Comment Thread for Antec Sonata III Review

[SKYMTL]

Originally Posted by MpG

Must have been a screw-up on Antec's part.

That got a laugh out of me.

Originally Posted by MpG

SKYMTL - when you reviewed the PSU, you mentioned that you would have liked to see a 120mm fan. Given the position of the case's exhaust fan, wouldn't that have created the potential for the exhaust to steal airflow from the PSU? Since they would have both been pulling air from the exact same location?

Not really. If anything, the 120mm fan promotes airflow by taking care of the majority of the hot air at the upper portion of the case. Thus, a 120mm fan mounted on the bottom of the PSU (as opposed to the lone exhaust fan) would be sucking in realitively "clean" air. As it is, the air that is going into the power supply from the grille (near where the cables are) is significantly warmer than the air around the 120mm case fan.

[citizensmurf]

Just got this case and was having problems with a build, but I'm wondering if it's normal that the 24-pin ATX cable only has 23 pins/wires. My first build and so just want to eliminate problems that aren't problems. Thanks.

[omgwtf]

5 out of 5? I've seen this toy real life and its not that impressing for me.
Kinda small don't you think?

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by citizensmurf

Just got this case and was having problems with a build, but I'm wondering if it's normal that the 24-pin ATX cable only has 23 pins/wires. My first build and so just want to eliminate problems that aren't problems. Thanks.

Perfectly normal!

[citizensmurf]

Originally Posted by enaberif

Perfectly normal!

Thanks. Do all PSU cables have a missing cable or is it special to Antec?

[HoangTrongVo]

I too think that you might have used the wrong screws. I have multiple harddrives set up and there are more than enough screws to mount them. I used the screws with the large top, and the smooth middle section. The smooth part is so it can fit into the rubber pieces on the harddrive trays. There should be just enough screws to fill all the trays.

[HoangTrongVo]

These are the screws I used.

[SKYMTL]

Originally Posted by HoangTrongVo

These are the screws I used.

Maybe I did but in reality, I used the ones Antec told me to use.

Those other screws LOOK like they could fit but they did not cooperate too well with me at all. I tried using one of them and because of the pressure I put on the rubber grommet, the grommet cracked. So, either to screw was too small or the rubber was dried out.

[HoangTrongVo]

Yea the manual was very vague on which screws to use. All it says was to use the special screws provided. So i just pick the weirdest looking screw to use. Also is it possible that you over tightened the screws. I screwed it in very lightly as the manual suggested so there could be room for the rubber pieces to work.

[SKYMTL]

Interesting, because the only way to tighten those particular screws was to put pressure on the grommet. If not, the threading of the screws would not reach the hard drive.