Antec Gaming Series Three Hundred Two Mid-Tower PC/Gaming Computer Case with 9 Tool-Less Drive Bays, 2 SSD, 120/140mm Fans x 2 Pre-Installed, 4 Fan Mounts for ATX, M-ATX and Mini-ITX,Black

This is my third Antec case. I have a 900 I got 5 years ago and still love. I bought a 300 for my brother 4 years ago and liked it. I needed a solid case for a HTPC in the bedroom and wanted good cooling and quiet operation.... Well as quiet as possible.The 300 has been very well upgraded from what I used 4 years ago. I like this a lot!*Great cable management. The drives slid in sideways and are tool free. The cables can be in front for easy access or routed around the back for a clean look.*The case provides a lot of room to run the power and cables behind the back plate and it looks nice and airy inside after install.*USB3 plugs provided on the front panel.*The power supply can be mounted at the bottom either with the fan facing into the cabinet or it can be inverted with the fan pulling from underneath the case. Yes... there is a intake on the bottom of the case with a screen to allow for external airflow to the PS. The rubber feet are large and keep it high enough for airflow to the ps, Maybe not so much on carpet but for a desk, tile or hardwood i have no issue with this.*My 900 had to almost completely disassembled to get the front cover off and access the drives. This cover comes off with only the access side open and no trays to hold the drives. Very easy and tool free removal and replacement of drives.*2 120mm Cooling case fans provided. One top and one rear. Both are set up with a standard plug or can be on the motherboard for fan management. Great option. And the fans are 2 speed adjustable, High and low.... But wait theres more!!! the switches for the speed adjustment are mounted on the back of the case! Yes you can change the speed without having to open the case. just reach over and tun it up or down. GREAT IDEA!!!*There is a cut out behind the CPU on the mounting plate. This allows for you to mount the board, run the wires and then connect up your aftermarket Fan and backplate. This proved to be invaluable to me. The case fans made it very hard to get the CPU 8 pin connector installed with the CPU fan installed first. I just removed the fan, Plugged everything in and then remounted the CPU fan. Very Nice move Antec!!!Only issue i have is my aftermarket fan. I have a Thermaltake fan that aims at the board. not up or back but side mounted and blows towards the cpu. Its a great fan and works well to push air over my Ram and bridge cooler. It however is a very tight fit with the 120mm provided case fans. If your using a stock fan or someting rear directional this may not be an issue. its what i had and it works well, its just a tight fit.I am very impressed and think this is an absolutely great case for under $75.00. I dont think you can find a better one in this price range. Well thought out and great craftsmanship.

The Antec 302 mid tower case is a great case in a little package. I purchased this for a full ATX Asus board which fits with out any problems what so ever. The 302 is a revamping of the gamers favorite case , the 300. With new design features such as tooless drive bays and cable management holes in the back plane, the 302 is improved over it's brother , the 300. The 6 HHD bays are accessed from the side and the 3 x 5.25" bays on the front are easy to use and are accessed via a swing out front panel that unlatch from the side. I would have liked a 3.5" adapter for the front drive bays, but is not a deal buster. It also has two places for SSD/ 2.5" drive units on the chassis floor and back plane, but I prefer to mount them in the HHD drive slots using an aftermarket adapter for 3.5" to 2.5" drive.The case will fit ATX, Micro ATX, and Mini-ITX motherboards and has 8 expansion slots for PCI cards. The chassis is wide enough for a 12.5" graphics card and is deep enough to fit most any air or water cooling system. It does have two grommeted holes in the top of the case for external water cooling or cables. I managed to install an Antec Kuhler 920 water cooler without any problems what so ever. The bottom of the case is vented and has a dust screen on it for a bottom mounted power supply. The dust screen removes from the side for ease of cleaning. It also has a dust screen on the front of the case that can be removed for cleaning.While the case comes with a top mounted 140mm exhaust fan and 120mm rear exhaust fan, the case can also be fitted with 2 x 120mm fans in the front, as well as, a 120mm fan on the side to cool the graphics card and a 120mm fan on the back side behind the motherboard to cool the CPU from the back. As for the front header, there are 2 USB 3.0 connectors that plug into the motherboard and the headphone and mic jack with the power and reset button and the HHD activity led and power led.This is a great little case and is about the size of the old Antec 900 series and is slightly larger than the 300 for added cable management and has 4 holes to route the cables through and the back plane. It is solid and well build as with most Antec procucts...I have used them for years for their value, quality and design.Even though the price is somewhat higher than the 300, the added features are worth it. It is still a great value for the money and is worth it for the tooless drive bays and the space for cable management. The only case I would have considered over this one is the Antec 1100, but I wanted a small footprint for my case.