
The Overture II is great looking case, solidly built, with
excellent features . A lot of thought went into the cooling features.
With today's high speed - heat producing systems, cooling is often
neglected for the sake of looks or style. Not with the Overture II.
Antec says you can have both. And to get this wonderful cooling, you don't even
have to give up your peace and quiet.
You have plenty of room to work inside the case, it will hold a micro
ATX or full size ATX motherboard. The Overture II has plenty has ample
hard drive capacity and the hard drive cage is easily removed which makes it
easy to install your drives. The optical drive cage also removes
easily, making it easy to install your optical drives.
The Overture II is definitely a great addition to Antec's
line of enclosures. While putting my system together using the Overture
II the only things I noticed that might not work well for some people is
the main power cable is just a little short making it hard to route around
the motherboard. I had to run the main power cord across my motherboard
to reach the connector. The powercord is plenty long to reach your motherboard's connector,
you just might not have enough length to avoid laying the power cord across the middle of your
motherboard. Also, the 3 speed switch for the 92mm in the
rear of the case is located on the inside of the case, so you will need to open
the case to change the fan speed setting. But, they did use thumb screws
on the case panel for easy access.
My overall experience with this case was excellent. If you're in the
market for a media PC enclosure, this one has the power, cooling and the
looks. And it's like a pleasant throwback to the original "desktop" style of cases before the tower cases became the norm. Something different, with style! Pros:
~ Elegant piano black finish ~ Sturdy construction. ~
Aggressive cooling features ~ USB/Firewire/Audio ports in front bezel
~ Superior noise reduction features ~ Special 450W SmartPower 2.0 ATX12V v2.01
compliant power supply
Cons:
~ Could have used longer power
cord ~ Easier access to fan control switch
A special PCA thanks to the always great people at Antec for allowing us to review this unique
enclosure!
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