Antec Constellation C8 Case - Best Budget O11D Clone

The last time we looked at a product from Antec was to review the Torque chassis almost five years ago. Well, that changes today as we are checking out the Constellation C8, featuring a dual chamber layout which is becoming the common choice of new case design now. But can it compete with other dual-chamber chassis that we have reviewed recently? Let’s find out. Read more here: https://bit.ly/49ausOB

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00:00 Start
00:42 Overview and pricing
01:29 Strip down and Front I/O
02:48 Inside the case - hardware support
05:43 Cable management and air duct partition
06:33 Construction and white cabling
06:58 Power supply and storage
07:42 Rear side
08:24 Back side
08:50 Underside
09:45 Test System
10:45 Thermal Performance
12:06 Some mods we made
13:39 Future improvements
14:28 Is it worth buying?

Price and availability:
MSRP - £99.99 – Scan.co.uk
U.S – $129.99 -Newegg

Build Specification
• CPU – Intel Core i9 14900K
• Motherboard – Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Pro X
• Graphics Card – Gigabyte RTX 4080 Aero OC
• Memory – 48GB (2 x 24GB Modules) Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5-7000
• Storage – 2TB Seagate FireCuda 530 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
• CPU Cooler – EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 LUX DRGB White
• Power Supply – Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 80+ Gold Modular ATX3.0/PCIE5.0
• Case fans – Corsair QX140 RGB
• Chassis – Antec C8 (White)
• Operating System – Windows 11

Specifications:
• Case Type: ATX Dual Chamber
• Dimensions: 464 x 303 x 476mm
• Material: Steel, Plastic, Glass
• Motherboard Support: E-ATX (upto 280mm), ATX, Micro-ATX, ITX
• Expansion Slots: 8
• Storage Bays: 2 x 3.5”, 4 x 2.5”
• Max GPU Length: 440mm
• Max CPU Cooler Height: 175mm
• Max PSU Size: ATX upto 210mm
• Fan Support: 3 x 120mm/140mm or 2 x 160mm (Top) 3 x 120mm or 2 x 140mm (Side) 3 x 120/140mm or 2 x 160mm (Bottom) 1 x 120/140mm (Rear)
• Pre-installed fans: N/A
• Radiator Support: 360/280/240/120 (Top, side, bottom) 120mm (Rear)
• Dust Filters: Bottom
• Font I/O: 2 x USB 3.0 Type, 1 x USB Type-C (10Gbps) combined 3.5mm audio jack, power and reset buttons
• LCD Screen: N/A
Front I/O:
• 2 x USB 3.0 Type, 1 x USB Type-C (10Gbps) combined 3.5mm audio jack, power and reset buttons
Cooling support:
• Pre-installed fans – N/A
• Fan/Rad Front – N/A
• Fan/Rad Top – 3 x 120/140mm fans or up to 360mm radiator (70mm Max)
• Fan/Rad Rear – 120/140mm Fan or 120m radiator
• PSU Shroud – N/A
• Fan/Rad Left Side – N/A
• Fan/Rad Right Side – 3 x 120/140mm fans or up to 360mm radiator (100mm Max)
• Fan/Rad Floor – 3 x 120/140mm fans or up to 360mm radiator (135mm Max)
• Max CPU cooler Height – 175mm
Dust Filters:
• Bottom
Hardware support:
• Motherboard Support – E-ATX (upto 280mm), ATX, Micro-ATX, ITX
• Rear PCie expansion Slots – 8 vertical (Fully open when removed)
• Max GPU length – 440mm
• Max GPU height – N/A
• Max GPU Width – N/A
• PSU Type/length – ATX
Storage Support:
• 2.5” Drive Mounts – 4 (removable modular cage)
• 3.5” Drive Mounts – 2 – Modular locations (floor and roof)

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