Computex 2016 - Day 2

Computex 2016 - Antec

Antec spoke about how it is making another push into cooling – air, all-in-one and custom liquid solutions were all on display. These included the Elegent Triple (we're unsure if the spelling there is deliberate) air cooler, the world's first with three towers and support for a whopping four fans, the Mercury 360, the largest in a new family of redesigned AIO coolers with RGB LED lit pump and fans, and a small selection of DIY liquid cooling gear. The new coolers should be ready for retail around September time.


Antec is best known for its cases, however, and it had a few new models on show as well. One was the GX1200, a mid-range ATX chassis targeting a €79 price point. It also supports E-ATX motherboards and comes with two pre-installed LED fans at the front, which can be individually set to one of two colours. It is expected in mid-July.


A somewhat more premium chassis was the Crown. This has been seen before but the newest design has curved, 3mm thick tempered glass side panels. It will be available in silver as well as in champagne gold (by special order only). It will come in at €179 around the end of August.


Lastly, we saw a currently unnamed chassis that will be part of the company's Performance family. As such, it won't be windowed, instead having closed panels fitted with noise dampening material. It has aluminium external sections up front and on the top. Availability and pricing was not disclosed.