If you have read any of my reviews then you know I love Antec products, they are excellent in design and performance, today for review I have another of Antecs' great products the Fusion Media Center PC case. I have found that the Fusion is almost as perfect as a media center case can get. In fact after I completed this review I started playing with the case and made it into the perfect media center case, at least for me. Please read on to learn about the Antec Fusion and what I did to make it the Perfect media center case...

Antec Fusion Media Center Case

Reviewed by: Kristofer Brozio AkA Dracos

Sponsor: Antec

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

Antec Fusion

Media Center Case

Make sure you never have to shush your Media Center

Fusion, the newest member of the LifeStyle family of enclosures, seamlessly blends Quiet Computing, versatility and impeccable style to media PCs. Utilizing an innovative three chamber thermal design and Quiet Computing™ features like vibration-dampening silicone grommets, it is so quiet you won’t have to relegate your media PC to a closet to make out the softest passages in your favorite movies or music. Combined with a highly-efficient 430W power supply with active PFC, you can rest assured that the Fusion will be a good citizen on the power grid even as it quietly records your favorite shows.

Features: 

Aluminum plate front bezel with Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) and Volume Control to work with media center applications. Includes space for user-mounted IR Receiver

Triple chamber structure to separate heat and noise of power supply, hard drives and motherboard for cooler and quieter operation

Quiet high-efficiency 430 Watt ATX12V v2.0 power supply with universal input and active PFC

Removable HDD brackets with extra soft silicone grommets to reduce vibrational noise

Advanced cooling system:

-2 x sidemounted 120mm TriCool™ 3-speed fans

Low profile desktop height to fit in any environment

3 Drive Bays

- Front Accessible: 1 x 5.25"

- Internal 2 x 3.5"

4 Expansion Slots

Motherboard: Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6")

Front-mounted ports for easy multimedia connections

- 2 x USB 2.0

- 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire®, i.Link®)

- Audio In and Out

Durable 0.8mm cold rolled steel construction

We can see just by reading the specs and features that there is a lot more to the Fusion than just looks, I have 50 pictures for you of the Fusion and the installation process, so sit back, relax and enjoy!