Scythe Kaze Server

Scythe Kaze Server
The “Scyth Kaze Server” fan controller in black is a nice product bought to control the fans within the new nice Antec case(review below) this controller has the facility to manage the speeds of 4 X 3-4 pin fans, and also includes temperature sensors for each fan along with a couple of spare ones(sensors). The device is easily mounted along with any optical drive assembly and includes four
Nobs-(including push button [when the knobs are pressed towards the case they operate a push button type function, selecting from Auto/Semi/Man fan control]) The box also contained the usual bag of screws and also extensions cables for fans. The only small gripe I have/had is a very small one the plugs for the fans sensors where around the edge of the circuit board, where they came close to the mettle attaching(mounting plates for securing in optical bay)and maid the plugging in of the plugs ever so slightly fiddly, but where actually very easy to fit the plugs this was so minor its hardly worth including.
It is possible on manual control of the desired fan to actually fully stop the fan completely, I have removed the jumper on the back which disconnected the audio function included within the fan controller so I don’t know if their was an audio beep or similar to denote the stationary fan. The unit also includes a small push button switch to switch the entire control off. On the back their was also a jumper to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit display notation on the front panel.
Again as with the case I would wholly recommend this purchase to anyone and well worth the money spent on it.

One of the things I forgot also contained within is a multi language layout sheet for the back and front layout items, you will need a magnifying glass to read some text on circuit board and layout sheet items. This so easily could have been included within the instruction sheet its self. "Number 5" Fan connectors 1-5 insted of just fan connectors ... ...

Antec 300 case

This to look at is a very nice bigish mini tower case and is paradise compared with the case it replaces, I found with the old case that, the end off the Video card for example was almost touching some of the optical drives or hard disks, their is no such problem with the case.

Well included within the box was the usual multi language manual al 42 pages of it with 5 being in English.

The case had the usual left and right side panel’s being able to be removed, along with the front panel facia, included in the case their was the usual screws and so on along with a bag of knurled nuts the kind that you can easily undo by hand no screw drivers where intended to be used here. The case once the front facia has been removed had room for 3 optical drives up top under the front USB/Audio connectors/on off switch’s With room for two 120MM fans below, these would fit within the two mettle fan mounts again secured with knurled nuts. Looking head on, on the right side off the Hard Disk bays was a cabling trunk with two plastic securing bands. This I feel could easily have been included on the left side to,  the side that does not include the motherboard.

The case included 3 X 3Speed 120MM fans, the speeds being  Slow/Medium/Fast the only failing here as I found out latter is that they only have Molex connectors, and the fan management system I bought separately of the internet uses 3-4 pin connectors.

I would highly recommend this case to anyone who wants a stylish case, a cut above the rest.