Antec NX410 Mid-Tower Case, ARGB Fans

 This PC case has been great so far. I bought it three weeks ago and everything is working fine. I was a little skeptical to buy this because people said the RPGs burned out after the first day but I’m wondering if they were not careful when touching the case (burned out a part from touching it… I’m new to gaming and forgot what this is called!!)

My partner who is an avid gamer, built my PC and said that this was a great case for the money. He has been playing video games for over 10 years.

The fans are pretty quiet and make a low humming noise. I hardly notice them. The door opens just fine and you can put a little figurine or something else inside if you like.

The colors of the fans are nice, but please know that they are limited: they have pink, blue, purple, and green. I expected some yellow or orange, but they don’t have these colors built in.

Overall, I love this case and I’m glad I went with it!

Por el precio está más que excelente, vidrio templado, ventiladores arg, excelente gestión de cableado, el único inconveniente es que entro apenas mi 3080, chequen bien el largo de si tarjeta gráfica, esta orientado más a tarjetas graficas de dos ventiladores no de 3

After purchasing the Antec Performance 1 case and being very satisfied with it, I decided to get the NX410 for my kids PC. My initial reaction is that I can see a significant difference in quality and features between the Performance 1 and the NX410. If you don’t mind the size of a full tower, the Performance 1 is clearly worth the extra money. That said, the NX410 is a solid value case and I don’t regret purchasing it.

The NX410 case has all the necessary features. I used many parts from my older full tower build for this PC and everything fit. The Noctua cooler just BARELY fit, but it did and the tempered glass does not touch the cooler. Unlike the higher end Performance 1 model, the NX410 lacks some of the nicer cable management straps, but it does have access points for all the cables to run behind the motherboard and out of sight–you just have to use zip-ties to manage them which can be a little annoying. The lower area holding the power supply and potentially 2 SSD drives can be extremely tight and I’d strongly recommend a modular power supply (I’d recommend it anyway even with a different case). On that note, you will need 90 degree sata cables to use the lower SSD bays, but if you don’t have them, there are 2 other slots you can use.

If you’re interested in RGB, this case does come with RGB fans. I believe they are Antec’s lower end models, but they run quiet and have been working fine. Antec has them preconfigured to daisy-chain off of one another, with the back fan serving as the primary connection point. So, you’ll want to leave that setup unless you plan on using your own controller. That said, I didn’t have any issues running the daisy-chain setup and it has worked well so far.

In sum, I’m satisfied with the product. It’s a good value case, but you should know going in that it is a value case. The case quality overall feels lower, the back expansion slot panels break off instead of individual screw on covers, the cable management relies on zip-ties, there are tight spaces like the PSU area. These are things I expect though when I buy a value case. So, while the NX410 is a solid case, if you have the space and a bit of extra money, I do recommend that higher end Performance 1 over this case.

I just built an awesome budget gaming rig with this great case and it looks so damn fresh! I stress that this case is for budget rigs so I’m talking low powered CPU’s and GPU’s such as the 65w i5-10400f cpu and a GTX 970 4gb gpu I’m using on a B560 motherboard (3600mhz ram speed in XMP with the i5-10400f is a bonus!).

Cons: 1) The included Antec case fans appear to be proprietized with the front panel switch so swapping out or adding more fans could be cumbersome. 2) There’s no fan speed controller or any compatibility from the included fans to plug into motherboard fan headers so the included Antec fans will be running at the same speed all the time. 3) I had trouble figuring out why I couldn’t restart my PC from Windows 10 without having to hit the front panel power switch so I discovered that unplugging the HDD LED headers from my motherboard resolved this issue. This is fine if you don’t need to use the front panel HDD LED’s but plan on using the fan LED switch on the front panel to change the fan RGB patterns and colors on the included Antec case fans. This is controlled by the Reset switch header wired to the rear fan and powered by your PSU’s molex cable.

Pros: 1) The one speed Antec case fans came properly pre-installed and are actually quite efficient under all my component loads. When idle, my motherboard keeps under 27c, i5-10400f keeps under 28c (using a Deepcool Gammax 400 cooler) and I don’t really notice fan noise. When gaming, my GTX 970 stays under 78c max and the 10400f under 60c max while cpu fan noise is also tolerable. I don’t really need to use any more fans to keep my budget PC cool. 2) The fan LED switch and RGB effects work beautifully. A simply push of the button and I get a different fan light show or color. Saves you time and windows memory from opening up an app and go through several clicks. 3) The swinging tempered glass door can easily be removed by simply lifting it from the latches. 4) It’ s only $50! This Antec case is in line with the front mesh airflow trend. The compact shape gives it a deceptive look of a micro ATX case yet the vertical design is a perfect fit for ATX boards. The space for the PSU and cable management scheme in the back panel is decent. The overall build quality and material isn’t that shabby. It just looks simple, clean, and unique. Amazing value for an amazing budget case here in 2021!

The case is well-built with lots of space for fans and components. It was super easy to install motherboard and other accessories. The fans and cables were well made. I highly recommend!!