Antec Sonata II Piano Black Case w/ 450 W Power Supply
Internal Shroud Doesn't Fit AMD Motherboard/CPU(s) 4 STARs ANYWAY
Before you get this otherwise fantastic case and power supply, make sure your motherboard isn't an MSI K8-series motherboard (what I have) because inside the Antec Sonata II case there's an adjustable ducting shroud and at this point in time will not extend over the CPU, which of course you want it to.      If there is a retrofit available for the SERIOUSLY popular and respected MSI K8 series of motherboards I'd give it a 5 star rating.    So if you're thinking of buying this case, consider these points:    1. The Antec Sonata II is not quiet like they advertize because the duct dosen't go where it's supposed to.  Revision: I emailed Antec and they said this, ala misspellins':    \\"All of our cases fallow the Intel standard in the the way of CPU location, and the USB, Firewire pin out. There is no retro air duct for an AMD because the AMD does not the overheating issues.\\"    2. Revised: I initially booed Coolerguys for some messy communications, but the flip side of the coin is that I had two email adresses and niether of those have the name Mary here, who has the credit card. I'm backing down off my earlier position and giving Coolerguys the benefit of the doubt. And I DO expect to do business with them again, so, they're cool. Nice website too.    3. The power supply and paint job are nice, the case has front jacks and that's convenient.    4. People handy with a Dremel and some epoxy can make this work fine for an AMD socket 939, but it'll take some time in a shop and an additional piece of ducting which is the one that starts at the rear of the case and ends up at the CPU. That first duct piece.    5. The case looks awesome at night too!