#1079 - Antec ISK 300-65 Mini-ITX Case Video Review

[210482fmj]

i would definitelty want a home theatre pc to have a dvd drive.

[jmans25]

@210482fmj or blu-ray

[dproffessa]

Orientated???

[michalstanko]

Thanks for the informative review. I'm looking to build an ITX HTPC and videos like yours help me a lot. Also, as I'm not a native English speaker, I appreciated clear articulation, not all videos are so easily understandable. Thanks!

[Swaggerboyyy]

dammnnn that,s a sweet power supply!

[doive1231]

Thanks Kenneth.

[HeyItsMeDaniel]

no 3,5' lol. Dealbreaker

[Valpocade]

Orientated is not a word! Oriented is. Just a pet peeve of mine.

[ckev18]

only 2.5 inch HD, not enough

[DeltaPhi79]

Tell that to laptop gamers. Not only that, realize it's not a gamer's case. You must be a gamer or someone who doesn't know why you would get a small case.

[beachzone2]

build a nice gaming PC out of this haha

[informatykatw]

It is possible. With MI P55-T36 motherboard, Sparkle GTS250 LowProfile 1Gb and super small PSU. Also You need to remove radiator from GPU and use Aqua Cooling. I've build similar PC last mouth.

[Phantoma3]

This case does not have a pretty face.

Why couldn't Antec design it to look nice like a Dell Zino case or an Asrock Ion 330HT case?

[cloudbook1994]

your videos always help a lot, thanks!

[connell256]

i bet in the future we will have core i7s in these cases + a graphics card what is as powerful as 4 ATI 5870s but as small as the current ITX cards ( ati 4300 i think correct if im wrong ) and so forth...

[uut0]

ITX or ATX?

[bob10001234]

ITX...

[connell256]

M-ITX

[lostsoulsucker]

I feel the only thing bad with this case is how many extra cables are on the inside, it will need some nice cable management to get it all organized well.

Was thinking Antec would do a lot better job, oh well, great review.

[BurtonReingold]

Yes! he's back in the room with all the monitors in the background. It looks so cool. Further enhancements would be some lasers and large abstract representations of the likings of Rodney or possibly a big 3DGameMan logo. Keep pwning Rodney!

[Mibmu]

I did a YouTube poop outta' this video. xD Great rewiev by the way.

[A350cid]

What about the lack of a removable MOBO tray?? Are you going to jump out a window, and end it?  You must be heart broken?

[1stNightingale]

LMAO ONE OF THE FUNNIEST COMMENTS YET!

Great one. Rodney is always going on about it but i think this was different because it was ITX and they don't have like super coolers on it.

[Zadikastube]

figures i post a videio about this case.. then he does..

[illectrikSkope]

great = epic fail

[onoff314]

right on the money there.

[MGlBlaze]

I thought it was;

Needs Improvement = Epic Fail

Good = Fail

Great = 'Meh'

Kickass = Good/Great

100% Kickass = ...well, 100% Kickass

[Mibmu]

Needs Improvement = Bad

Good = Decent

Great = Good

Kickass = Great

100% Kickass = Awesome

[GundamAngelicDevil]

well i could not have thought that there was a PSU lower than 128 watts (my mac G4)

[TylerTexasRanger]

Fantastic Review Rodney! Thank you!

[Robbaz]

Built a itx server, works great for simple stuff.

[MrMicTest]

so cute =]

[TheKoreanX]

An entire computer can fit in there? Holy crap...

[drakeishfyre]

lol the korean x, m-itx is meant to be super tiny and quiet.

it's meant for theatre PCs (replaces your tv + dvd player)

[pigflesh]

Mind you there is a 65w power supply, and generally the motherboard would have one ram stick slot, plus a very, very limited supply of processors and graphic solutions.

[frogscar]

I miss the pencil......

[cusinndzl]

Cool.

[busybjorn]

I like the case but i'm concerned about the PSU's maximum load: 65W. Where can you find decent hardware that uses less than 65W, all drives included? Even my laptop consumes more power.

[Computenator]

well there have been some very crappy products and Rodney was like ''ehhhhh'' to them himself and in the end he barely got to say good product

[KainYT]

Don´t think so.

My Laptop consumes between 30-40 watts.

This is done for ION and Atom based systems guys. Don´t ask which system uses so low power because 65 watts is more than enough. In fact, I have 2 ION based nettops in my house which consume 25 watts on idle and less than 40 watts at load with drives included. Both of them with Atom 330 dual core with HT.

Greetings

[shaurz]

I have two Mini-ITX systems, I love 'em. Now I want to build a third with an NVIDIA ION motherboard :-)

[spedknot]

aha looks like you wanted to laugh at the end.

[tAint3D1]

Awesome review as always :D

[sxy1rick]

rodney ... why did you stop doing your out takes they were funny as hell

[operationturkey]

It's because they take extra time to edit and Rodney is a busy man.

[iheartcomps]

hm intersting. Hes hatin on da bulldozer with his good value :P But this he gives great ;P

[LizzyAston]

lol i loved the ending rodney

[Jose04811]

what is better(motherboard types) atx mini-atx or all they all athe same

[asus3571]

this tyhing look like it sucks but what a great way to light a light bulb

[ALEXSIUDA1379]

how many scoring schemes does rodney have lol

[Computenator]

hmm :D i've only seen ''great'' and ''kickass''

[BowlinLefty]

there is good and 100% kickass also :]

[felipeohyeah]

He has good and 100% kickass. I don't think that he has a "bad" rating.

[Computenator]

he cant have a bad rating cause otherwise the sponsors would get mad :P

[DanDaManZ06]

well if you do your homework... he has stated that he does not make videos on items that have a "bad" rating because he does not feel like its worth his time.

[c00lchill3r]

Because, there is no point in spending time on making a video review for a bad product. And there is no point spending time on looking a video review of a bad product.

[LizzyAston]

5 or 6 i think, but i quote DanDaMan:

he has stated that he does not make videos on items that have a "bad" rating because he does not feel like its worth his time

[c00lchill3r]

5 different ones. Go on his webside or look for one of his Q&A-videos for more information.

[GamingDude12]

wtf is the point of buying this?

[UnholyMist]

Living room PC? (lmao)

[Kalywonkas]

Haha with 3dgameman, great is about equal to poor..

[Firefox2208]

nope, neets work, rating is poor

[enyownz]

request lian li pc-q7 mini-itx, looks amazing

[araz1994]

you forgot the 1 pci slot

[iRacerMatt]

Its not a 100% kick ass product

[taltigolt]

300 views and only 20 comments ?

very nice video 10/5

[takeapieandrun]

0:44. Orientated =P.

[iRacerMatt]

taters

[available2477]

SWEEEEEET !!

[X41N3]

i wonder if there r any mini itx motherboards that support decent cpu's and having a decent igp with hdmi or 5.1 or 7.1 sound. and also dun use more thn like 50 watts to be on the save side.

this power supply can be easily replaced by the looks of it. just like buying a new laptop charger right?

[MajinFrahma]

What would be a good cpu for this since its only 65w?

Thanks.

[takeapieandrun]

Intel Atom or something. That's usually a netbook CPU.

[MajinFrahma]

Yeah its only 2.5w. I was thinking maybe something better could go in it but not sure what a mini itx mobo would support.

[Antipwnsurmum]

You can stick really up to the highest Core 2 Extreme in a mini ITX. However Zotac's ION-A board is far powerful enough at 1.6GHZ dual-core.

[doomtomb3]

I figure most HTPCs we need to move up to the microATX category to be watching blu-rays and all.

[TheNumber40]

wow u have been busy. nice :)

[norbyxxl]

that lunchbox needed a handle to....oh wait , that blackbox thingy is a small case :D

[SillySnake72]

65 Watts!?!?!

[Jollemj]

No HD? :'(

[EyesOnMeStudios]

i presume you mean HDD

it takes two 2.5" HDD (laptop sized ones!)

[Jollemj]

Nope, I meant High Definition quality on the video xD

[3DGAMEMAN]

FYI: It takes YouTube a while to process it to HD, it's HD now.

[SeanBondWBB]

Woo, First page

awesome case

[hypercam258]

lol orientated? you mean oriented? lol

[thagameowner]

great :D

[fr0gina]

=]]

[UndeadGunz]

wow i think you need a pico psu to power this lol

[daoli1994]

yes

[2fast2sik]

nice review rodney