Ant ESports CV100 cabinet

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Pimpom

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I'm collecting the components for a new build for a close friend who has always relied on me for his hardware requirements. I've already selected these items -
Ryzen 7 9700X
MSI Pro B650-VC WiFi II (full ATX)
RTX 4070
XPG Core Reactor 750W (80+ Gold)
etc. etc.

I had my eye on Ant Esports CV100 for the cabinet, mainly for the looks and full ATX size.

Then it occurred to me that the owner might want to place things like paper, a flatbed scanner, etc. on the top of the cabinet, and that would obstruct air passage through the top. I haven't seen the cabinet up close, so I don't know if there are other pathways for airflow, perhaps via the right side or the bottom.

If anyone is familiar with this cabinet, can you please share your thoughts?

Notes:
The CPU is a low-power type (65W TDP) and will not be overclocked
The PSU is a high-efficiency type and will operate at well under half power, and so will not produce a lot of heat.
That leaves the GPU as the main source of heat.
 
The quality, build and longevity of that cabinet will be questionable. Unless it is a budget restriction, personally I would go with a more well known brand
 
Thanks for the reply but I'm not sure what you mean by longevity of the cabinet. I assembled close to 200 PCs for my clients, mostly from 2002 - 2012, many of them with cabinets costing 0.9 to 1.5k. They all outlived the other components. The cabinet I'm using right now cost me about 1k back in 2007 or 2008. I've upgraded the insides several times but the cabinet is still going strong.
 
And I have had experience specifically with Ant cases and their other products. There is a reason why they come cheap. And I need not point the fallacy in comparing the stuff you get now with something 10 years back. It is another thing if you are just considering them to be metal housings.
Anyways it is your friend after all and you have the experience of assembling 200 pcs. Now that you have made me realize I have wasted my time, I will see myself out.
 
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I apologise if I offended you by presenting my POV.
I'm certainly aware that not all cabinets are created equal. Not the physical dimensions, air flow, quality of materials, finishing, aesthetics, personal taste, convenience of access, etc. etc.

Anyway, my question was about the air flow.
 
Pimpom said:
I apologise if I offended you by presenting my POV.
I'm certainly aware that not all cabinets are created equal. Not the physical dimensions, air flow, quality of materials, finishing, aesthetics, personal taste, convenience of access, etc. etc.

Anyway, my question was about the air flow.
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Don't compare ant cabinets especially that has transparent side panels with frontech & Zebronics cabinets of 2007 -08. Since those are a lot sturdy than these chinese rebranded ones. Even cabinets of 2007-08 are chinese rebranded ones but quality went down over the years.
I changed 3 cabinets in 2 years from 2020-2022 and am now satisfied with Galax Rev.3 cabby which is a clone of Sama IM 1 cabby. When my Ant cabbys side panel broke I paid 1.5k for shipping the replacement side panel from Delhi to Hyderabad.
Now I also want to go with either Deepcool CH260 or Ant eSports Box C Air since I don't have budget for Lian Li A3 cabby since my white cabinet is collecting dust on the outside so quickly that I had to clean it frequently but it has dust filters on its 4 sides though.
Cabinets and PSUs should not be overlooked since these parts last several generations of PC builds.
 
I accept your statements that today's cabinets, especially the inexpensive ones, are of lower quality than those of yesteryears. Heck, only a blind man would fail to see how flimsy they are.

OTOH, what do you guys do to keep breaking computer cabinets? I do have some experience with such cabinets in recent years. Let me see:
1. A Chiptronex for my brother's grandson next door, February 2021
2. Another Chiptronex in Aug 2022 for my son's home office in architecture
3. A third Chiptronex for my nephew's entry-level gaming rig in 2023
4. Yet another Chiptronex for my son's friend (an engineer officer in the govt) in 2023 - a general purpose machine
5. An Ant ESports for my eldest son (a computer engineer who still relies on me for his hardware needs) for his mid-range gaming rig in 2024. This was after I asked for opinions at TE and some members recommended Ant ESports over Chiptronex.
6. A compact Zebronics for my own second home computer for those times when I need two systems running at the same time.
7. Not yet decided. This one's for a friend's video editing and gaming machine.

All six cabinets are doing fine. None of them has broken, rusted or fallen apart.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not arguing against your points. I agree with them. It's just that I don't think they are not as worthless as some people make them out to be.

Anyway, as I keep saying, the point of this thread was about air flow in the CV100 if the top grill is obstructed.
 
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