Surprisingly Good: Antec C8 ARGB Case Review, Thermals, Cable Management, & Noise

WE sponsored ourselves! Support independent testing & grab a GN Modmat or Case Magnet: You can grab one of our PC building Modmats with wiring diagrams, pinouts, and screw-tracking grids here: Or our PC Case Badge Magnets here: And find our soldering mats here! In this review, we analyze the Antec C8 ARGB tower ATX gaming PC case. The Antec C8 comes in a variation with fans, including 2x unique 160mm bottom-mounted solutions, and a fanless model that is frequently on sale. The Antec C8 is now becoming an alternative to the Lian Li O11D series (like the EVO RGB) and directly competes vs. the Montech King 95 (and King 95 Pro). This is a dual-chamber, “fishtank“ style PC case that is trying to compete more affordably than options like the Corsair 6500 series. Our review and benchmarks of the Antec C8 case look at thermal performance, GPU cooling, build quality, cable management, noise levels and acoustics, and more. We also go through some of the best cases on the market right now. If you want to see what we think might be some of the best cases coming up in 2024, check out this round-up we made! Testing to come: Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] Antec C8 ARGB on Newegg: Antec C8 ARGB on Amazon: Antec C8 (no fans) on Newegg: Antec C8 (no fans) on Amazon: Montech King 95 Pro on Amazon: Montech King 95 Pro on Newegg: Lian Li O11D Evo RGB on Amazon: Lian Li O11D Evo RGB on Newegg: Hyte Y70 Non-Touch on Newegg: Hyte Y70 Non-Touch on Amazon: Fractal Torrent on Amazon: Fractal Torrent on Newegg: TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Antec C8 ARGB Review & Benchmarks 02:46 - Antec Was a Pioneer 04:25 - Fans, Airflow, & C8 Layout 10:11 - Attention to Detail & Cable Management 14:05 - Thermal Benchmarks 15:05 - Thermals: CPU, Noise-Normalized 16:13 - Thermals: GPU, Full Speed 16:53 - Thermals: GPU, Noise-Normalized 17:32 - Thermals: CPU, Standardized Fans 18:28 - Thermals: GPU, Standardized Fans 19:09 - Thermals: VRM & DDR5 RAM 19:36 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video (“this video is brought to you by“) and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or “sponsored content“ (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: f: w: Steve Burke: Test Lead, Host, Writing Patrick Lathan: Writing, Testing Mike Gaglione: Testing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing Tim Phetdara: Camera