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Antec VSP5000 Mid-Tower Chassis Review

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Working with this chassis was nice and easy, although admittedly the right side panel was a little tricky to get back into place at first, a couple of cable ties to hold down some of the bulkier cables soon fixed this. Cable management looks a little scruffy, but it’s actually rather good and there’s no trailing cables blocking major airflow paths.

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There’s plenty of room in the top of the chassis, so large tower coolers should have no issue and certainly more than enough room for a good AIO cooler in the rear should you need it.

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One thing I do like, is that there’s a lot of room for the PSU, something that will please those planning on installing some of the bigger high-end units. You could also use the extra space to bundle any excess PSU cables here; handy if you don’t have a modular unit.

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The Sapphire R9 270X is a huge card with an even bigger cooler, but that’s no issue here as there’s a large opening between the 5.25″ drive bays and the 3.5″ hard drive bays. However, it’s something to consider if you’re using a multi-GPU setup, as the lower card would be a little more limited in size with stripping out those hard drive bays.

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There’s certainly enough room for storage, at least for your average user and the extra 2.5″ drive bay is a welcome bonus. Although I would have preferred slide-out drive trays, which support both 2.5″ and 3.5″ drives, you can always use an adaptor bracket.

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All panels back in place, the VSP5000 looks as neat and tidy as it did when I took it out of the box. The chassis looks closed up pretty tight and I guess that’s the whole point, this is a chassis that aims to be neither seen nor heard; perfect for those who find themselves distracted by noisy their noisy computers.

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Peter Donnell

As a child in my 40's, I spend my day combining my love of music and movies with a life-long passion for gaming, from arcade classics and retro consoles to the latest high-end PC and console games. So it's no wonder I write about tech and test the latest hardware while I enjoy my hobbies!

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