It has been an interesting year here at Club Overclocker with all the new ATi video cards, sweet computer cases, ultra fast SAS hard drives and much, much more. However, some items aren't always what you expect. Now and then we receive something completely new and very unusual. Customized gaming cases usually fall into this category, but Antec's new Skeleton open air case takes new and unusual to a new level.

I've seen hundreds of customized cases over the years and I've even built a few open air test benches, but I've never seen anything like the Skeleton. Obviously the corporate head honchos over at Antec locked some of their best innovators into a windowless room with nothing but Red Bull and nachos to live on and told them not to come out until they've come up with something completely out of this world. Mission accomplished... 

Even the Skeleton box makes a statement. The shadowy figure on the box looks more like a deadly weapon than a computer case. Quite a few of these cases have popped up on the internet in the last few weeks and people really seem to love what they see. The overclocking groupies here at Club Overclocker have obtained a sample for our own testing pleasure to see if the Skeleton can live up to all the hype. Let's get to it...

Specifications

• 4 Drive Bays
  • External 2 x 5.25”
  • Internal 2 x 3.5”

• Optional 4 x 3.5” side panel mounted drive trays

• Layered tray design for greater system integration flexibility

• 8 Expansion Slots with room for 11” graphics cards and multiple graphic card solutions, including NVIDIA 3-way SLI®

• Cooling System:
  • 1 top 250mm TriCool 3-speed multi color customizable LED Fan
  • 1 front 92mm HD cooling fan

• Motherboard: Supports StandardATX, MicroATX and Mini-ITX motherboards

• Front ports: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x FireWire (IEEE1394), 1 x eSATA, Audio (AC97’ and HDA compatible) In and Out

• Rack mount quality side rails for greater durability

• 0.8mm cold rolled steel component tray and high density ABS frame reinforced with with 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability

• No Power Supply included: To optimize performance of your Skeleton, your choice of power supply is crucial. Antec strongly recommends choosing from Signature or TruePower series.

• Unit Dimensions:
  • 13”(H) x 14.8”(W) x 16.5”(D)
  • 33 cm(H) x 37.6 cm(W) x 41.9 cm(D)

• Packaging Dimensions:
  • 15.74"(H) x 18.11"(W) x 18.89"(D)
  • 40 cm(H) x 46 cm(W) x 48 cm(D)

• Net Weight: 15.5 lb / 7.02 kg

• Gross Weight: 21.4 lb / 9.7 kg