Antec Three Hundred Two 302 Gaming Computer Case Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

[Cqub3]

LOL LESBIAN SHIT?! XD

[XxhilfmirxX]

checkout a sentey blackbox.. extremely cheap and a far better build quality than this.

only problem on it is the fact it's only 7.65" wide so the biggest cooler you can use is a noctua nh-c14 if you keep the side fan on, but you can go up to 160mm without the side fan.

pros: price, quality, variations, warranty/customer service, variety

cons: slightly tight for cable management (not a huge deal though) only 7.65" wide which limits cpu coolers to 160mm (without side fan)

[FolPwnsU]

boxception

[FolPwnsU]

boxception

[MrMe490]

i'm a computer nube can anyone tell me wat a reset button does?

[OwnerDutchie]

@MrMe490 Just restarts the PC xD (shuts down and starts back up)

[davidmrust]

I am the mailman who shipped this package, and Linus is right, that isn't how it went down.

[FaMiization]

is there enough room for the longest graphics cards

[LukesNewLife]

this is value...what other cases should i look at in this same price range ??

[Skott62]

He didn't even discuss how long a GPU would fit or if the drive cages would block air flow which I would be greatly concerned about. Looks good on the outside but inside...meh. Average.

[LukesNewLife]

@Skott62 yea he said 12.5 inch gpus fit...and its pretty cheap so you cant expect too much

[calipso564]

Linis you are so cool, keep up the good work !

[windows7323]

Haha. Newegg Ad.

[shawnspeed3]

OK case if $40...but looks like overpriced vs competion! I have the old 300, only because I got it for $35. At $50, there are so many more better cases like Cooler master, Rosewill, etc.

[Hercules2345]

Another great review Linus. I want this case.

My only issue would be not having a place for a couple SSD's in the bay area where I'd prefer them to be but, there are those two oddly placed spots so, I guess that'll have to do.

Wish the case came with a fan in the front. Also, an all black interior and side window would've been an extra bonus. The price is right though so, can't really complain.

[Colton328]

The Antec 300 case is great. I have the Illusion 300 and love it, although this looks to have a lot of upgrades I would had liked to have :(

[thefrecklepuny]

I have the predecessor to this, the original 300. This or the Antec One will be my next case. Perfect for my next Core i5 or AMD FX upgrade!

[The512MB]

And why do you like to hide SSDs?

[Blueblur444]

Looks good, I have the 300, a few nice improvements, cable management looks better, extra SSD mount, extra fan thing on other side panel, and the speed controllers for the fans are on the back instead of inside, and the air filter for the PSU, and the tool less drive bays. All good while it still looks nearly the same. I'll have to use one in my next build, I love the minimalist look & good quality at still very low price.

[gunraykilla]

antec needs to learn from some of coolermasters case designs....

[gunraykilla]

lesbian shit.

[ALEXONEANA]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lesbian shit hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[sorewall]

when he takes the case out of the first box he sounds a little like Jeff Goldblum :)

[Odeiux]

Question. Would I be able to fit a H100 in the space between the front cover and the drive bays?

[DarkZimmer]

would a h100 fit in this case? Sorry for noob question just wondering if one could go where the 2 120mm fan in the front would go.

[Astrtrick]

@DarkZimmer the tubes are no way near long enough and dont mod pre done loops

[DanieleGiorgino]

What's that big-ass hole beside the fan switches on the back for?

[FrozenScript]

where can I buy this case?

[Primeee3]

i'm glad they improved on the cable management. The 300 has terrible cable management.

[Primeee3]

@i2egret Seems fine for me.

[buzz9961]

there will be a antec 602?

[40ozDiRtYHaRrY40oz]

linus has ben playing to much video games lmfao

[myt42xxx]

I used to play a game, and the I took a reset button in the knee.

[LukesNewLife]

@myt42xxx Thats the best one yet

[montemuscle1970]

XL-ATX is to a real standard!.................that­s why i'm trying to sell my xl-atx assassin.....

[AIRViZzIoNZz]

Linus what is the name of that motherboard you have in the video? :)

[UltraVert]

@AIRViZzIoNZz

It's the Gigabyte OC motherboard, it's for overclocking only, not really useful for an everyday situation... it doesn't have a ethernet port for instance.

[AIRViZzIoNZz]

@UltraVert thanks. but i will use it for overclocking :)

[UltraVert]

@FEAR6655

You're half right, it does have an ethernet port.. I missed it.

But it is gigabyte board designed for overclocking, look it up for yourself: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-OC

[FEAR6655]

@UltraVert It's actually a Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7

[UltraVert]

@FEAR6655

You're right.

[FEAR6655]

@AIRViZzIoNZz Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7

[z3speed4me]

JUST bought a normal 300 last week, bah had no idea there was a 302, I should have done some more reading up :(

[EdouardDubois]

I won't regret buying my Lancool after seeing this, but I will admit... the price certainly is right.

[Armfan99]

I personally think the front panel looks better on the original, Also, the original has better airflow with the hard drive cages being parallel to the 5.25 bays.

[SuperVideoman12]

It needs: Black interior. Cable management grommets. Window.

[sixbone]

I don't really like the 'hidden' SSD mount behind the mobo...what happens when you need to remove the drive? you'll need to remove the mobo...eff that noise!

[mrflagnard]

@sixbone Well Jesus you stupid dipshit did you not see that the fucking side comes off? I guess you're not a big fan of Linus if you don't even watch the whole video.

[Termination10]

I have an antec 300 :)

[mrsquishyboots]

3cm, nice i remember dropping a screw down there on my classic 300, omg that added 20 mins to my build time.

[TBN1337]

no love for some 1200 ???

[iMatthewTV]

turn on closed captioning and watch 0:45

[BadeAndenB]

@iMatthewTV WTF?! xD

[4iamPJ]

@iMatthewTV lol lesbian shit... good find!

[NoGodWhoCanHearYou]

@iMatthewTV lolololololololol lesbian shit

[sk8r151zz]

@iMatthewTV lesbian shit HA!

[nintendonick]

God that face at :47

[MrPride89]

Wtf?! First time there is commercials on Linuses channel.

[naidod03]

How does he afford to buy all this stuff? lOL

[BrooklynXT1]

@naidod03 Reviewers get free samples.

[naidod03]

@BrooklynXT1 i've done a review..wheres my free sample lol..how do i sign up to be one lol

[cebayley]

@naidod03 He doesn't buy all of this stuff.

[mac4thewin]

i cant w8 for this case to be released in the uk im having one



[DackIsBack]

Silverstone Tek, REPRESENT!!

[Kingwii1]

I wish this was out a little while ago, I built a computer in the 300 model.

[Acewick1]

that's a nice case i wonder how good 2 fans would fit in the front also would be nice to have another one on top

[MrXleader]

@LinusTechTips build a system in it :))

[Ruiso7]

nzxt switch 810, rampage 4 formula/gene, corsair 550d and cm storm striker

[MUnitProductions]

Go antec ! SIx hundred is being small for me now ..

[ManiacMitchUK]

would rather have a fractal design core 3000

[mystery512]

I spy an NZXT Phantom 410 in the background. Unboxing please.

[christoiMc]

It's always great to see companies actually fixing problems. The original 300 had utterly terrible cable management, but this seems to be so much better.

At $70 however, I'm curious how it compares to the HAF 912 or the Bitfenix Shinobi.

[Firehawk2047]

8:56 not yet Linus... not yet...

-just kidding :))

[fergdizzle9090]

that grey inside! O.o ewwwwww

[Roland0314]

@fergdizzle9090 Who cares? It doesn't have a window. Besides, it is like $80...

[fergdizzle9090]

@Roland0314 i care

[trashypickles]

for some reason i have that song from the sims 3 buy mode in my head

[calvinblinkee]

The top fan on the Antec 300 was annoying as fuarkk. The case just kept vibrating.

[KriegsMaschine]

Seriously who the **** would do a watercooling setup in such a low-end case that would be worth 4x less than the watercooling setup itself (-_-). Makes me laught each time I see watercooling features on low-end cases. So that case is a v2.0, more up to date but nothing revolutionary. For the 50$ range it's prolly the best but it's still miles behind a Corsair case imo however those are much more expensive so you pay for what you get.

[iFluX1]

Nice unboxing, i dont like the case though. It looks cheap (missing cable management grommets, wtf?) and the design is just too mainstream for me. I wouldn't call that a gamer case tbh, looks more like my old HP servercase.

[trep1017]

Lol I just bought the Antec 300 wish I would've seen this a couple days ago shit this looks a hella lot better for cable management

[couer1911]

Hmm I'm not really a fan of antec

[hendo121212]

no front intake fan? or am i blind?

[del4m3u]

@hendo121212 there are none on the 300 either, its called a budget case

[bigpoppa1234]

I want a 1200v3. With more backroom space, sideways mounted HDD with integrated sata cabling.and easier clean fan vents.

[clikzip]

linus is awesome he just needs to post more videos :P

[audax5435]

i used to watch 3DGAMEMAN till i took a >>--L-I-N-U-S->>>

[UltraVert]

@audax5435

I used to watch 3dgameman till he went all crazy as fuck about youtube comments.

[bigpoppa1234]

@UltraVert Me too. Unsubbed, was already subbed to linus, switch to motherboards org and mad props to elric.

[Niosus]

Arg... those Antec cases have good features, quality and price.. but they are soooo ugly imo. However most people seem to think it looks okay, so I find myself building plenty of systems in Antec cases... Ah well, I'm happy with my CM HAF922, will last me for at least a few years :P

[DazhFX]

Linus, you could do a project whether intake or outtake of air is good for x79.

[djfirehead]

the 302 the 302 the 302 the 302 the 302 302 302 the 302 the 302 -.-

[cba999casey]

i have the 300 , best and cheapest ever. seem 302 is even more better.

[Merth667]

The top secret computer case. Shit just got real.

[Neetox]

3:23

I used to be a gamer like you, but then I took a reset button to the knee.

[vahvelpoiss]

"they double-boxed it.." BOXCEPTION!

[ice9sydas]

FUCK YEAH 1080p !!

[AzimSobri]

@LinusTechTips Hey ,,, You must unbox the msi BIG BANG Xpower II extreme motherboard next !!!

[oWhiteMonster]

I got antec 300 v1 :(

[viddicake]

Boxception.

[lpfan0147]

@viddicake you beat me to it!

[Josh1901]

about time lol, my antec 300 is shit compared to modern cases...

[Tyrannosaur25]

@Josh1901 the antec 300 is amazing for the price. i have one.

[TheComputerNerd0101]

WMV :O

[Chargersball1]

should i upgrade from my haf 912 to this or another one

[mota411]

Sorry but antec is very underwhelming, and there are much better cases for $60 so this case should not sell well do your reseach and get a better case for your hard earned money.

[Palillos1337]

mobo cooler but no front intake? meh

[ayewanrice]

wow the box within a box blew my mind right from the beginning

[Mettrone]

My Antec DF - 35 is WAY better than this heap of trash :P

[KikinSinz]

@Mettrone cable management?

[Mettrone]

@KikinSinz Honestly, It's absolutely terrible xD

[Frostedchunks]

EW

[Pinoyako11705]

it would be best to use that motherboard cutout fan expansion for exhaust, remember cold air drops and heat air rises

[Wolfe1944]

I just built a gaming computer not 15 days ago and used an Antec Three Hundred. After seeing this video, I'm pissed that I didn't wait.

[techdude1876]

And 1200s.....

[nitrodavid]

i thought the coolermaster 690's were one of the most popular cases

[buklao]

Antec box INCEPTION!

[naicella]

love my Antec 300. Such a great quality budget case.

[xxsashixx]

box within a box... BOXCEPTION..

[ndinadis]

Is it larger then the 300? it looks larger?

[CrossTechTips]

could someone recommend a decent graphics card for playing bf3 at 1080p on high settings? gtx 580 tad to expensive though

[somerockenguy]

@CrossTechTips 570 works good. can easy over clock it to 800+Mhz on stock cooler

[thereddog223]

560 ti 

[loctran1994]

this vs haf 912 which better?

[beegiebg]

Looks like a well built case with a good price. Thanks Linus

[montemuscle1970]

@LinusTechTips I have yet to try hiding an ssd behind the motherboard. The room on this case looked decent, but how accessible is that drive once all the hardware is installed and this machine is configured and running? Enough space to get the ssd in and out without removing the motherboard?

[alankace]

1:02, spin it like a pro!

[Martinx88813]

A box in a box sound safe.. But why have both boxes Look the same way for?

[pyrogreg07]

/watch?v=yRBEVQzB3EY&feature=r­elated

linus married a girl?! :P

[Alililele]

Would you unbox the fractal design arc ???

[eBombzor]

NO FRONT INTAKE?? Bad cooling...

[yotchsy]

double unboxing????

1) ups,fedex or carriers don't care about what's in the boxes ( here in usa)

the usually want to deliver as quick as possible

2) I don't know all the models of Antec cases

3) what are brown boxes for?

[harkatmulds9]

A much need update on the 300. It's nice that it actually has cable management options now.

[FauxComfort]

No front fans. Thanks Linus. I think I'll just have to cut out cable management holes again on the 300 -

[WarpsrMC]

I would never buy this crap but I watch all of Linus's vids because He has unboxing and reviews down to a T. Linus ya told bloke (Y)

[samworkshop]

Antec are late compared to coolermaster and other manufacturers. It still lacks place, the fans are always crap (low CFM with a lot of noise), not much room for cable management and even a screw for the PCI slots.

In short, Antec is really what it was

[unokilo321]

watching this video... looking over at my antec 300... suddenly it's not up to par anymore... I need A 302!!!!

[rabinzx]

Had the three hundred and absoutly love it.

[sunny21892]

motherboard back plate cooling WTF

[thepocarisweat]

antec 4ever

[ThatGuy16141]

The sound of the boxes sliding against each other sounds like a drum-roll

[PunctualProletariat]

Is this quieter than the Coolermaster HAF 932? It looks like a good LAN party case for mobos that are not mATX.

[MostCreativeName]

i wish i could trade my antec 300 for the 302

[jonPWN01]

@nandodlaghetto you can learn everything on this internet but if you want to work with this stuff do computerscience or informationtechnology

[nandodlaghetto]

Could somebody PLEASE tell me what did Linus study in Colllege/University to know all of the computer related stuff? I want to apply for college soon and i don't now what this "program" would be called, computer stuff is the only thing I find interesting..... :(

[pkerfreak]

@nandodlaghetto depending on what you school you take, it would be computer/electrical engineering. you can probably find a technical school that provides specialties in computers.

[cockyt4523]

@nandodlaghetto i do computer science with artificial intelligence. But this kind of thing has nothing to do with any university course as it has no real world value, its no different from knowing everything about cameras or model trains

[cockyt4523]

@cockyt4523 but i think linus did do computer science as well



[stuggit1]

What wattage would a PSU in a CM Elite 355 have?



[TheMythtern5]

This was released literally the day after I bought an antec 1100.

[QuantumBladeGun]

@LinusTechTips Quick question that came to mind when previewing this case, similar to this case, my case has 1 USB 3.0 on the front (description of case said 2 USB 2.0 ;( ) but my case doesn't have a port for a USB 3.0 header, is there anything i can do? I have rampage 3 extreme, if anyone knows something please tell me.

[baby1234crazydude]

@QuantumBladeGun you can get a usb 3.0 Header adapter to usb 3.0 adapter if your motherboard has a usb 3.0 port on the back

[QuantumBladeGun]

@baby1234crazydude no way!!! ive been looking for that but no one knows where i can get one if they existed!!! i looked on new egg but no luck. you just gave me hope! do you know where i can get one?

[Boloricealt]

double unboxing all the way

[GhostLaughingMan]

@Boloricealt u ass hole lol u took my comment

[psychoclown420]

2 versions and still no window :(

[TheRealEzzy]

cooling llooks like shit

[HejsanNiclas]

Why do they keep putting the fan controllers at the back?!

Worst positioning possible :(

[sacrenough]

@HejsanNiclas Its a 3 position switch. No need to be dialing your fan speeds on the fly you ricer.

[wildboyz322]

a three hundred case inside a nine hundred case. INCEPTION...

[Paintedcards]

@wildboyz322 it would be even more Inceptive if thier was 3 300 cases in the 900......

[ImAKillZoneFan]

@xnamkcor Same

[sbn025]

Looks cheap

[eccentricccc]

no garments 2012 - gtfo. 

[xnamkcor]

I hate it when I'm so into my game that I do a rising knee strike and reset my tower.