Internal Appearance - Continued
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Moving further into the chassis we see the two three-speed 120mm Antec fans that comes fitted as standard in the Fusion, located on the right hand side of the chassis these fans are located to provide maximum heat removal from the main chamber of the chassis.
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Within the accessory pack that comes with the Fusion is a number of different items, firstly you will also find a 120mm blanking plate that allows you to remove one of the stock 120 three-speed fans should you wish, secondly is the ‘CPU buffer blocks’. These small rectangles of black plastic extrude from the inside of the case towards the CPU area, designed to channel the hot air flow from the CPU cooler to the outside of the chassis as quickly as possible.
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Just like its bigger brother, the Antec P180, the Fusion features covers that slide to seal off the thermal chambers in the chassis, a simple idea that allows for cables to fit through without issues but maintains the three chamber philosophy.
Another point to mention here is the additional foam tape that has been applied to the central channel of the chassis, a simple, and more to the point, very cheap way to improve acoustic performance.
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Removing the power supply from the Fusion reveals more features to aid acoustic performance, in this case its four foam pads to reduce vibration from the power supply.
With the internals of the chassis dealt with, its time to move on to the thermal performance and see just how well the Fusion performs.
