Has anyone used the Antec TX640B case?

[Martin C]

Still on the lookout for a decent case for the new system I intend to build.
After having rejected the Antec SLK1650B as it only has a 350W PSU, which I
am told will probably be too weak for the system I will have, I have found
another Antec case that may meet the requirement - and has a 400W PSU.

Has anyone used this case and can either recommend or provide warnings
against it?

I have read a review on the web that seems to think that it is ok. The only
real gripe seemed to be that it was a bit cramped inside.

As I will most likely have 3 HDDs, which will fit in the drive bay of this
case, is this likely to cause temperature problems if I do not use the 80mm
fan that goes in front of the drive bay for extra cooling. The reason I ask
is that the review stated that with the fan in place, the drives were too
close to the graphics card.

Thanks for any help or advice you can give.

Martin

 

[BARRY DONOVAN]

Uh Oh. Another railroaded into mythical peoportions about power supplies and
what they can do. You'll have heat now, that is about all....
Can I buy the Antec 1650?

 

[Fishface]

Still on the lookout for a decent case for the new system I intend to
build. After having rejected the Antec SLK1650B as it only has a
350W PSU, which I am told will probably be too weak for the system
I will have, I have found another Antec case that may meet the
requirement - and has a 400W PSU.

There is a nifty calculator for power supplies here:
http://extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp

Newegg has some user reviews of the TX640B

I have an Antec SLK 1650B for my Pentium M system. It's nice, now
that it's together, but I needed a shoehorn to get the Asus P4P800 SE in
there. The TX640B specs to be slightly larger. I really like the 120mm
fan on the back that the TX640B also shares and have it running on 7v.
I don't like the stupid holes in the side, so I blocked mine off. It would
seem that you are not a fan of doors on the front either. The TX640B
has a filter on the front, which is nice, and can draw air across the drives
without the front fan if you block the side holes. Hopefully they have
enough space in-between. I just bought a P180, even though it has a
door. It's a monster, and it didn't even come with a power supply.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article255-page1.html
I'm not sure what I'll put in there yet...

 

[Fishface]

FYI, outpost.com and Fry's (at least in my area)
has the TX640B on special this week for $80.
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4494276