I tested the PC20-333333 by installing my personal system inside. The
components consist of the following:
- Abit VP6 motherboard
- Two Intel PIII at 1000Mhz
- 1,000 Megs Micron PC-133 SDRAM
- 64 Megs Creative GTS Ultra
- Sound Blast Live! Value
- D Link 10/100 NIC
- Yamaha 16/10/40 CD Writer
- Two 30 Gig IBM ATA100 Hard Drives in RAID 0
- A no name floppy drive
- Windows 2000 Professional
Besides the good looks, the biggest thing that stands out about the PC20 is
the fit and finish. It's Lexus quality! Every panel fits like a glove. There are
no unbroken lines anywhere. The silver paint is free of orange peel and the side
panels needs zero effort to remove. It just slide off soooo easy!
Performance from the case was great. Every fan serves a purpose. The two fans
at the front brings in the cold air and keeps my twin hard drives cool. The side
panel fans are aimed right at the CPUs and video card. The exhaust fans does a
great job of getting rid of the heat.
When all the fans are working, the case temp was never more than 5C above the
room temp no matter what application was running. All those spinning fans does
come at the expense of noise however. You will hear the constant hum of six high
power fans spinning away. You can control the speed of the hard drive fans and
AMK does sell controllers to turn the other fans on and off if the noise bothers
you.
Like all AMK cases, the PC20 is fully customizable. Most owners will be
happy with the standard PC20-333 which sells for $140 without a power supply but
they are free to add as many fans as their heart and wallet can handle. If you
intend to use the bottom drive mounts makes sure your power supply has
connectors that can reach down there. Most stand power supply won't.
The PC20 is another winner from
AMK Services. The
first company to sell overclocker's case is still the best out there. The
stainless steel carrying handle matches perfectly with the silver paint. If you
don't like silver, you can get the PC20 in black. Either way, you're getting one
of the best looking and best performing case on the market.
The Goods
- Fantastic fit and finish!
- Very light, perfect for LAN parties
- Looks great
- Great performance
- Total tool free entry
- Quick release power supply
- Thumb screws everywhere
- Perfect for RAID drives.
- Great value compared to other aluminum cases
The Bads
Rating: 9.5/10
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