A new case: Antec 900, Antec 1200, or anything better?

CaptainAanderson

Join Date 06/2008

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A new case: Antec 900, Antec 1200, or anything better?

I am looking for a new case as the one i have now has terrible airflow. A sinlge 120mm fan and one 80mm fan in odd locations. Also, one of my graphics cards (9800gtx+) just about touches the hard drive.

So i looked aroung and found that the Antec 900 case has some very good reviews, and the Antec 1200 has some even better reviews, but i wanted to get opinions from actual, helpful people rather than reading customer reviews that boil down to "I LOVED IT!!!" or "THIS CASE IS EVIL!!!"

I have in my current case:

a 790i mobo from evga

2 9800gtx+ graphics cards

Core 2 quad q6700 processor

Arctic cooling freezer 7 pro hsf for the cpu

2 gb of ddr3 1600 RAM from supertalent

650 watt PSU

A dvd drive, a hard drive, and some assorted pci cards.

Anyone have any suggestions for getting the 1200 over the 900 or vice versa?

Maybe a completely different case?

And Thank You

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starkers

Join Date 05/2004

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A 400mm fan? Thats huge. I don't think I would have any overheating issues in the summer (living in New England.... We don't even have a summer anymore)

On the Achilles cases, are the drive bays toolless? It is a full tower case, right?

Hehe, the 400mm is a typo ... supposed to be 40mm/4cm or just under 4"

The Achilles has standard drive bays... six of so there's plenty of room for expansion.

Yes, the Achilles is a full tower case h. 45cm x w. 19.5cm x d. 48cm... so requires a decent height/width pigeon hole in your desk to fit and for adequate ventilation. My missus also has one and I had to remove a shelf in her desk to get it to fit, height-wise.

*EDIT* That was supposed to be 100mm/10cm fans... or just on 4 inches.

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I still don't get it.

4cm/40mm fans are really small and will make a helluvalot of noise if you want them to cool anything decently. 4" coolers are approx 10 cm/100mm and make a lot more sense to be in a case. So which is it? I assume the 4 inch.

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Jafo

Join Date 03/2001

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supposed to be 40mm/4cm or just under 4"

starkers...get with the program....25.4mm = 1"

I had the 'pleasure' of starting Architecture during our 'Metrication'...so was obliged to be 'fluent' in metric conversions.....and still often refer to things as 10 feet long and 2 metres wide....

My Lian Li case has just the two fans...140mm inlet [front] and 120mm exhaust [rear] or roughly 5 1/2" and 4 1/2" ...

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Quoting starkers,

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Hehe, the 400mm is a typo ... supposed to be 40mm/4cm or just under 4"

The Achilles has standard drive bays... six of so there's plenty of room for expansion.

Yes, the Achilles is a full tower case h. 45cm x w. 19.5cm x d. 48cm... so requires a decent height/width pigeon hole in your desk to fit and for adequate ventilation. My missus also has one and I had to remove a shelf in her desk to get it to fit, height-wise.

I thought that a 40cm fan would be a little excessive haha.

Space doesn't really matter for my purposes because my desk is open underneath and as long as the case isn't 4.5 feet tall it will fit under it just fine.

I have found a pretty cheap Antec 1200, so i think i am going to get that.

Thank you all though, especially Jafo for educating us on the art of metric conversion

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starkers

Join Date 05/2004

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starkers...get with the program....25.4mm = 1"

Aw get orf me case, will ya!! Look, I had a rough night, a tornado ripped my blankets off, I'm suffering hypothermic amnesia, I lost my tape measure, the dog ate my conversion chart... and math was never my strong subject.

Besides, I went to the old school... you know, feet and inches... none of this metric conversion crap to contend with. So what, I effed it up... get over it.... next time I'll use my tape measure...

... if'n I can remember where I put it.

Thank you all though, especially Jafo for educating us on the art of metric conversion

Yeah, and the other valuable lesson I learned today is...DON'T try to do imperial/metric conversion when you've not long woken up/not had that first cup of coffee yet.

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the_Monk

Join Date 01/2008

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lmao starky.....that's the longest "save face" post I've ever read on the internets.....

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starkers

Join Date 05/2004

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lmao starky.....that's the longest "save face" post I've ever read on the internets.....

Yeah, that happens when you're highly over such an obvious boo-boo.

Dunno wot I wos thinking! Errr... WASN'T thinking.

Oh well, I suppose there's one redeeming factor... I didn't order those "40cm/400mm" fans and put them on my credit card.

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Quoting CaptainAanderson,

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I have found a pretty cheap Antec 1200, so i think i am going to get that.

Fine choice, lad!

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I highly recommend CM Stacker BLACK.

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Quoting CaptainAanderson,

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I have found a pretty cheap Antec 1200, so i think i am going to get that.

This did not work out (ebay) so i am once again on the hunt for a case. I will go back over all the suggestions everyone here has posted and if anyone has anymore I'm all ears

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but that isn't a CM Stacker. a black Cosmos? yeah.

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Quoting CaptainAanderson,

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Spartan, While that case does look cool, it appears to have only one fan. Unless there are more on top? I couldn't find this information at the site (I admit I was tired at the time and didn't look very hard)

Quoting CaptainAanderson, reply 4
I have found a pretty cheap Antec 1200, so i think i am going to get that.

This did not work out (ebay) so i am once again on the hunt for a case. I will go back over all the suggestions everyone here has posted and if anyone has anymore I'm all ears

I have over 20 fans in mine but my rig is a custom version. It is a rock solid design and super sexy to boot. You may also want to try the CMS 630 EVO. It is also a beast!

Or the 832:

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Quoting Spartan,

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I have over 20 fans in mine but my rig is a custom version

Holy F%#* is that even possible?!

How "custom" is it? Price?

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Jafo

Join Date 03/2001

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I have over 20 fans in mine but my rig is a custom version.

The only problem he has is if he leaves the computer on overnight he's likely to find it the next morning in a different room....

Bloody hovercraft are next to impossible to steer...

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Quoting CaptainAanderson,

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Quoting Spartan, reply 12
I have over 20 fans in mine but my rig is a custom version
Holy F%#* is that even possible?!

How "custom" is it? Price?

Put it this way, I spent more on it than most people spend on a small car.

Quoting Jafo,

reply 14

I have over 20 fans in mine but my rig is a custom version.
The only problem he has is if he leaves the computer on overnight he's likely to find it the next morning in a different room....

Bloody hovercraft are next to impossible to steer...

It does create something of a air current in my office to be sure. Hell I have it vented directly to the window.

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Jafo

Join Date 03/2001

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Put it this way, I spent more on it than most people spend on a small car.

For me...currently exactly the same...my machine cost the same as my SAAB 9000 2.3l Turbo....

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Quoting Jafo,

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Put it this way, I spent more on it than most people spend on a small car.
For me...currently exactly the same...my machine cost the same as my SAAB 9000 2.3l Turbo....

Priority in life is important...

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Quoting Spartan,

reply 17

Quoting Jafo,
reply 16

Put it this way, I spent more on it than most people spend on a small car.
For me...currently exactly the same...my machine cost the same as my SAAB 9000 2.3l Turbo....

Priority in life is important...

I do not have a restrictive budget when it comes to my rig (case size is the only reason its not beefier) but i like eating.... I was hoping no more than ~$3000 USD over the next couple months.

About venting it directly to the window, why not just get a liquid cooling kit? seems like it would be better than having to bolt the thing to the floor to keep it from taking off

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Quoting CaptainAanderson,

reply 18

Quoting Spartan, reply 17

Quoting Jafo,
reply 16

Put it this way, I spent more on it than most people spend on a small car.
For me...currently exactly the same...my machine cost the same as my SAAB 9000 2.3l Turbo....

Priority in life is important...

I do not have a restrictive budget when it comes to my rig (case size is the only reason its not beefier) but i like eating.... I was hoping no more than ~$3000 USD over the next couple months.

About venting it directly to the window, why not just get a liquid cooling kit? seems like it would be better than having to bolt the thing to the floor to keep it from taking off

I could not find the parts I needed here in Japan because of my language issues. Otherwise I would have went H20. Rest assured my next system will be so even if I have to fly it in from the US.

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Quoting CaptainAanderson,

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This did not work out (ebay) so i am once again on the hunt for a case

Get a 902. It's the EXACT same as the 1200, just smaller. It should fit everything you need if the 1200 is too pricey.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058&Tpk=antec%20902

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kona0197

Join Date 02/2003

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Put it this way, I spent more on it than most people spend on a small car.

FAIL!

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Jafo

Join Date 03/2001

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I probably need to add...the SAAB is third-hand....has done 200k km is a '91 VIN first reg'd in 92 but is in ex condition costing 3k AUD [about 2.5k US] ...

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Quoting kona0197,

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Put it this way, I spent more on it than most people spend on a small car.
FAIL!

Fail what? You talking to a guy that put about $40k into a hog and a $50K sound system into a car back in the day.

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Jafo

Join Date 03/2001

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$40k into a hog

You know what they say to Harley riders.... "Nice anchor....where's the boat?"

Of course...when I'm marshalling at the MotoGP and SBK I tend not to say that....kinda like my teeth where they're at.

Oh crap....Kona will be apoplectic....dissing American metal.....

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Quoting Jafo,

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$40k into a hog
You know what they say to Harley riders.... "Nice anchor....where's the boat?"

Of course...when I'm marshalling at the MotoGP and SBK I tend not to say that....kinda like my teeth where they're at.

Oh crap....Kona will be apoplectic....dissing American metal.....

No worries, in my opinion steel is steel. What is important is that one rides - pure and simple. It is all about the passion and heart, everthing else smoke and mirrors...

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