sweeter, it also improves airflow and assists cooling. The side panels have special straps that help to keep your cables in check. Lets take a look...
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Those cables you see defying the cable management system are actually the power connector cables for the fans on the front. I found that putting the fan cables in the cable restraints made me unable to open the fan doors on the front of the case so I just left them out. You can see my hard drives installed in there, which should tell you how much use I have found for these particular cable restraints. However, some people like being extremely neat with their cabling and this is a nice feature for those so inclined. :) It is also nice to be able to keep your power cables out of the way of your cooling fans.
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While the cable ties that I showed you above are nice for securing your miscellaneous hard drive and fan cables, there really isn't a good solution to the general cable clutter that motherboard connections create near the top of the case. Despite how horrid the cabling in the above photo may look, there is still sufficient airflow reaching the cpu cooler and lower in the case, the video card. Something to notice from this picture, the power supply is actually mounted in the bottom of the case. Although this is not the usual mounting location for a power supply, it works quite well in this case because it gives the top of the case more room for cooling where it is needed and allows you to minimize the space in your case that is taken up by routing power cables. Especially if you are sporting on of the newer offerings from either AMD or nVIDIA which require two power cords each, reducing the amount of clutter in your case is an absolute necessity.
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