Review: Advance A320B

by Craig Ball on 24 October 2003, 00:00

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Contents and Conclusion

  • Advance A320B Case
  • 450 watt PSU
  • Window Panel Side
  • UK Power Cable for PSU
  • Front Port Wiring Diagram

Pro's

  • Looks Nice
  • Strong Structure
  • Window Panel
  • Lots of storage potential
  • Price

Con's

  • No Removable Motherboard Tray
  • Only 1 fan supplied
  • Poor cooling (front fan intake)
  • No fan filters

Conclusion

This case is an absolute bargain. I done some price checking and found the case for around £65 with a window panel. The Advance A320 is a stunning case for very little money. Since the case is made from steel it is very strong, but not really ideal for LAN parties since it weighs quite a bit. I would certainly consider this case over the similar designed aluminium cases due to the price saving. Remember the case is also available in 3 different colours.

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Posted by windog - Sat 25 Oct 2003 16:46
Excellent review - I've been waiting for this one! Any comments on the psu? assuming ots the same one that Stak supply it with. All I have to do now is decide wether to go for this or save up lots more pennies and go for a black widow?
Posted by Datsun1600 - Sun 26 Oct 2003 11:51
Good review.
I will agree the front needs more holes for air.
I have one black and one silver and have had the silver one since November last year. Both have been modded for 120mm Fans in front.
Both are running the OEM yum cha PSU without a hitch. One a P4 system and the other a 2700+system running 24/7 doing F@H.
Anyway for the price excellent.

Datsun 1600
Posted by mrchtech@yahoo. - Sun 26 Oct 2003 16:59
Agreed… nice review (as always). : )

I also have one of these bad boys, in silver. Best looking case I've found yet (for the price).

Datsun1600-

I am curious to know how you've mod'ed the front (120mm intake). I'd like to do the same, but haven't thought of how to do this while retaining the aesthetic of the case. You don't happen to have any pics do ya?
Posted by windog - Sun 26 Oct 2003 20:25
Re the psu do either of you have your systems o'clocked?
Posted by XTR - Sun 26 Oct 2003 23:30
Thanks for the comments on the review.

Sorry I didn't look at the PSU in more detail. I'll bare this in mind in future reviews. The stock PSU ran my P4 2.4ghz, 512mb ram, 120gb sata HD, without any problems. My system wasn't overclocked though.

It's a nice change being able to look at these cases in more detail rather than sticking to the famous cooler master range.

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