Breathe easy with Antec's open-air PC case

Antec's Skeleton open-air PC case lets the sun shine in.

(Credit: Antec )

I've always maintained that PC case mods are strictly a geek guy thing. Case in point, so to speak: can you see a tech chick digging that Toilet PC with (faux?) um, stuff, dribbling down the sides? Sweet. Or the Pumpkin PC complete with R.I.P. tombstone keyboard and skeleton mouse? Err, nice.

Hello Kitty mods are the exception, naturally. Unless you plan to get mauled by Sanrio feline-frenzied fangirls, which might be a fantasy for some guys.

So blow me over. Finally, here's an enclosure I might actually get to like--the Antec Skeleton. It may be hardcore in every sense of the word, but it sure looks purty as art decor. Claiming to be the world's first open-air PC case, the exposed casing also serves a practical purpose to keep the components cool. Though on the subject of practical, let's talk about dust management.

The aptly named Skeleton is made of 0.8mm cold-rolled steel, with a front 92mm fan, a top three-speed 250mm fan with multicolor LED customization, layered component trays, rackmount quality side rails, seven expansion slots, and space for four drive bays. As for the price, the Web site states only that it's "coming." Soon, we hope.

(Via Crave Asia)

[fuzbears]

Well unlike most cases that hide the heat trapping dust inside (they certainly don't filter it out). This one not only makes it easier to clean, but gives you a huge incentive to do it (since you see how dirty it is).. Just hope you buy your compressed air by the case..

[mmntech]

Antec can't claim to be the first since this concept has been around for sometime. Originally, they were meant as test beds but modders started scooping them up. The problem with open-air case designs is they tend to collect dust like crazy. I personally think this case is pretty ugly too.

[umbrae]

Wish I say this before I got my current case. I constantly have to open my PCs to clean the dust off my graphic cards when they start loosing performance or heat up. This would be easy to keep clean.

[awwang101]

Well, this is possibly my next computer. Crazily 21st century baby!