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Antec Releases "Skeleton" PC Case
ThinSkin writes "It is appropriate to say that Antec was 'thinking outside the box' when the idea of the 'Skeleton' PC Case sprung to mind. The Antec Skeleton is an open-air PC case with a pair of shelves for the motherboard and other components — held up by arching arms. There are no side panels. This is ideal for the computer user who is constantly fidgeting with his PC parts, or someone who wants to show off his fancy components. Just have a compressed air can nearby. There is also a slideshow of Antec Skeleton images available."
My only concern would be the noise level from all of the components. I suppose it wouldn't matter if I had "quiet" devices. Overall pretty cool looking case.
RTFA "Above, the huge 250mm fan is controlled by a three-speed switch, and is extremely quiet at the lowest setting.". Sounds OK to me as long as you don't need a hell of a lot of cooling doing. And yer i agree, amazing looking case.
Not a problem. For the CPU fan, get a Thermaltake Tsunami, which has a giant 120mm fan and is very quiet (this might not fit in this new Antec case, though). For the power supply, get a Seasonic power supply with 80+% efficiency and a 120mm temperature-controlled fan, also very quiet. For the GPU, get a GPU with only passive cooling. I have some Nvidia card (6600?) with heatsinks on both sides with a heatpipe connecting the two.
On my system, the only problem with noise is the 4 hard drives, and the variable-speed fan blowing air on them to keep them cool. Pretty soon, I plan to ditch the 4 hard drives and get two large ones, mirror them, and then I'll be able to turn down my HD fan to a quieter level. If it weren't for the HDs and their fan, my system would be nearly silent, with all those slow and quiet 120mm fans.