Specification
| Case Type |
| Type |
Mid Tower |
| Motherboard Support |
ATX, M-ATX, ITX |
| External Features |
| Color(s) |
Black |
| Weight |
Net Weight: 7.3kg
Gross Weight; 8.6kg |
| Dimensions |
477 x 220 x 486mm (D x W x H) |
| Front Ports |
Front Access & Controls: Power, Fan Control Button, 2 x USB3.0, HD-AUDIO |
| Expansion Slots |
7 |
| Radiator Support |
Front: 120 / 240 / 280 / 360mm
Rear: 120mm |
| Fan Support |
Front: 3 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm
Power Supply Shroud: 2 x 120mm
Rear: 1 x 120mm |
| Pre- Installed Fans |
3 x 120mm silent fans in front
1 x 120mm reverse fan on PSU shroud
1 x 120mm fan in rear |
| I/O Port |
5.25" x 1
3.5" /2.5" x 3/2
2.5" x 3 |
| Additional Feature |
| PSU |
≤ 205mm |
| Side Panel |
Sound Dampening Panel |
| Clearance Space |
| Maximum CPU Cooler Height |
≤ 175mm |
| Maximum Graphics Card Length |
≤ 405mm |
| Warranty |
| Warranty |
No warranty |
Antec P10 FLUX Mid Tower Silent Case
The latest
Antec P10 FLUX Mid Tower Silent
Case comes with an industry-leading design of advanced ventilation, that takes the Performance Series silent cases to the next generation. This
Antec case deliversr remarkable performance upgrades and better productivity, it also means the functional requirement of PC equipment needs to be taken to the next level, especially the thermal performance.
F-LUX Platform:
The F-LUX Platform is a new industry-leading and highly efficient design by
Antec featuring an advanced
case structure for excellent airflow combined and also here 5 x 120 mm fans included. A core element of the design ethos was to enhance GPU cooling performance. When the graphics card is functioning, enhancing the heat dissipation and gaming performance, the F-LUX Platform will provide massive airflow.
All-Round Directed Airflow
This
Antec case is featured with the air-concentrating front filter, P10 FLUX pulls in the air from all directions and enhances cooling. It also comes with the design of bars at various heights, here, the front filter can concentrate airflow to improve thermal performance. And also this
case has 11mm space between the front door and filter, which allows P10 Flux to pull in more air.
Antec P10 FLUX Mid Tower Review
Indeed, the
Antec P10 Flux is a silence-focused
case, and as such it comes with five fans and tons of damping material. Opening up the top for a radiator would just create a big hole for noise to leak out – so the top is closed and lined with damping material. And not just the top -- the side panels and the inside of the front door are closed as well.
Touring around the outside of the
Antec P10 Flux, you’ll spot that there’s very little going on here. There are no tempered glass side panels, nor is there a radiator exhaust at the top of the
case. Of course, this is all for good reason – silence – but the end result is a system that does look a bit like a household appliance.
In fact, the front door doesn’t really serve much of a purpose other than noise damping. There’s plenty of clearance on the sides for air to flow through, and yeah it hides the optical drive bay (whoa). But as we’ll see later in testing, it makes a significant difference to noise levels thanks to its layer of acoustic foam. It doesn’t have a fancy double hinge to flip all the way across to the side of the
case, but you can reverse it to the other side if your
case placement requires.
Top IO consists of two USB 3.0 ports, dedicated microphone and headphone jacks, along with power and fan control switches. We appreciate that this IO is placed at the top, as this is not a
case you’ll keep on your desk – this is a case for a floor PC.
Internally, the P10 Flux offers a basic but modern design – this
case isn’t the kind of hard drive colony’s home
Antec’s cases used to be. Instead, you’re offered room for an ATX motherboard, plenty of expansion cards, and room for a big radiator up front, up to 360mm. At the top you’ll also spot a 5.25” drive bay – a rarity nowadays, but this is a
case that prioritizes function over form.
Flip the
case around and you’ll find its cable management and PSU area. Here, there is room for big ATX PSUs, two hard drives under the PSU shroud (one inside the caddy and one on top), three SSDs, and you can mount a third 3.5-inch drive at the top shroud near the top IO.
You’ll also spot a fan controller.
When it comes to cooling and noise, the P10 Flux does a few things differently than many
cases we’ve been seeing. For one, it comes with five fans, but it also comes with tons of damping materials spread throughout the
case’s door, ceiling and side panels.
With this much damping, noise levels should be much less intrusive than other
cases, even if you use somewhat louder components. Don’t expect miracles, but this
case should perform better than most mesh intake cases we’ve been seeing lately when it comes to acoustics.The
case comes with a fan controller that connects to all five fans, giving you two speed modes: low and high.
The
case also comes with a reverse-flow fan – a spinner that has its blades pointing the ‘other’ way, meant for guiding air from the PSU area to the intake of your GPU for better temperatures. Of course, this exercise in creating a reverse-flow fan for improved looks is pointless in practice, as you might as well use a normal fan flipped over given that there’s no glass panel to see it through. But I still appreciate the detail – I’ve not seen a fan like this in a long, long time.
