Time to build a killer rig? Turn to Antec. The DF-85 is the gaming case re-envisioned, with all the award-winning build quality that makes Antec cases famous with plenty of airy, wide-open expandability from 14 total drive bays and 7 expansion slots. Fleet-Release front drive bays allow swift customization of front fan and drive configurations and easy access to tool-less, washable fan filters. A top-mounted hot-swappable SATA (SSD-compatible) drive bay plus Fleet-Swap SATA drive interfaces offer blazing fast throughput with superb convenience. With pioneering design and world-first conveniences, the Dark Fleet DF-85 is the case of choice for your next flagship.
$ 139.99
GREAT case, amazing pick for your enthusiast PC setup,
I have forever been the guy who swore by 20 dollar cases, always laughing at my friends who spent almost as much as a CPU on their case, but today I eat my humble pie. My current rig was running hot (like it would get mad at me and shut itself down once in a while) so I sucked it up and read all the reviews I could, and finally settled on the Dark Fleet 85, partly because it was cool looking, but mostly because everthing I read said it had amazing air flow and was big enough for anything.
My setup is an XFX X58i motherboard, an i7 950 chip cooled by one of those self contained Corsair H60 waterblocks, 24 gigs of Corsair DDR3, my amazing lasts-forever generic dvd-rw, a WD Green 2 tb hard drive, and finally a single HD 5870 (this upgrade is next.) It is all powered by my trusty (5 year old) battleship of a powersupply, my Ultra X3 1600.
After swapping into this cavernous enclosure, and carefully routing the cables through the space behind the motherboard tray, my temps dropped almost 30 degrees C. This is not due to weather changes…I live in a condo that is 70 degrees F all the time with very little humidity, rather it is purely due to the improved airflow this case provides.
My chip which would sit at around 67 degrees C now is running at 42, and my HD5870, which was always right around 74 degrees C under load, now reports a mere 44 degrees.
Although I’ll be the last one to say it, as I’m as stubborn as they come, this case is truely badass.
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|Tons of space, tons of fans, great case!,
This case is a full tower which gives plenty of space for cooling and the 7 fans on it keep everything very cool. I have my graphics card overclocked and it has no problem with heat at all. The four usb ports on the front are nice and the hot swap bay and the connectors for hard drives inside were a great idea. If you need a good case for a gaming computer, look no further!
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|Great Case,
This is my 2nd at home computer build and I must say this case is fantastic compared to my shotty Thermaltake V9 case… “Don’t buy it”
Pros:
+ Extremely Spacious (Just big enough to squeeze a MSI R6970 Lightning GPU in)
+ Plenty of fans (Make sure your PSU has enough Molex connectors this beast has 7 fans included plus a open space on the side panel for another 120mm fan)(5 fans have RED LEDs, the other 2 fans are plain fans)
+ Cable Management is great, not the best but better than no cable management
+ Includes a ton of screws, mobo mounts and everything else you need for getting everything mounted
+ Includes Zip Ties
+ USB 3.0 port connects to a USB 3.0 capable motherboard!
+ Dust Filters on front 3 fans
+ Extremely easy access to Hard Drive bays from front of case
+ Very Well Built!!!
+ Price
Cons:
– The swinging doors on the DVD/CD/etc drive bays look cool but get in the way. They can be removed easily but are still kind of meh
– Zip Ties included are really small
All in all this case is fantastic!! BUY THIS CASE
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