Inconsistent design choices aside, this ammo case-style chassis offers a lot to like.

Is nearly £100 too much for this quiet gaming case?

We check out Antec's top of the line gaming case

Is this the ultimate LAN gaming PC case?

Bringing new meaning to the phrase 'barebones system'

Building a PC is not something to be undertaken lightly. You'll end up swearing at inanimate objects, invariably get cut to shreds, and probably end up wanting to smash the thing to bits.

The Sonata III has a 500W PSU pre-installed in the case, which comes with the requisite dual 6-pin PCI-E plugs needed if you're looking at fitting a whopper like the 8800GTX, or an SLI or Crossfire system

Antec's enclosure is another biggy, but can be tilted on its side to save space. It's one of the more awkward chassis here to use, too. Having to unplug the control board and slide out the internal disk caddy is a bit of a fiddly task

This special edition chassis is big and, if you've got a Narcissuscomplex, it's utterly beautiful. Even if you haven't, the polishedJapanese steel enclosure is thoroughly pleasing to the eye

If this case had any more surface area in fan-blades, it might actually achieve lift-off. And while the thought of a component-packed chassis hovering around at eye level ?lls us with a certain degree of terror, the cooling that such a case provides just isn't in doubt.

Marking a departure from its previous HTPC efforts, Antec has finally produced a case that doesn't scream 'I'm a PC!' quite so loudly. However, if you did have any intentions of hiding the fact that there's a PC hanging out with your hi-fi...

Over the past few years Antec has moved on from a company making run-of-the-mill PC boxes to one that's setting the benchmark for new system cases. In many ways it's not doing anything revolutionary or innovative...

Who'd want a wheezing monstrosity in their living room? It's no wonder that most PCs never make it that far, but here's the case that could finally fit the digital home dream. Based on a Micro ATX board, this compact, stylish-looking case...

As you can see from the photo, this new chassis from Antec isn't some jazzy, bejewelled gamer's case, replete with flashing disco LEDs. However, as Antec tends to cater to the gaming fraternity, that may come as a surprise.