Need opinions on the Athenatech A605 case

cyberknight · Post by **cyberknight** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:41 pm

* Athenatech A605 pdf
http://www.athenatech.us/Brochures/A605.pdf

* Other Athenatech products
http://www.athenatech.us/ourproducts.htm

* A605 Review
http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/ath605/

Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of talk about Athenatech cases in general on these forums. Just wondering what you guys think about them and any opinions or experiences to share.

The A605 seems like a good case at the right price. Front 120mm front and rear fans. 90mm CPU fan duct along with vents near the video card area. While it does use the 90 degree hard drive mounting, the mounting area is completely removable (I can see some potential suspension ideas...)

Also has front USB and Audio ports along with no door. It looks like it comes with a 350W Q-Power (Fortron/Sparkle) PSU, 80mm fan version though, (but SPCRers will probably replace it regardless)

The fan grills do seem somewhat restrictive though. Not exactly sure what they were thinking in the rear fan with that bulge.

DryFire · Post by **DryFire** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:05 pm

well the rear being as it is is not particularly helpful.

I didn't catch how much the cases were but evercase offers something similar for about $40.

~El~Jefe~ · Post by **~El~Jefe~** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:00 pm

Well, tin snips are needed for the grills. I dont know if this would effect the structural integrity of the unit. There is a bridge/junction of some sort of metal/metal on the back.
Looks rather nice though with its extra breathers in the side and near the pci's which I find nowadays to be a good place for air to be moved in a performance setup. The front grill is key here, I am not sure it has enough air at the bottom, might need a little widening, might not.
Dual 120 mm's is my next setup, I totally am for super low speed and yet more fans vs one medium speed one at the back. I also am for smaller cases like this one, the flow is more direct. And, this case isnt butt ugly like an antec 3000 series.

Looks nice a neat case to me (simple design and big blue beam is sweet.)