Antec VSP5000 Mid-Tower Chassis Review
Peter Donnell / 9 years ago
Interior
On the interior of the chassis, we see that it has been treated with the same black paint job as the exterior, keeping things looking nice and uniform. There’s a good size CPU cooler mounting cut out, six of the motherboard stand-offs are pre-installed and there’s a good array of cable routing holes dotted around; all of these should help make the installation process as easy as possible.
As you can see the top fans are mounted to extract heat from the chassis and while you could swap them out for your own fans, they’re good quality fans and seem worth keeping as they are.
The hard drive bay doesn’t take up the full height of the front of the chassis, freeing up extra space for a long graphics card. There are clip-on rails included in the box for the 3.5″ drive bays and a dedicated 2.5″ mount on the top.
The 5.25″ bays, at least for those of you who still use them, come fitted with a tool-free locking system.
There’s two hard foam strips in the base, which will help reduce vibrations from the PSU; this is a silent chassis after all.
Another 120mm exhaust fan in the back, already wired into the front panel fan controller; of course, you could always swap this out for your own fan or an AIO water cooler.
Around the back, there’s not a huge amount of free space for routing cables, but keep in mind that the side panel has a raised section that will help you manage that.
There’s a bundle of clearly labled fan connectors for the controllers and the included fans, so it should be quick and easy to configure their layout to your liking.
The slide lock at the back of the chassis allows you to remove the top fan cover. This is great for those who plan to use their own fans and it also makes it easy to clean and maintain your fans.
Interestingly, each fan was only fitted with two of the four screws, so they’re at risk of rattling; naughty Antec, but most likely the subject of this being a review sample.
The front panel is easily removed, behind which you’ll find a clip-in washable dust filter. There are no front fans pre-installed, but with three pre-installed, you could always move them around if you needed to.
